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Wednesday’s Master Investor Market Report

Wednesday’s Master Investor Market Report

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– The FTSE 100 closed the day at 6,571.19, a decrease of 93.35 points. – The FTSE 250 fell by 228.87 points to finish at 17,438.09. – The FTSE All Share dropped by 49.60 points to 3,589.34. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished at 748.62, a rise of 5.64 points. The Office for National…

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…