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Trump order cracks down on ticket scalping

March 31, 2025

President Trump is aiming to crack down on ticket resellers who charge fans exorbitant amounts more than the face value of a concert ticket, directing the Federal Trade Commission...

Saudi Arabia cracks down on ‘immoral acts’

March 16, 2025

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 50 suspects for crimes including...

BlackRock halts meetings with companies after SEC cracks down on ESG

February 18, 2025

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the ESG investing myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.BlackRock has cancelled meetings with companies in the middle of shareholder...

Colombia’s interior minister resigns as cracks deepen in President Petro’s coalition

February 10, 2025

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo resigned on Monday as a political crisis shook the government of President Gustavo Petro, following his decision to appoint...

Trump cracks down on college campus support for Hamas with new executive order

January 29, 2025

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at combating antisemitism on college campuses and pledging to crack down on non-citizens and resident alien "Hamas sympathizers" who took part...

Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?

December 12, 2024

MEXICO CITY — In recent days, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has touted her country’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl and highlighted multiple crackdowns on migrants headed toward to the United States.She...

Fed Officials Keep an Eye Out for Cracks in the Job Market

July 5, 2024

The labor market has maintained surprising vigor over the past year, but as fewer jobs go unfilled and a growing number of people linger on unemployment insurance rosters, Federal...