1 day ago
Prince William and Prince Harry have each paid a tribute to Princess Diana, though not side by side. Both brothers backed their late mother's charity with personal messages to the winners of The Diana Award, while also extending her legacy through the causes they champion. Their separate letters, however, say plenty about the ongoing feud between the two.
According to People, the Prince of Wales, 44, and the Duke of Sussex, 42, wrote congratulatory letters to the newest winners of The Diana Award. The letters, however, went out separately. Each of the 198 recipients, drawn from 44 countries, received one from each prince.
According to the charity, the winners were recognised for creating "positive change in their communities and beyond." Dr. Tessy Ojo CBE, the charity's chief executive, also praised the group. "These young people are proof that, whatever their background or circumstances, the desire to make a difference is universal," she said.
However, reports from Page Six suggest that the common gesture does not appear to signal a thaw. The brothers last appeared together at a public engagement in July 2021, when they unveiled a statue of Diana at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th birthday. Since then, they have seemed distant at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and at a 2024 memorial service for their uncle.
While they are now in the same country again, they are not believed to be in contact. Harry has spoken about the rift. "I want it to work out. Of course I do," he said, while also admitting that reconciling is hard. The escalation of tensions can be traced to 2020, when Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as senior working royals.
#prince #according #people #side
According to People, the Prince of Wales, 44, and the Duke of Sussex, 42, wrote congratulatory letters to the newest winners of The Diana Award. The letters, however, went out separately. Each of the 198 recipients, drawn from 44 countries, received one from each prince.
According to the charity, the winners were recognised for creating "positive change in their communities and beyond." Dr. Tessy Ojo CBE, the charity's chief executive, also praised the group. "These young people are proof that, whatever their background or circumstances, the desire to make a difference is universal," she said.
However, reports from Page Six suggest that the common gesture does not appear to signal a thaw. The brothers last appeared together at a public engagement in July 2021, when they unveiled a statue of Diana at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th birthday. Since then, they have seemed distant at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and at a 2024 memorial service for their uncle.
While they are now in the same country again, they are not believed to be in contact. Harry has spoken about the rift. "I want it to work out. Of course I do," he said, while also admitting that reconciling is hard. The escalation of tensions can be traced to 2020, when Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as senior working royals.
#prince #according #people #side
5 days ago
Two years ago, it seemed like ******* ody wanted to touch Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). The company that basically invented the modern chip industry had turned into its own cautionary tale, posting an $18.8 billion net loss for 2024 while it fell behind Nvidia in artificial intelligence (AI) and behind Taiwan's foundries in manufacturing.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Then something strange happened. The U.S. government bought a stake in Intel. So did Nvidia. So did SoftBank. Companies and governments don't usually hand over billions to a business they think is finished, and that's the real reason I think the next 14 months matter more for this stock than almost any stretch in Intel's recent history.
Turnarounds aren't real until a real, working product ships, and Intel is finally shipping. In July, the company said its newest Arizona fab had entered high-volume manufacturing on a subset of its Core Ultra Series 3 chips, known as Panther Lake, the first processor built on Intel 18A, which Intel calls the most advanced semiconductor process ever developed and manufactured in the United States. Its second-quarter 2026 release adds that the next node behind it, 18A-P, had already entered risk production, meaning Intel isn't just trying to catch up on one generation, it's trying to stay on pace for the one after. On the data center side, that same release says Intel also launched Xeon 6+, its first server chip built on 18A.
Money talks, and in 2025 three very different yet massive buyers said the same thing with their wallets. The U.S. government invested $8.9 billion in Intel common stock, structured largely out of unpaid CHIPS Act and Secure Enclave funding, in exchange for roughly 275 million shares and warrants for up to 241 million more. Nvidia added $5 billion, and SoftBank put in another $2 billion, both also in Intel common stock. None of this money really guarantees Panther Lake sells well, or that Intel's foundry business ever turns a real profit. But I think it's an odd thing to do if you think a company is circling the drain, and you don't have any faith in it.
#signal #first
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Then something strange happened. The U.S. government bought a stake in Intel. So did Nvidia. So did SoftBank. Companies and governments don't usually hand over billions to a business they think is finished, and that's the real reason I think the next 14 months matter more for this stock than almost any stretch in Intel's recent history.
Turnarounds aren't real until a real, working product ships, and Intel is finally shipping. In July, the company said its newest Arizona fab had entered high-volume manufacturing on a subset of its Core Ultra Series 3 chips, known as Panther Lake, the first processor built on Intel 18A, which Intel calls the most advanced semiconductor process ever developed and manufactured in the United States. Its second-quarter 2026 release adds that the next node behind it, 18A-P, had already entered risk production, meaning Intel isn't just trying to catch up on one generation, it's trying to stay on pace for the one after. On the data center side, that same release says Intel also launched Xeon 6+, its first server chip built on 18A.
Money talks, and in 2025 three very different yet massive buyers said the same thing with their wallets. The U.S. government invested $8.9 billion in Intel common stock, structured largely out of unpaid CHIPS Act and Secure Enclave funding, in exchange for roughly 275 million shares and warrants for up to 241 million more. Nvidia added $5 billion, and SoftBank put in another $2 billion, both also in Intel common stock. None of this money really guarantees Panther Lake sells well, or that Intel's foundry business ever turns a real profit. But I think it's an odd thing to do if you think a company is circling the drain, and you don't have any faith in it.
#signal #first
7 days ago
Chants of "Barry! Barry!" resounded throughout Bridgestone Arena prior to the Nashville Predators game against the Washington Capitals.
