FIFA cancels plan to sell World Cup stakes to private equity investors

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FIFA president nixes idea to sell stakes in World Cup to private equity investors

The president of World Cup organizer FIFA said Friday he’s nixing a much-criticized plan to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament to private equity investors. The plan to consolidate FIFA’s commercial and event operations into a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion is off the table, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement. … Read more

European soccer’s UEFA boycotts FIFA over plan to sell World Cup stake to investors led by Joshua Kushner

Every major European national soccer team threatened Thursday to collectively boycott competitions organized by global soccer’s nonprofit governing body FIFA over plans by the federation to sell off a minority stake in the World Cup tournament to private investors.  A source close to Joshua Kushner’s company, Thrive Capital, dismissed criticism over the firm’s involvement in … Read more

Nasdaq 100 slides into correction as global chip and memory stocks sell off

Chip stocks around the world sold off sharply on Tuesday, the latest chapter in the months long jitters surrounding artificial intelligence, memory and chip stocks. The sell off briefly pushed the Nasdaq-100 index into correction territory, which is a drop of 10% or more from its most recent record high. The influential index tracks the … Read more

Trump Media to sell faster access to top Truth Social accounts:

Washington — President Trump’s media company will sell faster access to Truth Social posts, where the president often announces policy updates and market-moving news.  Trump Media & Technology Group announced Thursday it will launch a Truth API data feed for Wall Street that provides “real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts.” It’s … Read more

Mamdani breaks silence on ‘perverted’ ally who helped sell Platner before scandal-plagued collapse

Maine Senate candidate’s top strategist laughs at vetting process Dan Moraff, top strategist for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, laughs when asked about his vetting process, admitting their firm missed controversial details. Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley criticizes the strategists for being ‘unserious,’ questioning the damage to public trust. Turley emphasizes the severe implications of … Read more

Georgia family says they’re forced to sell home to help power AI data centers: “It’s theft”

Sell your home, or the state will take it – that’s the ultimatum some homeowners in Georgia say they are facing amid the AI boom. Utility giant Georgia Power is planning to build a new transmission line to in part help power new data centers. It estimates 70-80% of the power on the new line … Read more

A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

A plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic — including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor — is facing pushback from the U.S. government, according to newly unsealed court documents. RMS Titanic Inc., the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck in the North … Read more