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Hamas hands over remains of four Israeli hostages including infant
Exchange under shaky ceasefire deal includes three deceased members of Bibas family
One tech company has a simple plan to lure employees back to the office: Give them $10,000 raises
Amid the RTO wars, Cameo’s CEO wants the office to induce FOMO. Read More
White House will celebrate Black History Month even as some government agencies skip it on Trump’s anti-DEI order
On Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced his department “will no longer ...
Lloyds sets aside another £700mn after car finance probe
UK bank had already booked a £450mn provision last year
Kentucky Fried Chicken now technically Texas fried chicken after moving south to a state with lower taxes
It’s the second time the company moved its headquarters out of Kentucky. Read More
Paying off debt with debt: How a balance transfer will save me over $1,000
Running the numbers showed that a balance transfer card was right for me, but that’s not the case for everyone. ...
Grab points to potential of ‘undertapped’ Southeast Asia market—but a disappointing forecast sends shares plunging over 10%
CEO Anthony Tan said Grab is currently serving just one out of 20 people in Southeast Asia despite hitting an ...
Orcel says Ukraine breakthrough could unlock sale of UniCredit’s Russia unit
Italian lender is one of the few large western banks still remaining in the country
Londoners are paying $12 for the chance to switch off their phones and ‘connect with the real world’
Since the “Offline Club” launched at the end of October, more than 2,000 people have taken part. Read More
Luxury homebuilder says more than 70% of business is from wealthy move-ups and empty nesters with years of home price appreciation. The rest are rich millennials
“Demand for our homes continues to be supported by our affluent customer base,” Toll Brothers chief executive and chairman Douglas ...
Politico’s owner praises JD Vance for ‘inspiring message’
Mathias Döpfner says many Europeans had ‘intentionally misunderstood’ the US vice-president’s speech that caused widespread horror
British Business Bank told to refocus lending on priority sectors
Ministers want financial firepower targeted at areas highlighted in industrial strategy
Trump’s freewheeling disruption could extend to the dollar
The president’s conviction that US currency strength gives trading partners an unfair advantage is well known
Do not let Great British Railways crush competition
Labour will damage growth and innovation by curbing independent regulation of the rail network
Russia’s executions of Ukrainian prisoners point to systematic policy
FT documentary investigates rise in cases of Russian soldiers executing Ukrainian POWs
Microsoft claims practical quantum computing could be ready in ‘years rather than decades’ with new computer chip
“We took a fresh approach and basically reinvented how quantum computers could work,” said Chetan Nayak, a senior scientist at ...
Trump says new China trade deal ‘possible’ despite tensions
“The relationship I have with President Xi is, I would say, a great one,” President Donald Trump told reporters on ...
The 45 companies on the MAGA anti-DEI hit list
From Amazon.com to Yum! Brands, companies with a combined market value of almost $10 trillion have been attacked for their ...
Trump offers mixed praise on Elon Musk — ‘seriously high IQ individual’ who has his faults
The president and the Tesla CEO weren’t always friends. Read More
Trump executive order aims to seize control from independent watchdogs — SEC, FTC, and FCC
The move generated criticism that it could ultimately lead to abuses by the Trump administration. Read More
After Trump claimed millions of dead people were getting social security checks, Trump’s pick to lead the agency disputes the statement
“The reported data are people in our records with a Social Security number who do not have a date of ...
Rio Tinto urges shareholders to reject proposal to drop London listing
Recommendation to vote against activist investor’s resolution comes as weak iron ore prices hit mining group’s earnings
Delta offers $30,000 to each passenger in Toronto crash landing
There were no fatalities among the 76 passengers and four crew members in the accident Monday at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, although 21 ...
US congressional committee warns on new Chinese embassy in London
Plans raise ‘significant’ security concerns for financial services industry, says Washington
Defunct crypto exchange FTX begins to repay customers—but they’ll only get back a fraction of their crypto holdings
Affected customers with claims of less than $50,000 can access their funds through Kraken or BitGo. Read More
New Social Security chief contradicts Trump’s claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts
“Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security,” Elon Musk said on the topic. ...
The most underreported and important story in AI right now is that pure scaling has failed to produce AGI
Grok 3’s somewhat underwhelming performance should be a wake-up call. Read More
2 dead after a pair of small planes collide on the outskirts of Tuscon, Arizona
Four major aviation disasters have occurred in North America in the last month. Read More
Pressure on Starmer to criticise Trump for calling Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’
UK prime minister keen to avoid upsetting relationship ahead of next week’s White House visit
Fed officials seek ‘further progress’ on inflation before cutting rates
Minutes from January meeting show US central bankers back ‘careful’ approach on reducing borrowing costs
