After signing defensive tackle Jalen Carter to a record-setting deal, Eagles G.M. Howie Roseman said he has no off-field concerns about the player.
Based on the contract details, the team has at least one.
Per a source with knowledge of the terms, Carter's contract contains an annual "weight bonus" in the amount of $250,000.
The weight limit, and the timing for compliance, aren't currently known. Carter is officially listed at 314 pounds. That was his weight at the 2023 Scouting Combine. (At his Pro Day the following month, he was nine pounds heavier.)
While $250,000 represents a relatively small piece of Carter's financial puzzle, the issue was significant enough for the Eagles to bargain for a specific incentive for Carter to keep his weight under a specific maximum.

#Eagles #contract #specific

Sofi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) reported second quarter 2026 results that exceeded Wall Street expectations for revenue and adjusted earnings, while raising its full-year revenue outlook as the financial technology company continued to expand its member base and product offerings.
The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, ahead of ****** yst estimates of $0.11.
Revenue came in at $1.20 billion, above expectations of $1.11 billion, with adjusted net revenue rising about 40% year over year.
Net income for the quarter was $157 million, while adjusted EBITDA increased 44% from a year earlier to a record $358 million. Total loan originations reached a record $14.8 billion during the period.
SoFi reported continued growth in its customer base, with members increasing 35% year over year to a record 15.8 million. Total products grew 42% to 24.4 million, with the company noting that 51% of new products opened during the quarter came from existing members.

#year #quarter #company #record

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) investors have an important date circled on their calendars, July 29, when the fintech company is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2026 earnings before the market opens. With the stock under pressure in recent weeks despite strong underlying business momentum, the upcoming report could serve as a major catalyst for the shares.
Investors will be watching not only whether SoFi extends its streak of revenue and earnings growth. But also they want to know whether management raises its full-year outlook, provides encouraging guidance on member growth and loan originations, and demonstrates continued progress in expanding its higher-margin financial services and technology platform businesses. The results could determine whether SoFi's recent pullback represents a buying opportunity or a sign of slowing momentum.
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The bulls could cling to something worthy while they watch semiconductor stocks such as Sandisk (SNDK) and Micron (MU) get blown to pieces.
About 72% of S&P 500 stocks are now trading above their 200-day moving average, the strongest market breadth since December 2024, according to data from Barchart (see below). The benchmark index is also holding near record highs.
"You've got essentially two-thirds of S&P 500 companies that are trading above their 200-day moving average. That's relatively healthy and still consistent with the market that is more rotational in nature and not necessarily one that is correctional," Charles Schwab strategist Kevin Gordon said on Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid.
Investors have cashed in their AI bets and have rotated into software, financials, industrials, healthcare, and consumer discretionary stocks for their perceived values. A strong earnings season from many companies, like Coca-Cola (KO) on Tuesday, has helped offset the negative tones stemming from reports out of Alphabet (GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA).
The market has also been supported by resilient economic data, continued expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts over the next year, and robust corporate profit growth, all of which have kept money flowing into stocks.

#average

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) is one of the top energy names in President Donald Trump's financial disclosures from earlier this year. The stock is up about 27% so far this year. But does a presidential trade make it a buy today? Let's break down what's actually driving the stock.
Exxon benefits directly from rising oil prices amid the Iran war. Its upstream segment was projected to see a multibillion-dollar earnings lift for the second quarter compared to the first, driven almost entirely by higher realized prices rather than any change in production. That's the logic behind buying an oil major right as a Middle East conflict escalates.
Exxon's balance sheet gives it room to lean into higher prices. Net debt relative to EBITDA sits under 1x, among the lowest in the industry, and the company is on pace to repurchase roughly $20 billion of stock this year. Guyana production just hit a quarterly record above 900,000 barrels a day, and the company has applied to drill dozens more wells there.
In the Permian Basin, Exxon is now the largest operator following its Pioneer acquisition and expects to roughly double output there by 2030. Longer term, natural gas tied to data center power demand is another growth lever bulls point to, with McKinsey estimating data centers could eventually account for more than a tenth of total U.S. power demand.
There's a demand question sitting underneath the price spike. The IEA sees global oil demand softening this year, and even OPEC, which tends to run more optimistic, trimmed its own demand growth forecast. If the Iran-driven premium in oil prices fades if another ceasefire takes place, some of Exxon's near-term earnings boost fades with it.

