A member of the crowd at the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic NBA game in London heckled Vanessa Williams as she performed the Star-Spangled Banner, shouting, “Leave Greenland alone.” A video of the interruption was widely circulated on social media sites on Sunday night. BREAKING: During the U.S. national anthem before an NBA game in … Read more
European businesses that export to the US could face significant additional bureaucratic headaches if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to slap tariffs on eight individual European countries, trade analysts have warned. The US president has threatened to impose a blanket additional 10 per cent tariff on the eight countries — Denmark, Sweden, France, … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has launched a production outfit and is working on a reboot of cult British sci-fi classic Blake’s 7. Hoar has opened “genre-based” indie Multitude Productions with A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder exec Matthew Bouch and West End producer Jason Haigh-Ellery. The trio have snapped up … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US President Donald Trump has linked his pursuit of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize in a message to Norway’s prime minister. Trump told Jonas Gahr Støre in a text message … Read more
Clare Binns, the Creative Director of Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment, will receive the honorary Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema award at this year’s BAFTAs. “I was totally blown away when I heard that I was getting this award,” Binns said in a statement. “I’m so thrilled not just for myself but for everyone who … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is an FT contributing editor and director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute Thom Tillis, a Republican member of the Senate Banking Committee, showed his colleagues the proper … Read more
Punk rock band Green Day is set to kick off Super Bowl LX with an opening ceremony performance that will celebrate six decades of the NFL event. The four-time Grammy-winning group will return to its Bay Area roots to honor and usher generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto the field, per an NFL announcement. The … Read more
Bitcoin futures open interest (OI) — a measure of derivative market participation — has gained almost 13% from the start of the year, which analysts say could reflect more risk appetite for crypto. The increase follows a sharp deleveraging phase from October through December, when Bitcoin derivatives exposure fell alongside a broad market correction. Bitcoin … Read more
In its fourth season on HBO, the slippery Industry is many things — a cynical treatise on the corrupting influences of corporate greed and status-driven power, a reminder that moneyed aristocrats use the world as a playpen rather than an avenue for noblesse oblige — but it is rarely a picture of altruism and good … Read more
“It looks way too good to be true,” wrote one Reddit user. “I was skeptical — the prices are so cheap, I thought it must be a weird dupe brand,” wrote another. “But I’ve bought a few items now, and they’re legit and very good quality. The brand is on point, and before long, they … Read more