The former coach of both teams, Barry Trotz, became the newest member of the Predators' Golden Hall on Oct. 29, with the ceremony taking place at center ice before the game. Majority owner Bill Haslam, former general manager David Poile, and CEO Sean Henry joined Trotz for the presentation.
"I've been blessed to work with three wonderful organizations, and two of them are here tonight," Trotz said during his induction speech. "I'm honored and humbled to be inducted into the Golden Hall and standing beside Predators greats."
Trotz is the sixth member of the Golden Hall, which was established in 2023 to honor the franchise's elite players and important figures. He joins Poile, goaltender Pekka Rinne, defenseman Shea Weber and broadcasting duo Pete Weber and Terry Crisp.
Trotz concluded his speech by thanking the fans in attendance: "Thank you for making Smashville my home. Thank you, I love you, and God bless."
#hall
The former coach of both teams, Barry Trotz, became the newest member of the Predators' Golden Hall on Oct. 29, with the ceremony taking place at center ice before the game. Majority owner Bill Haslam, former general manager David Poile, and CEO Sean Henry joined Trotz for the presentation.
"I've been blessed to work with three wonderful organizations, and two of them are here tonight," Trotz said during his induction speech. "I'm honored and humbled to be inducted into the Golden Hall and standing beside Predators greats."
Trotz is the sixth member of the Golden Hall, which was established in 2023 to honor the franchise's elite players and important figures. He joins Poile, goaltender Pekka Rinne, defenseman Shea Weber and broadcasting duo Pete Weber and Terry Crisp.
Trotz concluded his speech by thanking the fans in attendance: "Thank you for making Smashville my home. Thank you, I love you, and God bless."
#hall
11 days ago
America's newest college graduates were sold the college premium. Four in 10 of them are working jobs that never needed the diploma.
About 42% of recent college graduates, ages 22 to 27, were underemployed in June, working jobs that typically don't require a bachelor's degree, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's tracker of the labor market for recent college graduates. That's up from 41.8% in May but down from 42.4% in November 2025 and below the pandemic-era high of 43.4% in October 2020.
Unemployment is the other half of the problem. Recent grads' jobless rate hit 5.7% in June, well above the 4.1% rate for all workers. That's a reversal. From 1990, when the Fed's data begins, through 2018, recent grads were more likely to be unemployed than the average worker in just eight months. They have been more likely every month since January 2021. The gap hit a record 1.8 percentage points in April 2025 and is still near it.
Some degrees fare much worse than others. Using 2024 Census data, the Fed's breakdown by college major found criminal justice had the most underemployment, at 65.8%, followed by performing arts at 63.9% and fine arts at 58.9%.
On unemployment, computer engineering was second-worst of any major at 7.8%, and computer science fourth at 7%. Education majors fared best: special education had a 0.7% jobless rate and elementary education 1.2%. Nursing was 2.1%.
#recent #Education #june #grads
About 42% of recent college graduates, ages 22 to 27, were underemployed in June, working jobs that typically don't require a bachelor's degree, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's tracker of the labor market for recent college graduates. That's up from 41.8% in May but down from 42.4% in November 2025 and below the pandemic-era high of 43.4% in October 2020.
Unemployment is the other half of the problem. Recent grads' jobless rate hit 5.7% in June, well above the 4.1% rate for all workers. That's a reversal. From 1990, when the Fed's data begins, through 2018, recent grads were more likely to be unemployed than the average worker in just eight months. They have been more likely every month since January 2021. The gap hit a record 1.8 percentage points in April 2025 and is still near it.
Some degrees fare much worse than others. Using 2024 Census data, the Fed's breakdown by college major found criminal justice had the most underemployment, at 65.8%, followed by performing arts at 63.9% and fine arts at 58.9%.
On unemployment, computer engineering was second-worst of any major at 7.8%, and computer science fourth at 7%. Education majors fared best: special education had a 0.7% jobless rate and elementary education 1.2%. Nursing was 2.1%.
#recent #Education #june #grads
29 days ago
Emma Stone wasted little time taking Louis Vuitton's spring 2027 collection off the runway. On Wednesday night, just one day after the collection debuted in Paris, the actress wore one of its newest designs to the premiere of "The Debut" at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall during the 2026 New York Film Festival.
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The two-time Oscar-winning actress turned to the French luxury fashion house's spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection, which debuted at the Louvre's Cour Carrée on Tuesday. Stone opted for an airy style that was trending among celebrities during Paris Fashion Week, wearing a customized version of the fifth look from the collection.
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Emma Stone
The two-time Oscar-winning actress turned to the French luxury fashion house's spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection, which debuted at the Louvre's Cour Carrée on Tuesday. Stone opted for an airy style that was trending among celebrities during Paris Fashion Week, wearing a customized version of the fifth look from the collection.
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1 month ago
Paris just got a dose of some extravagant lace-trimmed drama when Ciara arrived at the BoF Gala in a sheer black lacy dress that leaves little to the imagination. Her outfit blends delicate florals with a lingerie-inspired bodice, and the silhouette frames her baby **** p. With the cameras catching every angle, the singer shared her own verdict of the night online, calling it a "night to remember."
The BoF Gala took place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris on Saturday, October 3, during Paris Fashion Week. According to Business of Fashion, guests from more than 70 nationalities celebrated the Class of 2026, the newest additions to "the definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry."
Fashion account Runway x Red Carpet identified Ciara's look as Dolce & Gabbana. The 40-year-old singer sported a black midi dress made of floral lace, with a see-through finish across the midsection and skirt. The fabric of the dress skims her baby **** p and falls to mid-calf length.
The bodice sets the tone of the look. A black satin top with fine lace trim and slim straps sits above the lace layers, and a darker underlayer appears at the hips. Moreover, the lingerie-inspired styling stays polished thanks to the midi length.