#Iran #earnings

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Paul Svindland, former CEO of Celadon, reveals the emotional toll of the company's bankruptcy. He recounts how FreightWaves breaking the news prematurely led to chaos, stranded drivers, and fuel cards being shut off during the harsh winter of 2019. Despite the operational health of the business, a mountain of financial and legal issues ultimately led to its demise. Svindland shares his candid thoughts on the challenges of a massive trucking turnaround and his new chapter with Mallory Alexander.
When FreightWaves published its Celadon bankruptcy scoop on a Friday night in December 2019, CEO Paul Svendlund had intended to wait until Sunday — flying into Indianapolis to brief his management team — before communicating the Chapter 11 filing to fuel-card providers and drivers the following Monday. The early publication triggered an immediate shutdown of fuel cards, stranding drivers on the road during winter holiday season and creating what Svendlund described as roughly 36 hours of chaos.
"I'm not going to lie to you. I mean, it was the first and probably only time in my professional career that I literally actually cried because I felt I let everybody down." — Paul Svendlund, former Celadon CEO
Svendlund, now CEO of Mallory Alexander and a turnaround veteran who also led Pacer and STG Logistics, told FreightWaves the filing was structured as a liquidating Chapter 11 rather than a straight Chapter 7, preserving the entity while winding it down because ******* et value exceeded outstanding loan balances. The company was burning approximately $1 million per month just to fund legal defense for former officers after exhausting its directors-and-officers insurance — a cash drain that made lenders unwilling to continue extending credit even as operations had stabilized.

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At 53, she is still living in the Pennsylvania house she and her husband paid down together. His paycheck stopped the day he died. Hers keeps the lights on, but the mortgage, property taxes, and homeowners insurance were built for two incomes. When she called Social Security about survivor benefits, the answer landed hard: She was too young. A widow on an online forum described the same shock. Her husband paid into Social Security for 35 years, yet she was told she had to wait seven more years before a single dollar came her way.

#security #survivor

Regional banks have spent 2026 rebuilding the credibility they lost in 2023, when panicked customers withdrew large sums of money. The Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts have eased the funding costs, and loan growth is picking up again across the Southeast and Mid-South regions. First Horizon Corporation (NYSE:FHN), the Memphis-based lender, which benefits directly from this regional banking recovery, just got a very public nudge from Jim Cramer – the Mad Money host. In the lightning round on July 27, Jim endorsed First Horizon, calling it "a terrific stock, very inexpensive".
I think it's a terrific stock, very inexpensive. I think you should buy it.
Cramer's call on the stock comes two weeks after First Horizon released its second quarter results. The print indicated net income of $260 million, up 12% year-over-year, and EPS of $0.54, beating the $0.53 consensus by a penny. Adjusted EPS saw a 20% year-over-year growth. The company's revenue was in line with the estimates, reaching $887 million. Aside from financial growth indicators, the underlying trends also showed improved performance. Loans saw a growth of roughly $2 billion year-over-year while deposits went up by $1.6 billion sequentially, and the bank's return on equity climbed over 15%.
Even amid these numbers, Cramer's framing does not accurately capture the true position of First Horizon. The company trades at 1.77 times tangible book value, 10% above its own 10-year average. Shares are up 13.14% over the past year and sit near $25.40 currently. These numbers do not reflect a discounted regional bank. They represent a bank that the market has already pushed toward the top of its peer group. In other words, Cramer's "buy" is not a bargain call, but a bet that strong profits justify a premium price.
Higher deposit costs resulted in a slight slippage in net interest margins, while overall expenses grew alongside loan growth. Nevertheless, credit quality stayed resilient, showing only modest increases in loan losses. The company also engaged in aggressive stock buybacks, shrinking the total share count by nearly 7% over the past year, which ended up lifting the earnings per share. Short float of 2.73% down from 3.50% the previous month, indicates that bearish market traders are exiting their negative positions.

