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Pearson PLC: a British champion of learning

Pearson PLC: a British champion of learning

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On 23 July, those of us who love the Financial Times were shocked to learn that its owner, Pearson PLC (LON:PSON), had sold the pink pages to the Japanese media group Nikkei for £844 million. Pearson had owned the 127-year old newspaper since 1957. A Greek economist friend emailed me immediately: Another bastion of the…