Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Since 1979, the year of the first direct elections to the European parliament, supporters of closer EU integration have demanded more powers for the assembly to improve the bloc’s effectiveness and democratic accountability. Successive reforms,
Russian forces closing in on the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka are an early test for Ukraine’s new top commander and for an army running short of ammunition and men as western military support falters. The battle for the industrial town 20km north of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk has been raging since October but fighting
In the summer of 1985, Dale Vince found himself happily living in a variety of vehicles, among them an ambulance and a fire engine. It was a decade of fear of nuclear war, and Vince had dropped out of school to take LSD and join a peace-loving convoy of New Age travellers. After visiting peace
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold 10mn Apple shares in the last three months of 2023, cutting into a position that the so-called Oracle of Omaha has called one of the “four giants” that account for
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold 10mn shares of Apple in the final three months of 2023, cutting into a position that the so-called Oracle of Omaha has described as one of the “four giants” that account for the vast majority of the conglomerate’s overall value. The sales of Apple stock, representing about 1 per cent
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Vladimir Putin has said Joe Biden would be a better US president for Russia than Donald Trump and dismissed concerns over his counterpart’s age and acuity for the role. Putin’s comments late on Wednesday marked
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jeremy Hunt is considering slashing billions of pounds from public spending plans to fund pre-election tax cuts if he is penned in by tight finances in his March 6 Budget. Treasury insiders say the UK
Munis were steady to a touch firmer in spots and new-issues fared well in the primary, while U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended the trading session up as markets further digested inflation data and its effects on future Fed moves. Triple-A yields fell a basis point or two, depending on the curve, while USTs
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is about to learn if Britain tipped into a technical recession at the end of last year, a statistical nicety that could hand Labour a valuable propaganda weapon ahead of
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee has called on the White House to declassify information about a “serious national security threat”, and emailed members of Congress about a “destabilising foreign military capability”. President
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. NatWest is set to confirm interim boss Paul Thwaite as its permanent group chief executive, with the state-backed lender preparing for the government to launch a public share sale before the end of the summer.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Israel has warned that negotiations on a deal to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza would not advance until Hamas changed its position, in a sign that talks brokered by the US, Qatar
Beleaguered Kaweah Health Care District in central California had its rating outlook revised to stable from negative by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited significant traction by management on its financial turnaround plans. Moody’s also affirmed the health care district’s revenue bonds at below investment grade Ba1 on Monday affecting $220 million of debt. Kaweah Health
Bellevue, Nebraska, plans to issue $60 million of municipal bonds to build a 100,000-square-foot indoor water park as a draw for visitors and their money. Inspired by a Texas water park and managed by the same company that runs that park, American Resort Management, the new water park will form part of an entertainment district
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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. Three Lebanese civilians were killed on Wednesday as Israel retaliated with air strikes for a suspected Hizbollah rocket barrage that had earlier killed an Israeli soldier and injured several others. A woman and her two
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Palestinian Authority will be forced to “stop and reconsider everything” it does in as little as two to three weeks if Israel continues to withhold its revenues, the Palestinian finance minister has warned. Under
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Thousands of Porsche, Bentley and Audi cars have been impounded in US ports after a supplier to parent group Volkswagen found a Chinese subcomponent in the vehicles that breached anti-forced labour laws. According to two
Melissa Messina, a veteran public finance lawyer, has rejoined Miles & Stockbridge as a principal in its Baltimore, Maryland, office. She will focus on senior living and life-plan communities. Messina previously worked as a financial advisor and investment banker at HJ Sims, counseling nonprofit life plan communities, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. She advised
Tackling Houston’s structural budget gap is at the top of Melissa Dubowski’s to-do list as the city’s finance director. The nearly 10-year veteran of Houston government, who served as a deputy director overseeing debt and cash flow forecasts since 2019, was tapped for the top post by Mayor John Whitmire after he took office in
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Volkswagen has responded to fresh allegations of having benefited from forced labour in Xinjiang by announcing talks with its Chinese joint venture partner over “the future direction of business” in the region. The short statement