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Wall Street bankers on course for up to 35% bonus bump

Debt bankers forecast to make biggest gains as finance industry recovers from two-year lull

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Some Wall Street bankers to get fatter bonuses for the first time in three years: study

Investment bankers in debt underwriting may see bonuses jump by as much as 35%.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Citi revamps pay for wealth bankers

More bonuses will go to those who move client assets into investments, and less to those who sell new loans

Business - Financial Times - November 7

The speech that changed the course of women's football

The story of how a science teacher from Oslo made a speech that would change the future of women’s football.

UK regulator sets out plans for earlier banker bonuses

Prudential Regulation Authority chief says 8-year deferral period, introduced after financial crisis, could be cut to 5 years

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Disgraced Lebanese Central Banker Who Was a Fugitive Now Awaits His Fate

Riad Salameh was arrested on graft charges and accused of undermining Lebanon’s economy, as the Israel-Hezbollah war further destabilizes the country.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 3

Spanish central banker set to inherit big challenges as next BIS head

Pablo Hernández de Cos to take over amid fears Donald Trump will derail progress on setting capital standards for world’s biggest lenders

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Deutsche’s private bank fires over 100 bankers in cost-cutting drive

Frankfurt-headquartered lender has imposed demanding targets on underperforming unit

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Maia Sandu wins second term as Moldovan president

Pro-EU leader wins run-off amid claims of meddling by Moscow

Business - Financial Times - November 4

FirstFT: Donald Trump on course to reclaim the White House

Also in today’s newsletter, Benjamin Netanyahu fires defence minister and Big Oil’s dirty legacy in Nigeria

World - Financial Times - November 6

Trump election win spurs US stocks to strongest week in a year

S&P 500 breaks through 6,000 for first time

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Way Off Course: Emperor Penguin Swims to Australia

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

How an ex-Goldman banker built a $10bn private credit ‘whale’ — and now may sell it

After years of preparation, HPS is on the verge of either a deal or an IPO

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help

Conglomerate rejects claim it co-operated to siphon money out of the country during rule of ousted Sheikh Hasina

World - Financial Times - October 28

Klarna IPO emerges as fintechs gain traction and bankers signal more interest in stock debuts

The buy-now-pay-later company aims to tap into a revival of interest in stocks like Affirm and SoFi.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

University in Lisbon suspends plans for course on racism taught by all-white staff

Nova university programme criticised for only having white instructors and for some of its content, such as session on ‘does racism really exist?’. A top university in Lisbon has suspended plans to ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Experience: We’ve visited more than 1,000 crazy golf courses

Once, we got stuck on a cliff face in a storm while trekking up a headland in Wales to play the course at the top. Our obsession with crazy golf started after we played a friendly round with ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Of course the WNBA Finals are going the distance: How the Lynx won Game 4

Minnesota's defense showed out, Breanna Stewart missed 15 shots and Sandy Brondello wasn't a fan of the officiating in the Lynx's Game 4 win.

Sports - ESPN - October 20

EY fires staff who took multiple online training courses at once

Accounting firm says multitasking violated US policy but some describe dismissals as overreaction

Business - Financial Times - October 22

EY fires workers for taking 2 online training courses at same time

EY employees canned after consultancy rejects claims of multitasking by those who signed up for multiple sessions.

Musk, DOJ on collision course over $1M checks to swing state voters

Elon Musk and the Department of Justice (DOJ) appear poised for a showdown as the tech billionaire's super PAC powers ahead despite a warning from the agency over its daily $1 million giveaways to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Georgia’s ruling party leading in pivotal election ahead of pro-EU opposition

Results with 70% of precincts counted give Georgian Dream majority in vote seen as crucial to possible EU membership. Georgia’s ruling party is leading in a pivotal parliamentary election widely ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

How Callaway’s bet on driving range chain Topgolf went off course

The merger of hospitality and golfing has fallen victim to changing consumer habits and high costs

Business - Financial Times - October 29

How Elon Musk Changed Course to Go All Out for Trump

The billionaire has poured nearly $120 million into a pro-Trump voting effort and used his social media platform, X, to spread misinformation, despite public statements he made in the past about ...

Business - The New York Times - November 1

US investment group Ares on course to raise more than $80bn

Credit-focused fund enjoys fastest pace of fundraising as high yields draw investors to private markets

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Strategic restraint is the wisest course in confronting Iran’s nuclear program

Iran’s nuclear program remains one of the greatest threats to Middle Eastern stability, but an all-out rush to war is neither necessary nor wise.

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Cardinals leave retractable roof open, and of course it rained and hailed

The Cardinals closed the roof once the rain started to fall.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

Hurricane Trump will blow Europe’s wind power recovery off course

Lack of clarity about US president-elect’s plans means confusion over the outlook for new projects and turbine orders

World - Financial Times - November 6

Romney congratulates Trump, says course ahead will have challenges

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Wednesday congratulated President-elect Trump on his projected win in the 2024 presidential election. “Ann and I extend congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

‘America’s gone mad’: disbelief in Ayrshire, Scotland, near Trump’s golf course

While some say Trump has done much for Turnberry’s economy, others claim election result is ‘a disaster – he’s a fascist’. US election live: latest updates after Trump’s victory The sun is ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Trump’s victory drives surge in US students seeking courses abroad

Election spurs research for colleges from the UK to Canada

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Not changing course on Gaza was a colossal mistake by Kamala Harris | Moustafa Bayoumi

It was a fatal error certainly for Palestinians and quite likely, as we now see, for Americans, too. Could Kamala Harris have won the election if she had promised to change course in Gaza? It’s ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

To correct course, Democrats need to listen and change the way they talk to voters

Joe Cunningham, former representative of South Carolina's 1st District, argues that the Democratic Party's failure to listen to voters and speak to them in a respectful manner led to a predictable ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

I am … the syllabus: course on Beyoncé to be offered at Yale University

New class is latest to explore a pop icon’s impact, with other universities offering courses on Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. Students at Yale University are getting the chance to take a class ...