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David Waddell

London

Senior Producer and Reporter at BBC News

Norn Irish Epsom-dweller. Senior producer & reporter, BBC Business Today & Talking Business. International focus, esp energy & maritime. Cyclist, sailor.

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  • Apr 4, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | David Waddell

    The hard rock band KISS has sold its back catalogue of songs to a Swedish music investor for a figure thought to be upwards of $300m (£237m). Stockholm-based Pophouse Entertainment also bought the group's brand, likeness and intellectual property. The sale marks the band's retirement from live performances on their End of the Road World Tour. Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen have also sold their back catalogues for multi-million dollar figures.

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9 May 25

Who would blink first in the critical US-China strand of the global trade war? Some thoughts from US-China specialist @henrysgao: https://t.co/hwRubRiUVI

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8 May 25

Speaking to BBC Business Today, @currhenry of the Economist welcomed the US-UK tariff pact, but argued that “almost more important in the short term is what happens to the US-China relationship. It is that relationship that is driving the global economic outlook."

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1 May 25

For BBC, I interviewed CEO Jacek Olczak of @InsidePMI, the world's biggest tobacco company. Here is a short wrap of that interview in which he accuses anti-smoking campaigners of 'illogical' opposition, and a response from @AshOrgUK CEO @HazelCheeseman https://t.co/jAe9YGrtVE