Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sales of risky European corporate debt surged to their highest ever level in June, as lowly rated companies take advantage of a capital flight out of US markets on fears over the fallout from President…
Getty Images A major injury occurred during Tuesday’s WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final between the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever. But the injury did not involve a player; it was iconic halftime performer Red Panda. Red Panda, whose real name is Rong “Krystal” Niu, appeared to injure her left wrist after falling off her unicycle early…
Last weekend, Avenue Montaigne was the scene of an unexpected event. Moynat has just opened a new boutique at number 34 on the prestigious Parisian thoroughfare, and for its inauguration at the height of Paris Fashion Week, the French leather goods house set up an ice cream parlor and a vintage car loaded with old…
Absolut Haring launches from Monday, exclusively in travel retail stores until October. The Absolut Company Following the success of the Absolut Warhol launch last year—said to be the biggest artist edition yet from the brand—Pernod Ricard’s Absolut Vodka has, today, launched Absolut Haring, honoring another pop-artist icon from the same 1980’s era: Keith Haring. And…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. British government hopes of joining a pan-European trade area to reduce post-Brexit supply chain challenges for UK goods exporters are being blocked by Brussels, according to officials on both sides. The UK announced it was…
The Indiana Fever pulled off a big upset on Tuesday to defeat the Minnesota Lynx in the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup championship, 74-59. The Fever were playing without star guard Caitlin Clark (groin) but put together a brilliant defensive effort to win the WNBA’s in-season competition for the first time in franchise history. Natasha Howard was…
By AFP Published July 1, 2025 A villa outside Paris once owned by late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld sold at auction on Tuesday for 4.7 million euros, under a traditional method where time is counted by candles. Kiran RIDLEY / AFP Bought in 2010 by Lagerfeld, who died in 2019, the villa in Louveciennes west…
Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl has agreed on a four-year, $104 million contract extension with the franchise through 2029-30, sources told ESPN. Poeltl will pick up his 2026-27 player option at $19.5M and add three additional years to his deal. The Raptors and Poeltl’s agents, Michael Tellem and Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports, discussed several…
Adidas Originals has tapped cultural icon Samuel L. Jackson for a new campaign, highlighting the Superstar sneaker. Adidas taps Samuel L. Jackson for Superstar sneaker campaign. – Adidas The campaign launches with a cinematic teaser titled “Pyramids”, an abstract visual that hints at a larger story to come, centered on time, influence, and the lasting…
It’s July, so where the heck is Phillies mega-prospect Andrew Painter? Yeah. Still in the minors. Way back in the winter, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said the team was targeting “July-ish” for Painter’s MLB debut, pending no setbacks to the 22-year-old’s return from elbow surgery that wiped out his 2023 and 2024…
