Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones Article content NEW YORK — Stocks reversed course to rally sharply higher after MSCI’s global stock index lurched to a July 2020 low and the dollar gave up strong gains as investors digested a red hot U.S. inflation reading that … Read more
MIAMI — “Welcome to America’s citadel of freedom: the free state of Florida, proud to be a refuge of sanity in a world gone mad,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday night, in a keynote speech to the third U.S. National Conservatism Conference. The address felt a lot like a road test for potential themes … Read more
You’ve no doubt heard the expression, follow the money. Well, if you do that in the venture capital world, you’ll be led directly to crypto, blockchain and digital assets. After a modest summertime lull in venture financing, this week saw the announcement of two massive raises worth a combined $500 million. That’s $500 million VCs … Read more
Spoiler Alert Warning: This podcast talks about the ending of Focus Features’ Vengeance. In an industry where smaller films are sidelined to streaming, and making theatrical films even harder, 5x Primetime Emmy The Office nominee B.J. Novak headed to the one oasis where he knew he could make Vengeance, his feature directorial debut: Jason Blum. “(He) … Read more
Ben Manalowitz, who writes for The New Yorker (he’s played by B.J. Novak, who has been published in its pages), wants to break into podcasting. “Not every white guy in America needs to have a podcast,” someone tells him, but this white guy sees the platform as a perfect stage for his ambitions and his … Read more
A funny story that B.J. Novak likes to tell from the making of his new movie is about the day he thought he was having a stroke. Are you chuckling yet? At the start of 2020, Novak, a writer, comedian and alumnus of “The Office,” had finally gotten the green light to make “Vengeance,” a … Read more