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Not A Hard Knock Life Anymore: A Look At Jay-Z's Billion Dollar Empire
Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 7:58am | 700Jay-Z may have 99 problems – but the bills ain’t one. Jay-Z has become much more than a rapper, taking an Empire State of Mind as he’s built a portfolio of companies and real estate that led Forbes to estimate this week that he’s now worth $1 billion, the first hip-hop...
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Cowen Weighs Puma's Market Share Opportunity Against Potential Athletic Apparel Slowdown, European Concerns
Monday, January 14, 2019 - 12:07pm | 481Amid the rise of sportswear and the fall of performance apparel, Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (OTC: PMMAF) the quintessential casual sportswear brand, is properly positioned for the trend, according to Cowen. The Analyst Analyst John Kernan initiated coverage of Puma's...
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How Did A Startup Get Jay-Z And Kevin Durant Excited About Life Insurance?
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 2:55pm | 603The Benzinga Fintech Focus Podcast took a brief detour last week into the world of term life insurance. This week’s episode features an interview with Peter Colis, founder and CEO of Ethos, a startup looking to change the way consumers buy term life insurance policies. Ethos has raised over $...
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Puma Takes Over NBA Draft Conversation With Basketball Footwear Push
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 2:03pm | 965When Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (OTC: PMMAF) announced a comeback attempt in basketball earlier this year, it turned heads in the industry. Why is the brand that has had a really strong run in sportswear over the past few years entering a struggling performance basketball footwear market? A...
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Jay-Z Subpoenaed By SEC In Iconix Brand Investigation
Thursday, May 3, 2018 - 2:56pm | 420Hip hop icon and fashion mogul Jay Z may have a less-than-friendly date with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sometime soon, Bloomberg reported. What Happened Jay-Z may landed in hot water with the SEC after he failed to testify as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged...
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76% Of Americans Would Skip The Final 'Game Of Thrones' Season For $1,000
Sunday, January 28, 2018 - 5:51pm | 466Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s hit HBO series "Game of Thrones" is set to return for a six-episode run in 2019, but according to a new study, a majority of Americans would choose cash over upcoming season. According to a new financial study from Acorns, 76 percent of those...
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Puma, The Fastest-Growing Company In The Footwear Industry, Raises 2017 Guidance
Monday, July 17, 2017 - 2:13pm | 407Puma SE NPV (OTC: PMMAF) released preliminary second-quarter results on Monday and has raised its guidance for the second half of 2017. Puma has been one of the hottest footwear companies in 2017 in a struggling industry. “Puma is the only brand that is showing significant growth at scale,...
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9 Best #Kanyepartyisover Tweets Following The Star's Meltdown
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 10:22am | 395Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has gone crazy after Kanye West’s controversial comments made on his now canceled Saint Pablo Tour, ranting on everything from Donald Trump and racism, to Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Hashtag "Kanye Party Is Over" (#kanyepartyisover) has been trending on the social media...
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The World's First 'Consumer Goods IPO' Will Celebrate Jay-Z's Debut
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 10:03am | 563When StockX, the stock market for sneaker resales, launched in February, CEO Josh Luber hinted the platform could eventually be used to sell more than just sneakers. That day has finally come, and it’s coming in extravagant fashion. The company announced today that it will host what it...
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The Top 21 African-American CEOs In Business
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 12:50pm | 118In 2013, Benzinga identified nearly two dozen of the top African-American heads of big-name firms, despite an overall lack of representation in the higher levels of business. Over the course of the last year, many have seen their companies continue to grow. The black CEOs on the list come from...
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Why Now Is The Time To Buy Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 1:18pm | 446In January, Ticketmaster Entertainment and Live Nation completed a merger that created a new company called Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV). The company now owns more than 140 concert venues globally, will sell 140 million tickets a year, and will promote 22,000 concerts around the...
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Jay-Z Lands On Forbes 400 Billionaires List
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 9:02am | 265According to AllHipHop News, Jay-Z is worth $450 million from his Roc Nation label, and is on Forbes 400 Billionaires list alongside Eric Lefkofsky, Marc Pincus, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Jerry Seinfeld. "Here you got these millionaire guys who had to pretend as if they weren't successful at all or it...