The "Level Up" singer let her accessories keep the focus on the dress. An oversized, sparkling cross necklace rested at her collarbone while a statement ring adorned her hand. Black pointed-toe pumps complete the outfit.
#singer #gala #OUTFIT #inspired
The BoF Gala took place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris on Saturday, October 3, during Paris Fashion Week. According to Business of Fashion, guests from more than 70 nationalities celebrated the Class of 2026, the newest additions to "the definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry."
Fashion account Runway x Red Carpet identified Ciara's look as Dolce & Gabbana. The 40-year-old singer sported a black midi dress made of floral lace, with a see-through finish across the midsection and skirt. The fabric of the dress skims her baby **** p and falls to mid-calf length.
The bodice sets the tone of the look. A black satin top with fine lace trim and slim straps sits above the lace layers, and a darker underlayer appears at the hips. Moreover, the lingerie-inspired styling stays polished thanks to the midi length.
The "Level Up" singer let her accessories keep the focus on the dress. An oversized, sparkling cross necklace rested at her collarbone while a statement ring adorned her hand. Black pointed-toe pumps complete the outfit.
#singer #gala #OUTFIT #inspired
1 month ago
Saturday Night Live host Dakota Johnson linked up with Taylor Swift on stage Saturday, where they joked about dating musicians.
In her monologue, Johnson, who split up with Coldplay singer Chris Martin and singer-songwriter Role Model since her last time hosting the show, makes a comparison to her newest film, Verity.
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1 month ago
Rihanna continued her Paris Fashion Week style journey at the AWGE spring 2027 show on Wednesday in support of her partner A$AP Rocky. While Rocky revealed his newest Puma styles on the runway, Rihanna's front-row look teased a not-yet-released Amina Muaddi pump style. Rihanna Courtesy of Puma, Photographed by Jojo Korsh/BFA.com Rihanna stepped out in a custom black velvet version of the luxury brand's upcoming Elizabeth pump, which Amina Muaddi has previously teased on social media as a winter 2026 style. Bookended by a sharp toe and a stiletto heel, the focal point of the shoe is its dazzling crystal straps. One is daintier and wraps around the ankle, the other is chunkier and more ornate and draped across the foot. Amina Muaddi is known to incorporate crystal embellishment in some of its footwear styles, ranging from thong sandals to pumps. Rihanna has a significant history with the brand, from collaborating with the eponymous designer on shoe collections under her Fenty banner to debuting silhouettes like the Anok pump and the Elizabeth pump. A closer look at Rihanna's shoes. Courtesy of Puma, Photographed by Jojo Korsh/BFA.com At the AWGE show, Rihanna's Amina Muaddi heels accompanied tight black stirrup pants, a white ****** on-down shirt over a black top
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1 month ago
Paris Fashion Week spring 2027 is taking place from Sept. 28 to Oct. 6. Fashion houses like Christian Dior, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Hermès are showcasing their spring 2027 ready-to-wear collections.
So far, stars like Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Kate Moss, Rosalía, and more have been pairing their fresh-off-the-runway looks with killer heels. See the best celebrity shoes during spring 2027 Paris Fashion Week below.
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#week #awge #runway #christian
So far, stars like Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Kate Moss, Rosalía, and more have been pairing their fresh-off-the-runway looks with killer heels. See the best celebrity shoes during spring 2027 Paris Fashion Week below.
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#week #awge #runway #christian
1 month ago
The Chloé girl was out in force for the house's spring 2027 show in Paris on Wednesday, and the front row offered almost as much of a study in the brand's bohemian shoe wardrobe as the runway itself.
Maude Apatow went full Chloé in the label's chunky Talis platform clogs, while Soo Joo Park and Natalia Bryant made a case for keeping sandals in rotation well past summer, wearing theirs with stockings.
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#runway #maude #park #bryant
Maude Apatow went full Chloé in the label's chunky Talis platform clogs, while Soo Joo Park and Natalia Bryant made a case for keeping sandals in rotation well past summer, wearing theirs with stockings.
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#runway #maude #park #bryant
1 month ago
A$AP Rocky's AWGE spring 2027 show took place at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday and revealed the next chapter of his relationship with Puma — and it includes fresh takes on classic shoe styles. Model on AWGE runway wearing Puma x A$AP Rocky Straycat. Courtesy of Puma, Photographed by Jojo Korsh/BFA.com Rocky's fourth AWGE collection, aligned with the Paris performance of his "Don't Be Dumb" tour at Accor Arena, featured his upcoming Puma silhouettes including new versions of the Suede and Straycat. The Suede '94, which focuses on an archival version of the brand's most iconic sneaker, tributes the street culture of 1990s New York. The Straycat, meanwhile, features rugged elements including a Vibram sole and traction inspired by a tire. Rocky has worn the Straycat for several "Don't Be Tour" performances, and wore his newest styles for Puma during his concert after his AWGE spring 2027 show. Puma x A$AP Rocky Straycat. Courtesy of Puma, Photographed by Jojo Korsh/BFA.com The Puma women's Speedcat Wedge and Speedcat Ballet Flat could also be seen on the runway. Alongside footwear, the collection was styled with A$AP Rocky x Puma accessories including the oil slick bag. Model wearing Puma Speedcat Ballet Suede. Courtesy of Puma, Photographed by Jojo Korsh/BFA.com FN reported over the summer
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1 month ago
MACOM Technology Solutions is suddenly giving investors two numbers to think about: its stock has more than doubled over the past year, and its newest optical components push data rates toward another doubling.
