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☆ Manchester United sells 25% of EPL club to UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailManchester United sells 25% of EPL club to UK billionaire Jim RatcliffeCNBC's Sara Eisen and Scott Wapner discuss the news reports of soccer club Manchester United selling 25% of its stake to UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe.

Persons: Jim Ratcliffe CNBC's Sara Eisen, Scott Wapner, Jim Ratcliffe Organizations: Manchester United

☆ Manchester United set to confirm 25% stake sale to petrochemicals billionaire Ratcliffe: Report
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A statue of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton standing outside Old Trafford, home of Manchester United in Manchester, England. LONDON — Manchester United will next week announce that British petrochemicals billionaire Jim Ratcliffe will take a 25% stake in the soccer club, Sky News reported Monday. He will also acquire 25% of current majority owners the Glazer family's B-shares which carry greater voting rights, according to the report. Manchester United shares were up 1.5% in morning trading Monday. Both Ineos and Manchester United have been contacted for comment.

Persons: George Best, Denis Law, Bobby Charlton, Jim Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe, Glazer Organizations: Manchester United, LONDON, Sky News, Ineos Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester, England

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump had a “good faith” basis to question the results of the 2020 election, his lawyers said in demanding that prosecutors turn over any evidence related to voting irregularities and potential foreign interference in the contest won by Democrat Joe Biden. Political Cartoons View All 1267 ImagesBut the Trump team asserts in the 37-page filing that he had reason to question the results. It also revisits the intelligence community's effort in 2020 to discern potential interference by countries including Russia, China and Iran. It quotes from a Jan. 7, 2021 memo from John Ratcliffe, the then-director of national intelligence and a close Trump ally, that said China sought to influence the election. The Trump lawyers have already asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to dismiss the indictment, saying he is shielded from prosecution by presidential immunity and arguing that the charges violate his First Amendment rights.

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☆ Man United nears sale of 25% stake to Jim Ratcliffe for $33 a share -Sky News
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Glazer family announced last November that they were exploring "strategic alternatives" for the club, including a possible sale and were open to fresh investment. Manchester United's U.S.-listed shares rose 9.5% to $20.10 in early trading on Friday. Manchester United generates more revenue and has a larger fan base than its London rival. The Glazer family has faced intense criticism from fans over its handling of this key part of the club's operations. The six descendants of American businessman Malcolm Glazer, who died in 2014, currently control 96% of Manchester United's voting stock.

Persons: Glazer, Jim Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe, Sir Alex Ferguson, Richard Arnold, Roman Abramovich, Todd Boehly, Phil Noble, Malcolm Glazer, Ineos, Eva Mathews, Matt Scuffham, Arun Koyyur, Susan Fenton Organizations: Manchester, soccer, Sky News, Old, Manchester United, Premier League soccer, Chelsea, U.S, Clearlake, REUTERS, Reuters, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Forbes, Ligue, Nice, Swiss Super League, FC Lausanne, Racing Club Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ligue, Grenadiers, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester United's U.S, London, Manchester, Britain, Ineos, British, Bengaluru

☆ Man United nears $33 per share stake deal with Ratcliffe - Sky News
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The offer represents a premium of 79.1% to the stock's Thursday closing price of $18.43, which gave the Old Trafford club a market capitalization of about $3 billion. Ratcliffe, also the chair of petrochemicals firm Ineos, would pay more than $1.5 billion for a 25% stake in United if his bid for the soccer club is accepted, Reuters reported in October. The Glazer family, which made its fortune in real estate, retail and healthcare and owns the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, bought the team for 790 million pounds in 2005. The six descendants of American businessman Malcolm Glazer, who died in 2014, together control 96% of Manchester United's voting stock. The deal was yet to be finalised and remained the subject of ongoing negotiations, Sky News reported on Friday.

Persons: Jim Ratcliffe, Phil Noble, Glazer, Ratcliffe, Malcolm Glazer, Richard Arnold, Patrick Stewart, Eva Mathews, Arun Koyyur Organizations: REUTERS, Manchester, soccer, Sky News, Old, U.S, Reuters, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Premier League, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, United, Bengaluru

☆ Man Utd CEO Arnold to leave club ahead of possible sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Soccer Football - Funeral of former England and Manchester United footballer Bobby Charlton - Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Britain - November 13, 2023 Manchester United CEO & director Richard Arnold arrives at Manchester Cathedral REUTERS/Phil Noble Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Manchester United PLC FollowNov 15 (Reuters) - Manchester United (MANU.N) CEO Richard Arnold will step down, the Premier League club said on Wednesday, ahead of the club's reported stake sale to British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe. General counsel and board director Patrick Stewart, who has been with the club for over 17 years, will be become interim CEO. Patrick Stewart's appointment as interim CEO would allow United's new joint owners to identify the right long-term candidate to run the club, Sky News reported, citing one source. Manchester United did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment on the rationale. Arnold will provide "transitional support" until the end of December, the club said, and they will start looking for a permanent CEO, United said in a statement.

