Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Calls Mars a Priority in Confirmation Hearing

NASA will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars, President Trump’s nominee to lead the space agency will tell a Senate committee on Wednesday. The nominee is Jared Isaacman, the chief executive of the payment processing company Shift4 Payments, who is a close associate of Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX. As someone who has led … Read more

US Treasuries drop for second straight day after disappointing $58bn auction

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US government debt fell sharply for the second straight day after a $58bn short-term Treasury auction drew weak demand and hedge funds continued to rapidly unwind popular trades. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield, which underpins … Read more

Largest US egg seller reports soaring profits amid price-fixing inquiry

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The largest US egg seller reported surging profits amid a bird flu epidemic that has pushed prices to record highs, and acknowledged it had been contacted by US authorities investigating price fixing. Cal-Maine Foods reported … Read more

Trump’s justice department to scale back enforcement of crypto cases

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US Department of Justice is scaling back cryptocurrency enforcement, the Trump administration’s latest move that is set to benefit an industry the president has championed. In a memo to justice department employees, … Read more