The deep subway tunnels of the Lukyanivska metro station in central Kyiv make an ideal air raid shelter — which is just as well as the station lies across the street from the Artem weapons factory and was damaged when Russia targeted the area in one of its biggest air strikes of the war. Ukraine
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On the afternoon of January 6, the third anniversary of his supporters’ assault on the US Capitol, Donald Trump travelled to a school gymnasium on the banks of the Mississippi River to ask voters to send him back to the White House — and rattle the world like they did in 2016. “The battle begins
The quashing in April 2021 of 39 UK sub-postmasters’ convictions marked the final blow to the Post Office after a decades-long David and Goliath struggle for justice. The Post Office had agreed the convictions should be overturned, but for most of the sub-postmasters it tried to reject arguments that they should never have been prosecuted
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump is the first choice of just under half of likely Republican caucus goers, according to a new poll that underscores the former president’s dominance heading into the Iowa caucuses on Monday. The poll,
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Endeavour Mining turned to its longstanding law firm, Linklaters, to undertake investigations into its ousted chief executive, Sébastien de Montessus, despite complaints from employees at the gold producer about the firm’s independence, according to three
Were ITV to produce a show about a drama that ignited public rage and spurred new legislation, then Polly Hill and Kevin Lygo would take starring roles. The ITV executives were responsible for bringing to the screen Mr Bates vs The Post Office, a four-part series showing the real-life impact of a Post Office accounting
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The US and UK had for weeks warned of retribution against the Houthi rebels menacing a vital maritime trade route. Late on Thursday, under cover of darkness, their response arrived. The US Navy fired dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles towards Yemen from its destroyers and submarines around the Red Sea, while British jets launched laser-guided
The semiconductor industry has begun the year with growing confidence that it left its latest cyclical downturn behind in 2023, as analysts hail a “turning point” for the $600bn market. But behind headline forecasts of a double-digit recovery in chip spending this year lies uncertainty about how broadly based that bounceback will be, as rising
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Taiwan started counting votes on Saturday afternoon in a pivotal presidential and parliamentary election that could influence China’s approach to its democratic neighbour. The eighth national vote since the country of 23.5mn first held free
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Post Office scandal was uncovered not by officialdom but by dogged, independent-minded heroes. These included journalists at the BBC, Computer Weekly and Private Eye; an engineer who blew the whistle at Fujitsu; several MPs;
Vijay Parekh had just turned 50 when the Post Office took him to court on trumped-up charges alleging he had stolen tens of thousands of pounds from the government-owned business. The former sub-postmaster, now 65, was pursued by investigators and lawyers acting for the Post Office, who tried to convince him that pleading guilty would
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US has bombed Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen for the second day in a row, fuelling concerns that the conflict in the region could escalate. US Central Command described the attack on a radar
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BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink has been searching for years for the right private markets partner to make his $10tn money manager as formidable a player in alternative investments as it is in traditional asset management. His overtures to private equity, private credit and hedge funds rarely got beyond the first meal. Often the cultures
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Post Office claimed tax relief on compensation it paid to victims of the postmasters scandal, sparking warnings that it risks a £100mn bill and insolvency if authorities rule the move unlawful. In its latest
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The right thing for investors to do in 2023 was to ignore the worrywart consensus huggers (myself included) and leap with both feet in to a heady portfolio of the zingiest stocks. You only live
Washington state’s rating outlook was revised to positive from stable Thursday by S&P Global Ratings, citing the state’s growing economy and strong reserves. The outlook revision means there is a one-in-three chance the state could have its AA-plus rating upgraded to AAA by S&P over the two-year outlook period, said Oscar Padilla, an S&P director.
Puerto Rico Secretary of the Treasury and Chief Financial Officer Francisco Parés Alicea will resign effective Jan. 31. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced the resignation and said Nelson Pérez Méndez will serve as the interim Secretary of the Treasury. Pérez Méndez was deputy director of the Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, focusing on the central
Municipals were little changed ahead of a holiday-shortened week, while U.S. Treasuries were firmer 10 years and in and equities were mixed near the close. The muni market, as expected, has “remained in a sideways mode” so far in this year with muni-UST ratios grinding lower, said BofA Securities strategists in a weekly report. While
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Iowa caucuses on Monday night will mark the official start of the presidential primary season and serve as an early test of Donald Trump’s frontrunner status for the party’s nomination for the White House.