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FirstFT: Japan’s SoftBank woos Trump with planned $100bn investment in US
Also in today’s newsletter, North Korean troops sustain casualties fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, and UK court reveals identity of alleged Chinese spyFinancial Times - 2h -
Trump announces SoftBank plans to invest $100bn in US projects
President-elect vows investment will result in 100,000 new jobs despite history of jobs plans not panning out. Donald Trump claimed to have notched up the first economic success of his ...The Guardian - 4h -
Japan’s SoftBank pledges $100bn investment in US
Vow by Masayoshi Son’s investment vehicle is latest sign of how groups are seeking to woo Donald TrumpFinancial Times - 7h -
Trump announces $100B investment from SoftBank
President-elect Trump on Monday announced the Japanese company SoftBank Group planned to invest $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, touting it as a sign of global confidence in the ...The Hill - 7h -
Israel launches dozens of airstrikes on Syria despite rebel leader's peace pledge
Strikes follow statement by Israel’s defence minister that troops would remain on Mount Hermon for winter. Middle East crisis – live updates Israel struck dozens of sites in Syria overnight ...The Guardian - 1d -
Colombia seeks renegotiation of investment treaty with the UK
Trade minister says current deal favours companies over the stateFinancial Times - 1d -
FMF commissioner resigns amid investment talks
Mexico Football Federation commissioner Juan Carlos Rodríguez resigned after threatening to do so if Liga MX teams did not accept a $1.25 billion investment.ESPN - 2d -
Brian Kelly pledges to match up to $1 million in LSU NIL contributions with donation to athletics fund
The 'Kelly Family Million Dollar Match Challenge' is set to run through FebruaryCBS Sports - 3d -
Miliband pledges no blackouts under Labour’s ‘unstoppable’ renewable energy shake-up
‘Clean power 2030’ plan will speed up planning and give energy secretary final say on major infrastructure projects. The UK will not face blackouts under Labour’s proposed shake-up of energy ...The Guardian - 3d -
China Pledges More Stimulus to Shore Up Flagging Economy
At a meeting to set the party’s economic policy agenda, China’s leadership said it would borrow more and cut interest rates in a bid to bolster growth.The New York Times - 4d -
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Investing in America
The third annual FT-Nikkei Investing in America report looks at how overseas companies are negotiating the newly uncertain investment climate in the USFinancial Times - 6d -
Ghana's ex-leader is declared the presidential election winner and pledges 'reset' in a bad economy
Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama has been declared the winner of the presidential electionABC News - Dec. 9 -
New rules sharpen investment focus on modern slavery
EU human rights directive adds to US laws on forced labour — but uncertainty surrounds Trump administration’s stanceFinancial Times - Dec. 9 -
As South Korean investment grows, so do ‘Koreatowns’
Companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have helped bring Korean culture to unexpected corners of the USFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
This investment is cheaper and better than mutual funds
Opponents shouldn’t block 403(b)s from purchasing collective investment trustsMarketWatch - Dec. 7 -
Rachel Reeves to pledge ‘ambitious’ economic partnership with EU
UK chancellor will promise to fully honour post-Brexit deals in meeting with bloc’s finance ministersFinancial Times - Dec. 7 -
World Bank reaches $100bn funding target but faces Trump challenge
US contribution under Biden sets up potential battle in the new Congress next yearFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
The Papers: PM's 'pledges' and NHS faces 'quad-demic'
Keir Starmer's "plan for change" speech and rising cases of winter viruses in hospital lead the front pages.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
The Starmer pledges that will be hard to hit
The prime minister has set out what's he's calling Labour's "plan for change" - the goals for his government to achieve.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Legacy Act repeal doesn't match Labour pledge - MP
Sinn Féin MP says action to reform the controversial act is not what was promised by the government.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Starmer, it’s all about delivering on those pledges
Labour’s biggest problem remains its promises on income tax, value added tax and national insuranceFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Oregon flips 5-star Ohio State CB pledge Offord
Oregon completed the flip of five-star Ohio State cornerback pledge Na'eem Offord Wednesday afternoon, gaining a stunning commitment from the nation's top-ranked defender hours into the early ...ESPN - Dec. 4 -
Michigan's surge continues with five-star Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng's pledge
Michigan adds a third five-star recruit over the last two weeksYahoo Sports - Dec. 4 -
Biden says 'Africa is the future' as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit
President Joe Biden has pledged another $600 million for an ambitious multi-country rail project in Africa as one of the final foreign policy moves of his administrationABC News - Dec. 4 -
Italy's Meloni and Hungary's Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine
Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni has met her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán in Rome, where the two discussed the situation in the Middle East, their support for a just and lasting peace in ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
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Starmer refuses to repeat Labour’s G7 growth pledge
Prime minister will set new target on Thursday, as he courts investment during Qatari visit to BritainFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Sovereign investment dispute resolution is broken
(for everyone except the lawyers, naturally)Financial Times - Dec. 3 -
BlackRock expanding in private credit, buys HPS Investment Partners for $12 billion
The deal, which is expected to close in mid-2025, comes during a boom for the private credit space.CNBC - Dec. 3 -
In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum
Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and to see a slavery museum where he’ll acknowledge the ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
U.S. Steel shares drop on Trump’s pledge to block Nippon Steel takeover
U.S. Steel Corp. shares fell 7% in Tuesday’s pre-market trading session after President-elect Donald Trump pledged to block Nippon Steel’s plans to acquire the 123-year-old Pittsburgh-headquartered ...MarketWatch - Dec. 3 -
Investors call for reform of Scotland’s ‘stamp duty’ to boost investment
Asset managers call for removal of ‘disincentive’ to property spending north of the borderFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Trump picks investment banker Warren Stephens as UK ambassador
The billionaire donated millions to President-elect Donald Trump’s re-election campaign this year.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador
Warren Stephens, an investment banker, gave $2 million in 2016 to a group aiming to block Donald J. Trump’s political rise. More recently, he backed Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and ...The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Trump taps investment banker Warren Stephens for UK ambassador
President-elect Trump announced on Monday that investment banker Warren Stephens would serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. “Warren has always dreamed of serving the United States full ...The Hill - Dec. 2 -
Russia and Iran Pledge Support for Syria’s al-Assad Against Advancing Rebels
In just a few days, a patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of Syria. But it’s unclear just how much support Syria’s weakened allies can ...The New York Times - Dec. 2 -
German chancellor Olaf Scholz pledges €650m in military aid to Ukraine on Kyiv visit
Scholz said Germany was ‘strongest supporter of Ukraine in Europe’ and promised speedy arms deliveries. Olaf Scholz has met the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an unannounced visit to ...The Guardian - Dec. 2