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☆ David Cameron Makes Surprise Return to U.K. Government as Foreign Secretary
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Max Colchester | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

David Cameron, in a blue tie, departs 10 Downing Street after being appointed as foreign secretary. Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg NewsLONDON—U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named one of his predecessors, David Cameron , as foreign secretary, part of a surprise government shake-up aimed at dragging his Conservative Party back to the center ground as it languishes in the polls. Cameron—a Tory moderate who quit as prime minister after Britain voted to leave the European Union—will now take one of the government’s plum jobs after seven years in the political wilderness. He is the first former British prime minister to return to a cabinet post in more than 50 years.

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☆ Ratcliffe to invest extra $300 mln on top of 25% stake in Manchester United -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Anirban Sen | Thomson Reuters | Anirban Sen Is The Editor In Charge For U.S. M A At Reuters In New York | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Shares in United rose 4% to $18.85 on the news, which was first reported by Sky News. Manchester United declined to respond to a Reuters request for comment. Ratcliffe founded Ineos in 1998 and is the chemical group's chairman and chief executive officer, with a two-thirds stake. Record 20-time English champions, United have more than 650 million fans worldwide, according to market research firm Kantar. ($1 = 0.8110 pound)Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jim Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe, Glazer, Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al, Ineos, Erik ten Hag, Prerna Bedi, Shinjini Ganguli, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Premier, Sky News, Manchester United, Reuters, Forbes, Ligue, Nice, Swiss Super League, FC Lausanne, Racing Club Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ligue, Grenadiers, United, League, Premier League, Manchester City, Thomson Locations: Manchester, United, Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, Ineos, British, Bengaluru

☆ Erik ten Hag: Manchester United just can’t find winning formula under Dutch coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Michael Johnston | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It is below the standards you expect at Manchester United,” Ten Hag told reporters after Wednesday’s defeat. Rasmus Højlund joined Manchester United from Italian club Atalanta in August for a reported fee of $87.7 million. “You just can’t quite get the stability that Ferguson brought, and since then, people have come and gone,” Dutch football expert Michael Statham told CNN Sport. Manchester United manager Ten Hag has had a very public falling out with Jadon Sancho, who last played for the club in August. They are not thinking about strategic reviews or structures or whatever,” the United manager said before the Manchester derby on the weekend.

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☆ The escalating Israel-Hamas conflict raises risks of global market contagion, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mohamed Aly El-Erian, chief economic advisor for Allianz SE, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. El-Erian spoke alongside former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and economist Michael Spence, his co-authors for their book Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAs the Israel-Hamas war draws into into its fourth week, the risks to the global economy are rising, economist Mohamed el-Erian said Monday. The impact on global markets in response to the onset of the war was initially limited, as investors first assessed that the conflict was contained. "It is terrible in terms of economic prospects for the epicenter for the war," she said.

Persons: Mohamed Aly El, Erian, Gordon Brown, Michael Spence, Chris Ratcliffe, Mohamed el, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Israel, Kristalina Georgieva Organizations: Allianz, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg, Getty, AIM, Federal, International Monetary Fund Locations: London, Israel, Gaza, Dubai, Iran, Lebanon

☆ Microsoft Replaces Longtime CMO as It Enters ‘New Era of AI’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Katie Deighton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Software giant Microsoft said chief marketing officer Chris Capossela is leaving the company after 32 years, nearly 10 of which were spent in the top marketing job. Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg NewsMicrosoft has swapped out its long-serving chief marketing officer as it commits to branding itself as an AI company. The software giant on Thursday said chief marketing officer Chris Capossela is leaving the company after 32 years, nearly 10 of which were spent in the top marketing job.

