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  1. A Qatar-backed bid for Manchester United collapsed, leaving more off-field uncertainty for the soccer giant
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  3. America looks set to tighten its already strict rules around exporting high-tech semiconductor technology to China

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Man Ununited

What’s going on here?

A major bid to buy Manchester United fell apart, leaving the world-famous English soccer team waiting on the bench.

What does this mean?

Manchester United’s been in the headlines for a few reasons. David Beckham revisited his glory days with the soccer club in his Netflix documentary, and the team’s currently off to one of its worst starts to a season since the Premier League – the highest level of soccer in the UK – started over 30 years ago. And off-the-pitch antics have been just as enthralling: after a Qatar-based banker withdrew his bid to buy the club, British business titan Jim Ratcliffe stepped in. Mind you, he’s only willing to take a 25% stake for a reported £1.3 billion ($1.6 billion). That might value the club at $6.4 billion, more than Friday’s closing valuation, but it wouldn’t inject the type of debt-clearing riches United supporters and shareholders were hoping for.

Why should I care?

For markets: The best seats in the house.

Manchester United shares fall into two classes: “A” shares that everyone can buy, and “B” shares that are split between six members of the Glazer family. But this time, there isn’t much power in numbers: when it comes to weighing in on club decisions, “A” shares count for one vote each while “B” ones count for ten. And while it is common for American firms in particular to divide shares like this, Succession-style off-field drama doesn’t seem to jibe with success on the pitch.

The bigger picture: Go (American) sports!

American sports franchises rake in the money, with savvy businesses holding the rights for everything from stadium-packing concerts to television rights. In fact, American sports teams dominate the ranks of the world’s most valuable, despite most of them relying on a mainly all-American viewership. Soccer, though, is played all over the world. And with US owners snapping up around half of the Premier League’s teams, American money-makers clearly believe there are dollars to be won from the soccer pitch.

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Your Ace In The Hole: Eight Things Poker Can Teach You About Investing
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Investing is all about playing your cards right, and so is, well, playing cards.

It’s maybe not surprising, then, that some of the most successful investors of all time are also astute poker players.

In fact, an academic study found that hedge fund managers who do well in poker tournaments also boast significantly better investment returns.

So I decided to spend some time around a green felt table, and came away with eight lessons from poker that you can use to improve your investing game.

That’s today’s Insight: eight things poker can teach you about investing.

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What’s going on here?

The US is making it even harder for China to get its hands on tantalizing American chips, according to recent news.

What does this mean?

The US announced a swathe of controls designed to limit China’s access to advanced chips around a year ago, but it’s not stopping there. Concerned that China’s on a mission to beef up its military arsenal using stateside tech, the US just clamped down even harder on exporting AI-compatible graphics chips and the complex chipmaking machines that can churn them out. But it might not be that easy: Chinese firms seem to have been getting their hands on Uncle Sam’s finest tech by routing it through other countries, and America's clocked on.

Why should I care?

For markets: Nvidia could be collateral.

US-based Nvidia’s been riding the AI wave all the way to the bank, giving its shareholders something to rave about. But these tighter chip controls could be a dampener: China accounts for 20 to 25% of Nvidia’s data center revenue, and Chinese firms may also have plumped up sales by stocking up in fear of even tighter restrictions. And sure, as a top dog in the tech world, Nvidia can probably rely on businesses elsewhere to keep it coasting. But if its Chinese buyers drop off for even a month or two, the short-term impact could tip the firm’s stock price off its podium.

The bigger picture: The world’s a complicated place.

Tensions between the US and China are just a fraction of the geopolitical risks that today’s investors have to contend with. But remember, stock markets tend to wrangle their way through even the most testing environments if you give them enough time. So stay focused on the long-term outlook rather than current market turmoil, and make sure your portfolio’s diversified enough to hold its own throughout heightened volatility.

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