NBA’s new TV deal is worth $76 BILLION, and the salary cap is exploding again
The NBA’s new media deal was expected to be big, but no one anticipated just how enormous the financial benefits for the league would be. Wall Street Journal report The 11-year, $76 billion deal with NBC, ESPN and Amazon would shatter even the high end of expectations. That averaged out to just over $6.9 billion […]
Is the British Gas boss really worth £8.2m? | Nils Pratley
TAstraZeneca caused an uproar when it proposed to pay its chief executive, Pascal Soriot, £18.7 million if he met performance targets, sparking a 35% backlash from shareholders. The defence argument was that the drug company was one of the largest in the FTSE 100 index and had to compete for executives in the US, where […]
Christian McCaffrey gets HUGE extension from 49ers, and he’s worth every cent
It was a matter of “when” and not “if” the San Francisco 49ers would negotiate a contract extension with Christian McCaffrey, but the news finally came on Tuesday: The CMC reset the running back market with a big bump up against an already league-leading salary, paying McCaffrey an average annual salary of $19 million in […]
Alexis Lafreniere’ emergence is Rangers silver lining worth looking forward to
It’s hard to find a silver lining in the Rangers’ second conference finals loss in the last three years and fifth in the last 12 years, but there is certainly some silver lining. None have been more noticeable or significant than the promotion of Alexis Lafreniere. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick sent shockwaves throughout […]
Bitcoin to be worth 100 oz of gold, says veteran trader Peter Brandt – Cointelegraph
Veteran trader Peter Brandt recently released his Bitcoin (BTC) price prediction, claiming that the decentralized digital asset will surge 230% against gold. Brandt argued that the gold-to-BTC ratio will fluctuate over the next 12-18 months, eventually reaching a new high of 100 ounces of gold per BTC. sauce: Peter Brant While it remains to be […]
T-Mobile to buy almost all of US Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion
T-Mobile will acquire U.S. Cellular’s wireless communications business and certain spectrum assets for $4.4 billion, further consolidating the industry. T-Mobile will gain more than 4 million new customers and gain control of approximately 30 percent of U.S. Cellular’s wireless communications business and spectrum assets across multiple frequency bands. T-Mobile also plans to enter into new […]
US returns stolen Italian art worth $65m in vow to put loot back ‘where it belongs’ | Italy
Italy on Tuesday expressed gratitude for the return of about 600 artefacts from the United States – ancient bronze statues, gold coins, mosaics and manuscripts worth 60 million euros ($65 million) that were looted years ago and sold to American museums, galleries and collectors, then recovered following a criminal investigation. The presentation was attended by […]
Italy welcomes the return of trafficked artifacts worth $65M from the US
Italy is celebrating the return from the United States of 600 antiquities, including ancient bronze statues, gold coins, mosaics and manuscripts, worth a total of $65 million. Italy has been working for decades to recover antiquities that have been plundered or stolen from its territory by tomb robbers and, in many cases, sold to merchants. […]
Donald Trump Sold Private Jet, Worth $11M, to GOP Mega Donor
Former President Donald Trump sold a private jet worth about $11 million to a major Republican donor, according to financial records. The 1997 Cessna 750 was registered to DT Air Corp., which is owned by the Trump Organization, but on May 13 it was registered to MM Fleet Holdings LLC. according to Federal Aviation Administration […]
Jared Moskowitz says Biden leaving 2024 race is ‘not a conversation worth having’
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) dismissed the idea of President Joe Biden leaving the 2024 presidential race, arguing that such a suggestion is “ridiculous.” The Florida congressman was responding to a suggestion made by polling data commentator Nate Silver, who wrote on social media that Biden should consider dropping out of the presidential race if his […]