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Trump trial: The trial in the first criminal case ever brought against a former US president will begin in a Manhattan courtroom. Donald Trump is charged with paying thousands of dollars to conceal an alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election, and then trying …
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A “blowout” March retail sales report sparked a sell-off in US government debt and shook global currency markets on Monday, in the latest sign that the world’s largest economy may …
It’s not even a week old, and the Alfa Romeo Milano has been updated. It’s not a tech or specification change, though, but an entirely different name: Junior. In the middle of last week, Alfa Romeo revealed its smallest crossover yet, and the first car from the brand to be …
Stone X Group’s chief strategist, Kathryn Vera, gave a presentation at the Miami conference, stating that bitcoin won’t be a reserve currency – economics jargon for a currency like the dollar, euro or yuan held by central banks to support global trade and finance – “in her lifetime.” A key …
The head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, had a lot of contact with Sam Bankman-Friend, the disgraced former CEO of FTX, but lawmakers suggest he hasn’t been fully forthcoming about those interactions. So, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are demanding more. SOURCE
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran’s missile and drone assault on Israel marks a dangerous turning point in the hostilities triggered by Hamas’s October 7 attack and Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza. It has thrust …
Jordan was thrust into the spotlight in the early hours of Sunday as an inadvertent — and to some, unwanted — Israeli ally, after its jets shot down dozens of the Iranian missiles and drones fired at Israel that crossed into its air space. The kingdom has been a fierce …
The Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux were once again Australia’s best-selling used cars in March, but electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids (EVs and PHEVs) saw significant gains. “There were 184,054 used cars sold in March which is a very impressive result considering the number of trading days lost through weekends …
The Dongfeng MHero 1, China’s answer to the GMC Hummer EV, has touched down in Switzerland ahead of a wider European release. First revealed two years ago, the angular looking electric SUV is now on sale in Switzerland for the equivalent of A$250,000, with deliveries to start in Germany over …
The US and its European allies stepped up efforts to dissuade Israel from striking back against Iran on Monday, as Israel’s military chief vowed to respond to Tehran’s unprecedented attack on the country’s territory. US secretary of state Antony Blinken and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak both said western countries …
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Oil prices weakened and US stocks dropped sharply on Monday following Iran’s military strike on Israel, as markets assessed the risk of the conflict escalating into a full-blown war that …
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump’s social media company scrambled to find a new auditor after its first pick resigned after just a few months on the job, according to people familiar with the …