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Anglophilia is an ailment in torrid rom-com

Anglophilia is an ailment in torrid rom-com

“Love is a sickness full of woes,” wrote poet Samuel Daniel, an English Renaissance figure who matriculated at Oxford University in 1581. Though several centuries removed from the student cohort of romantic dramedy My Oxford Year—and the Victorian-era poets that they study—Daniel’s sentiment is echoed in this Netflix adaptation of Julia Whelan’s 2018 novel of the same name. Its cheeky …

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After Stock Market’s Torrid Run, Earnings Misses Face Punishment

After Stock Market’s Torrid Run, Earnings Misses Face Punishment

(Bloomberg) — The second-quarter earnings season is off to a ripping start, with consumer strength powering resilient corporate profits. In the stock market, however, the reaction has been fairly quiet, an ominous sign that much of the good news is priced in — and investors are punishing disappointments. Most Read from Bloomberg Take financials, which reported blockbuster numbers this week …

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