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News in-depthBraskem SA

Fight for Brazil chemicals group Braskem draws in foreign bidders — and Lula government

...Another cash offer for the entire stake worth R$10bn came from J&F Investimentos....

August 18, 2023

InterviewMusic

Meet 5K Records — the driving force behind a new blend of African and western music styles

...Jae5 has given it a London stamp, especially through his work with leading UK rapper J Hus....

October 16, 2023

FT Live

Business of Entertainment Summit

Capitalizing on Disruption

ReviewAlbums

Maluma: Don Juan — a dance-floor lothario back to his old tricks

...Yet at well over 20 songs once you count the bonus material, Don Juan feels cluttered; yet more collaborations, with Burna Boy and J Balvin, were announced, but it’s unclear when these will drop....

August 25, 2023

ReviewMusic

Casey Benjamin, Ronnie Scott’s — charismatic saxophonist blends jazz and hip-hop

...He has fallen off the jazz radar of late, but remains busy behind the scenes in high-profile hip-hop and R&B — credits range from Nas and Mos Def to Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar....

September 12, 2023

The Big Read

The Biden administration takes on the US drugs industry

...Merck, BMS, J&J, Novartis and some trade groups have launched a legal broadside against them, filing lawsuits in several different courts across the US....

September 18, 2023

NBA

Michael Jordan agrees to sell majority stake in NBA’s Charlotte Hornets

...Joining Plotkin and Schnall in the new ownership group is the sports-focused investment fund Dyal HomeCourt Partners, a division of asset management firm Blue Owl, and rapper J Cole, a North Carolina native...

June 16, 2023

FT Live

Business of Art

Market shifts and future growth

ReviewAlbums

Jungle: Volcano — a solid summer soundtrack

...The breathy shimmy of “Good At Breaking Hearts” is enriched by the gorgeous vocals of UK R&B talent JNR Williams....

August 11, 2023

The Big Read

Safra: a family in turmoil over the will of the world’s richest banker

...Net income increased slightly to a record R$2.2bn ($424mn), despite a R$1.2bn provision linked to a retail chain hit by an accounting scandal that affected several other lenders in Brazil....

October 8, 2023

Due Diligence

Where the private credit boom could go bust Premium

...J. Christopher Flowers, the private equity investor known for reviving failed financial institutions, has warned that private capital’s push into insurance is coming with systemic risks....

October 17, 2023

Holiday gift guide 2022

Jody Williams and Rita Sodi focus on foodie gifts — ‘because that’s where our head is at’

...R: Breakfast champagne! And chestnuts, definitely, and building a fire. J: And then a big meal that lasts a day....

December 1, 2022

Mergers & Acquisitions

Big Pharma dealmaking recovers with $85bn M&A splurge

...“The odds that we wake up and see a J&J or Lilly do something big like buying Alnylam, Incyte or Vertex goes down from where it would have been,” said Stifel’s Opler....

June 12, 2023

ReviewTelevision

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power review — dazzling visuals, epic dialogue

Set in Middle-earth’s Second Age, Amazon’s new $1bn series delves deep into Tolkien’s mythical world

August 31, 2022

The Weekend Essay

Rule of the Rings — why film-makers can’t resist Tolkien’s fantasy world

What is it about ‘The Lord of the Rings’ that inspires such fannish devotion — and such huge investments?

August 26, 2022

LexMedia

Book sales: Harry Windsor vs Harry Potter Premium

...The Prince’s book Spare was produced with ghost writer J.R. Moehringer, who has also written biographies of Andre Agassi, Nike co-founder Phil Knight and bank robber Willie Sutton....

January 14, 2023

Economists Exchange

Adam Posen: ‘Russia and North Korea worked hard to be self-sufficient, it has not turned out well for them’

...First, productive factors like human capital, R&D and infrastructure....

July 16, 2023

FT Live

Due Diligence Live

Where leaders in investment and finance meet

ReviewArts books

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin — a self-help manual to unleash the musical artist within

...“Reduced by Rick Rubin” was printed on the first album that he produced, LL Cool J’s Radio, a rap landmark from 1985....

January 10, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Burna Boy: Love, Damini review — Afrofusion star and famous friends offer plenty to enjoy

...Amid these mainly male supporting roles, US R&B vocalist Kehlani lends her voice to romantic slow jam “Solid”....

July 8, 2022

Pharmaceuticals sector

GSK hopes for boost from respiratory virus jab

...Janssen, the pharmaceuticals division of J&J, and Pfizer both started their phase 3 trials in September last year....

June 10, 2022

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

Morrisons takeover set for approval from regulator

...Morrisons and CD&R declined to comment....

May 3, 2022

FTX Trading Ltd

Crypto creditors anonymous? updated

...J.D. Barnea, co-chief of the tax and bankruptcy unit for the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York....

December 8, 2022

HTSIHow To Give It 2022

The A to Z of stylish giving

...Today it focuses on preserving Miyake’s legacy and developing the design culture for a new generation. miyakeissey.org J is for JW AndersonBritish designer Jonathan Anderson has donated to Akt, an LGBTQ...

December 10, 2022

Carl Benedikt Frey

How to escape innovation’s Great Stagnation

...Economists, including Erik Brynjolfsson, have noted that productivity growth follows a J-curve: complementary investments and organisational changes are central to realising the benefits of new technologies...

June 17, 2022

Cryptocurrencies

JRR Tolkien estate vanquishes ‘Lord of the Rings’ themed cryptocurrency

Late author’s estate wins trademark infringement case against JRR Token domain name

November 23, 2021

Inside BusinessAnna Nicolaou

Hip hop stars miss out in music catalogue gold rush

...You don’t have to explain to me why LL Cool J is relevant to me, because that’s the music I grew up on 20 years ago as a kid in Queens”, she said....

March 3, 2022

News in-depthTata Sons

Tata begins overhaul of Air India after Modi hands over state carrier

...India had tried and failed to privatise Air India for two decades, while Tata wanted to reclaim the airline his ancestor J R D Tata launched in 1932 before the Nehru government nationalised it in 1953....

February 8, 2022

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