By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders met with young labor organizers from Starbucks and Minor League Baseball among others at the White House on Monday[...]
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Kering boss Pinault in talks to buy majority of Hollywood agency CAA -source
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) -Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake to French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault in a deal that could value the Hollywood talent agenc[...]
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Disney wants to keep ESPN, could offload some traditional TV assets – Iger
(Reuters) -Walt Disney wants to keep ESPN and will look for strategic partners to form a joint venture or buy a stake in the sports network to help take it directly to consumers, CEO Robert Iger said[...]
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FC Barcelona plans to list digital unit on Nasdaq via SPAC -Expansion
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona plans to list its digital unit Barca Media on the Nasdaq Stock Market through the creation of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), ne[...]
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Manchester United raises annual forecast amid Champions League return
(Reuters) – Manchester United on Tuesday raised its forecasts for annual revenue and adjusted profit, betting on strong commercial and matchday income as the English football club returns to the[...]
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Fracas in Vegas? Musk, Zuckerberg talk cage match in social media bluster
By Hyunjoo Jin and Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Forget about famed boxing bouts like the Rumble in the Jungle or the Thrilla in Manila — billionaire social media moguls Elon Mu[...]
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Factbox-Hyundai’s plans for EVs, restructuring in China
(Reuters) – Hyundai Motor, the No. 3 global automaker by sales with its affiliate Kia Corp, outlined plans on Tuesday for a deepened push into battery development, steps to cut the cost of new e[...]
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Exclusive-Manchester United discusses granting exclusivity to Qatari Sheikh in $6 billion-plus sale -sources
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) – English football club Manchester United is negotiating granting exclusivity to the consortium led by Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani in talks to sell it[...]
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Potential Olympics sponsorship deal tests LVMH heir Antoine Arnault
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – The final shape of LVMH’s likely Olympics sponsorship rests on Antoine Arnault, one of LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault’s five children and h[...]
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