‘Neutral’ rate not driving monetary policy, say ECB officials

Central bankers talk down theoretical benchmark that has become a focus of economists’ attention

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NCAA changes transgender participation policy in response to executive order

The NCAA's Board of Governors voted to update the association's participation policy on transgender student-athletes after a Trump executive order.
ABC News - 6h
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria, officials say. Here's what it broadcasts

The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a fire and drifted uncontrolled off Syria's coast last month
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Trump vs the media: US president wages war on the fourth estate

The administration has launched a frontal assault on the traditional news industry at a time when it is in decline
Financial Times - 1h
UK statistics agency to scrap one of main household surveys

Decision comes as ONS struggles with falling response rates to surveys behind headline economic statistics
Financial Times - 1h
Managing uncertainty in the Trump age

Multinationals need to dust off the pandemic playbook to cope with disruption
Financial Times - 1h
Kendrick Lamar, the rapper about to play on the world’s biggest stage

In the run-up to his performance at the Super Bowl, hip-hop’s most celebrated storyteller has been on a hot streak
Financial Times - 2h
Directors’ Deals: US deal sparks Fever-Tree buying

Share price rises 20 per cent as the tie-up is announced
Financial Times - 2h

In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes

By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that ice sheets move.
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Manchester United v Leicester: FA Cup fourth round – live

FA Cup fourth round, 8pm GMT kick-off at Old Trafford Live scores | Weekend FA Cup preview | And email Tim Ruud also talked about Jeremy Monga, the 15-year-old he has on the bench. “He ...
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Trump defends Doge and says they’re acting ‘at my insistence’ – live

Trump says he is ‘very proud’ of work Doge is doing despite Democrats’ concerns of access to sensitive treasury information. The International Criminal Court has condemned US sanctions against its ...
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Three-hundred-year-old Stradivarius violin sells for $11m in New York

Proceeds from sale of 1714 instrument will be used to fund scholarships for violinists at New England Conservatory. A Stradivarius violin crafted in 1714 sold for $11.25m (£9.1m) at a New York ...
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Germany Kicks Off Work On Leopard 3 Main Battle Tank

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