I think about money through the same lens that I think about everything else. It starts with hard work, discipline, and applying yourself in whatever you choose to do so that you are able to build value in yourself and in what you bring to an organization. That value in turn creates opportunities personally and…
LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader this year, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s hallowed record that many thought would never be broken, and now says he is considering retiring from basketball. The potential end to James’s career has rekindled discussions over who is the best basketball player of all time. Is 38-year-old James the GOAT…
Peacock will exclusively stream an NFL playoff game for the first time next season, in another sign of streaming services’ growing interest in live sports. The NFL and Peacock, the streaming service from Comcast Corp.’s CMCSA, -0.02% NBCUniversal, announced a deal late Monday to stream a wild-card playoff game in prime time on Saturday, Jan….
Fanatics Inc. will buy the U.S. operations of Australia’s PointsBet, CNBC reported late Sunday, in the company’s largest foray yet into sports betting. Citing sources familiar with the matter, CNBC reported the deal, worth about $150 million, could be announced as soon as later Sunday night. CNBC said the acquisition only applies to PointsBet’s PBH,…
I’m afraid to bring this up with friends in case they call me a “Karen” or tell me I’m being selfish or a skinflint. Over the past 12 months, I have seen my rent go up by 25%. I’m paying $3,200 for a one-bedroom apartment. I will never be able to save for my own…
Shares of Six Flags Entertainment Corp. rocketed Monday, toward their best day in more than three years, after the theme park operator reported record first-quarter revenue beat expectations, as record guest spending helped offset a decline in attendance. “There continues to be a growing consumer demand for local, out-of-home entertainment, and we believe Six Flags…
Thirteen months ago, the DraftKings Inc. DKNG stock was in a rut. It was down 43% over the previous three months, and down 72% over the previous year. This prompted CEO Jason Robins to fire off an infamous tweet suggesting that people would regret selling the company’s stock. “That was really meant more for my…
After months of allegedly dodging lawyers, Hall of Fame basketball star Shaquille O’Neal has finally been served in a shareholders’ lawsuit against bankrupt crypto platform FTX. “Plaintiffs in the billion $ FTX class action case just served @SHAQ outside his house,” the Moskowitz Law Firm said in a tweet Sunday. “His home video cameras recorded…
Quarterback Jalen Hurts has agreed to a five-year, $255 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $179.3 million guaranteed, one of the biggest contracts in NFL history, according to NFL Network. Hurts, 24, will now have the highest average annual value ($51 million) of any player in the NFL, and he can thank his…
NEW YORK — In the ever-dramatic world of opera, conflicts of all sorts play out behind the scenes. Singers make royal demands of management. Musicians push for better pay. Deep in the bowels of New York City’s Metropolitan Opera on a recent Saturday afternoon, a fight of a more literal sort broke out: a boxing…
You don’t need to have rock-hard abs in your 70s, but you have to keep moving if you want to age well. At least that’s the advice of Robin Maginn, a 64-year-old personal trainer, who caters to middle-aged and older adults in her role as health living and wellness coordinator at the Central Lincoln County…
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. U.S. workers can’t keep their minds off work — especially if they make good money, Pew study finds The more money you make, the more likely it is you have a hard time setting work-life boundaries, according to a new study from Pew Research Center. Read More Iowa’s…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking Joe Biden and the White House to make a travel exception for tennis star Novak Djokovic and let him into the U.S. to participate in the Miami Open, which goes from March 19 through April 2. “It’s time to put pandemic politics aside and give the American people what…
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Warren Buffett wants you to visualize Berkshire Hathaway’s tax bill. Get out your binoculars. ‘At Berkshire we hope and expect to pay much more in taxes during the next decade,’ Buffett said in his annual shareholder letter. Read More Forget ‘quiet quitting.’ Some workers are now embracing ‘bare-minimum…
Sports fans generally are not supposed to throw objects onto the field of play. But Sunday was different. In a touching display of sympathy and charity, fans of the Turkish soccer club Beşiktaş on Sunday pelted the pitch with thousands of stuffed animals and other soft toys for children affected by the devastating earthquakes that…
This year’s Super Bowl didn’t disappoint, thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs clinching victory with a kick, Rihanna — pregnant again! — bringing down the house with her halftime show, commercials that got people talking (and tweeting) and more. But if you missed the big game, or turned away at a key point in the…
Tom Brady is still adjusting to retirement — but at least he’s got a sense of humor. The now-retired football legend and soon-to-be Fox Sports commentator fired off a pretty funny tweet during the Super Bowl on Sunday night, suggesting the seven-time Super Bowl winner (out of nine Super Bowl appearances) was at a loss…
LeBron James was a man on a mission Tuesday. Needing 36 points to become the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring leader, the Lakers superstar went on a scoring spree, clinching the record in the third quarter Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of a jubilant home crowd in Los Angeles. James had 20…
The price of food has increased 10.4% compared with a year ago, according to the latest government statistics. But there may be good news for those planning a Super Bowl party centered on the big game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs: Your food costs could actually be lower than they were in…
The Kansas City Chiefs were still celebrating on the field Sunday night when oddsmakers moved them from slight favorites to win the Super Bowl over the Philadelphia Eagles to slight underdogs. After the Chiefs opened as a 1.5-point favorite by BetMGM MGM, +0.24%, the betting line quickly shifted, favoring the Eagles by 2.5 points, with…