Ex-NSC official calls to defund ICC’s ‘kangaroo court’ over Netanyahu arrest bid: ‘We’re going to be next’
Former National Security Council official Richard Goldberg said the International Criminal Court (ICC) should defund its decision to seek an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before targeting the United States. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday that his office had accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yov Gallant, and […]
Brazil to host 2027 Women’s World Cup after seeing off European bid | Fifa
Brazil became the first South American country to host the event, defeating joint bids from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The host city for the 2027 Women’s World Cup was decided at the FIFA General Assembly. Brazil’s bid to host the 10th edition was supported by 119 member organizations, while Europe’s bid received 78 votes. […]
Billionaire Frank McCourt preparing to make bid for TikTok
Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt says he is forming a consortium to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations, forcing TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the popular platform. Well, it’s prohibited. In an announcement Wednesday, the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers said he had consulted with investment bank Guggenheim Securities to develop […]
Billionaire Frank McCourt organizing ‘people’s bid’ to buy TikTok
Former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai explains how the TikTok bill could come to fruition and how changes in party control could impact the regulatory environment. Billionaire Frank McCourt is assembling a consortium of investors. Buy TikTok The social media platform was sold from its China-based parent company ByteDance because it could be banned in the […]
Czech billionaire’s bid for Royal Mail is problematic from every angle | Nils Pratley
aDaniel Krzytinski’s new offer to the owners of Royal Mail is satisfactory on almost every aspect, including the price, the identity of the bidder and sketchy ‘promises’ to protect the UK postal service. It’s not something I can do. First, the terms of 370 pence per share, or £3.5 billion, look attractive if this government […]
Frank McCourt, billionaire real estate mogul and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner, mull bid to buy TikTok
Real estate billionaire Frank McCourt is set to buy TikTok as the app’s China-based parent company ByteDance faces a potential U.S. ban if it doesn’t sell the platform within the next year. We are organizing a bid for this. McCourt, the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and executive chairman of investment firm McCourt […]
Appeals Court Slaps Down Hunter Biden’s Bid To Dismiss Gun Charges
A federal appeals court unanimously rejected Hunter Biden’s bid Thursday to dismiss the three federal gun charges brought forth by Special Counsel David Weiss in late 2023. Weiss charged the president’s son on three counts in September 2023 for providing false statements and knowingly possessing the gun while he was addicted to drugs in relation […]
A rare hostile takeover bid in Europe's banking sector has shocked markets – CNBC
The logo outside the Banco Sabadell SA office in the Sabadell Bank Tower on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The board said on Monday that BBVA’s initial bid “significantly underestimated” the bank’s growth prospects, adding that a standalone strategy would create superior value. The bank reiterated this […]
BBVA Makes $12 Billion Hostile Bid for Sabadell After Snub – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has made an 11.5 billion euro ($12.4 billion) bid for Banque Sabadell directly to shareholders, but the Spanish government is concerned about job cuts and a decline in competitiveness. It was an unusually hostile move, with the government announcing its opposition. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg According to BBVA’s […]
Appeals Court Agrees To Consider Bid To Disqualify Fani Willis
The Georgia Court of Appeals agreed to reconsider an order declining to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants. Despite finding “a significant appearance of impropriety” in her actions, Judge Scott McAfee ruled in March that Willis could remain on the case if special […]