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MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI) announced a 3.2-terabit optical chipset on September 17 built around eight 448-Gbps PAM-4 channels. A day later, BMO Capital upgraded the shares to Outperform with a $335 target, arguing that a 36% decline from the May peak had compressed MACOM's forward valuation to roughly 29 times earnings while data-center fundamentals remained intact.
That puts Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) directly in the conversation because both companies supply the optical connectivity needed to keep larger AI clusters fed with data.
MACOM's new platform combines drivers, photodiodes and transimpedance amplifiers for next-generation optical modules. The company says the components are already available, rather than merely a research roadmap.
#data #macom #holdings #NASDAQ
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MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI) announced a 3.2-terabit optical chipset on September 17 built around eight 448-Gbps PAM-4 channels. A day later, BMO Capital upgraded the shares to Outperform with a $335 target, arguing that a 36% decline from the May peak had compressed MACOM's forward valuation to roughly 29 times earnings while data-center fundamentals remained intact.
That puts Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) directly in the conversation because both companies supply the optical connectivity needed to keep larger AI clusters fed with data.
MACOM's new platform combines drivers, photodiodes and transimpedance amplifiers for next-generation optical modules. The company says the components are already available, rather than merely a research roadmap.
#data #macom #holdings #NASDAQ
2 months ago
In technology, the loudest applause usually comes at the demo, not the delivery. A flashy prototype draws headlines. The unglamorous rollout that actually generates revenue often gets a shrug.
CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) just lived that gap. The AI cloud provider rents out Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) chips to companies building artificial intelligence systems.
On Wednesday, September 16, it said it had linked hundreds of Nvidia's newest Rubin GPUs into a single working cluster, not just a test rack, according to the announcement.
For investors, that business model makes CRWV one of the most direct public ways to bet on AI infrastructure demand, without owning a chipmaker outright.
Nvidia, by contrast, is best known as the company that designs the GPUs everyone in the AI race is trying to get their hands on.
#crwv #NVIDIA #corporation #rubin
CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) just lived that gap. The AI cloud provider rents out Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) chips to companies building artificial intelligence systems.
On Wednesday, September 16, it said it had linked hundreds of Nvidia's newest Rubin GPUs into a single working cluster, not just a test rack, according to the announcement.
For investors, that business model makes CRWV one of the most direct public ways to bet on AI infrastructure demand, without owning a chipmaker outright.
Nvidia, by contrast, is best known as the company that designs the GPUs everyone in the AI race is trying to get their hands on.
#crwv #NVIDIA #corporation #rubin
2 months ago
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After Nike's unexpected announcement Wednesday night that Alexandre Arnault, the son of luxury ***** an Bernard Arnault, would join its board, reactions online have been mixed.
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After Nike's unexpected announcement Wednesday night that Alexandre Arnault, the son of luxury ***** an Bernard Arnault, would join its board, reactions online have been mixed.
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2 months ago
On September 14, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that read like two different companies at once. Revenue fell, and the company posted a net loss for the period ended August 4, yet comparable sales, which had been sliding for more than a year, kept getting less bad every month from June through the first five weeks of the third quarter. New CEO Darin Harper is betting that improvement compounds into something bigger.
The clearest evidence is the trend line itself. Comparable store sales fell 5.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, then 2.9% in the second quarter, then just 1.6% in July after a 5% decline in June, and Harper said trends improved further over the first five weeks of the third quarter. Food and beverage sales are moving in the opposite direction entirely, up 7.6% in the quarter and positive for five straight quarters, helped by the Eat & Play Combo, a bundled meal and game credit offer sold through kiosks. Special event sales have now grown for seven consecutive quarters.
Behind that shift sits a rebuilt leadership bench. Dave & Buster's went more than a year without a chief marketing officer, and Harper has since added a CMO, a chief operations officer, a chief technology officer, and a chief legal officer since taking over. The company also leaned on new content, launching 10 games and attractions this year, including tie-ins with Mandalorian and Grogu, John Wick and Stranger Things, after research found more than 70% of guests said new games would bring them back more often. Changes to game pricing pushed play and dwell time up 16% to 20% or more. Six remodeled stores are already outperforming the rest of the chain, and management says the newest remodel template costs less to build than the last one. Net capital spending dropped to $127.6 million through the first half of the year from $155.4 million, and adjusted free cash flow swung to positive $19.5 million from negative $36.5 million, a $56 million improvement.
The headline figures were still rough. Total revenue slipped 2.4% to $544.1 million from $557.4 million a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA dropped to $98.9 million, an 18.2% margin, from $129.8 million and a 23.3% margin. On a GAAP basis, the company posted a net loss of $12.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, versus net income of $11.4 million in the same quarter last year. About $15 million of the EBITDA decline came from items management calls non-normalized, including a $10 million noncash deferral adjustment that did not repeat this year, $3 million in extra preopening costs and $2 million in higher insurance expenses, but even stripped of those, the underlying decline was still roughly $16 million.
#year #first #harper #play
The clearest evidence is the trend line itself. Comparable store sales fell 5.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, then 2.9% in the second quarter, then just 1.6% in July after a 5% decline in June, and Harper said trends improved further over the first five weeks of the third quarter. Food and beverage sales are moving in the opposite direction entirely, up 7.6% in the quarter and positive for five straight quarters, helped by the Eat & Play Combo, a bundled meal and game credit offer sold through kiosks. Special event sales have now grown for seven consecutive quarters.
Behind that shift sits a rebuilt leadership bench. Dave & Buster's went more than a year without a chief marketing officer, and Harper has since added a CMO, a chief operations officer, a chief technology officer, and a chief legal officer since taking over. The company also leaned on new content, launching 10 games and attractions this year, including tie-ins with Mandalorian and Grogu, John Wick and Stranger Things, after research found more than 70% of guests said new games would bring them back more often. Changes to game pricing pushed play and dwell time up 16% to 20% or more. Six remodeled stores are already outperforming the rest of the chain, and management says the newest remodel template costs less to build than the last one. Net capital spending dropped to $127.6 million through the first half of the year from $155.4 million, and adjusted free cash flow swung to positive $19.5 million from negative $36.5 million, a $56 million improvement.
