Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Four decades ago, the swanky Plaza Hotel in New York became famous in finance lore. On September 22 1985, the US government persuaded Britain, Japan, Germany and France to jointly devalue the dollar, … Read more
For investors who want to buy sustainable funds but worry about greenwashing there is good news this Isa season: it’s the first year they will be able to invest in products with a new official label. Fund managers have a deadline of April 5 to decide whether to give their funds one of four new … Read more
new video loaded: Debris Rains Down After SpaceX Starship Test Flight transcript Back transcript Debris Rains Down After SpaceX Starship Test Flight While the Starship’s booster successfully returned to the launchpad, the upper-stage spacecraft failed in space and lost several engines and attitude control, tumbling in space. “What an incredible sight to see. The super … Read more
Cristina Junqueira says the meeting that persuaded her to abandon a career with big corporate names and join an insurgent effort to revolutionise banking was an easy sell. The person making the pitch was David Vélez, a Colombian then working in venture capital, who wanted her to join him as co-founder of a new Brazilian … Read more
This article is an on-site version of the India Business Briefing newsletter. To receive it in your inbox regularly, sign up if you’re a premium subscriber, or upgrade your subscription here. Good morning from Hong Kong, where the FT’s Asia journalists are in a two-day editorial planning huddle. There’s so much to be excited about! (My … Read more
Athena didn’t crash. But what did happen to it? Hours after the 15-foot-tall robotic spacecraft arrived at the moon’s surface, closer to the lunar south pole than any spacecraft has been, it remained unclear whether its touchdown was smooth enough to perform its intended work, or if it toppled over in the process, potentially limiting … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Capital markets myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Investors have poured into low-risk money market funds as they seek a refuge from recent tumult on Wall Street sparked by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, sending the industry’s assets under management to $7tn. More … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to dismiss its complaint against Silver Point Capital, a credit hedge fund it accused in December of lax controls around protocols for non-public information. The final dismissal … Read more
Rum, a diamond-shaped island off the western coast of Scotland, is home to 40 people. Most of the island — 40 square miles of mountains, peatland and heath — is a national nature reserve, with residents mainly nestled around Kinloch Bay to the east. What the Isle of Rum lacks is artificial illumination. There are … Read more