#regional #money #interest

The global spirits sector is undergoing a phase of aggressive structural consolidation, as evidenced by Sazerac Company's ambitious bid to merge with Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF-B). In an updated proposal letter to Class A shareholders dated July 24, Sazerac restated its all-cash bid of $32 per share for all outstanding Class A and Class B common shares. The proposal, which came with a full 13-page white paper, outlined a transformative financial case that would create a global beverage ****** an second only to Diageo in total annual revenue. The combined company is expected to generate more than $12 billion in revenue in 2026, as well as over $3 billion in EBITDA with an EBITDA margin of more than 30%.
Sazerac's operational strategy includes a broad "U.S. Margin Architecture Reset," which involves transferring Brown-Forman's premium portfolio, anchored on Jack Daniel's and Woodford Reserve, to Sazerac's high-efficiency domestic route-to-market (RTM) network. Internationally, the combined company would reverse this approach by integrating Sazerac's developing brand portfolio into Brown-Forman's existing global distribution footprint. According to Forbes, the white paper adopts a targeted "going deep, not broad" international strategy, naming the United Kingdom, India, and Australia as main acceleration markets where Brown-Forman's current route-to-market infrastructure might enable rapid geographic development for Sazerac's spirit portfolio.
Despite the strategic logic of Sazerac's plan, the acquisition attempt has run into an immovable corporate governance wall. Brown-Forman's controlling voting block, Wolf Pen Branch LP, which includes members of the Brown Family, made a decisive joint statement rejecting the revised plan as "not actionable". Since the Brown family owns more than 50% of the Class A voting stock, no change-of-control transaction can take place without their specific approval.
This refusal marks Brown-Forman's second high-profile M&A deadlock in 2026. Earlier this year, Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF-B) formally began exploratory merger talks with French liquor company Pernod Ricard. These talks were officially discontinued on April 28 when the parties were unable to establish mutually acceptable conditions, setting the stage for Sazerac's initial unsolicited bid on May 1.
The rejection of a $32 per share cash offer demonstrates a significant value gap in Brown-Forman's stock price. The company trades at around $28 per share and has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 16.8x, near the low end of its historical range and a notable discount to its 10-year historical average forward multiple of around 30x. Industry-wide destocking, lower global spirits consumption, and continuing input cost inflation have all negatively impacted Brown-Forman's near-term operating performance, reducing the company's market capitalization to around $13 billion. Sazerac's $32 cash bid suggests a price closer to 21x projected earnings

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: $COIN) is calling on Canada to adopt clear and permanent rules to govern the cryptocurrency industry.
At a Toronto conference, Coinbase Canada CEO Eric Richmond said that Canada's regulatory framework needs to evolve if the country wants to keep pace with the rest of the world.
Richmond's comments come as Coinbase pushes into the Canadian market with plans to offer crypto trading and a broad suite of financial products built on blockchain technologies.
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Wall Street is taking center stage in financing the AI buildout. On July 28, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) and ****** et ‌manager BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) announced a venture to develop and operate a one gigawatt data center campus in El Paso, Texas. The project, costing about $14 billion in development, marks the emergence of a new financing playbook for the AI infrastructure boom.
The overwhelming cost of the AI infrastructure build out is prompting tech giants to go beyond self-funding, raising tens of billions of dollars in debt and tapping ****** et managers such as BlackRock for capital.
Last year, the tech giant spent $72.2 billion on capex, up roughly $30 billion from the year before. For 2026, it has projected capital expenditure between $125 billion and $145 ‌billion, up from its prior forecast of $115 billion to $135 billion. According to Chief Financial Officer Susan Li, the increase related to higher component pricing and additional data center costs tied to AI infrastructure.
This brings us to the question: Does the deal meaningfully reduce the cost of Meta's AI buildout?
As per Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META), BlackRock-managed funds will take an 80% ownership stake in the venture, while the tech giant will retain the remaining 20%. A part of BlackRock's investment will be financed through $12.5 billion in debt, while Meta will also ⁠receive a $1 billion distribution to align ownership.

