The protesters were massed outside the gates of Columbia University, separated by a metal barrier and a few police. On one side, a young woman waved a large Palestinian flag, taunting her foes with chants for “intifada revolution”. On the…
Brauns | E+ | Getty Images Just 4% of today’s retirees said they are “living the dream,” according to a new survey from asset management company Schroders. And just as many — 4% — said they are “living the nightmare.”…
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A logo outside the Banco Sabadell SA offices at the Banc Sabadell Tower in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spanish bank BBVA caught markets by surprise on Thursday after it announced a…
Tuition at public universities fell sharply last year amid higher education’s ongoing enrollment crisis—but, in a silver lining, support from states and federal stimulus funds has so far kept institutions afloat. Net tuition and fee revenue—the amount institutions take in…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Labour’s chair has defended the main opposition party’s decision to admit Conservative Natalie Elphicke, after the MP for Dover defected…
The headquarters of the Spanish bank BBVA are seen in Madrid, Spain. Juan Medina | Reuters Spanish bank BBVA on Thursday presented a 12.23 billion euro ($13.11 billion) takeover bid for rival Sabadell directly to shareholders, even though Sabadell’s board…
Congress and the Biden administration are considering what, if anything, should be done to tighten restrictions on donor-advised funds, an increasingly popular way for donors to set aside money to spend on charitable causes. Driving the debates are questions about…
A group of workers laid off from Anglo American sat drinking in the early morning sun outside a makeshift township bar in Ga-Puka, deep in South Africa’s platinum mining belt. “The sad truth is that it’s us ordinary South Africans…