Seamus Coleman of Everton gives the team instructions during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Burnley FC at Goodison Park on April 06, 2024 in Liverpool, England.Matt Mcnulty | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesLONDON — The investment group run by U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin on Monday agreed to buy Everton F.C., potentially ending years of uncertainty for the struggling English Premier League soccer club.The deal is subject to regulatory approval from the EPL, the Football Association, and Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority.A spokesperson for The Friedkin Group, a privately held consortium of businesses with Chairman and CEO Dan…
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An hour after the final whistle has blown on Sunderland 1-0 Middlesbrough, Chris Rigg re-emerges onto the pitch where he has just settled a local derby with a piece of improvised magic, a backheel from nowhere that has made a stadium gasp and a national audience take note.The netting has been taken down and Sunderland’s groundsmen are mowing the grass noisily behind Rigg, but the boy who was 17 in June agrees to be taken back through his brilliant moment with The Athletic.Even he seems slightly surprised when talking us through it, but then a winner of this type is…
China’s central bank supplied 14-day cash to its banking system for the first time in months on Monday and at a lower interest rate, signaling its intent to further ease monetary conditions.Jiang Qiming | China News Service | Getty ImagesChina’s central bank supplied 14-day cash to its banking system for the first time in months on Monday and at a lower interest rate, signaling its intent to further ease monetary conditions.The People’s Bank of China injected 234.6 billion yuan ($33.29 billion) into the banking system through open market operations, saying it wanted to “keep quarter-end liquidity adequate at a reasonable level in the banking system”.The PBOC added 160.1 billion…
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate cuts after last week’s half percentage point reduction.”I think after 50 basis points, we’re still in a net tight position,” Kashkari said in a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview. “So I was comfortable taking a larger first step, and then as we go forward, I expect, on balance, we will probably take smaller steps unless the data changes materially.”In a decision that came as at least a mild surprise, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday voted to reduce its…
(This is a wrap-up of the key money moving discussions on CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange” exclusive for PRO subscribers. Worldwide Exchange airs at 5 a.m. ET each day) Investors are watching the trend in small caps and value stocks and how the Federal Reserve rate cut last week could impact that trade. Worldwide Exchange word of the day: Confidence Stephanie Link of Hightower said she’s constructive about the market, but still expects to see some volatility. The investor said she has confidence the Fed is engineering a soft landing and that corporate earnings are going to be better than expected. “I…
U.S. President Joe Biden announces increased tariffs on Chinese products to promote American investments and jobs in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Commerce Department on Monday proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns – a move that would effectively bar nearly all Chinese cars from entering the U.S. market.The planned regulation, first reported by Reuters, would also force American and other major automakers in the coming years to remove key Chinese software and hardware from vehicles in…
Ryan W. Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course, stands handcuffed after his arrest during a traffic stop near Palm City, Florida, U.S., September 15, 2024.Martin County Sheriff’s Office | Via ReutersFederal prosecutors on Monday said in a new court filing that Ryan Routh, the accused would-be assassin of Donald Trump, stalked the ex-president for a month before being arrested last week outside of his Florida golf course.The filing says that on Aug. 14, “Routh traveled from the Greensboro, North Carolina, area, to West Palm…
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. Paul Ellis | Afp | Getty ImagesLiverpool, ENGLAND — U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves vowed on Monday that Britain will not return to austerity, but said she would make hard choices as she lays out budget proposals next month.”It will be a budget with real ambition … a budget to deliver the change we promised. A budget to rebuild Britain,” she told a crowd of Labour party delegates Monday. “There will be no return to…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel – The chipmaker rose 4% on news that asset management company Apollo Global Management offered to make an equity-like investment of as much as $5 billion in Intel, according to a Bloomberg News report on Sunday. CNBC confirmed on Friday that Qualcomm had recently approached Intel about a takeover. Intel has lost more than half its value this year, and last reached an all-time high in the summer of 2000. Ciena – The networking software maker added more than 4% after a double upgrade by Citigroup to buy from sell…
An advertisement for Hugo Boss AG in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — European luxury stocks tumbled on Monday as analysts warned of a deteriorating demand outlook, particularly among high-spending Chinese consumers.Germany’s Hugo Boss was among the worst performers on the Stoxx 600 index by midday, down 4%, after analysts at Bank of America downgraded the stock to “underperform” from “buy.” The second half is set to present a tougher consumer backdrop with higher discounting, they said.”Following the post-Covid peak in consumption in 2022, luxury sector revenues have been sequentially slowing. The American consumer…
