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It’s comical, but tragic too, as a reminder of the indignity the British accept in their accustomed role as subjects, not citizens. Here are church, royalty and army revering a child-killing, wife-slaughtering tyrant who would be on trial if he weren’t 500 years dead.

Britain mourns a monster – because he was a king. Richard III’s burial was absurd | Polly Toynbee | Comment is free | The Guardian

Nearly six months after Bill Gross’s exit, Pacific Investment Management Co.’s flagship Total Return fund is beating most of its rivals. The world’s biggest bond mutual fund has returned 3.730% from the start of October through Tuesday, ahead of 92% of its peers and its benchmark, according to fund-research firm Morningstar Inc. Gross, founder of the Newport Beach, Calif., firm and the fund’s portfolio manager, left in late September following a year of heavy outflows and conflicts with other executives. In the nine months leading up to Gross’s departure, the Total Return fund was trailing 80% of its peers.

Pimco Total Return fund outpaces most of its rivals - MarketWatch

The 10 Best White Shirts for Every Body Type Find your fit, and buy in bulk, if you’re not looking to go bespoke

The 10 Best White Shirts for Every Body Type - Bloomberg Business

Wealthy, orderly, efficient and honestly governed, it is not the work of Lee Kuan Yew alone. But even his severest critics would agree that Mr Lee, who died this week at the age of 91, played an enormous part.

The world's authoritarians are drawing the wrong conclusions about Singapore's success - Business Insider

Businesses like Theranos have the potential to reduce the costs of keeping Americans healthy "by a factor of 10," according to Forrester's James McQuivey, an analyst who tracks the digital disruption of traditional businesses.

How the world's youngest female self-made billionaire is shaking up the health care industry - Business Insider