Trump Says It's Okay to Put Pensions In Crypto
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Israel's security cabinet approves Prime Minister Netanyahu's controversial plan to take over Gaza City. Plus, President Trump orders illegal immigrants to be excluded from the next US census. And a shake-up to 401k investing would allow Americans to put their pensions in private assets such as crypto.
One obvious concern is that these assets, by definition, are less liquid than public markets, so it can be hard to sell them in a timely fashion. Of course, crypto is a new and rather untested boom and bust industry.
It's Friday, August the 8th. I'm Azhar Sukri for The Wall Street Journal. Here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today. In a potentially risky and controversial move, Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan for the military to take control of Gaza City. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel doesn't plan to hold Gaza permanently, but will enact a five-step plan to end the war, as Middle East correspondent Feliz Solomon explains.
To start with, Israel's military will take control of Gaza City, which is a very densely populated area. And to this point in the war, the military has so far avoided ground operations in these densely populated areas over fears that it could endanger hostages who are held there. Ultimately, this plan will entail Israel taking control of the entire Gaza Strip. This idea has been floated for a while now, and it has already proven controversial. It's had some pushback from within the military itself.
The families of hostages as well as large swathes of the Israeli public reject the plan. In Gaza, Hamas has warned against an Israeli takeover of the enclave, calling on the international community to condemn it. It comes amid widespread pressure on Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Feliz says the Israeli military plans to distribute aid to civilians outside of combat zones, though questions remain.
It's unclear how that's actually going to be achieved because so far Israel has had a lot of difficulty getting this done. There is a worsening humanitarian crisis on the ground in Gaza right now. Hunger is widespread and malnutrition is rising.
What is the latest on Israel's security cabinet approving a plan to take over Gaza City?
Israel has recently taken some steps to further facilitate humanitarian aid. But to date, humanitarian agencies say that it simply is not enough.
And we will, of course, be following this developing story throughout the day on WSJ.com. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has defended his country's right to take part in possible peace talks between Russia and the US in the coming days.
Everyone obviously knows for sure that the key decisions in Russia are made by one person, and that this person is afraid of sanctions from the United States of America, and that it is right for Ukraine to be a participant in the negotiations. Russia's war is against Ukraine, against our independence as the embodiment of the independence of every European nation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday he hoped to meet with President Trump, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. A White House official later cast doubt on the summit taking place, unless the Russian leader also agreed to a meeting with Zelensky. President Trump has ordered the next U.S. census to exclude illegal immigrants. The census is used in a formula to reallocate House seats to reflect population shifts among states, a process done once in a decade. State legislatures would receive detailed census data by spring 2031 to redraw congressional and legislative districts.
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