Persons: Chris Capossela, Chris J, Ratcliffe Organizations: Microsoft, Bloomberg

☆ Man Utd predicts higher annual revenue as sale process drags on
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The English Premier League club, whose future ownership remains uncertain as the Glazer family explore a potential sale, did not give any update on that process, which started nearly a year ago. Manchester United expect revenue of between 650 million and 680 million pounds for the fiscal year to June 2024, compared with 648.4 million in 2022/23. The club forecast adjusted core profit of between 140 million and 165 million pounds, compared with 155 million in 2022/23. For the quarter ended June 30, Manchester United reported a net loss of nearly 3 million pounds ($3.50 million), compared with a loss of 71 million pounds a year earlier. Annual net losses narrowed by 75% to 29 million pounds.

Persons: Molly Darlington, Glazer, Jim Ratcliffe, Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al, Erik ten Hag, Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount, Andre Onana, Yadarisa, Shounak Dasgupta, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Manchester United, Leicester City, Champions League, English Premier League club, New York Stock Exchange, Inter Milan, European, League, Danish, Copenhagen, Manchester City, . Manchester United, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, Trafford, Qatar's, Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, Atalanta, Chelsea, Bengaluru

☆ The Billionaire Tycoon Who Can’t Stop Buying Sports Teams
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jim Ratcliffe , the British petrochemicals billionaire, was on a 5,000-mile motorcycle journey through the Andes a few years ago and feeling pretty bored with the state of sports. No one was really going after the biggest barriers in human performance anymore, he thought. Then, somewhere on the road in Argentina, he settled on a sporting achievement that actually excited him: Ratcliffe wanted to see someone run a marathon in under 2 hours. So he hired some of the best scientists in sports and the best marathoner in the world to make it happen. And in 2019, on a closed course in Vienna, Eliud Kipchoge ran 26.2 miles in 1 hour and 59 minutes.

Persons: Jim Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe, Eliud Kipchoge Locations: Argentina, Vienna

☆ Manchester United Shareholders May Have Scored After All
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jon Sindreu | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is the only remaining bidder for Manchester United soccer club. PHOTO: PETER BYRNE/ZUMA PRESSManchester United shareholders are acting like despondent soccer fans after video-refereeing technology disallows a goal. Yet they might still win the match. The British soccer club’s publicly traded Class A shares have lost roughly 10% of their value since the weekend, when it was widely reported that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is in talks to buy a 25% stake through his petrochemical company Ineos. The other bidder, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad al-Thani, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, dropped out.

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☆ Manchester United tumbles as Ratcliffe's stake bid report dents buyout hopes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ineos Chair Jim Ratcliffe would pay over $1.5 billion for the stake in Manchester United if his bid for the soccer club is accepted by the Glazer family that controls it, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing a person familiar with the matter. "Investors are clearly reacting with disappointment to expectations the Qatar deal for Manchester United will not go through," said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown. "Expectations for a flood of fresh funding into Man U's coffers for a new stadium and new players are being revised." Jassim informed the Glazer family a few days ago that he will not raise his bid of more than $6 billion for Manchester United, which had a market capitalization of $3.26 billion as of Friday's close. Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jim Ratcliffe, Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, Ineos, Glazer, Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown, Jassim, Sruthi Shankar, Shinjini Organizations: Manchester United, Reuters, Premier League, Hargreaves, Thomson Locations: Qatar, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pfizer, Lululemon, Manchester United, Rite Aid and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pfizer , Moderna , BioNTech — Shares of Pfizer dropped 1.3% after the company slashed its full-year revenue guidance by $9 billion, noting waning demand for its Covid treatment and vaccine. Following the guidance cut, Jefferies upgraded Pfizer on Monday, citing an attractive buying opportunity. Vaccine markers Moderna and BioNTech also dropped premarket, losing 4.1% and 5%, respectively. Colgate-Palmolive — The consumer products stock gained more than 1% in premarket trading after Stifel upgraded Colgate-Palmolive to buy from hold. The firm cited the stock's attractive valuation and the rapid and profitable growth of TAL's non-academic tutoring business as catalysts.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lululemon, Pfizer, News Corp, Charles Schwab and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pfizer — Shares rallied 3.61% following an upgrade by Jeffries to buy from hold. The firm sees an attractive buying opportunity after Pfizer cut its full-year guidance last week on slumping vaccine sales. Alignment Healthcare — Shares soared 17.22% after being upgraded to strong buy from outperform by Raymond James. Tal Education — The education technology stock popped 6.73% after UBS upgraded shares to a buy rating, citing an attractive valuation and tailwinds from Tal Education's nonacademic tutoring business. Greenbrier — Shares of the transportation services company gained 3.81% Monday morning after Susquehanna upgraded the stock to a positive rating.

