(Reuters) - British bookmaker 888 Holdings ( EIHDF ) said on Wednesday it was looking at options for its direct-to-consumer U.S. operations, including a potential sale or controlled exit, as the division grapples with intense competition and lower margins. 888, which is active in four U.S. states, said it was terminating its agreement with Sports Illustrated-parent Authentic Brands and would...

March 6 (Reuters) - British bookmaker 888 Holdings ( EIHDF ) said on Wednesday it had terminated its deal with Sports Illustrated and was looking at options to sell or exit its direct-to-consumer U.S. operations, due to intense competition and low margins. Sports Illustrated (SI), known for its eponymous sports magazine, had entered the online betting market in an exclusive...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin rallied again on Wednesday after retreating briefly from an all-time high it set less than 24 hours earlier, as bulls showed few signs of pulling their bets on the world's largest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin jumped 5% during the Asian session to an intraday peak of $66,540 in volatile trading, not too far from Tuesday's record high of...

BERLIN, March 6 (Reuters) - One of Boeing's ( BA ) biggest customers, Dubai carrier Emirates, threw support behind a possible Boeing ( BA ) takeover of Spirit AeroSystems ( SPR ), saying on Wednesday it would be a step in the right direction towards resolving factory woes. Emirates Airline President Tim Clark told reporters in Berlin that the U.S....