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Robinhood lets Brits lend shares for extra income in bid to grow international footprint

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Online brokerage platform Robinhood on Wednesday launched a share lending program in the U.K. that would allow consumers there to earn passive income on stocks they own, in the company’s latest bid to grow market share abroad. The stock trading app, which launched in the U.K. last November after two previous attempts to enter the […]

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Tony Bloom interview: Brighton's £195m splurge, Hurzeler so far, and why De Zerbi didn't work long-term

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Brighton & Hove Albion splashed out almost £200million in the transfer window this summer. That was the second-biggest spend in world football, behind only Chelsea, and brought in nine new signings. They had the biggest net spend across the game globally of £139million ($182m), which was at least £35m more than any other Premier League

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Yankees noncommittal on Clay Holmes' closer role as he allows walk-off grand slam

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The day after the trade deadline, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters he was comfortable with Clay Holmes as his closer and did not enter the marketplace looking to replace him. It could be a decision that lingers well after the season is over. The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired

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Braves' Chris Sale surpasses 200 strikeouts, adds to Cy Young resume in his resurgent season

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ATLANTA — He’s a Cy Young Award frontrunner at a time when many believed such a possibility had passed for Chris Sale. At 35, the lanky left-hander is such a fierce, formidable force that he breathes life into the Atlanta Braves’ lofty postseason ambitions every time he goes to the mound. “I’m having a blast

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Bears 'Hard Knocks' takeaways: Ryan Poles' emotion comes through in final episode

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The fifth and final episode of “Hard Knocks” featured Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus navigating final cuts. It’s how the series usually ends each season. We know who got cut, who made it and who’s on the practice squad, but “Hard Knocks” takes us inside some of those conversations. Don’t

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Canadiens' Cole Caufield to wear No. 13 in honor of Johnny Gaudreau

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Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield will be changing his number from 22 to 13 this season to honor the late Johnny Gaudreau, Caufield announced Tuesday. Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed last Thursday in a traffic crash while riding bicycles in New Jersey, sending the hockey world into a state of mourning. The tragedy

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Asian chip stocks fall after Nvidia sell-off on Wall Street overnight

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Asia’s semiconductor and associated stocks slipped Wednesday morning, following a steep plunge in Nvidia’s share price in the U.S. overnight. In the U.S., chipmaker Nvidia plunged more than 9% in regular trading, leading semiconductor stocks lower amid a sell-off on Wall Street. Economic data published Tuesday resurfaced jitters about the health of the U.S. economy. Nvidia shares

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How 49ers’ Trent Williams forfeited millions in fines — and cashed in big time

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The stare down and holdout is over. Trent Williams and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a restructured three-year contract that’s vaulted the star left tackle back up the positional pay ranking and guaranteed him $48 million at signing. “I didn’t think that it would get this drawn out, but

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49ers' Ricky Pearsall wanted to assure teammates he was OK — so he showed up at work

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It has to be fake. That was Jacob Cowing’s reaction Saturday afternoon to the initial social media posts claiming that San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall had been shot in the chest during a robbery attempt in downtown San Francisco. After all, Cowing had just spoken with Pearsall, his fellow

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