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Lex is the FT's agenda-setting daily column on business and finance. Premium FT subscribers can sign up to our popular twice weekly newsletter Best of Lex ⬇️

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Joined February 2009
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Claer Barrett@ClaerB19 Nov 2022
If you love the FT Lex team (who doesn't?) then check out their new regular column in Money called Lex Populi - analysis of UK shares written with private investors in mind. They kick off with Reits: ft.com/content/960df48f-ad53…
Lex populi: Rate-sensitive UK property stocks hit rock bottom

Lex populi: Rate-sensitive UK property stocks hit rock bottom

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Giles Wilkes@Gilesyb24 Jun 2016
The Lex column guessed at what today may look like:- ft.com/cms/s/2/fd0ea200-348f… – at Wandsworth, London
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Leslie Hook@lesliehook16 Apr 2015
Why search matters for Yahoo: Its agreement w MSFT was 35% of revs last year ft.com/intl/cms/s/3/b0f461d8… from @FTLex archives (registration req.)
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Lucy@HKLexyLucy29 Jan 2015
RT @FTLex: Fight Fight Fight! Alibaba obliges, just before its second post listing quarterly #s (results pre-NY open) on.ft.com/1A10EBy
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James Elston@JamesElston328 Jan 2015
Mr Zeit's latest meshes with the @ftlex article well. "the Independents beat the Majors handily on cash operating co…lnkd.in/dt-JuRf
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Ben Ullmann@benullmann27 Jan 2015
Interesting. @FTLex proves its own 'no merger of equals' rule by citing an exception ft.com/cms/s/3/b5b9a1e4-a57e…
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Javier Blas
@JavierBlas28 Jan 2015
MUST READ: Imagine that $50 a barrel is the new normal for #oil prices - via @FTLex ft.com/cms/s/0/772c130c-a606… – at Islands District, Hong Kong
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@johnauthers9 Jan 2015
MUST READ: My great successor @rbrtrmstrng tells you What Lex stands for | Lex Live | on.ft.com/1Bz2BEa. He's right on all counts.
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Stock based compensation seems so obvious...until you think about it....or look at the results. From @FTLex on.ft.com/13pn01T
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"Mechanics aside, Lending Club has not justified its valuation. It is, essentially, a website." via @FTLex. Ouch. – at Dublin City, Ireland
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Stephen Foley@stephenfoley9 Dec 2014
Memo to tech investors: here's what can go wrong at dual share class companies on.ft.com/1Ir3y4u via @FTLex #CorporateGovernance
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Paul Davies@PaulJDavies6 Dec 2014
China stocks: @aaronback has reservations on.wsj.com/1vUE3mL for @wsjheard - but @FTLex is off to the races ft.com/intl/cms/s/3/eec73eb2…
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Stijn Demeester@sdemeester5 Dec 2014
Dat ze zich wel amuseren, daar bij @FTLex video.ft.com/3923677722001/A…
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J Halton@johnhalton4 Dec 2014
Microsoft gets the last laugh, with its 94% returns "absolutely crushing" Google, Apple, IBM et al. @FTLex: ft.com/cms/s/3/3159abfa-7b0e… (£)
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Good morning. FYI, @FTLex on 2014 #HedgeFund performance …via a Dear LALA investor letter. @FT bloombergview.com/articles/2…
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Jonathan Hall@JHallHDI20 Nov 2014
Replying to @FTLex
@FTLex is right: public companies should be able to fire their founders; why should we admit dual-class tech shares to public markets?
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Jonathan Eley@JonathanEley18 Nov 2014
Pension managers "set to buy more hedge funds" says @DavidOakleyNews They should read this @FTLex note & rethink: on.ft.com/14zQBWv
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Javier Blas
@JavierBlas15 Nov 2014
#Nigeria watch: naira-naira land - The @FTLex on the weakness of the Nigerian currency ft.com/cms/s/3/0adc5e10-6b27…
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Ed Crooks@Ed_Crooks15 Nov 2014
.@FTLex calls it on Halliburton / Baker Hughes: It's a great time for $HAL to buy. For $BHI to sell, not so much: on.ft.com/1xIp6Vj – at Manhattan, NY
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J Halton@johnhalton14 Nov 2014
Replying to @FTLex
.@FTLex $twtr also seems highly confident that it can resolve its "expand our appeal without alienating our core users" conundrum.
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