The Kremlin has adopted a new foreign policy doctrine which identifies the US as the “main source of threats” to Russian security while describing Russia as a “distinctive state-civilisation” with a “unique historical mission”. The document is the first update to the doctrine since 2016 and reflects the “radical changes in the international affairs”, President
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On the tarmac of Waco Regional Airport last weekend, just a few miles from the site of the deadly stand-off between federal law enforcement and members of the Branch Davidian religious cult 30 years ago, Donald Trump delivered his latest, defiant manifesto for his place in American politics. “I am your warrior, I am your
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Bitcoin’s dominance over the crypto market, which represents its share of market capitalization relative to the total cryptocurrency market capitalization, rose steeply from around 44% to highs of 48% in March.  While Bitcoin’s price increased by 22.7% during the month, most altcoins yielded subpar or negative returns. However, there were some outliers which showed a
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Setting and style define a suite of ultra-luxury homes—one with a $30.6 million price tag—to be built in an unspoiled canyon in Paradise Valley, Arizona’s wealthiest community. The dozen gated residences inside the vast Phoenix Mountains Preserve will be surrounded by desert and mountains yet close to restaurants, shops and airports in the greater Phoenix
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The indictment of Donald Trump takes America into truly uncharted waters. Never before has a current or former US president faced criminal charges. The indictment brought against him in New York falls well short of the allegations being investigated elsewhere that he fomented an assault on the US Capitol to overturn the result of an
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The U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority board of directors approved long-term contracts for the building and use of solar and wind energy installations, which should cut the authority’s costs and allow it to address some of its liabilities, its CEO said. When the projects are completed in about two years, the authority hopes
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The Securities and Exchange Commission approved the establishment of new Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-46, setting up the core standards of conduct for solicitor municipal advisors. Solicitor municipal advisors typically solicit for pension funds and have little to do with traditional municipal advisors. They both fall under the MSRB’s jurisdiction following Dodd-Frank. The new
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The U.S. is more of a mortgage-ownership society than a home-ownership society. A 2022 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) study of 28 countries found the U.S. had the third lowest percentage of households that owned their homes “free and clear” with no mortgages, as “outright owners.” Free-and-Clear Homeownership Rate of Households Lithuania =
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The U.S. is more of a mortgage-ownership society than a home-ownership society. A 2022 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) study of 28 countries found the U.S. had the third lowest percentage of households that owned their homes “free and clear” with no mortgages, as “outright owners.” Free-and-Clear Homeownership Rate of Households Lithuania =
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The writer is an FT contributing editor and writes the Chartbook newsletter Faced with a rash of banking crises it is tempting to declare, plus ça change. There is nothing more inevitable than death, taxes and bank failures. But what about the bailouts? The publicly subsidised takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS and the hasty
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Donald Trump will turn himself in to New York prosecutors on Tuesday, his lawyer said, insisting the former president would “not be put in handcuffs”. Joe Tacopina added he expected the charges — the first criminal indictment in history of an ex-US president — to relate to payments to buy the silence of porn actress
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