Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Lunch, our afternoon update on today's market action news and analysis.

Good afternoon. Today is Friday, November 17th I'm your host Kim Khan. Our top story so

far. The final whistle may be at hand in the long-running Manchester United Deal saga.

Manchester United shares surge following reports that British

billionaires Sir Jim Ratcliffe is close to acquiring a minority stake for about $33 a

share. The deal, which is yet to be finalized, could be announced as soon as Monday, although the timing could slip according to Sky News.

Ratcliffe's Inios Sports is expected to acquire 25% of both the listed A shares and the B shares that hold greater voting rights.

The latest update comes after reports last month that the Glaser family, which owns the fame soccer club,

favored Ratcliffe's bid for a minority stake over a rival

bid from Katari investors.

The Glazer family owns 69% of the soccer club.

If the deal goes through, Ratcliffe is expected to provide additional funding for much-needed

stadium and facilities upgrades and take over decision-making for all sporting matters, including

player transfers and contracts.

On Wednesday, Mann United announced that CEO Richard Arnold was stepping down

and football director John Murtock could be next.

In today's trading, the markets are fairly quiet to close out the last full week before the holiday season.

The major averages are mixed, but the S&P 500 looks set to not just third straight winning week.

It went into today's open up more than 2% for the week.

The 10-year Treasury yield is back to around 4.45% after slipping below 4.4% earlier

for the first time since September.

Before the bell, latest housing figures showed some surprising strength.

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