The headline figures were still rough. Total revenue slipped 2.4% to $544.1 million from $557.4 million a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA dropped to $98.9 million, an 18.2% margin, from $129.8 million and a 23.3% margin. On a GAAP basis, the company posted a net loss of $12.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, versus net income of $11.4 million in the same quarter last year. About $15 million of the EBITDA decline came from items management calls non-normalized, including a $10 million noncash deferral adjustment that did not repeat this year, $3 million in extra preopening costs and $2 million in higher insurance expenses, but even stripped of those, the underlying decline was still roughly $16 million.
#year #first #harper #play
2 months ago
On September 14, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that read like two different companies at once. Revenue fell, and the company posted a net loss for the period ended August 4, yet comparable sales, which had been sliding for more than a year, kept getting less bad every month from June through the first five weeks of the third quarter. New CEO Darin Harper is betting that improvement compounds into something bigger.
The clearest evidence is the trend line itself. Comparable store sales fell 5.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, then 2.9% in the second quarter, then just 1.6% in July after a 5% decline in June, and Harper said trends improved further over the first five weeks of the third quarter. Food and beverage sales are moving in the opposite direction entirely, up 7.6% in the quarter and positive for five straight quarters, helped by the Eat & Play Combo, a bundled meal and game credit offer sold through kiosks. Special event sales have now grown for seven consecutive quarters.
Behind that shift sits a rebuilt leadership bench. Dave & Buster's went more than a year without a chief marketing officer, and Harper has since added a CMO, a chief operations officer, a chief technology officer, and a chief legal officer since taking over. The company also leaned on new content, launching 10 games and attractions this year, including tie-ins with Mandalorian and Grogu, John Wick and Stranger Things, after research found more than 70% of guests said new games would bring them back more often. Changes to game pricing pushed play and dwell time up 16% to 20% or more. Six remodeled stores are already outperforming the rest of the chain, and management says the newest remodel template costs less to build than the last one. Net capital spending dropped to $127.6 million through the first half of the year from $155.4 million, and adjusted free cash flow swung to positive $19.5 million from negative $36.5 million, a $56 million improvement.
The headline figures were still rough. Total revenue slipped 2.4% to $544.1 million from $557.4 million a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA dropped to $98.9 million, an 18.2% margin, from $129.8 million and a 23.3% margin. On a GAAP basis, the company posted a net loss of $12.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, versus net income of $11.4 million in the same quarter last year. About $15 million of the EBITDA decline came from items management calls non-normalized, including a $10 million noncash deferral adjustment that did not repeat this year, $3 million in extra preopening costs and $2 million in higher insurance expenses, but even stripped of those, the underlying decline was still roughly $16 million.
#quarter #sales
The clearest evidence is the trend line itself. Comparable store sales fell 5.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, then 2.9% in the second quarter, then just 1.6% in July after a 5% decline in June, and Harper said trends improved further over the first five weeks of the third quarter. Food and beverage sales are moving in the opposite direction entirely, up 7.6% in the quarter and positive for five straight quarters, helped by the Eat & Play Combo, a bundled meal and game credit offer sold through kiosks. Special event sales have now grown for seven consecutive quarters.
Behind that shift sits a rebuilt leadership bench. Dave & Buster's went more than a year without a chief marketing officer, and Harper has since added a CMO, a chief operations officer, a chief technology officer, and a chief legal officer since taking over. The company also leaned on new content, launching 10 games and attractions this year, including tie-ins with Mandalorian and Grogu, John Wick and Stranger Things, after research found more than 70% of guests said new games would bring them back more often. Changes to game pricing pushed play and dwell time up 16% to 20% or more. Six remodeled stores are already outperforming the rest of the chain, and management says the newest remodel template costs less to build than the last one. Net capital spending dropped to $127.6 million through the first half of the year from $155.4 million, and adjusted free cash flow swung to positive $19.5 million from negative $36.5 million, a $56 million improvement.
The headline figures were still rough. Total revenue slipped 2.4% to $544.1 million from $557.4 million a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA dropped to $98.9 million, an 18.2% margin, from $129.8 million and a 23.3% margin. On a GAAP basis, the company posted a net loss of $12.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, versus net income of $11.4 million in the same quarter last year. About $15 million of the EBITDA decline came from items management calls non-normalized, including a $10 million noncash deferral adjustment that did not repeat this year, $3 million in extra preopening costs and $2 million in higher insurance expenses, but even stripped of those, the underlying decline was still roughly $16 million.
#quarter #sales
2 months ago
Three and a half years of freight recession did two things to the truck financing market at once. It shredded the credit profiles of the carriers who most needed to borrow. It also pushed a large share of the lenders who would have lent to them out of the sector. Both are now rationing the equipment replacement cycle the industry has spent two years waiting on.
Kirk Mann stayed in. As executive vice president and general manager of the transportation vendor solutions business at Mitsubishi HC Capital America, he financed trucks through the entire downturn and watched a great many of them come back.
"There are a lot of lenders, banks that left, and so we've had the benefit of being one of the lenders actually lending money in this ****** e," Mann said in an interview with FreightWaves. What competition remains is mostly OEM captive finance arms, a couple of large independents and a few bank-led groups, he said.
The carriers that did not survive were overwhelmingly the newest. On average, 85% of motor carriers with fewer than two years of operating experience and their own operating authority failed over a three-year stretch of the downturn, Mann said.
