Jake Paul’s promotional partner dismisses claims of ‘rigged’ fight with Mike Tyson

By Keith Idec MORE than a week of worldwide skepticism prompted Jake Paul’s promotional partner to issue a statement Monday morning in which Nakisa Bidarian defended the legitimacy of Paul’s dull heavyweight fight with Mike Tyson. Critics contend that the 27-year-old Paul and the 58-year-old Tyson had some sort of silent agreement that rendered their … Read more

Ex-Brexit negotiator and three Whitehall chiefs on cabinet secretary shortlist

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A former chief UK negotiator for Brexit and three serving Whitehall department chiefs have made the shortlist to become the next cabinet secretary, with an announcement expected as soon as this week. Sir Keir Starmer … Read more

Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick would give the $132 billion stablecoin Tether a booster in the Cabinet

For a decade, the crypto firm Tether has built itself into one of the world’s wealthiest financial institutions, recently surpassing even mighty BlackRock in profits. Today, Tether’s eponymous stablecoin, a digital token pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar is one of the world’s major currency and the company, which has long operated in the financial … Read more