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“Rodri could join Barca by the end of the week ready to star in the Joan Gamper Trophy match against Al-Ahly on August 19.”
“EPA touts roughly $12 billion in savings to the trucking industry from its proposal.”
“two club option years at $8 million each.”
“likely be bought out for $1.75 million.”
“the $8-million (U.S.) club option that is certain to be bought out for $1.75 million this off-season.”
“batting just .222 this season.”
“Atletico, however, rejected a €100 million bid”
“Ferran Torres' €55 million move to PSG”
“Paris Saint-Germain looks set to pay €50 million in fixed money plus a further €5 million in bonuses”
“Mikautadze, valued at €60-65 million”
“after 13 goals in 32 goals in 13 appearances last term”
“Villarreal agreed €31 million plus €5 more in variables for him with Lyon not even a year ago in September 2025”
“The Los Angeles Lakers have been sold for a record $12.5 billion to a group led by Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger”
“This sales price marks the largest amount a team has been purchased in the history of professional sports.”
“Walter and his group own 71% of the team”
“previous owner, Mark Walter's group, acquired a majority stake in October 2025 at a $10 billion valuation, realizing a swift $3 billion profit”
“Depending on the sale's timing, Walter's group could owe between $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion in federal and state taxes”
“This dramatically reduces their after-tax profits to around $1.7 billion”
“The combined blended rate on this tranche of ownership amounts to a blended tax rate of 37.1%”
“On a gain of $1.89 billion, Walter and their group will owe approximately $701 million”
“If the sale finalizes before the one-year mark, then Walter and his group will no longer receive the preferential long-term capital gain treatment. Instead, the federal government will apply the 37% ordinary income tax rate on the sale, le…”
“On the low end, they are looking at a $1.1 billion tax bill. However, this amount has the possibility to balloon to nearly $1.3 billion if it closes too early”
“total payroll generally targeted at 45% to 55% of gross revenue, according to golf club management company Bobby Jones Links.”
“the company said its technology serves around 11,000 golf facilities and reaches over 15 million consumers worldwide.”
“he spends two hours preparing it and another hour updating scores during play, while a couple of additional employees are needed to staff the scoring table.”
“From 2019 to 2024, group golf revenue increased 45.6%, group golf rounds rose 14.8% and member-event participation jumped 56.3%, according to Holly Jenkins, director of tournaments and group golf.”
“teams pay about $1,400 to enter the club’s Member-Guest, which Zisman estimates generates roughly $100,000 in entry fee revenue.”
“The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) launched its inaugural season, marking the first time women's professional baseball is being played in the U.S. in 72 years.”
“ESPN reached a media rights agreement with the league, with 36 games streaming on the channel for the inaugural season and 11 regular-season games simulcast on the Scripps Sports Network.”
“After viewership records in 2024, Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon committed $2.2 billion over 11 years.”
“The league has since added Paramount, Scripps, USA Sports and NBA TV, bringing the package to $3.1 billion. This averages about $281 million annually, a roughly 550% increase over the previous deal.”
“According to Deloitte's 'Game changers: Unlocking the potential of women's sports' analysis of publicly available data across leagues, the global women's elite sports market is projected to reach at least $3 billion this year, a 340% incre…”
“a group led by Jimmy and Dee Haslam, owners of MLS's Columbus Crew and the NFL's Cleveland Browns, paid $205 million for the league's newest expansion franchise in Columbus, Ohio.”
“Established NWSL teams are now worth an average of $200 million, up 49% year over year.”
“the lowest-valued team carries a $140 million price tag, twice what the bottom of the league reached in 2025.”
“In February, Aflac signed a seven-year front-of-kit deal with the NWSL's Atlanta expansion team, which doesn't play its first game until 2028.”
“that same season, it exceeded one million attendees for the first time, grew its partnership portfolio 35%, and increased merchandise sales by 50%.”
“with TV viewership up 12% in the first year of its new media rights partnerships.”
“the WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement set this season's salary cap at $7 million and adjusts it annually based on team and league revenue growth.”
“Meanwhile, the WPBL teams currently operate under a $95,000 cap for their full rosters in year one, covering living costs across the season plus a share of sponsorship revenue.”
“As one MDAC member noted, MaineHealth’s CEO receives a salary of more than $2.2 million/year.”
“Paytronix reports that 72% of consumers now view convenience stores as alternatives to quick-service restaurants.”
“Casey's, the third-largest convenience retailer and fifth-largest pizza chain in the U.S.”
“The global wellness economy reached $6.8 trillion in 2024, representing more than 6% of global GDP, and is forecast to reach $9.8 trillion by 2029”
“operates more than 150 stores globally”
“Rosneft’s Saratov refinery was hit, a plant that processed 5.8 million tons of oil in 2024.”