Back in January 2023, Mann sat in Mitsubishi HC Capital's Chicago offices with Wayne Pass, the company's chief credit officer for vendor solutions, since retired. He asked what a Freightliner Cascadia 13-speed with a tall sleeper and fewer than 500,000 miles was worth. Both men wrote down $45,000. Mann then asked what the company was financing those trucks at. About $110,000.
#mitsubishi #back #financing #large
Kirk Mann stayed in. As executive vice president and general manager of the transportation vendor solutions business at Mitsubishi HC Capital America, he financed trucks through the entire downturn and watched a great many of them come back.
"There are a lot of lenders, banks that left, and so we've had the benefit of being one of the lenders actually lending money in this ****** e," Mann said in an interview with FreightWaves. What competition remains is mostly OEM captive finance arms, a couple of large independents and a few bank-led groups, he said.
The carriers that did not survive were overwhelmingly the newest. On average, 85% of motor carriers with fewer than two years of operating experience and their own operating authority failed over a three-year stretch of the downturn, Mann said.
Back in January 2023, Mann sat in Mitsubishi HC Capital's Chicago offices with Wayne Pass, the company's chief credit officer for vendor solutions, since retired. He asked what a Freightliner Cascadia 13-speed with a tall sleeper and fewer than 500,000 miles was worth. Both men wrote down $45,000. Mann then asked what the company was financing those trucks at. About $110,000.
#mitsubishi #back #financing #large
2 months ago
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The Boston Celtics seem to have a type.
On Monday, the Celtics reportedly agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with Devin Carter.
Carter joins the Celtics after being drafted by the Sacramento Kings and waived by the Atlanta Hawks. The No. 13 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft hasn't lived up to expectations yet, but he still has the potential to become the two-way role player many expected him to be.
In fact, one player Carter was compared to ahead of the NBA Draft could soon be his teammate.
#nesn
The Boston Celtics seem to have a type.
On Monday, the Celtics reportedly agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with Devin Carter.
Carter joins the Celtics after being drafted by the Sacramento Kings and waived by the Atlanta Hawks. The No. 13 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft hasn't lived up to expectations yet, but he still has the potential to become the two-way role player many expected him to be.
In fact, one player Carter was compared to ahead of the NBA Draft could soon be his teammate.
#nesn
2 months ago
Ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season, HoopsHype is releasing rankings at every position. While Fred VanVleet was rated rather low as a point guard, Rockets star Kevin Durant was recently ranked as one of the best in his position. In a list of the top 27 small forwards in the NBA, Durant placed fifth after averaging 26 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.8 ***** ists, 0.8 steals and 0.9 blocks in 78 appearances last season.
The Duke duo of Jayson Tatum and Cooper Flagg were ranked first and second, respectively, before the newest member of the Philadelphia 76ers (Jaylen Brown) came in at No. 3. No. 4 is a much more controversial choice, as Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder was given the nod over Durant despite playing in just 33 contests last year. Kawhi Leonard (Raptors), Deni Avdija (Trail Blazers), Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic), Brandon Ingram (Clippers) and Brandon Miller (Hornets) rounded out the top-10.
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The Duke duo of Jayson Tatum and Cooper Flagg were ranked first and second, respectively, before the newest member of the Philadelphia 76ers (Jaylen Brown) came in at No. 3. No. 4 is a much more controversial choice, as Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder was given the nod over Durant despite playing in just 33 contests last year. Kawhi Leonard (Raptors), Deni Avdija (Trail Blazers), Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic), Brandon Ingram (Clippers) and Brandon Miller (Hornets) rounded out the top-10.
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#season #ranked
2 months ago
Rudy Martin Jr. spent 12 seasons in the minor leagues without reaching the majors. At 30 years old, he came closer than ever to walking away from baseball.
The newest member of the Toronto Blue Jays admitted he seriously considered retirement before getting his long-awaited call-up Friday. Martin said his family helped him through that difficult stretch and refused to let him give up.
MORE: Astros announce latest update on Yordan Alvarez's injury ahead of Rays game
"I wondered if it might be over after 12 minor-league seasons," Martin said, according to Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith. "My family helped me through some really tough times. They weren't gonna let me give up on it that easy."
Martin's promotion comes after a difficult month. The Blue Jays designated him for ****** ignment twice, but he continued to wait for another opportunity.
#family
The newest member of the Toronto Blue Jays admitted he seriously considered retirement before getting his long-awaited call-up Friday. Martin said his family helped him through that difficult stretch and refused to let him give up.
MORE: Astros announce latest update on Yordan Alvarez's injury ahead of Rays game
"I wondered if it might be over after 12 minor-league seasons," Martin said, according to Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith. "My family helped me through some really tough times. They weren't gonna let me give up on it that easy."
Martin's promotion comes after a difficult month. The Blue Jays designated him for ****** ignment twice, but he continued to wait for another opportunity.
#family
2 months ago
The High Line has hosted forests, billboards, giant pigeons and enough public art to fill a small museum. Its newest resident, however, may be the flashiest yet: a monumental golden "snake" curling through the park in the Meatpacking District.
Bulgari has unveiled auruBOROS—Urban Memory and Collective Dream, a 33-foot pneumatic sculpture created by Berlin-based art and architecture duo Plastique Fantastique. The free installation is now open above Little West 12th Street, near The Standard, High Line, and will remain on view through September 20.
The work resembles a gleaming serpent or double helix, with massive coils rising from beneath the elevated park and wrapping around its concrete supports. Visitors can walk among and through the reflective forms, which shift in appearance as sunlight, shadows and passing New Yorkers bounce off the metallic surface.
