purchase
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That is raising doubts about the planned $4.1 billion purchase of life insurer Brighthouse Financial by Aquarian Holdings, an investment firm run by Rudy Sahay, a former executive at Guggenheim Partners, one of Walter’s companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
TWG Global — the holding company of Dodgers owner Mark Walter — rejected allegations of financial impropriety in the purchase and operation of the Dodgers and reiterated the team is not for sale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The relaxed rules on uniform branding mean parents can purchase more items from supermarkets and charity shops, said Save the Children's Meek-O'Connor.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
One final move is to purchase a Medicaid-compliant single-premium immediate annuity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Seven screamed as Thorn scrambled for purchase on a slippery rock.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Progress in Europe brings obvious financial rewards and there may be sales as well as purchases at Hearts in the closing days of the transfer window.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Demand for its extended-range EVs has softened as some buyers held off purchases ahead of model upgrades, while its push into the battery EV market hasn’t had the same traction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
A disclosure form, signed by the former House speaker on Aug. 21, showed purchases of 15,000 shares of Bloom Energy and 200 call options.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Record-breaking purchases of NBA, NFL and MLB teams are often initially considered overpays, yet soon are deemed bargains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Nowhere in that vast array of purchases from Mr. Hanson was a gun.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Shortly after Walter purchased the Lakers, sports business website Sportico determined that the average NBA team was worth $5.51 billion, a 20% increase in one year and a 113% surge since 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Separately, Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai and CEO Eddie Wu purchased around HK$202 million worth, according to regulatory filings lodged in Hong Kong.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
A goat sanctuary in Kent has purchased an additional 16.9 acres of land, which it said would enable it to house up to 160 goats.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Imperial College's department of chemical engineering estimates that between 20 and 25 billion balloons are purchased worldwide every year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
She’d recently gone into a business arrangement to run several nursing homes, and she and her partners had already purchased and renovated six of them.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
A bull call spread involves purchasing a lower-strike VIX call and selling a higher-strike one with the aim of profiting if the index rises.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Just imagine if the American forces weren't in Kuwait," she told AFP, while purchasing strawberry pastries for her children at Dunkin' -- the US donut franchise that remains popular across the Gulf.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Fed accommodated the spending by keeping interest rates near zero and purchasing Treasurys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Thrive Enternal’s first entry into sports was purchasing a noncontrolling stake in the San Francisco Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Now Ian faced me full on, studying me as though I were a horse he was considering purchasing.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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