Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Almost two years after a US short seller alleged Gautam Adani’s businesses had engaged in accounting fraud and stock market manipulation, India’s second-richest man faces federal criminal charges in the US. Prosecutors allege that Adani
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration for US attorney-general, in a blow to Donald Trump after the president-elect made the controversial former congressman his pick to run the Department of Justice.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was among those to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday. Bloomberg News A year characterized by a series of natural disasters across the country has legislators agreeing on the need for a bipartisan spending bill intended to aid states in recovery and resilience efforts. That was the consensus that appeared
From left, Jessica Giroux, general counsel and head of fixed income policy, American Securities Association, Emily Brock, director of the federal liaison center of the Government Finance Officers Association, Caroline Sevier, managing director, government relations & infrastructure initiatives, American Society of Civil Engineers, Tom Kozlik, head of public policy and municipal strategy for Hilltop Securities.
“The tax fight is starting now,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, who will become the top Democrat on the GOP-led Senate Banking Committee next year.Bloomberg News Incoming Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., previewed her position on next year’s tax policy debate Wednesday during a subcommittee hearing in which she called the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than $20bn in market value has been wiped off Gautam Adani’s corporate empire after US corruption charges against one of India’s richest men sent shares in his businesses from ports to power plants reeling.
The online, health-focused “crunchy” community has always had an antigovernment streak. That makes sense, as it consists of trad wives who want legal raw milk, health nuts who hate chemicals and junk food, moms who are concerned about vaccines, hippies who want to use natural products, and other groups that tend to go against the
President-elect Donald Trumps return to the White House could embolden Republicans who want to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care Act, but implementing such sweeping changes would still require overcoming procedural and political hurdles. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Trump, long an ACA opponent, expressed interest during the
William Lopez remembers clearly the day in June 2017 when he says he was asked to call the spouse of a college friend who had just died and ask for her eyes. This story also ran on WyoFile. It can be republished for free. The spouse hadnt responded to calls from other employees at the
Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie was paid a $3.8 million retention bonus a week before the no-frills Florida-based carrier declared bankruptcy, according to a report. Christie, whose company announced last month that it plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs and to sell off some jets worth millions, gets to keep the bonus if
US prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected of breaking into dozens of US companies to steal confidential information and cryptocurrency. Martin Estrada, the US Attorney in Los Angeles, said the defendants conducted phishing attacks by sending bogus but real-looking mass text messages to employees’ mobile
PayPal said on Thursday that it was “experiencing a system issue” that appears to be interfering with merchants’ ability to process payments. The San Jose, Calif.-based tech giant issued an incident report on its web site on Thursday saying that the outage “may be affecting multiple products in our Production environment.” “Merchants may be encountering
US prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected of breaking into dozens of US companies to steal confidential information and cryptocurrency. Martin Estrada, the US Attorney in Los Angeles, said the defendants conducted phishing attacks by sending bogus but real-looking mass text messages to employees’ mobile
PayPal said on Thursday that it was “experiencing a system issue” that appears to be interfering with merchants’ ability to process payments. The San Jose, Calif.-based tech giant issued an incident report on its web site on Thursday saying that the outage “may be affecting multiple products in our Production environment.” “Merchants may be encountering
The US has imposed sanctions on Gazprombank, one of the few major Russian lenders not already blacklisted over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, in a move aimed at restricting the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war effort. The listing announced on Thursday in effect bans state-owned Gazprombank, the main conduit for Russian energy payments, and its
A home with a “Sold” sign from a real estate company in North Patchogue, New York. Steve Pfost | Newsday | Getty Images A sharp drop in mortgage rates brought homebuyers off the fence in October after a slow summer. Sales of previously owned homes last month rose 3.4% from September to a seasonally adjusted,
The online, health-focused “crunchy” community has always had an antigovernment streak. That makes sense, as it consists of trad wives who want legal raw milk, health nuts who hate chemicals and junk food, moms who are concerned about vaccines, hippies who want to use natural products, and other groups that tend to go against the
A broad coalition in New York is backing state legislation that would impose a first-in-the-nation cap on medical bills — aimed at hospitals that own or house outpatient clinics and charge higher rates than private practices. Under the “Fair Pricing Act”, patient billing costs would be capped at 150% of rates set by the federal
President-elect Trumpon Wednesday announced the sale of a limited number of “45” guitars on his social media site. “Coming Soon! The Limited Edition 45 Guitar. Only 1,300 of each Acoustic and Electric Guitars MADE Some personally signed!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The “American Eagle” series of guitars features the “Make America Great Again” phrase
US prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected of breaking into dozens of US companies to steal confidential information and cryptocurrency. Martin Estrada, the US Attorney in Los Angeles, said the defendants conducted phishing attacks by sending bogus but real-looking mass text messages to employees’ mobile
PayPal said on Thursday that it was “experiencing a system issue” that appears to be interfering with merchants’ ability to process payments. The San Jose, Calif.-based tech giant issued an incident report on its web site on Thursday saying that the outage “may be affecting multiple products in our Production environment.” “Merchants may be encountering