The sculpture's name combines aurum, the Latin word for gold, with ouroboros, the ancient image of a serpent eating its own tail. Its location also fits the installation's themes of memory and transformation: the High Line, after all, turned an abandoned freight railway into one of the city's most popular public **** es.
Created by Plastique Fantastique artists Marco Canevacci and Yena Young, auruBOROS is Bulgari's first public art installation in the United States. The duo is known for large-scale inflatable environments, including a giant ring that encircled a Paris footbridge during Nuit Blanche in 2023 and an immersive installation at the 2019 Venice Biennale.
#plastique
Bulgari has unveiled auruBOROS—Urban Memory and Collective Dream, a 33-foot pneumatic sculpture created by Berlin-based art and architecture duo Plastique Fantastique. The free installation is now open above Little West 12th Street, near The Standard, High Line, and will remain on view through September 20.
The work resembles a gleaming serpent or double helix, with massive coils rising from beneath the elevated park and wrapping around its concrete supports. Visitors can walk among and through the reflective forms, which shift in appearance as sunlight, shadows and passing New Yorkers bounce off the metallic surface.
The sculpture's name combines aurum, the Latin word for gold, with ouroboros, the ancient image of a serpent eating its own tail. Its location also fits the installation's themes of memory and transformation: the High Line, after all, turned an abandoned freight railway into one of the city's most popular public **** es.
Created by Plastique Fantastique artists Marco Canevacci and Yena Young, auruBOROS is Bulgari's first public art installation in the United States. The duo is known for large-scale inflatable environments, including a giant ring that encircled a Paris footbridge during Nuit Blanche in 2023 and an immersive installation at the 2019 Venice Biennale.
#plastique
2 months ago
Vivian Wilson's newest co-star is a humanoid robot, and she spends much of their time together finding increasingly strange jobs for it to do.
The 22-year-old model fronts Desigual's Fall 2026 "Born to Disobey" campaign alongside DESI84, a robotic **** istant that struggles once Wilson pushes it beyond its programming. She walks it on a leash, uses it as a golf tee and repeatedly tries to teach it how to **** ounce Desigual before ending the film with the line, "Some things aren't meant to be fixed."
Wilson's criticism of artificial intelligence goes beyond the joke. She told PEOPLE that AI is taking work from creative professionals while creating environmental costs, and she argued that AI generated art lacks the human emotion and intention behind creative work.
Her casting has also prompted comparisons with her estranged father, Elon Musk, whose companies include artificial intelligence venture xAI and Tesla, which is developing the Optimus humanoid robot. TMZ interpreted the campaign as a shot at Musk, but Wilson and Desigual have not said DESI84 represents him or Optimus.
Wilson said concerns about employment were among the reasons she wanted to speak about artificial intelligence through the campaign.
#campaign #artificial #desigual #musk
The 22-year-old model fronts Desigual's Fall 2026 "Born to Disobey" campaign alongside DESI84, a robotic **** istant that struggles once Wilson pushes it beyond its programming. She walks it on a leash, uses it as a golf tee and repeatedly tries to teach it how to **** ounce Desigual before ending the film with the line, "Some things aren't meant to be fixed."
Wilson's criticism of artificial intelligence goes beyond the joke. She told PEOPLE that AI is taking work from creative professionals while creating environmental costs, and she argued that AI generated art lacks the human emotion and intention behind creative work.
Her casting has also prompted comparisons with her estranged father, Elon Musk, whose companies include artificial intelligence venture xAI and Tesla, which is developing the Optimus humanoid robot. TMZ interpreted the campaign as a shot at Musk, but Wilson and Desigual have not said DESI84 represents him or Optimus.
Wilson said concerns about employment were among the reasons she wanted to speak about artificial intelligence through the campaign.
#campaign #artificial #desigual #musk
2 months ago
Qualcomm (QCOM) has spent years telling shareholders it is becoming more than a smartphone chip company. What changed is where the new growth is expected to come from. Two years ago the big non-handset targets were automotive and IoT. Today, the newest leg of the story runs through the data center, and management has already put a number on it.
Qualcomm Once Told You The Laptop Chip Had Redefined Computing
The Snapdragon X Series was the flagship of that older story. Two years ago management said those platforms had redefined personal computing.
Management no longer leads with that story. In the fiscal Q3 2026 call, delivered on July 29, 2026, the PC gets two passing lines: a growing share of design wins in AI-first laptops and Project Solara, a chip-to-cloud platform being built with Microsoft for agent-first enterprise devices. Both are real. Neither carries a revenue figure.
Qualcomm Nearly Doubled Its Non-Handset Target Without Naming The Laptop
#first
Qualcomm Once Told You The Laptop Chip Had Redefined Computing
The Snapdragon X Series was the flagship of that older story. Two years ago management said those platforms had redefined personal computing.
Management no longer leads with that story. In the fiscal Q3 2026 call, delivered on July 29, 2026, the PC gets two passing lines: a growing share of design wins in AI-first laptops and Project Solara, a chip-to-cloud platform being built with Microsoft for agent-first enterprise devices. Both are real. Neither carries a revenue figure.
Qualcomm Nearly Doubled Its Non-Handset Target Without Naming The Laptop
#first
2 months ago
As the newest member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, young swingman Jonathan ******* inga couldn't be more excited about his basketball future. After a difficult parting with the Warriors, ******* inga had some tough decisions to make this summer, but he would say it worked out for the best with a two-year, $12.4 million deal to join Anthony Edwards and his rising young team.
Thursday evening marked ******* inga's introductory press conference with the organization, where he answered all sorts of questions relating to his free-agent process and expectations for the future. Notably, he also spoke about teaming up with LaMelo Ball, someone he called his best passing teammate ever (yes, even over Curry).