#platforms #NASDAQ

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Management attributes solid performance to a fundamental shift in operational discipline and financial execution, moving closer to customers and communities to drive reliability.
Total forecasted data center demand surged 30% since Q1 to approximately 25 gigawatts, representing roughly 70% of the company's July system peak load.
The company is positioning West Virginia as a key growth engine, utilizing its status as a vertically integrated utility to offer 'one-stop shop' generation and transmission solutions.
Operational improvements in New Jersey have resulted in a 38% year-over-year increase in reliability, which management believes provides a constructive foundation for upcoming rate filings.

#management #operational #NVIDIA #total

Another domino has fallen for Victory+: On Thursday, the NWSL became the latest to cut ties with the streaming platform. In a statement, the NWSL announced that it had "terminated" its agreement with Victory+ "effective immediately."
The move comes as Victory+ has experienced reported financial difficulties, leading multiple teams to pull out of their deals. The NWSL severed the partnership after less than a year following a missed rights payment, per multiple reports.
Per the statement, games on Victory+ will instead be shown on the league's free direct-to-consumer platform NWSL+ starting this weekend. Sunday's match between the Utah Royals and the Portland Thorns will be the first to reflect this change.
In addition to the NWSL, five individual clubs (Bay FC, Washington Spirit, Orlando Pride, Gotham FC and Angel City FC) have regional deals with Victory+; the Pride and Bay both announced on Thursday that those agreements have been terminated, with Awful Announcing reporting that Gotham will make a similar announcement on Friday.
The NWSL becomes the latest to pull out of Victory+ amid the platform's ongoing financial troubles. On July 15, the Texas Rangers announced that the franchise would be switching from Victory+ to BZZR for all local broadcasts.

#pride

By Amanda Cooper
July 29 (Reuters) - Shares in companies driving the AI boom have been under pressure for weeks. Now their bonds are coming under strain too, pushing up the cost of insuring debt issued by companies such as Oracle, Nvidia and Apple against default.
The move reflects growing ‌concern among investors about when the billions of dollars being poured into artificial intelligence will generate returns.
Technology companies have raised billions of dollars in ‌debt this year to fund AI investments, with firms including Nvidia tapping bond markets for the first time. But the cost of the AI build-out is so high that even blockbuster earnings have failed to reassure some investors about the durability of future returns.
Demand for AI-linked credit default swaps (CDS), a form of insurance against default that gained prominence during the 2008 financial crisis, has surged.

#Companies #cost #billions #dollars

With a market cap of $267.1 billion, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States, providing a broad range of banking, lending, investment, wealth management, and financial services to consumers, businesses, and institutions. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the bank serves millions of customers through branches, ATMs, digital banking platforms, and commercial banking offices across the U.S.
Wells Fargo has struggled to keep pace with the broader market. Its stock has risen 4.6% over the past 52 weeks and has declined 6.8% on a YTD basis. In comparison, the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has returned 16.3% over the past year and risen 8.5% in 2026.
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Figuring out when you can afford to retire often comes down to determining whether your ******* ets will produce enough annual income to support your lifestyle and spending needs.
With $500,000 in a Roth IRA and $2,000 in combined monthly Social Security and pension payments, you may be able to afford to retire at age 62. However, that will mean living on approximately $44,000 per year. Some retirees may be satisfied with this level of income, but it may not support you adequately if you plan to do a lot of traveling or live in a high-cost area.
Before making the decision to stop working at 62, you'll also need to develop a plan for paying for health insurance since you won't be eligible for Medicare until age 65.
If you need help deciding when to retire, connect with a financial advisor and have them build you an income plan based on your unique financial situation.

#afford

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Name: Ryan Moore
New ****** le: Chief financial officer, Whataburger
Previous ****** le: Chief financial officer, MOJO Family of Brands
Ryan Moore will begin his tenure as Whataburger's chief financial officer on July 31, according to a Tuesday press release. Moore will oversee the growing burger brand's finance efforts.

