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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Alibaba IPO: Jack Ma disappoints investors by missing London roadshow

September 17, 2014

Jack Ma left capital-based investors disappointed by failing to turn up for the London leg of Alibaba’s international roadshow this afternoon. Alibaba was in town this afternoon ahead of its much-anticipated IPO, widely expected to be the biggest in history, but company founder and chairman Jack Ma was not present. In an attempt [...]
Scottish independence referendum: Yes campaign wins the social media battle

September 17, 2014

The polls have it too close to call ahead of a historic vote, but the Yes campaign for the Scottish independence referendum has been the undisputed winner in the social media PR battle. Those belonging to the Yes campaign have been three times as active on social media than the No campaign, according to [...]
Dollar jumps against Euro and Yen to 2014 highs after Fed committ to low interest rates

September 17, 2014

The dollar has risen to new highs for the year against the euro and the yen in late afternoon trading, despite the Fed's announcement today that it would keep interest rates at near-zero levels in 2015. Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen delivered a dovish speech in which she insisted interest rates would stay low [...]
Federal Reserve: US interest rates to remain near zero

September 17, 2014

The Federal Reserve has stuck to its pledge to keep interest rates near zero for a "considerable time" after its asset purchase program ends next month. In a statement following the Fed’s Open Market Committee, the US central bank also announced it had sliced a further $10bn from the programme, leaving it with monthly [...]
Apple to reveal new iPads and OS X Yosemite at event next month

September 17, 2014

Apple, apparently not content with two new iPhones, its first smart watch, and trolling iTunes users with a U2 album, could be set to unveil two new iPads next month. The tech giant will announce the sixth iteration of the iPad, the third version of the iPad Mini, and OS X Yosemite, the latest [...]
PayPal’s Peter Thiel: “Twitter workers smoke a lot of pot”

September 17, 2014

Has the co-founder of Paypal just effectively accused Twitter's workforce of being high on the job? Peter Thiel, an early investor in Facebook, was speaking on American cable channel CNBC when he suggested that “there’s a lot of pot smoking going on” at Twitter's headquarters. Thiel said: Twitter’s hard to evaluate. They [...]
Liverpool net €1m with last-gasp winner

September 16, 2014

Steven Gerrard earned Liverpool €500,000 (£398,000) with his last-gasp penalty against Ludogorets Razgrad in the Champions League on Tuesday night. With one swipe of the boot the Liverpool captain won his side three points, detonated an atom bomb of ecstasy in the Kop, and doubled the club’s earnings from the evening. Clubs in [...]
Scottish independence: New poll shows dip in support for No

September 16, 2014

A new poll has shown that support for Scottish independence has risen to 48 per cent. The poll, conducted by the Telegraph and Research agency Opinium, demonstrates that the result of Thursday’s vote remains almost too close to call. Compared to a poll published last week, Telegraph/Opinium say support for independence has risen [...]
Ultrasonic share price plummets as CEO goes missing with cash

September 16, 2014

Two of the most senior figures in a Chinese footwear firm have vanished, along with most of the company’s cash funds. Chief executive officer (CEO) and chief operating officer (COO) of Ultrasonic AG have been missing “since the weekend”, while the company’s cash has been transferred out of China and Hong Kong and beyond [...]
Phones 4u administrator could sell parts of the business to Vodafone and EE

September 16, 2014

The administrator for Phones 4u is in talks to sell off parts of its business to EE and Vodafone, according to reports. The two mobile operators recently withdrew their business in Phones 4u, causing the high street mobile retailer to collapse into administration. The Financial Times has reported that the same two companies are now [...]

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