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Cannabis Movers & Shakers: MariMed, Ascend, New Leaf Ventures, Grown Rogue, Organigram, Therabody, Plus Products, Copperstate Farms
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 3:06pm | 1135MariMed Names Howard Schacter CCO And Executive Management Team Member Cannabis company MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD) has appointed Howard Schacter to oversee its communications department. The Norwood, Massachusetts-based company also named Schacter a member of its executive management team. During...
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Soccer Great Cristiano Ronaldo Named Newest Therabody Athlete
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 1:44pm | 474Therabody, the creator of Theragun and producer of Thera One CBD wellness products, named the former Real Madrid and current Juventis forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, its newest Therabody Athlete. The partnership between the Los Angeles-based tech wellness company and the Portuguese...
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10 Highest Paid Athletes And How They Made Their Money
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 4:35pm | 1007The Forbes Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes list had a record four $100 million earners for the period of May 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. The previous three years contained three $100 million earners. The $1.05 billion earned by this year's top 10 was up 28% from last year's and came...
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What To Know About MVP, The New Professional Sports ETF From Roundhill
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 9:00am | 816Less than a year after launching a dedicated sports betting ETF, the team at Roundhill Investments is bringing a new sports ETF to market. Roundhill MVP: On Wednesday, the Roundhill MVP ETF (NYSE: MVP) begins trading as the first ETF designed to invest in professional sports teams and leagues....
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NYCE Completes $1M Raise For 'Robinhood Of Real Estate'
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 9:16am | 779NYCE, a fintech geared towards real estate investing, formally announced it became the fastest real estate company to raise $1 million through the Regulation CF, on the Wefunder and Republic investing platforms. About NYCE Companies In light of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the wealth...
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Instadollars: 10 Celebrities Who Earn The Most Money With Instagram
Saturday, December 14, 2019 - 4:34pm | 1241Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) Instagram is the No. 1 photo and video-sharing app in the world. With over 120 million monthly active users in the U.S. alone, Instagram’s free-to-use model gives advertisers ample opportunity to reach their target audiences. It's not surprising that...
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Messi Continues To Be The Highest-Paid Soccer Player In The World
Monday, April 11, 2016 - 5:04pm | 238Lionel Messi, the star of the Barcelona and Argentina soccer teams, for the third consecutive year is the best-paid football player in the world. According to France Football Magaizne, Messi makes 74 million euros ($84.4 million) per year, up from 65 million euros or $74.1 million last year....
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11 Infamous Corporate Social Media Blunders
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 2:11pm | 876The opportunities that social media sites like Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) provide for companies to gain trendy, cheap exposure for their products and services are too much for many companies to resist. While many companies have been successful in building their brands...
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5 Big Companies Seriously Investing In 3D Printing
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 12:38pm | 896Although 3D printers haven't exactly reached mass-market status, that doesn't mean the technology hasn't caught the attention of some big names. Here are five companies that have shown much more than passing interest in 3D. General Electric General Electric’s (NYSE: GE)...
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Net Worth of Celebrities: Secret Tricks That LeBron and Other Stars Use To Save Money
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 12:41pm | 478By: Alex Hillsberg Big income means big taxes. But not for some celebrities. Many of them know how to wiggle out of IRS’ tentacles to save money. And when you’re earning by the millions, your tax savings can also mean millions. The infographic below features some of the celebrities who were...
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Tiger Woods Back to World's Highest Paid Athlete, Thanks to Lucrative Nike, Electronic Arts Deals
Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 3:52pm | 95Forbes' latest update to the highest paid athletes in the world lists Tiger Woods back in the number one slot. Previously, he had slipped as his earnings from winnings declined and sponsors dropped him in the wake of his sex scandal. However, the list is dominated by the usual suspects. Notably,...
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PIIGS Nations: Not Just Good At Accumulating Debt, but Pretty Good at Soccer Too
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 3:42pm | 500As the UEFA European Championship, commonly known as Euro 2012, continues through the first matches of the group stage, an interesting pattern arises. Of all sixteen nations in the tournament, only three nations, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Ireland, have not defaulted since the year 1300....
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UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations: A Lesson for the European Debt Crisis
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:57pm | 711Fans of European club football, governed by the United European Football Association (UEFA), know that football clubs have been struggling with debt and excess leverage. Just like other corporations, football clubs took advantage of cheap credit to fund their operations, either to build new...
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Footballers Ronaldo And Kaka To Be Used As ECB Collateral
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 3:18pm | 111According to a number of European newspapers, star footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka are now being used as collateral for ECB loans. Presseurop.eu reports that "The most expensive footballer in history may now be used to guarantee the solvency of a Spanish bank." The papers are reporting that...