Gilt investors warn about ‘ruse’ to fund higher UK defence spending
Bending the UK’s fiscal rules would risk a bond market backlash and a self-defeating rise in borrowing costs
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Exits ETHZilla as Ether Treasuries Strain
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has fully exited Ether treasury company ETHZilla, according to a Tuesday filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Entities linked to Thiel now report owning zero shares in the company in a 13G amendment filed on Tuesday, after disclosing a 7.5% stake on Aug. 4, … Read more
Quebec Noir ‘Northern Traces’ With Danny Gilmore Set For Global Launch
EXCLUSIVE: Quebec noir is coming to London. Northern Traces is one of the most-watched shows of the last five years on French-language streamer illico+ in Canada, and Beta Film has swooped for international rights. The six-parter will be part of Beta Film’s slate for the London TV Screenings next week. Northern Traces hails from Quebec-based … Read more
Puig Revenues Grow 7.8% in 2025
Puig revenues rose 7.8% on a like-for-like basis to €5 billion in 2025, finishing the full year with robust numbers, the company said on Wednesday. “In 2025, we completed our previous five-year plan, communicated in early 2021, which set our ambition to double our 2020 revenue in three years and triple it in five,” chair … Read more
Blackstone, EQT and CVC make offers for VW’s Everllence unit
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Volkswagen has attracted bids from top private equity funds including Blackstone, EQT and CVC for its Everllence division, bolstering its plans to sell off the shipping engines unit. The deadline for initial offers for the … Read more
’24 Hour Plays’ Launches in L.A.With Tatiana Maslany, Jon Cryer, More
The 24 Hour Plays, a 31-year old nonprofit, is opening a permanent home in Los Angeles for the first time. The organization’s mission is to bring creative communities together to produce plays and musicals written, rehearsed, and performed in 24 hours. Each summer, the 24 Hour Plays brings together early-career actors, directors, playwrights, producers, composers, … Read more
The truth about population decline
Arguments about the dangers of falling fertility deserve much closer scrutiny
E Street Band Hits U.S. Arenas In The Spring
Bruce Springsteen used to tell a story about a particular post-9/11 encounter when he was in alone in a parking lot and someone yelled, “We need you now!” That, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said, was the impetus for his 2002 album The Rising. Fast-forward a generation, and that phrase has a whole … Read more
UK inflation fell sharply to 3% in January
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK inflation fell sharply to 3 per cent in January, strengthening the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as its next meeting in March. Wednesday’s figure from the Office … Read more
Netflix Warns ByteDance To Cease Stranger Things AI Seedance Videos, Or Else
Netflix “will not stand by and watch ByteDance treat our valued IP as free, public domain clip art,” the streamer told the TikTok owner tonight. In a short and stern cease and desist letter over Seedance 2.0, Netflix want generated AI videos of Stranger Things, KPop Demon Hunters, Squid Game and Bridgerton shut down now. … Read more