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Kushner family in talks to buy Miami Marlins baseball team: reports

Kushner family in talks to buy Miami Marlins baseball team: reports

Published 10/02/2017

Sep 26, 2016- Miami, FL, USA- Miami Marlins teammates celebrate after defeating the New York Mets 7-3 at Marlins Park. Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

The Kushner family, relatives of President Donald Trump through son-in-law Jared Kushner, is in talks to buy the Miami Marlins baseball team, media said on Thursday.

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Nasdaq plans venture arm to invest in financial technology: sources

Nasdaq plans venture arm to invest in financial technology: sources

Published 09/02/2017

FILE PHOTO - People walk outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York's Times Square, July 23, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Exchange operator Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) plans to set up a venture capital arm to invest in financial technology companies that can help grow its own businesses, two people familiar with the plans told Reuters.

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Bollore`s raider reputation rattles Berlusconis in battle of billionaires

Published 13/08/2016

File photo of Vincent Bollore, Chairman of media group Vivendi, reacts during the company's shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

When French tycoon Vincent Bollore backed out of a deal to buy the pay-TV business of Italian broadcaster Mediaset (MS.MI), and instead proposed to take a large slice of the parent company itself, investors feared he was plotting another stealth raid.

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