Jobs data boost global recovery hopes Unexpectedly strong job creation figures boosted confidence in the prospects for a sustainable economic recovery in the US.
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ART, MUSIC & THEATRE Reminiscence: Troupes in wartime During the second world war the young Clement Crisp fell so much in love with the ballet that even the threat of air raids could not keep him away. As the FT's dance writer celebrates 50 years as a critic, he recalls the birth of an enduring passion that is as strong as ever.
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The Texan catwalk controller Tom Ford, the Gucci vice-chairman who announced his resignation this week, thinks not in moods or feelings, but in 10-year plans. And his next plan could well take him out of the fashion world. Nov 7 2003 | Read
Britain has assumed Germany's position as Europe's premier market economy; yet if the UK had shouldered a comparable financial burden, it too might be staggering.
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Reagan's heirs do not own his life story, and neither do his political followers. Using public lives as the raw material for fantasy is a tradition in western art.
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Lombard: A nasty spot of turbulence from Brussels It might be tempting, particularly for anyone of a theatrical temperament, to see Ryanair's topsy-turvy week as a case of hubris before nemesis. Tempting but wrong. 19:59 | Read
Lex: Bayer An Aspirin can make you feel better even if it does nothing to alter your underlying health. Bayer, maker of the wonder-drug, is also adept at boosting its shares without big changes. 19:28 | Read