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

Manchester United share price rise could see the club generate more revenue than four season’s worth of player sales

July 31, 2014

The Glazer family is set to sell 5% of Manchester United. In news that will delight the suits in the boardrooms of Old Trafford and be met with indifference in the stands, it was announced yesterday that the American owners of the Premier League club could raise up to $150m (£88.7m) by the sale [...]
Shell share price jumps as firm pledges to reward investors after profits double

July 31, 2014

Royal Dutch Shell will buy back over $30bn (£17.7bn) of shares and dividends. The Anglo-Dutch oil company made the promise after it was announced that it had doubled second quarter profits. Shell’s $5.1bn second quarter earnings, as measured on a current cost of supplies basis, beat analysts’ expectations and marked a 33 per [...]
Bolt: Everything you need to know about the new Instagram app to rival Snapchat

July 30, 2014

Bolt is the new instant messaging app from Instagram. Available on iOS and Android, the app allows users to send photos to their friends with one tap. On Bolt, your friends are listed at the bottom of a camera screen and their icons act as the shutter. Click on their face, send them the photo. [...]
Real Madrid beaten by Barcelona as Catalans announce record-breaking revenue

July 30, 2014

FC Barcelona have announced a record annual revenue of €530m (£395m), the highest in sporting history. The record had previously belonged to Barcelona’s arch-rivals Real Madrid, who enjoyed an annual revenue of €521m last season. Madrid are yet to announce their revenue for the 2013/2014 season and although they could well reclaim top spot [...]
LA Clippers vs Manchester United: How does the $2bn sale compare to other sporting takeovers?

July 30, 2014

The LA Clippers will become the most expensive franchise in NBA history after a California superior court judge approved the $2bn (£1.2bn) sale to Mircosoft's former chief executive Steve Ballmer. Until now, the largest sale price for an NBA franchise was just $550m – the cost of the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards takeovers [...]

Starmer hails ‘seismic’ Scotland by-election win as pressure mounts on SNP

FTSE 100 live: Tui delisting, Ten buyout, British American writedown

Debate: should we use age verification tech for pornography?

Brentford confirm that owner Matthew Benham is exploring a sale

A round-up of City A.M.’s Black Friday deals across beauty, fashion and nutrition

KPMG UK: Sustainable Growth

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