#financial

The biopharma sector is in the middle of a transformation in which macroeconomic pressures and policy developments actively dictate corporate dealmaking. As leading pharmaceutical companies prepare for a $300 billion patent cliff in the second half of the decade, capital allocation has switched sharply toward restocking commercial pipelines with low-risk, high-conviction clinical ******* ets. At the same time, implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act has changed the relative attractiveness of drug options. Since small-molecule drugs are subject to government price negotiations earlier in their lifecycle compared to large-molecule biologics, commercial buyers are shifting premium valuations to large-molecule immunology platforms.
Against this macro context, argenx SE (NASDAQ:ARGX) entered a definitive all-cash agreement on July 27 to acquire clinical-stage biotech Forte Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBRX) for $77 per share, valuing the company at over $2.2 billion. At first glance, the $77 offer represents a 40% premium to Forte's closing price prior to the announcement. However, the underlying deal economics demonstrate argenx's readiness to pay a premium for clinical validation: when compared to Forte's volume-weighted average pricing following its successful Phase 1b vitiligo readout on July 9, the purchase price represents an 86% premium.
The target ******* et, Forte's FB102, is a first-in-class anti-CD122 antibody that has shown clinical efficacy in vitiligo and celiac disease. In a 24-week experiment, FB102 showed a significant 29.6% mean improvement on the Facial Vitiligo Area Scoring Index, separating from placebo by day 64.
Argenx's ability to carry out a $2.2 billion cash deal stems from its strong financial condition. The company's Q1 2026 financial report showed global product net sales of $1.3 billion, a 63% increase year-over-year, as well as a quarterly net profit of $366 million and a strong balance sheet with $4.9 billion in cash and financial ******* ets. This commercial momentum is almost exclusively driven by Vyvgart, the company's blockbuster FcRn-blocking medication, which is now seeing its 17th straight quarter of growth.
That said, the explosive top-line trajectory poses a major concentration risk. According to CEO Karen Massey's "Vision 2030" framework, which targets 50,000 patients and ten designated indications worldwide, argenx SE (NASDAQ:ARGX) needs a supplementary second leg in immunology. FB102 offers that diversification by delivering a unique CD122 mechanism into unserved autoimmune indications without jeopardizing its core FcRn business.

#premium #price

Ford (F) shares rose on Wednesday after the Big Three automaker reported second quarter results that topped expectations, in addition to upbeat guidance driven by strong profit growth.
The financial update came as investors questioned whether Ford's management could follow rival General Motors (GM) in lifting its full-year outlook.
Ford reported Q2 automotive revenue of $44.89 billion on Tuesday, versus $44.72 billion expected per Bloomberg consensus, with adjusted EPS of $0.42 versus $0.36 expected. Adjusted EBIT came in at $2.5 billion compared to $2.15 billion estimated, translating to an adjusted EBIT margin of 5.2%, up a strong 0.9% compared to a year ago.
The big quarter and outlook for the back half allowed Ford to raise its guidance, with the automaker now seeing full-year adjusted EBIT of $10 billion to $11 billion (from $8.5 billion to $10.5 billion) and adjusted free cash flow of $6.0 billion to $7.0 billion (from $5.0 billion to $6.0 billion).
Ford stock popped almost 4% in premarket trade as investors **** sed the earnings, after jumping over 8% soon after its release.

