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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. US aviation regulators said on Friday they were considering whether to strip Boeing of its right to conduct some of its aircraft inspections, the latest fallout after a door panel blew out of a 737
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $249mn to settle long-running federal investigations into misconduct at its block trading business, as one of its former top investment bankers admitted to leaking confidential information to clients. On Friday,
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a former sub-postmaster and founder of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance Thanks to the TV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, the Horizon scandal and the plight of hundreds of sub-postmasters
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Citigroup said it expected to cut 20,000 jobs in the “medium term” as it reported its worst quarter for 15 years. Citi, which is in the middle of its biggest restructuring for two decades, reported
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Property sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Sellers of UK residential property are expected to rein in lofty price expectations this year as buyers remain cautious despite falling mortgage rates, according to agents and housing market experts. “I think those sellers who
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. JPMorgan Chase reported record profits in 2023 thanks to a windfall from rising interest rates, and predicted that earnings from lending would continue to grow this year even as the Federal Reserve is expected to
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s military has vowed to “smash” any Taiwan independence “plots”, sending a stark reminder of its threat to use force against the island just hours before Taiwanese voters head to the polls to elect a
As we settle into our seats at The Monocle, a steak and seafood restaurant a stone’s throw from the US Capitol, Kevin McCarthy points out a small plaque on the wall, just above the salt and pepper shakers. It reads: The Speaker’s Booth. “Once a Speaker, always a Speaker,” he says with a smile. Does
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The diversion of container vessels away from the risk of attacks in the Red Sea is pushing up air freight costs as shippers try to keep Asian-produced goods on shelves despite delays to sea traffic.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. BlackRock has struck a deal to buy Global Infrastructure Partners for more than $12.5bn in cash and stock, a move that will substantially boost the $10tn money manager’s footprint in alternative assets and shake up
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Crude oil prices rose on Friday after the US and UK launched air strikes against Yemen-based Houthi rebels whose attacks against ships in the Red Sea threatened the flow of goods through one of the world’s
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Rishi Sunak will visit Kyiv and confirm that UK military funding to Ukraine will increase to £2.5bn in the next financial year, Downing Street has said. The UK prime minister will meet Ukraine president
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Inside Politics newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday Good morning. I look forward to seeing many of you
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK economy rebounded more than expected in November driven by growth in the services sector, according to official figures that ease fears of a technical recession. Gross domestic product grew 0.3 per cent between
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer, an FT contributing editor, is chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts and former chief economist at the Bank of England The most powerful thing a powerful person can do is to give
The Coates family took their place in the box at the notoriously chilly Bet365 Stadium — where home team Stoke City drew against Ipswich on New Year’s Day — warmed at least by another boost for their personal fortunes. While the English football club, owned by the family’s Bet365 betting empire, may languish near the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Economists once stood accused of a “bias against bias”. Their models offered neat explanations for a lack of diversity within their own ranks. Perhaps women or ethnic minorities were so rare because those groups preferred
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The mass exoneration of sub-postmasters in the UK Post Office scandal has raised concerns among judges about parliamentary interference in the courts as senior lawyers warned the move should not be repeated. Prime Minister Rishi
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s landmark approval of the first-ever spot bitcoin exchange traded funds this week came with a stark reminder of the agency’s divisions over cryptocurrencies and scepticism towards a market some still see as dangerous for investors. After refusing to greenlight the products for a decade, the SEC’s hand was finally forced