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Trump picks hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he had asked Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department.

UN climate summit’s $300bn deal slammed as ‘stage-managed’

Poorer countries concede in fight with rich world and fossil fuel producers over funds to deal with global warming

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

World leaders agree to $300 billion deal to manage climate change

World leaders at the COP29 climate conference came to an agreement to give $300 billion a year by 2035 to developing nations to manage the impacts of climate change.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed. The climate finance deal agreed at Cop29 is a “travesty of justice” that should not have been ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Leicester sack manager Steve Cooper after five months in charge

Former Forest boss replaced Enzo Maresca in summer Foxes’ 2-1 defeat at home to Chelsea is his last match Leicester City sacked Steve Cooper as manager on Sunday after just five months in ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

R&B singer Ne-Yo enters professional boxing world as a manager

It will be a familiar sight when three-time Grammy-winning artist Ne-Yo takes the stage at halftime of the Big 12 Championship game on Dec. 7.

The N.F.L. General Managers Who Find Themselves on the Hot Seat

The Jets fired Joe Douglas last week. He is unlikely to be the last executive to lose his job this season, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - Yesterday

Why exchange-traded funds are a 'growth engine' of active management

Actively managed exchange-traded funds have captured investor money in recent years while active mutual funds have shed net assets.

Business - CNBC - 20 hours ago

Ruud van Nistelrooy set to succeed Steve Cooper as Leicester manager

Cooper sacked last Sunday after defeat by Chelsea Leicester are 16th in table, one point above drop zone Ruud van Nistelrooy is poised to become the new Leicester City manager, making an almost ...

World - The Guardian - 18 hours ago

BlackRock has deal to buy private credit manager HPS

Transaction for prized lender could cost $12bn and be announced after Thanksgiving holiday

Business - Financial Times - 15 hours ago

Frank Lampard returns to management with Coventry after 18 months out

Former England midfielder takes over from Mark Robins Team are 17th in Championship, two points above drop Frank Lampard has been confirmed as the head coach of Coventry, returning to the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago

Meet the longest-serving manager whose boss is his dad

Harrogate Town boss Simon Weaver is the longest-serving current manager in the top four divisions - well ahead of Man City's Pep Guardiola and Arsenal's Mikel Arteta.

Norway manager Gemma Grainger: ‘There’s a respectful, trusting nature with Norwegians’

Middlesbrough-born coach on her multi-talented squad, leaving Wales and her instinctive desire to manage. Even as a proud Middlesbrough lass with ample experience of cold evenings coaching, the ...

World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago

‘All the evil’: doctors in the line of fire in world’s forgotten war

Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Hospitals in firing line of forgotten war

Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities

World - Financial Times - October 30

Halloween, floods and fire: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Netanyahu Faces Backlash for Firing Israel’s Defense Minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Yoav Gallant was seen as a risky step as Israel fights wars on two fronts. Opposition leaders said the move put national security at risk.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Powell dismisses Trump firing talk

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Powell says he wouldn’t step down if Trump asked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Cease-Fire in Lebanon Takes Effect

The truce is intended to stop more than a year of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

United Airlines Makes MileagePlus Loyalty Perks Harder to Get

Carriers have increased requirements for passengers to improve their standing in programs in recent years.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

Columbia Threadneedle closes standalone UK small stocks unit

The company’s move coincides with a Budget that could make Aim stocks less attractive