City have three home games remaining – against Brentford, Palace and Aston Villa, on the final day of the season (24 May). Their remaining away match is at in-form Bournemouth, who City play just three days after their FA Cup final. While City are aiming for a domestic treble, Arsenal now have a realistic chance…
As healthcare costs soar, it’s not only individual Americans feeling the financial pain and looking to make trade-offs. Employers are scouring for ways to cut back and generous paid parental leave is among the employee benefits on the chopping block. Zoom Communications announced tweaks to its parental leave policy to bring the benefit more in…
Our two England fans fly out of Heathrow on Monday, 15 June with return flights to JFK in New York costing just over £500 each – which is good value. With the Three Lions’ final group game taking place in New Jersey, it is the most cost-effective way to travel to the US and back,…
But it wasn’t just VAR that harmed Arsenal’s chances of becoming the first British side to reach successive Women’s Champions League finals. The two-time European champions, who beat Lyon in last year’s semi-finals, were completely outplayed by the eight-time champions on Saturday. “Arsenal came here last year and overcame the deficit to win, this time…
For soldiers stationed in some of the world’s most expensive areas, an important financial buffer meant to offset high prices may not always reflect the cost of living, a government watchdog found. The Department of Defense uses location-specific surveys and price and military spending data to set cost-of-living allowances, known as COLAs. In a report…
Operation Epic Fury in Iran has cost American taxpayers roughly $25 billion so far, the Pentagon’s chief financial officer revealed on Wednesday. Acting comptroller Jules Hurst III, testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, said that the bulk of the figure has been devoted to ordnance. “Approximately, at this day, we are spending about $25…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A Chinese sovereign wealth fund is considering a sale of its stake in Heathrow airport partly over concerns about the rising cost of developing a third runway at the London hub. The Chinese Investment Corporation,…
The Pentagon is formally seeking congressional authorization to codify the “Department of War” moniker, estimating it will cost taxpayers approximately $52.5 million. The figure is substantially lower than the Congressional Budget Office’s projection in January, which estimated the rebrand could reach as much as $125 million if it were adopted “broadly and rapidly.” In a…
Recently ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan told reporters Tuesday that the service is analyzing the cost and design of two aircraft carriers it is set to procure in the coming years. Phelan, who left his position as the civilian leader of the U.S. Navy on Wednesday shortly after delivering remarks to the media at the…
Many have been asking if the recent rhetorical kerfuffle between the Holy Father and President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will harm the Republicans’ chances in the midterms. It is a more complicated question than it seems. On the one hand, attacking the pope is clearly a blunder. Why do it? Asking why the…
