“Bezos has gained $23bn so far in 2024, while Musk has lost about $31bn, according to the index. The billionaires’ wealth gains and losses closely tracked the stock market fortunes of Amazon and Tesla, who count their founders as their biggest shareholders.”
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“The wealthiest person in the world remains Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who Forbes estimates to have a net worth of $207.8 billion as of Monday …”
“As Adele’s Las Vegas residency, which commenced in November 2022, approaches its conclusion in June 2024, the singer has left her audience thrilled with the revelation that her next album will not just be a musical endeavor but an experience that spans the globe through a tour. This disclosure came during her performance on Saturday, […]
“At one of her most recent shows, Adele updated the crowd about her plans for making more music…or lack thereof, to be more accurate. “I just don’t think I’m gonna write an album for quite some time,” Adele said, according to videos shared by those in the audience. “
“Cuban said that the decision to sit key players at the end of last season was a simple move to give the Mavs youngsters some bonus in-game reps and playing time, not an act of revenge against the Knicks following the Brunson debacle.”
“American businessman and Shark Tank judge Mark Cuban recently revealed that he turned 300 of his employees into millionaires when he sold an audio streaming service to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in stock in 1999.”
“Dallas was eventually fined $750,000 for sitting healthy players, a decision that NBA commissioner Adam Silver defended in his state of the league address prior to Game 1.”
“Cuban and others around the NBA are still quite interested to see how the name, image and likeness money coupled now with the ability of schools to directly pay athletes will shake out. It’s very much a Wild West vibe — even to seen-it-all businessfolk like Cuban.”
“The nice thing about seasons of plenty is that it’s clear going in that the losers will be in good company. (In 1960, Ethel Merman and Carol Burnett lost to Mary Martin, and A Raisin in the Sun fell to The Miracle Worker.) In a season with diverging box office receipts, critical responses, and audience reactions, the Tonys […]
“Predicting the winners of the Tony Awards this season feels a little like playing ping-pong without a paddle. Simply put: It’s next to impossible. In a highly competitive season with 15 original musicals, six musical revivals, 10 new plays, and five play revivals, this Broadway season is stacked.”