“Ukrainian officials report the campaign has disabled roughly 40 percent of Russia’s refining capacity.”
“Moscow has responded by restricting fuel access in 60 out of 83 regions.”
“Commander Robert Brovdi, the head of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, claims strikes on Russia’s operation and strategic depth have grown 1,150 percent since the start of the year.”
“deep strikes now reaching 2,000 kilometers into the Russian heartland.”
“Moscow has hit Ukraine’s Naftogaz facilities over 250 times since January along with approximately 250 frontline gas stations.”
“Its ballistic missile launches doubled month over month in July.”
“Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, reported that the war had “severely damaged” more than 40 energy facilities across nine countries.”
“An Iranian strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex knocked out an estimated 17 percent of the country’s LNG output capacity for up to the next five years.”
“Ukrainian drones struck three oil refineries in Russia’s Bashkortostan region near the city of Ufa, around 1,600 kilometers from the border.”
“Gartner predicts global IT spending will rise 13.5% in 2026”
“over half (53%) of leaders say AI pulls budget away from other IT initiatives”
“These interruptions are, on average, 650% more costly than nonbusiness interruption claims”
“Our 2026 World Backup Day survey polled 500 IT and security workers”
“We found that 89% are scared that AI-powered cyber threats will put their organization’s data in jeopardy”
“only 53% are very confident in their ability to quickly recover their data from a ransomware incident”
“Average compensation for CEOs in the S&P 500—excluding Musk—surged 21% to $22.8 million in 2025, Reuters reported, citing data from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).”
“Including Musk’s pay deal, which could be valued at more than $1 trillion should Tesla achieve several goals, average compensation plans for chief executives in the S&P 500 topped $340 million.”
“Musk’s pay at Tesla could be valued at more than $1 trillion should Tesla achieve several goals.”
“Among the goals is Tesla’s market valuation topping $8.5 trillion within 10 years and the automaker selling 12 million more cars.”
“SpaceX developing “non-Earth-based” data centers capable of delivering 100 terawatts of compute each year—about 29 times the electricity generated globally in 2023.”
“57% of consumers choose payment methods based on purchase context”
“49% of consumers expect retailers to offer their preferred payment method”
“37% say they would abandon a purchase altogether if that option wasn't available”
“55% of consumers say they trust the payment method more than the retailer's brand when buying something online”
“38% say the payment options available make them take a retailer more seriously”
“Forrester's 2025 Customer Experience Index found that customer experience has fallen to an all-time low in North America for the fourth consecutive year”
“Just 7% of brands improved their customer experience scores year over year, while 25% declined”
“almost 40% of Gen‑Z consumers regularly use Apple Pay, compared with fewer than 10% of Baby Boomers”
“$12.5 billion sale”
“And we have every intention to honor the agreement that was made between Mark and Jeanie.”
“She has held that role ever since her father, Dr. Jerry Buss, died in 2013.”
“When the NBA approved the Buss family’s sale to Walter for $10 billion in Oct. 2025”
“she eventually fired Jim and thwarted a lawsuit in 2027”
“Castleton Farm, the estate spans more than 950 acres”
“at a listing price of $57.5 million”
“includes 10 residential homes and 16 barns with 268 total horse stalls”
“bought the property for $14 million”
“planting more than 2,000 trees”
“bought 2,467 acres near Lexington, Kentucky”
“Wondermind had already secured partnerships with JP Morgan and Fidelity, expected to generate $5 million in ad revenue that year alone and had already grown to 150,000 subscribers”
“Forbes reported in May 2025 the company had run out of cash and failed to pay employees the month prior”
“Forbes reported Wondermind had laid off nearly two-thirds of its employees”
“Gomez and her co-founders launched Wondermind in 2022”
“FC Barcelona has officially completed the sale of Ferran Torres to Paris Saint-Germain for $56 million (€48.5 million), as reported by SPORT and Fabrizio Romano.”
“recouping almost all of the €55 million it agreed to pay Manchester City for Ferran in 2021.”
“SPORT explains that there are no bonuses involved in the transfer”
“Mundo Deportivo agrees though puts the fixed, standalone fee at €50 million.”
“FC Barcelona has finalized the sale of Ferran Torres to Paris Saint-Germain according to SPORT, transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano and Mundo Deportivo, all citing anonymous sources.”
“Disney and Formula 1 have extended their partnership through the 2028 season”
“The expanded deal introduces a new merchandise line featuring Disney and Pixar's Cars characters”
“The helmet went to auction and sold for a record-breaking $210,000”
“with net proceeds donated to Make-A-Wish International”
“Disney and Formula 1 first announced their partnership in 2025”
“The original partnership was set to last through the 2027 season”
