The metals tycoon at the centre of a $577mn writedown

Two scoops to begin: First, France’s Tikehau Capital has secured €400mn in backing from two of the secretive founding households of beer large Anheuser-Busch InBev to assist gas the subsequent stage of the €38bn alternate options supervisor’s worldwide growth. Subsequent, Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi is getting ready a blockbuster $3.75bn takeover bid for Tottenham Hotspur,…

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Berkshire Hathaway cuts Activision stake as Microsoft deal flounders

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its wager on Activision Blizzard in late 2022, because the online game maker’s agreed takeover by Microsoft struggled within the face of regulatory scrutiny. Berkshire bought 7.4mn shares, or 12 per cent of its place, in Activision within the fourth quarter. The gross sales by the sprawling industrials-to-insurance conglomerate lowered…

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Liberty Global buys 5% stake in Vodafone

Liberty World, the US group chaired by “cable cowboy” John Malone, has purchased a virtually 5 per cent stake in Vodafone, because it bets that forthcoming offers and restructuring will revive the beleaguered UK telecoms group. Denver-based Liberty World has acquired 1.3bn shares, representing 4.92 per cent of share capital, financed principally by means of…

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Live news: Singapore GDP grows less than expected as global slowdown bites

Hanging ambulance employees stand on a picket line at London’s Waterloo Ambulance Station final Friday. The strike impacts solely non-life-threatening calls © Carl Courtroom/Getty Photographs It’s one other week of British industrial unrest. Civil servants on the Driver and Car Licensing Company may even strike on Monday, adopted on Wednesday by college employees — though…

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