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Sky Sports News understands there is now a growing feeling Benjamin Sesko wants to join Manchester United over rival bidders Newcastle.There is no club-to-club agreement yet – but Man Utd remain in talks with RB Leipzig over a deal after making an offer worth an initial £65m plus £8.9m in add-ons. Newcastle have also been working on a deal for Sesko, and earlier on Tuesday made a second bid of £69.7m plus add-ons, which was higher than Manchester United’s – after an initial offer of just under £70m (€80m) plus add-ons.Newcastle have tried everything to get a deal done and…

Asia markets close in the greenAsia Pacific markets ended the trading day in the green.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.6% to 40,794.86, while the Topix added 1.02% to end the trading day at 2,966.57.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.84% higher at 8,843.7. Mainland China’s CSI 300 ended the 0.24% higher at 4,113.49.South Korea’s Kospi was flat at 3,198.14.— Lee Ying ShanHonda Motor quarterly profit halves, missing estimates as U.S. auto tariffs biteJapanese auto giant Honda’s first quarter operating profits fell 50% year over year on Wednesday, missing estimates due to U.S. auto tariffs and a stronger yen.In the first quarter of its fiscal year, which ended…

With Opendoor shares up almost fivefold since the beginning of July and trading volumes hitting record levels, CEO Carrie Wheeler thanked investors for their “enthusiasm” on Tuesday’s earnings call.”I want to acknowledge the great deal of interest in Opendoor lately and that we’re grateful for it,” Wheeler said, even as the stock sank more than 20% after hours. “We appreciate your enthusiasm for what we’re building, and we’re listening intently to your feedback.”Prior to its recent surge, Opendoor’s stock had been mostly abandoned, falling as low as 51 cents in late June. The situation was so dire that the company…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday told investors that there’s an opportunity to buy Spotify after its recent pullback.”Even though Spotify’s latest quarter did indeed come up short — no one’s denying that — I think the total breakdown in the stock has created a tremendous buying opportunity, and this is a genuinely great franchise,” he said.Spotify disappointed Wall Street when it reported earnings last week. The music streamer missed revenue estimates, with a particular shortfall in ad-supported business, and posted weak guidance. Shares dropped more than 11% the day of the report. The stock remains up 44.62% year-to-date.Although Spotify fell…

Southeast Asians are skipping trips to the United States this year — for a variety of reasons.Singaporeans, however, are rejecting it at greater levels than others, a survey of 6,000 regional travelers showed.  The survey commissioned by CNBC Travel showed 7% of Singaporeans said their interest in visiting the U.S. increased this year, while more than half (55%) said their interest had decreased.  Both numbers veer sharply from the 44% of Southeast Asian respondents who said their interest in the U.S. increased this year, and the 18% who said it fell, according to the survey conducted by the market research…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers…DAILY MIRROR Alexander Isak was in limbo on Tuesday night, with the wantaway Newcastle striker fearing that Benjamin Sesko could scupper his dream move to Liverpool. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports News’ Keith Downie reflects on Manchester United’s bid for RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko after Newcastle United submitted a higher offer Liverpool have no plans to return with a third Marc Guehi bid after seeing two approaches rebuffed Barcelona face a race against time to sell players to make room for Marcus Rashford in their…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday pushed back against a downbeat sentiment he has felt on Wall Street, saying “knee-jerk negativity” is making investors lose money.”In this business we’re supposed to care about companies and their profits, and the profits are, indeed, bountiful,” he said. “Yet the investing class is so scared and so negative because they buy into the narrative that everything’s about to roll over.”The averages pulled back on Tuesday as investors worried about weaker-than-expected economic data and President Donald Trump’s imminent plans to announce more tariffs. The S&P 500 dipped 0.49%, the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.65% and the…

Kick It Out received almost 1,400 reports of discrimination during the 2024/25 season, the anti-discrimination charity has revealed.There were 1,398 reports of abuse, which is a new record high, up from 1,332 in the 2023/24 campaign.The data shows a rise in sexism, transphobia and faith-based abuse, with racism remaining the most reported form of discrimination.There was a big spike in misogyny, with the number of complaints rising by 67 per cent, with a rise also in youth football.Kick It Out chief executive Samuel Okafor said: “These figures show that discrimination remains deeply embedded across the game, but the rise in…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 6, 2025. Jeenah Moon | ReutersStocks rose Wednesday, thanks to a jump in Apple, as investors analyzed the latest batch of corporate earnings.The S&P 500 gained 0.73% to close at 6,345.06, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.21% and settled at 21,169.42. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 81.38 points, or 0.18%, ending at 44,193.12.Apple climbed 5% after a White House official confirmed to CNBC that the iPhone maker is going to boost its investment in domestic manufacturing by $100 billion. That brings…

Charles Liang, CEO of Super Micro, speaks at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 1, 2023.Walid Berrazeg | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSuper Micro Computer shares slid 15% in extended trading on Tuesday after the server maker reported disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter results and issued weak quarterly earnings guidance.Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: 41 cents adjusted vs. 44 cents expectedRevenue: $5.76 billion vs. $5.89 billion expectedSuper Micro’s revenue increased 7.5% during the quarter, which ended on June 30, according to a statement. Net income of $195.2 million, or 31 cents…