Can Hollywood bounce back?
FT News Briefing17 Tammi 2025

Can Hollywood bounce back?

Donald Trump’s Treasury pick Scott Bessent wants to increase sanctions on Russian oil producers, and the FT’s Stephen Gandel unpacks a bumper earnings season from Wall Street’s banks. British companies are buying back their shares at a faster rate than even US groups, and the LA fires are worsening the challenges facing Hollywood.


Mentioned in this podcast:

Donald Trump’s Treasury pick stresses need for tougher sanctions on Russian oil

Donald Trump’s policy pledges unleashing ‘animal spirits’, Wall Street bankers say

UK companies outpace US businesses in share buybacks

Fires prompt soul-searching at Hollywood’s dream factories


The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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