By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Muhammad Ali teams up with Under Armour for new boxing range

February 18, 2015

Muhammad Ali may be 73 years old and 33 years retired, but that hasn’t stopped the boxing icon from being one of the most marketable athletes around. Under Armour has teamed up with the legend of the ring in a multiyear agreement with Ali’s management Authentic Brands Group. Ali’s brand will appear [...]
Qatar 2022 World Cup a “done deal” to be held in November

February 18, 2015

The 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar is a "done deal" to be held in November and December, according to reports. Despite initially promising to hold the tournament in its traditional summer slot with the help of state of the art cooling-down technology, Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said last year that the event would [...]
Samsung to take on Apple in mobile payments sector with purchase of LoopPay

February 18, 2015

Samsung has purchased LoopPay, a mobile wallet company that will rival Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The South Korean tech company has not disclosed the price of the deal it proclaimed will “accelerate the next wave of innovation in the digital smart wallet”. The move suggests that Samsung is ready to compete [...]
Former Apple boss quits role at Monsoon after two years

February 18, 2015

Monsoon chief executive John Browett has quit after two years in the job to pursue other opportunities. The former boss Dixons Retail has had an eventful few years after leaving the electricals giant in 2012 to join Apple as head of retail. However, his stay at Apple’s US headquarters was short-lived and he [...]
Federal Reserve cautious of raising interest rates against backdrop of economic growth

February 18, 2015

The Federal Reserve’s policy committee reaffirmed its cautious approach to raising interest rates after voting in unison against the measure in January. Minutes from the January meeting reveal that the majority of the committee were wary of hiking rates too soon and hampering growth in the US economy. However, the group was less unified [...]
Sterling hits new seven-year high against Euro following hints of interest rate hike

February 18, 2015

The UK’s pound jumped more than one per cent against the euro today to €1.36, reaching its strongest level since January 2008 after the Bank of England hinted it could lower interest rates in the next few months. The seven-year high for sterling against the eurozone currency came after minutes from the Bank [...]
Hilton shares dip as strengthening dollar spells tough 2015 for US hotels

February 18, 2015

Hilton Worldwide Holdings’ share price has dipped in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange as it said a stronger dollar could spell tough times ahead. Shares fell by as much as 2.5 per cent in early trading to $27.9 per share. The figures Hilton’s results for the 2014 calendar year show the hotel group [...]
Warren Buffett sheds $3.9bn Exxon Mobil stake as oil prices tumble

February 17, 2015

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway shed its holding in Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter of 2014 as the company reacted to tumbling oil prices. Berkshire had held 41m shares worth $3.9bn (£2.5bn) in Exxon and 471,994 shares in Conoco as recently as the end of September, but a regulatory filing has revealed that [...]
Why the Apple Watch should obliterate sales records for wearable tech

February 17, 2015

Apple is banking on its new Apple Watch being a breakthrough device for the wearable tech sector after ordering between 5m – 6m units from its Asian supplier. An April launch date for the product has been set by Tim Cook who said in Apple’s earnings call last month that his “expectations are [...]
Here’s everything we know about Tesco’s new chairman, John Allan

February 17, 2015

After a four-month search, Tesco has finally revealed who will replace Sir Richard Broadbent as chairman. John Allan was chosen after “a deep and thorough process” to lead the supermarket's board as it attempts to recover from a wretched 2014. Allan, who commented that he was “very pleased to be taking on this role at such a [...]

School of Hard Knocks and Investec celebrate spring rugby tournament

School of Hard Knocks and Investec celebrate spring rugby tournament

Barbican Centre: the brutalist landmark weaving art into everyday London life.

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