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  • Boeing losses narrow as boss says recovery is working

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    Boeing’s net losses narrowed in the first quarter of the year in an early sign the US planemaker may turn a corner this year. The firm reported a net loss of $31m (£23.3m) in the three months ended March, down from $355m the year prior. Core losses per share came in at ¢49, well ahead [...]

    Boeing reported a net loss of $31m (£23.3m) in the three months ended March, down from $355m the year prior.
  • Founder of whisky investment firm Hackstons tied to notorious ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ wine scam

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    A high-flying salesman who made millions during his time at a business that was subsequently exposed as a notorious wine scam is now running a West End whisky investment firm having changed his name, City AM can reveal. Alphie Valentine, 41, is the co-founder and director of Hackstons, whose flagship store opened in Knightsbridge in [...]

    City AM understands whisky investment firm Hackstons’ boss Valentine was a key player at Bordeaux Fine Wines (BFW), which liquidators subsequently labelled a ponzi scheme

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