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July 22 and 23 proved to be one of the most significant 48-hour periods of 2026's artificial intelligence trade, showing a clear flaw in how public equity markets reward massive capital spending. Both Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Alphabet published second-quarter financial results after the market closed on July 22, with both reporting negative quarterly free cash flow due to significant AI infrastructure investments. However, the market distinguished between spending connected to visible near-term margin conversion and spending ***** ociated with core margin compression and an indefinite payout period. While Alphabet had a modest reversal, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) fell as much as 15% intraday, marking one of the company's worst single-day falls in history.
On the surface, Tesla's top-line headline numbers were strong, with second-quarter revenue reaching a record $28.24 billion, a 26% year-over-year increase that comfortably exceeded Wall Street consensus projections of $25.55 billion to $25.71 billion. Vehicle deliveries set a quarterly high of 480,126 units, while automotive revenue increased 23% to $20.52 billion. Auxiliary areas grew even faster, with Energy Generation and Storage up 13% to $3.14 billion and Services up 50% to a record $4.58 billion.
However, underneath these top-line gains lies considerable margin deterioration. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.33, roughly a third lower than the consensus forecast of $0.51 to $0.53, while GAAP operating income fell 57% year-over-year to $398 million, implying an operating margin of 1.4% versus slightly over 4% posted both in last quarter and the same quarter last year.
This profitability compression was directly related to Tesla's core vehicle price strategy. Total gross margin fell to 16.8%, down from 17.2% a year ago and well below ***** ysts' expectations of 19.4%. Tesla's decision to introduce lower-cost variants of the Model 3 and Model Y while discontinuing its higher-margin Model S and Model X flagship vehicles reduced average selling prices throughout the fleet. This structural decline in average selling price, combined with a rapid contraction in high-margin regulatory credit revenue, severely harmed profitability while fixed overhead increased.
An enormous spike in spending added to the core vehicle pricing pressures. Operating expenses increased by 47% year-over-year to $4.35 billion, while capital expenditures nearly doubled to $5.80 billion, resulting in a $1.10 billion negative free cash flow balance. This substantial cash burn represents significant expenditures in AI compute infrastructure, custom semiconductor development, battery material manufacture, and production capacity for the Cybercab and Optimus humanoid robots.

#vehicle #operating

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is in the middle of a major strategic overhaul, and management is optimistic that its efforts will soon improve financial performance. But investors aren't convinced.
Shares have fallen 32% in 2026 (as of July 28). And they're down 74% in the past five years. Excluding the past few months, the last time the stock traded at its current price was all the way back in 2014 (adjusting for the 2015 stock split).
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But this business might appeal to income investors, especially since the dividend yield is 3.81% right now. Does this make Nike the ultimate dividend stock?
The S&P 500 index currently pays a dividend yield of 1.08%. Investors who own a related exchange-traded fund might be starved for yield, so it's hard to argue with Nike's 3.81% figure.

#Stock

Renault Group has reaffirmed its full-year 2026 financial guidance after reporting first half revenue up 9.5% to €30.25bn ($34.67bn). The company also posted a profit versus a loss in the same period last year.
Automotive revenue for the first six months reached €26.80bn, representing a 9.3% increase year on year.
Operating income in H1 2026 was €1.12bn, compared with a loss of €8.40bn in the same period of 2025.
Group operating margin for H1 2026 came to €1.57bn, down from €1.65bn a year earlier.
Net income was €721m in H1 2026, against a loss of €11.14bn in H1 2025.

#group

Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian are once again at the forefront of a major shift in the combat sports landscape.
The two industry partners, who co-founded Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) in 2021 and entered the MMA ******* e in 2026 with Netflix's record-breaking Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano fight, are principal actors in a merger between MVP and the promotion many regard to be MMA's No. 2, the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Both entities announced the news Thursday morning.
Under the terms of the merger, the PFL brand will eventually become MVP MMA after a brand migration that is expected to take place over the coming months.
The new joint company is set to be led by Paul and Bidarian, with current PFL CEO John Martin staying on as MVP MMA's new CEO and a board member. Bidarian is expected to continue overseeing MVP's boxing business, which currently boasts the most decorated collection of women's talent in boxing and a broadcast deal with ESPN. The merged company will be financially backed by 885 Capital and Knighthead Capital Management.
Said Bidarian in a statement Thursday morning:

#merger #expected #boxing

Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly the biggest star to ever play in Saudi Arabia, but he has come at a huge cost for Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr in 2023, following a controversial exit from Manchester United. His arrival marked a huge shift in football, as several big names followed him to the Saudi League.
However, landing Ronaldo did not come cheap for Al-Nassr, and the long-term ramifications of landing the iconic #7 have played a part in their current financial peril.
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Since joining Al-Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo has earned an eye-watering $625 million in wages from the team across the last three and a half years.

