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The US government will shut down at 12.01am ET on Saturday unless Congress passes a stop-gap federal funding bill in time. But the politics are fraught and the consequences could include a halt to many federal programmes and payments to employees. President-elect Donald Trump has already torpedoed one bipartisan deal proposed by Republican House Speaker
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Olaf Scholz was exasperated. At a meeting of EU leaders this week to brainstorm ways to maintain support for Ukraine when Donald Trump returns as US president, the German chancellor became irate that an idea he has regularly shot down was being touted again. At the discussions at the home of Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is an FT contributing editor It is harder than it looks. The adage has it that politicians campaign in poetry, but are obliged to govern in prose. For Sir Keir Starmer, the five
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Lord Peter Mandelson was confirmed on Friday as Britain’s ambassador to Washington, with a mission to talk to Donald Trump via Fox News and ward off the threat of US tariffs. The appointment ends weeks of indecision by Sir Keir Starmer over whether to send the political heavyweight to engage with the incoming administration. Some
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“The whole goal of the bond fund was, ‘how can we further extend economic development,’ said Craig Teamer, director of finance and special projects for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. ”If you’re looking to amplify some additional investment in economic development, a bond fund could be considered, and it’s also could be a revenue stream. There
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Palomar Health’s continuing financial woes caused Fitch to push its ratings further into junk territory.Palomar Health The ratings of troubled Palomar Health, an Escondido-based two-hospital system, took another hit this week, falling further down the Fitch Ratings junk scale as its financial situation worsened. In a Wednesday report, Fitch cited a “significant cyber event that
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A California hospital during the pandemic in early 2021. Hospital sector recovery from COVID-19 may be turned around by Medicaid cuts under Trump, industry analysts say.Bloomberg News If President-elect Trump’s ideas for healthcare move forward, California’s budget as well its hospitals are likely to face challenges. The Golden State wouldn’t be alone, as the proposed changes
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Nike’s results beat modest estimates on Thursday and its shares jumped briefly, but the company soon dashed investor hopes and sent shares lower when a top executive predicted revenues would fall by double digits in the third quarter. Nike’s new CEO Elliott Hill warned of short-term pain as the embattled sportswear seller works to revive tepid demand for its brands. Shares of Nike surged
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