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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s governing coalition is facing fierce criticism from Italy’s legal community over a new proposal to pay immigration lawyers a €615 bonus for every irregular immigrant that they can persuade to leave the country.The so-called repatriation bonus — approved by the Senate on Friday — was a late amendment to a sweeping security bill due to be approved in the lower house of parliament this week. Other controversial elements in the proposed law include a provision for authorities to…

A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.Gallo Images | Getty ImagesAs the world’s oil traders parsed satellite images and official statements for clues on the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, one research firm seems to have taken a different approach: It says it sent an analyst directly into the conflict zone.Citrini Research, which issued a market-shaking bearish call on artificial intelligence earlier this year, said it dispatched an analyst to Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, where the person traveled by boat to observe shipping…

Robinhood’s new partnership with the U.S. Treasury Department on children’s so-called Trump Accounts is going to drive exposure to the company among emerging investors, benefiting its future growth, according to Vlad Tenev.On Monday, the Treasury said it has selected Robinhood alongside BNY Mellon to help power Trump accounts – tax-deferred, custodial-style investment accounts for children set to launch this summer with a $1,000 seed contribution from the government for kids born between 2025 and 2028 — and build the app linked to it.Tenev, the CEO of the investing app, called it an evolution of the American Dream and a key…

Michael Burry attends “The Big Short” New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York, Nov. 23, 2015.Andrew Toth | Filmmagic | Getty ImagesMichael Burry is sticking with his bearish wager against Palantir Technologies, even after a public endorsement from President Donald Trump helped lift the stock.The investor of the “Big Short” fame said in a Substack post Friday that he continues to hold long-dated put options on the artificial intelligence software firm. Burry said he started betting against the company in the fall of 2025 and has repeatedly rolled the position.”I now own the June 17 2027 Strike…

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)PacifiCorp court win could reduce wildfire damages by $1B or more An Oregon Court of Appeals ruling this week accepted PacifiCorp’s argument the judge in a 2023 trial mistakenly told jurors it could assume evidence it heard about wildfire damages suffered by 17 homeowners also applied to a class of thousands of other plaintiffs.The appellate judges sent what’s been called the James class action back to the trial court for reconsideration.The 2023 jury found the Berkshire utility liable for…

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are keeping global markets on edge, but investors can add some stability to their portfolios by purchasing dividend-paying stocks. Choosing the right stocks can be challenging, given the vast universe of companies paying dividends. Investors can track the ratings of top Wall Street analysts, who assign ratings after thoroughly analyzing a company’s cash flows and ability to pay dividends consistently.Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.Enterprise Products PartnersThis week’s first pick is Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), a…

David Einhorn, President at Greenlight Capital, speaking at the 14th CNBC Delivering Alpha Investor Summit in New York City on Nov. 13, 2024.Adam Jeffery | CNBCHedge fund manager David Einhorn said he is focusing on capital protection as markets rally on geopolitical optimism, warning that investors may be underestimating potential downside risks.”It probably won’t surprise anyone that we are again putting capital preservation at the top of our priorities,” Einhorn said in his latest investor letter dated Monday and obtained by CNBC. “With so little downside priced in, we are willing to risk missing out on a possible recovery to…

(This is CNBC’s “Power Insider” newsletter, your inside look at the investments, people and companies powering the global energy industry. Click here to subscribe.)Trying to predict where energy prices are heading is tough enough, but in a time of war it’s even more difficult.  Now, add in a war that also involves a massive slowdown in shipping in one of the most important channels in the world.  It may not be an impossible task, but it’s darn close.  Even the smartest energy insiders on the planet are now doing a fair bit of guessing. If you tell us when and…

Sign on facade at shoe company Allbirds, Walnut Creek, California, August 25, 2025. Smith Collection | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesRetail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business, a set-up that market history suggests rarely ends well once the initial hype fades.Shares of the company skyrocketed more than 800% at one point on Wednesday after the firm detailed shocking plans to rebrand as NewBird AI and shift toward compute infrastructure. The surge added well over $100 million to its market value, which had been just $21 million a day earlier.Retail investors…

Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesMyseum shares more than doubled on Thursday after the social media platform provider became the latest company to unexpectedly refocus efforts on artificial intelligence.The penny stock surged around 130% to above $3 a share. Myseum — which surpassed the $5 mark at one point in the trading day — climbed to its highest levels in more than a year and recorded its best day since early 2025.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconMyseum, 1-dayThe New Jersey-based company announced Wednesday that it would change its name to Myseum.AI amid a concentration on integrating AI…