Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Aerospace & Defence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The order books of the world’s biggest defence companies are near record highs after growing by more than 10 per cent in just two years because of rising geopolitical tension, including the conflict in
A constitutional challenge to an Oklahoma law prohibiting state and local government contracts with companies that “boycott” the fossil fuel industry is moving forward after it was revised and refiled. Federal claims in the litigation, which was brought in Oklahoma County District Court in November, were dropped in the case refiled last week against state
The Riverside County Transportation Commission, California, won a Fitch Ratings upgrade for a $152.2 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act senior loan. Fitch lifted the rating on the TIFIA debt to BBB-plus from BBB-minus. The rating outlook is stable. The funding supports a managed lane project on Interstate 15 in a 15-mile stretch through
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s proposed $136.6 billion 2024-2026 biennium budget focuses on ways to continue the state’s economic rebound and provides substantial new funds for education and infrastructure. The Democratic governor’s budget proposal will be debated by the Republican-dominated General Assembly when it reconvenes on Jan. 2. Beshear’s plan, which he calls “Forward, Together,” would
BB: What is considered the intermediate duration? CH: In broad terms, five to seven years on average offers an attractive balance of risk and reward in our view. BB: What makes it attractive in the current market environment? CH: We have seen the intermediate term bonds rise quite a lot recently. With the Bloomberg Muni
The year 2024 is shaping up to be a landmark one for the Securities and Exchange Commission, not only through their own rigorous enforcement agenda but the regulator is in for continued industry backlash and a Supreme Court case that could test its enforcement powers and change how the SEC operates. Through its own enforcement
From the late 1980s to the second decade of the 21st century, few politicians in the democratic world shaped the course of European history more profoundly than Wolfgang Schäuble, the German statesman who has died at the age of 81. His political acumen, financial expertise and grasp of international affairs made him an indispensable assistant
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The New York Times has become the first major US media company to sue OpenAI and Microsoft over their artificial intelligence chatbots, alleging the tech companies have taken a “free-ride” on millions of articles to
Rishi Sunak’s government has been criticised by a leading Brexiter, after it quietly announced it would not be legislating to expand the use of imperial measures in the UK. The decision to drop the idea, which had been hailed as a potential “Brexit freedom”, came after it turned out that only a tiny fraction of
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is president of the Open Society Foundations and a former deputy secretary-general of the United Nations In 1948, 75 years ago this month, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As 2024 approaches and the Covid lockdowns recede further into memory, companies everywhere are trying to establish a new normal. Some top Wall Street firms have opted for five full days back in the office.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the Spring Budget 2024 will be held on March 6. The fiscal event is seen by Downing Street as a crucial milestone in the run-up to a general
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 chair of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and author of the ‘Money Tales’ books I am a former financial regulator. I also write children’s books. Since I started doing
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ukraine may have to postpone pay for public servants and pension payments to millions of its citizens if the EU and US fail to deliver promised financial aid early next year, its deputy prime
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Germany’s former finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble died on Tuesday evening at the age of 81, a spokesperson for the centre-right Christian Democrats said. The conservative politician is best known internationally for his role as an
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Global production for Toyota, the world’s biggest carmaker by sales, has reached an all-time annual high with one month left of 2023, in a vindication of a strategy often criticised for not putting enough emphasis
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A veteran German asset manager has blamed Volkswagen’s “flawed” corporate governance for its share price underperformance and criticised its controlling shareholders for failing to address the issue. “Ever since the diesel scandal, the flaws [in
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. JPMorgan Chase captured almost a fifth of all US bank profits in the first nine months of 2023, capitalising on a year of turmoil for the country’s financial sector to emerge even more dominant. Its
(noun) A new geological epoch defined by the irreversible impact of human activity on Earth Around the turn of this century, earth scientists started to discuss the idea that humanity had pushed the world into a new geological era through the combined effects of climate change, pollution and diminishing biodiversity. The concept of the Anthropocene
It is spring 2027, and Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are walking out together on to the stone steps of the Élysée Palace. A red carpet has been laid down in the courtyard for the occasion: the ceremonial handover of presidential power. The far-right, populist leader — Macron’s rival and foil for the past
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The EU is preparing a back-up plan worth up to €20bn for Ukraine, using a debt structure that sidesteps the objections of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán about funding the war-torn country. After EU leaders failed