NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have been told they need to seek permission from the politically appointed leadership before formally launching probes, two sources briefed on the matter said, in a marked change in procedure that could slow down investigations. The change, which has not been previously reported, was made under new leadership...

MANCHESTER, England, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Manchester United ( MANU ) have signed 20-year-old Danish left back Patrick Dorgu from Italian Serie A side Lecce on a contract until 2030, the Premier League club said on Sunday. British media reported the deal was worth 30 million euros ($31.1 million), with a further five million in performance-related add-ons. Dorgu moved to...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Porsche's supervisory board has started talks to end finance chief Lutz Meschke's and sales executive Detlev von Platen's contracts early, the German luxury carmaker said in a statement late on Saturday, as it struggles to boost flagging earnings and weak sales in China. German large circulation newspaper Bild was first to report on the talks, with Porsche...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen is counting on talks to avoid trade conflict, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China. The company's Puebla factory is Mexico's largest and one of the biggest in the Volkswagen Group, making nearly 350,000 cars in 2023, including the Jetta, Tiguan and Taos...