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David Oakley

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David Oakley edits business stories mainly focused on industry for the FT. He has written about business, investment and markets as corporate affairs correspondent, investment correspondent and capital markets correspondent at the FT.

Before he joined the FT, he was a sub-editor on The Sun and the political lobby correspondent at Westminster for the Western Daily Press.

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  • Monday, 14 November, 2016
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