#cristiano #arabia #united

The transfer of Kerim Alajbegovic to Juventus Turin is on the verge of being completed. According to consistent media reports, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the Italian top club have already agreed on the terms of the sale for the 18-year-old Bosnia international.
At present, only the forward's signature is still missing, with the deal expected to be finalized shortly.
According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Leverkusen are set to receive a base fee of around €33 million, plus possible bonus payments.
This makes the deal a complete financial home run. Last summer, the Cologne-born player had still been sold to RB Salzburg for two million euros. After his strong development in Austria, the Rhineland club activated an agreed buy-back option worth eight million euros.
By selling him on directly to Turin, Leverkusen are now generating a hefty million-euro profit — and that without Alajbegovic having played even a single competitive minute in the shirt of Leverkusen's first team.

#transfer #agreed #still #deal

Inter president Beppe Marotta has acknowledged the structural financial gulf between the Nerazzurri and Premier League clubs, insisting the club's response must be built on creativity and competence rather than reckless outlay – comments that arrive after a summer already marked by failed pursuits.
Speaking to Globo TV during Inter's pre-season tour of Australia, Marotta was direct about the limits of what the Nerazzurri can realistically do in the market. The frustration is not abstract: Inter missed out on Marco Palestra, who moved to Chelsea, and saw a deal for Anan Khalaili from Union Saint-Gilloise collapse after the player failed a medical.
Inter Milan president Beppe Marotta.
Marotta noted that Serie A once set the global benchmark in the 1980s and 90s, but argued that trying to recapture that position through fee inflation would be a mistake. He said the club cannot think of bridging the distance with the Premier League by spending crazy amounts of money, and that the idea of whoever spends most automatically winning is the opposite of sport.
His alternative is clear: build through management quality, coaching, and a strong internal culture. Marotta also pointed to the new stadium project as a long-term lever – a structural investment he described as a decisive passage toward making Inter increasingly modern, and one he said is fully aligned with the Oaktree ownership group.

#failed

Eddie Howe has lost key players Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon already this summer while ******* nal are trying to sign their captain Bruno Guimaraes.
There is obviously a level of frustration from Howe at the direction the club are going in their summer recruitment, though the coach was aware of the necessity for the club to sell players this summer.
Earlier this year, Howe had decided to remain at St James' Park regardless of the inevitably about selling players.
But over the summer, his perspective has changed and he will now be leaving.
In an era of financial regulations, just because you have wealthy owners doesn't mean you can spend big in the transfer window. You have to abide by those rules and that is where Newcastle have come unstuck this summer.

#howe #tonali #arsenal

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A certificate of deposit, known as a CD for short, can be a solid resource if you're looking for a safe place to store your savings. In many cases, CD rates are higher than traditional savings accounts and come with other benefits as well.
Yet it's important to understand that traditional CDs aren't the only option for growing your savings. Numerous types of CDs are available, with a variety of features depending on your particular savings objectives.
Below is an overview of 12 of the most popular types of CDs you might come across. If you're considering a CD to help reach your financial goals, it's a good idea to understand how these different options work, along with the pros and cons of each CD type, before you decide where to store your savings.
With a traditional certificate of deposit, you open the account by depositing a sum of money with a bank or credit union. Next, you agree not to withdraw your cash for a set amount of time, known as the CD's term. And in exchange, your money earns a fixed interest rate during that period.

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An unexpected life event in your family can completely change the course of your financial future if you're caught unprepared. Fortunately, a life insurance policy tailored to your specific needs can soften the financial blow and help you move forward on your terms.
To help you avoid the confusion of trying to choose between countless providers, we've done the research and compiled a list of the best life insurance companies, according to what makes them stand out (plus a few honorable mentions).
New York Life: Best overall
MassMutual: Best for financial stability

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Barcelona are just finding their way back to the surface after being submerged in financial issues for the past few seasons.
In such a situation, any financial windfall will be welcome from the Catalan club's perspective, and this could also come courtesy of some former players.
Barcelona could benefit financially if Ez Abde leaves Real Betis this summer, with the club attentive to interest in him from Roma.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Roma have contacted Real Betis to ask about Abde's availability as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of next season's Champions League campaign.
However, the Italian club have not submitted an official offer.

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