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Christopher Grimes

Los Angeles Bureau Chief

Christopher Grimes is the Los Angeles bureau chief for the Financial Times. He has previously worked as a reporter and editor for the FT in New York and London. He also spent four years in Tokyo, where he served as executive editor for Nikkei Asia, the flagship English language publication of the FT's parent company. Before joining the FT, he worked for Dow Jones and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    The Big Read
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    The company has staged a remarkable recovery since the ‘great correction’ of 2022 and now has the edge over Hollywood rivals

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  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Trump re-election bid being derailed by far-right influencers, allies fear

    Republicans criticise emergence of 9/11 conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer in ex-president’s circle

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  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
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    Can LA end its love affair with cars?

    Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, the city has quietly become the leader in US public transport investment

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  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Shari Redstone
    Shari Redstone to receive more than $500mn from Paramount sale

    Scion stands to receive $180mn in severance and $350mn for her stake in studio’s parent company

    Shari Redstone
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Media
    Sports streaming venture from Disney, Fox and Warner blocked by US judge

    Decision is a setback to service aimed at cord-cutters that had been expected to launch this year

    An American football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Chargers
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Media
    TV groups slash cable network valuations

    $15bn in impairment charges from Paramount and WBD highlight collapse of lucrative business model

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  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
    US economy
    US consumer spending slowdown weighs on travel and leisure groups

    Disney theme parks, Airbnb home rentals and Hilton hotels among those seeing weaker demand

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  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
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    Chief Bob Iger says ‘slowdown’ in experiences segment offset by box office success of films such as ‘Inside Out 2’

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    Can Marvel’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ revive the box office?

    The movie business is hoping for a turnaround after limping into the summer season with a shortage of big movies

    Still image from the film ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman
  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
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    From kingmaker to spectator: Murdoch consigned to Republican sidelines

    93-year-old media mogul’s influence has been tested in elections on three continents

    Rupert Murdoch at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Leading Democratic donors swing behind Harris after Biden drops out

    Vice-president said to be vetting potential running mates as she secures support from party funders

    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Top Democratic donors and operatives say Biden is near exit

    Party insiders say pressure for president to quit 2024 race is now ‘insurmountable’

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  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Saudi Arabia
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    Riyadh builds studios and offers financial incentives in drive to develop lucrative creative sector

    Actor Gerard Butler on the set of Hollywood action movie ‘Kandahar’, filmed partly in the Saudi desert
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    Netflix Inc
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    Hit dramas buoy results as password crackdown and new subscriber tier take effect

    Nava Mau in a scene from the Netflix show ‘Baby Reindeer’
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
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    Group behind CNN and HBO has discussed options including spin-off of its streaming service and movie studio

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  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    Donald Trump
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    Why the Maga faithful across America still believe

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  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    InterviewFilm
    Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy on making a Marvel blockbuster: ‘Our movie is viewed as messianic’

    The filmmaker on helming this year’s only Disney Marvel film, fan scrutiny and his co-writing bromance with Ryan Reynolds

    A dark-haired man sits on a wooden bench, leaning forward slightly, one arm resting on his knee. He wears a dark open-neck shirt, turquoise jacket and jeans
  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
    InterviewParamount Global
    Ellison says Paramount will become ‘media and tech’ company

    Son of Oracle founder believes technology will be crucial to transforming the struggling studio’s fortunes

    David Ellison
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    Paramount Pictures Corp
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    Ellison family and US investment group RedBird to invest $8bn in group

    A montage of the images of Shari Redsone, David Ellision, the Paramount Pictures logo and a scene from ‘Top Gun’
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
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    Film mogul is central to president’s fundraising efforts but has been accused of concealing Biden’s condition

    Jeffrey Katzenberg
  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    Paramount Global
    Paramount and Skydance renew merger talks with sweetened offer

    New deal not certain and shareholders in Hollywood group have 45-day ‘go shop’ right to seek better terms

    A view of a water tank with the Paramount Studios logo in Los Angeles, California
  • Sunday, 30 June, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Democrats line up to defend Biden as poll shows rising unease over fitness

    Party in damage control as almost three-quarters of US voters in survey think president should not seek second term

    Joe Biden steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Hagerstown Regional Airport
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    News in-depthUS presidential election 2024
    Who could replace Biden? The Democratic contenders

    Vice-president Kamala Harris leads a pack of political heavyweights with big ambitions

    Joe Biden in centre. Clockwise from bottom left: Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro and Kamala Harris
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Media
    Hot indie studio A24 scores $3.5bn valuation after Josh Kushner infusion

    The movie house that produced ‘Uncut Gems’, ‘Lady Bird’ and other critical hits is suddenly a favourite with investors too

    A scene from  “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
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