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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. Pakistan’s military said it launched a wave of short-range missiles into India early on Saturday, as India targeted air bases deep inside Pakistan and the conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours moved closer to a…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told US lawmakers that his department’s ability to use special accounting maneuvers to stay within the federal debt limit could be exhausted in August. Bessent, in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, said that “after reviewing receipts from the recent April tax filing season, there is a reasonable probability that the federal…

As tensions between India and Pakistan escalate, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called on all banks to stay fully prepared to handle any unforeseen situations. “All banks must remain fully alert and prepared to deal with any eventuality or crisis, ensuring uninterrupted access to banking and financial services for citizens and businesses,” Sitharaman emphasized in…

The market has recovered somewhat from its recent correction. However, many promising dividend stocks remain well below their recent highs. Three in particular look like excellent buy-the-dip additions for my daughter’s portfolio. 10 stocks we like better than Union Pacific › While I don’t expect my daughter to become a stock-picking fanatic like me, I’ve…

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President Donald Trump answers a reporter’s question about prices and addresses his feud with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in the White House. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a day after the central bank’s decision not to lower interest rates. “’Too Late’ Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t…

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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. The Israeli embassy in London was the target of a terror plot by Iranian nationals who were arrested by British counterterrorism police on Saturday, according to people familiar with the investigation. Five Iranians were detained…

President Donald Trump and his family’s crypto entanglements keep growing. The latest example came last week when Trump’s son Eric announced that the Emirati venture firm MGX will use stablecoins issued by World Liberty Financial—the family’s blockchain company—to pay for its recent $2 billion investment into the crypto exchange Binance. The Trump family and their…

India’s first human spaceflight under the Gaganyaan programme is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2027, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said on Tuesday. The Minister said earlier test missions have prepared the ground for the upcoming phases. “The successful completion of the TV-D1 mission and the…