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☆ British Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe Nears Deal to Buy Minority Stake in Manchester United
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Ben Dummett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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The move leaves the remaining bidder for Manchester United, Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe, in a stronger position. The exact value that Ratcliffe's bid infers on Manchester United could not be learned, but the sources said it was higher than Jassim's offer of more than $6 billion. Manchester United is currently valued by the stock market at $3.3 billion. Representatives for Jassim declined to comment while Manchester United and Ratcliffe representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Record 20-time English champions, Manchester United has over 650 million fans worldwide, according to market research firm Kantar.

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☆ Exclusive: Ratcliffe would pay more than $1.5 bln for 25% Manchester United stake-source
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Anirban Sen | Thomson Reuters | Anirban Sen Is The Editor In Charge For U.S. M A At Reuters In New York | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

That is slightly higher than a rival offer from Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani for $100% of the Premier League club. Manchester United is currently valued by the stock market at $3.3 billion. Sheikh Jassim informed the Glazer family in the last few days that he would not be raising his bid further. Ratcliffe has offered to be in charge of hiring and managing talent at Manchester United should his bid prevail, the source said. Manchester United and Ratcliffe did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Jim Ratcliffe, Glazer, Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al, Sheikh Jassim, Ratcliffe, Malcolm Glazer, Ineos, Todd Boehly, Erik ten Hag, Anirban Sen, Greg Roumeliotis, Sandra Maler, Diane Craft Organizations: Manchester United Plc, Manchester United, Premier League, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Forbes, Ligue, Nice, Swiss Super League, FC Lausanne, Racing Club Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ligue, Grenadiers, Chelsea Football Club, Clearlake, Manchester, League, Manchester City, Thomson Locations: Qatar's, Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, Manchester, Ineos, British, New York

☆ 2023 on track to be the hottest year as September shatters heat records
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Northern Hemisphere may be transitioning into fall, but there has been no let up from extreme heat. New data shows last month was the hottest September – the fourth consecutive month of such unprecedented heat – putting 2023 firmly on track to be the hottest year in recorded history. That’s well above the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold to which countries aim to limit global warming under the Paris Climate Agreement. The extreme September “has pushed 2023 into the dubious honor of first place – on track to be the warmest year and around 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial average temperatures,” Burgess said. The significant margin by which heat records are being broken matters, she told CNN.

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☆ British Museum asks public to help recover stolen treasures
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The British Museum is appealing to the public in its efforts to recover some of the 2,000 artifacts it believes were stolen from its collections. “We’re dealing with lots of honest people who will return stolen items,” he told BBC Radio 4 last month. “Others may not.”The British Museum said it is working with experts, including "leading figures in the study of gems and jewelry,” to recover the stolen items. Founded in 1753, the British Museum is home to countless precious artifacts including the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Sculptures. But we’re cleaning up the mess and we’re going to be that British museum that I think the nation and the world can be proud of.”

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Washington CNN —In her new book “Enough,” former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson paints the closing days of the Trump White House as even more chaotic and lawless than she previously disclosed in her shocking televised testimony last summer. “We killed Herman Cain,” Meadows told Hutchinson and asked for his wife’s phone number. Unlike White House communications director Alyssa Farah, who resigned on December 3, 2020, or deputy White House press secretary Sarah Matthews, who left on January 6, 2021, Hutchinson remained. In the summer of 2017, Trump’s first year in office, Hutchinson was an intern in Sen. Ted Cruz’s office. It turns out, Hutchinson writes, that she coordinated with Farah, who is now a CNN political commentator, telling her everything she knew.

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☆ The CIA Politicizes Intelligence on China and Covid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( John Ratcliffe | Cliff Sims | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Review & Outlook: More evidence that the coronavirus may have escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology catches up to those who derided the possibility of a man-made Chinese origin. (02/27/23) Images: AP/Reuters Composite: Mark KellyA Central Intelligence Agency whistleblower claims that the CIA rigged a report on the origins of Covid-19 to exonerate China. According to the allegation, the most senior member of a seven-member CIA analysis team “was the lone officer to believe COVID-19 originated through zoonosis.” His six colleagues thought the intelligence and science “were sufficient to make a low confidence assessment” that the disease came from a lab leak.

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