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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. Hamas is expected to release more hostages on Monday, the fourth and final day of a temporary truce with Israel, as pressure grows on the Israeli authorities to extend the pause in hostilities in order
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Totting up shareholder rebellions is a feature of every UK AGM season. After all, significant dissent is still rare in meetings that, generally, produce overwhelming support for directors and boards. The median result is more
“A dull tone prevailed on the London Stock Exchange today. Given the amount of attention given to Russian affairs . . . coupled with the statements on war expenditure . . . the heaviness was not surprising.” So read the lead story on the front page of the Financial Times on May 11 1917. Readers had to turn inside for the next mention
Turkey’s exports to Russia of goods vital for Moscow’s war machine have soared this year, heightening concerns among the US and its allies that the country is acting as a conduit for sensitive items from their own manufacturers. The growing trade, and the corresponding rise in imports to Turkey of 45 civilian materials used by
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Circle, the stablecoin issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), is teaming up with Tokyo-based financial services firm SBI Holdings to boost the adoption of USDC and Web3 services in Japan. Circle said it concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SBI Holdings on Nov. 27, which will underpin the strategic expansion of USDC into Japan. Circle
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Bank of England’s internal culture, governance and appointments processes need significant reform after it and other central banks showed “complacency” about the threat of inflation, said a House of Lords report. The Lords economic
Hamas freed 17 captives including 14 Israeli civilians on Sunday as the precarious truce in Gaza stretched into a third day. The hostages, who were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross, were the third group to be released in as many days, and included three Thai nationals, according to Hamas and
Developers working on the Bitcoin layer 2 Lightning Network have become less security-oriented and more focused on producing cash flow for their investors, argues a former Lightning Network developer. Bitcoin core developer and security researcher Antoine Riard, made headlines last month after leaving the Lightning ecosystem over concerns about a new attack vector called “replacement cycling,” which exploiters
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak will on Monday highlight nearly £30bn of long-term investment pledges by international companies at a major business event intended to showcase Britain’s appeal to global investors. More than 200 executives are set to
Efforts to extend a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas depend on the militant group locating dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza by civilians and gangs, Qatar’s prime minister has said. A four-day pause in the war brokered by the Gulf state which began on Friday is due to end after Monday.
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Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $38,000 on Nov. 24, but the bulls could not build upon this strength. This suggests hesitation to buy at higher levels. Bitcoin is on track to form a Doji candlestick pattern on the weekly chart for the second consecutive week. This signals indecision among the bulls and the bears about the
For many cities and towns across the globe, modernity is a major point of pride. For others, a communal sense of esteem is achieved by efforts at conservation. Then, there are cities such as San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico, where progress and tradition share the same cobblestone streets. Nowhere in San Miguel is
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia has claimed it repelled a wave of Ukrainian drone and missile strikes on Sunday, a day after it launched the biggest drone attack on Kyiv since the start of President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale
With Britain’s Telegraph Media Group in its sights, the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi is closing in on its most audacious push into English-speaking media since the launch of state-owned daily The National 15 years ago. Back then sky-high salaries lured senior journalists to what was being touted as “the New York Times of the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Geert Wilders, the far-right winner of Dutch parliamentary elections, has said he will compromise on his hardline manifesto in order to convince other parties to back him as prime minister. The anti-Islam firebrand has toned
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The precarious truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza stretched into a third day on Sunday as both sides prepared for another round of hostage and prisoner releases which are due to take place later
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