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Reuters ahead on Chicago Cubs sale; AIG ditching Man United 01.22.2009 Reuters was alone reporting on Jan. 22 that Tom Ricketts, the head of a Chicago investment bank, had received the support of Tribune Co.’s creditors as the lead bidder for the iconic Chicago Cubs baseball team. Reuters was so far ahead on this story that Ricketts himself emailed us to say that he got the news from us before he got it from the Tribune. Reuters also scooped the Tribune’s own newspaper, The Chicago Tribune, with the creditors’ news. In the UK, Reuters exclusively reported world soccer champion Manchester United and troubled insurer had parted ways, causing Red Devils to look for another sponsor. Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

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Reuters ahead on Chicago Cubs sale; AIG ditching Man United

01.22.2009

Reuters was alone reporting on Jan. 22 that Tom Ricketts, the head of a Chicago investment bank, had received the support of Tribune Co.’s creditors as the lead bidder for the iconic Chicago Cubs baseball team. Reuters was so far ahead on this story that Ricketts himself emailed us to say that he got the news from us before he got it from the Tribune. Reuters also scooped the Tribune’s own newspaper, The Chicago Tribune, with the creditors’ news. In the UK, Reuters exclusively reported world soccer champion Manchester United and troubled insurer had parted ways, causing Red Devils to look for another sponsor.

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