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Trump Says TikTok Has 'A Lot Of Potential Buyers,' Deal To Come Before Saturday Deadline
Monday, March 31, 2025 - 10:13am | 433President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that an agreement to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations to a non-Chinese buyer is expected to be finalized before the April 5 deadline. The Details: President Trump set the Saturday deadline for a sale in January under a 2024 law requiring ByteDance...
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Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Joins Frank McCourt's TikTok Bid Amid Competition From MrBeast, Jesse Tinsley, And Reid Rasner
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 1:05am | 526Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) co-founder and venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian has joined Frank McCourt's bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, as competition intensifies with rival groups that include YouTube star Jimmy Donalson, aka MrBeast, tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley, and Wyoming investor Reid...
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JD Vance 'Quarterbacking' TikTok Deal: Will His Venture Capital Experience Secure A Win?
Monday, February 10, 2025 - 3:13pm | 1073Vice President J.D. Vance is being put in charge of overseeing a deal to save TikTok after President Donald Trump changed his mind and decided to temporarily save the Chinese social media app. What Happened: Vance, who is a former venture capitalist, is being tasked with helping land the best deal...
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Kevin O'Leary Joins The People's Bid For TikTok As Pending Ban Looms
Monday, January 6, 2025 - 7:50pm | 602Investor and entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary, known for his appearances on "Shark Tank," announced on Monday he joined forces with The People's Bid for TikTok in an attempt to purchase the social media platform before the Jan. 19 deadline for a sale. The Details: O'Leary declared the move in a press...
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McCourt Finally Selling LA Dodgers
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 11:51am | 506If you thought your divorce sucked, you need to hear about Frank McCourt's. While many splitting couples fight over the house and the cars, not to mention who gets stuck with gets to take the kids, Frank and Jamie McCourt had to figure out how to split a baseball team in half. And for years,...
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More News On Dodgers Bankruptcy
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 1:52pm | 104More news is coming out from the L.A. Dodgers bankruptcy. Michelle Steele, Bloomberg's sports reporter, tweeted that Frank McCourt went to 7 different lenders for debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing before ultimately receiving the $150 million loan from J.P. Morgan's Highbridge Capital. Earlier...
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Dodgers File For Bankruptcy
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 8:50am | 31Baseball's L.A. Dodgers have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to CNBC. The Dodgers, owned by Frank McCourt and his ex-wife Jamie, have had trouble with finances since the McCourts divorce.
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MLB Takes Control of LA Dodgers Franchise
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:30pm | 206Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced Wednesday he is appointing a trustee to oversee and manage the famous Dodgers franchise, marking another strange turn in an already bizarre story of sex, lies and and financial disaster. "I have taken this action because of my deep concerns regarding the...