Sam Bankman-Fried: the fallen ‘king of crypto’

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sam Bankman-Fried spent many of the breaks during his trial in New York sitting alone at the defence table flanked by two hulking federal marshals. But on the day he …

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US consumer sentiment hits highest level since 2021

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he had spoken with US House Speaker Mike Johnson and urged him to quickly pass legislation to provide Ukraine with tens of billions in funding for desperately needed military assistance.  “We recognize that there are differing views in the House of Representatives on how …

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Netanyahu asks Israeli court to defer deadline on conscription controversy

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel’s top court on Thursday to defer a March 31 deadline for the government to come up with a new military conscription plan that would address mainstream anger at exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews. The decades-old controversy has become especially …

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2025 Porsche Panamera, 2025 Defender OCTA: Car News Headlines

A new generation of the Porsche Panamera starts sales this year, and this week Porsche released pricing information for the current range-topper, the Turbo E-Hybrid. It’s a plug-in hybrid that packs a twin-turbocharged V-8 and a peak output of 670 hp. JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) is no stranger to …

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What Scientists Hope To Learn From Total Solar Eclipse In US

NASA is one of the institutions at the ready for the eclipse (Representational) When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on April 8, scientists will be able to gather invaluable data on everything from the Sun’s atmosphere to strange animal behaviors — and even possible effects on …

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