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Mike Johnson now knows what Kevin McCarthy was dealing with. At the new speakers behest, House Republicans today relied on Democratic votes to avert a government shutdown by passing legislation that contains neither budget cuts nor conservative policy priorities. The bill was a near replica of the funding measure that McCarthy pushed through the House
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas has released 24 hostages who had been held in the Gaza Strip, according to Qatar, as the Palestinian militant group’s truce with Israel took hold. The group were transferred to the International Committee of
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Loading… Loading… Loading… Payment platform companyPaysafe Ltd PSFE extended its collaboration in Europe with Visa V to use the latters Network Tokensas an alternative to primary credit and debit card account numbers, as reported on its website. What Happened:Visa Network Tokens are securely transmitted and stored by Paysafe instead of card PANs thereby reducing fraudulent
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Loading… Loading… Loading… Ashok Venkateswaran, Mastercard Inc.'sMA lead for blockchain and digital assets in Asia-Pacific, on Friday assertedthe current landscape doesn't provide sufficient grounds for the widespread adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), makingbroad implementation challenging. Speaking at the Singapore FinTech Festival, Venkateswaran highlighted the necessity of seamless spending capabilities for CBDCs, akin to
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Loading… Loading… Loading… Chinese stocks listed on U.S. exchanges fell on Thursday in the aftermath of a pivotal summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. Particularly galling for tech investors was the lack of any easing on tariffs for goods such as semiconductors and electric vehicle battery parts, and comments regarding the potential dangers
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The text of an inflammatory “letter to America” from 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden has gone viral on TikTok and drawn praise from young users — and US lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are blasting the China-owned app for promoting terrorist propaganda. In the letter, bin Laden claimed that he orchestrated the deadly
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Loading… Loading… Loading… Benzinga Fintech Deal Day & Awardsfeatured thediscussion Insiders on Capital Raising and Scaling: Strategies, Tips, and Examples withpanelists includingSocial Leverage General PartnerMatt Ober, FT Partners Managing Director Amar Mehtaand BMO Managing Director Corey B. Davis. Quasar Markets CEO Steven Orr moderated the discussion. Capital Raising: Inflation and interest ratesmade current times challenging
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