While he was a successful racer, and was clearly on the rise, he was also seemingly accident prone, and was injured multiple times. In 2002, he was severely injured, and spent two months recovering. Post-recovery, he chose to retire, and became owner of two teams and opened his own motorcycle dealership. In 2004, he was killed in a plane crash on the way to a race and was survived by his fiancee, Emily Maynard, who gave birth to their daughter after his death....
Swizz Beatz, real name Kaseem Dean, was hit with a $16.15 million lawsuit last week, claiming that he resold or fraudulently utilized a number of vehicles. The lawsuit, which was filed by Long Island-based Metro Gem Leasing, in Nassau Supreme Court, is similar to the same lawsuit they filed last year in which they accused the hip-hop producer of acting as a for car dealer Macky Dancy. According to Metro Gem’s lawyers, the new lawsuit alleges that Beatz and his wife Alicia Keys’ company, AK Worldwide, drove cars acquired from them after defaulting on their leases....
The Federal Trade Commission announced earlier this week that they sent over 90 letters to influencers and marketers that any advertisement featuring a celebrity “should clearly and conspicuously disclose their relationships to brand when promoting or endorsing products through social media.” This is the first time that the FTC has reached out directly to social media influencers to educate them on the guidelines of advertising on social media. According to the FTC’s Endorsement Guides, if there is a “material connection” between a person endorsing a product and the advertiser, “that connection should be clearly and conspicuously disclosed, unless it is already clear from the context of the communication....
To be clear, this is your money. It’s not a scam or a sales pitch. It’s money that tried to be sent to you but somehow wasn’t delivered. For example, if at some point an insurance company tried to send you $50 as a refund, but you moved, the money legally needs to be held by the state treasurer for a period. Every single state has a portal where citizens can search for themselves....
Marc Lore worked in finance before founding Jet.com. He tops the list of the highest paid CEOs this year, but most of his current salary is tied to the $3.3 billion sale. If you excluded the Wal-Mart shares he got as part of the deal, his salary, bonus, and perks for the most recent fiscal year are $1.43 million. Nothing to turn your nose up at, but a far cry from $236....
The mansion known as 2-8a Rutland Gate was originally four houses with two addresses on Rutland Gate in London’s Knightsbridge district. But they’ve since been combined into one massive, 45-bedroom mansion overlooking Hyde Park and a short walk away from London’s famous department store Harrods. The house itself has multiple elevators, elaborate security features like bulletproof windows, a swimming pool, and even its own underground parking structure. And some of its notable former occupants include billionaire (and former prime minister of Lebanon) Rafic Hariri and the departed Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Sultan bin Abdulaziz....
So how did this huge sum come to be? At the class’s 25th reunion in 1979, alumnus and well-known Wall Street money manager Richard Gilder proposed the idea that the class should compile their donations into one single fund and let a professional money manager take over. The goal was to then give the principal and interest to Yale at their 50th reunion. “Savvy money management is taken for granted by most graduates of universities today, but it is a relatively new phenomenon,” said Gilder....
The 30,000-square-foot mansion has long been the stuff of local Tampa legend, as locals are known to have referred to it as “St. Jetersburg” (a reference to the adjacent city of St Petersburg). That’s according to a New York Times story on the house written back in 2011 when the mansion was new. The famously private Jeter wasn’t enthusiastic about sharing details of the mansion back then, but we do know it has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a swimming pool, two boat lifts, and two three-car garages....
Pfister was leter hired as a cameraman for the filming of Tanner ‘88 on HBO. He attended the American Film Institute and produced a short film, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1991. Pfister currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Anna Julien. They have three children together by the names of Nick, Claire, and Mia. There is a character named after him in the Batman Begins video game....
What makes the Ty Warner Penthouse so amazing? Well, first off, it’s located on the 52nd floor of Four Seasons Hotel New York. Actually, it’s not just located on the 52nd floor, it’s the entire floor. Furthermore, it took seven years to design, plan and build the 4,300 square-foot luxury masterpiece. Legendary architect I.M. Pei actually came out of retirement to work on this project exclusively for the hotel owner, Ty Warner....
He won the WBC light heavyweight championship in 2007 and defended it successfully for much of the next year. In 2008, he became the IBF and IBO light heavyweight champion. In October 2011, he became the WBC and The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion. He has won 34 of his 41 career fights, 19 by knockout.
Ministry of Sound has since expanded and the team has acquired several other brands such the purchase in 2006 of HedKandi from the guardian Media Group for an unknown amount of money. Palumbo has a large circle of friends in politics, including Lord Mandelson, the former Labor cabinet minister. Also Simon Hughes, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Palumbo and Tom Sackville, who was the Conservative Home Office Minister....
If Bezos’ space tourism gamble pays off, it could end up making him even richer than he already is, with a fortune of around $80 billion that makes him the third richest person on the planet by most rankings. But even if it doesn’t, one is reminded of the line from Citizen Kane about going broke running a newspaper: “You’re right, I did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year....
He began playing internationally for Portugal before he turned 16, and worked his way up through the national team ranks, appearing in his first World Cup for his native country in 2010. He has scored ten goals in 76 appearances for the Portugal national team. Meireles is famous for his tattoos, which cover much of his body. He has been married to his wife, Ivone, since 2008 after several years of dating while he played for Boavista....
In the interview, Ross mentioned that it takes roughly $300,000 to purchase a Wingstop franchise. When he was asked how much money a typical Wingstop location makes, he mentioned that he purchased a struggling Wingstop location in Miami for $280,000, that earned $1 million just three years after his purchase. “That was my first million [dollar] earning store,” said Ross. He added that the store was “poorly managed” prior to his purchase, but that he got a team in to turn the situation around....