"I think his ability to pass the ball, I was watching him work out yesterday and I was watching him and the way he can pass the ball, it's incredible," said ******* inga. "I've played with so many point guards in my career, but I've never played with anybody that can pass as good as LaMelo. I'm looking forward to it; I'm excited."
In ******* inga's defense, Ball is famously skilled offensively with career averages of 20.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.3 ******* ists, 1.4 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game on 41.8% shooting. While he often likes to get flashy with the ball, he's undeniably elite as a playmaker and passer, opening up the floor for teammates and adding a layer of flexibility to the rotation.
To claim that Ball is a better passer than Curry might sound like blasphemy, but the stats back it up. Curry averages 24.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.3 ******* ists, 1.5 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game for his career, falling short of even Ball's passing numbers. More so than LaMelo, Curry is much more of a scorer, and he's always had teammates to help him run the offense.
#lamelo #pass
Thursday evening marked ******* inga's introductory press conference with the organization, where he answered all sorts of questions relating to his free-agent process and expectations for the future. Notably, he also spoke about teaming up with LaMelo Ball, someone he called his best passing teammate ever (yes, even over Curry).
"I think his ability to pass the ball, I was watching him work out yesterday and I was watching him and the way he can pass the ball, it's incredible," said ******* inga. "I've played with so many point guards in my career, but I've never played with anybody that can pass as good as LaMelo. I'm looking forward to it; I'm excited."
In ******* inga's defense, Ball is famously skilled offensively with career averages of 20.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.3 ******* ists, 1.4 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game on 41.8% shooting. While he often likes to get flashy with the ball, he's undeniably elite as a playmaker and passer, opening up the floor for teammates and adding a layer of flexibility to the rotation.
To claim that Ball is a better passer than Curry might sound like blasphemy, but the stats back it up. Curry averages 24.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.3 ******* ists, 1.5 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game for his career, falling short of even Ball's passing numbers. More so than LaMelo, Curry is much more of a scorer, and he's always had teammates to help him run the offense.
#lamelo #pass
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The San Francisco 49ers have their 2026 team captains. The same list as 2025. During his Sunday press conference in preparation for the 49ers' Thursday game against the Los Angeles Rams, Kyle Shanahan gave the list of team captains:
TE George Kittle
OT Trent Williams
LB Fred Warner
QB Brock Purdy
DE Nick Bosa
RB Christian McCaffrey
FB Kyle Juszcyk
CB Deommodore Lenoir
As said above, if that list seems familiar, that's because it's the same list as last season. The 49ers vote on who makes it as a captain, so this means the leadership pecking order in the locker room remains unchanged.
The 49ers are a very talented roster, but the fact that the list remains the same as a year ago, with no new faces, probably won't help the criticisms that the team is too "old." The 'newest' name on this list is Lenoir, whose ascension last year essentially filled the vacancy left by Deebo Samuel.
While we can debate the roster's age all we want, established veterans doing the heavy lifting means they have capable leadership. Hopefully Bosa can stay on the field to help the defensive line turn a corner. The same goes for Brock Purdy and George Kittle. With a rookie De'Zhaun Stribling impressing in the preseason, having Purdy and Kittle to look up to will be invaluable.
#same #kittle #george #brock
TE George Kittle
OT Trent Williams
LB Fred Warner
QB Brock Purdy
DE Nick Bosa
RB Christian McCaffrey
FB Kyle Juszcyk
CB Deommodore Lenoir
As said above, if that list seems familiar, that's because it's the same list as last season. The 49ers vote on who makes it as a captain, so this means the leadership pecking order in the locker room remains unchanged.
The 49ers are a very talented roster, but the fact that the list remains the same as a year ago, with no new faces, probably won't help the criticisms that the team is too "old." The 'newest' name on this list is Lenoir, whose ascension last year essentially filled the vacancy left by Deebo Samuel.
While we can debate the roster's age all we want, established veterans doing the heavy lifting means they have capable leadership. Hopefully Bosa can stay on the field to help the defensive line turn a corner. The same goes for Brock Purdy and George Kittle. With a rookie De'Zhaun Stribling impressing in the preseason, having Purdy and Kittle to look up to will be invaluable.
#same #kittle #george #brock
2 months ago
SEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country's newest destroyer would be part of a nuclear response system and could deliver "annihilating retaliatory strikes", state media KCNA reported on Monday, although it did not say whether the vessel would carry nuclear weapons.
North Korea has accelerated efforts to modernise its navy as Kim pursues a broader expansion of the country's nuclear-capable forces.
At a commissioning ceremony in the eastern port city of Wonsan on Sunday, Kim said the new ship's deployment to the sea east of the Korean Peninsula sent a clear signal to North Korea's adversaries.
"The time has come for us to exercise our sovereignty at sea and under water," Kim said, according to KCNA.
The 5,000-ton-class destroyer, the "Kang Kon", is the second warship of its class to enter service, following the commissioning of the "Choe Hyon" destroyer on North Korea's west coast about three months earlier, KCNA cited Kim as saying.
#north #destroyer #korean #seoul
North Korea has accelerated efforts to modernise its navy as Kim pursues a broader expansion of the country's nuclear-capable forces.
At a commissioning ceremony in the eastern port city of Wonsan on Sunday, Kim said the new ship's deployment to the sea east of the Korean Peninsula sent a clear signal to North Korea's adversaries.
"The time has come for us to exercise our sovereignty at sea and under water," Kim said, according to KCNA.
The 5,000-ton-class destroyer, the "Kang Kon", is the second warship of its class to enter service, following the commissioning of the "Choe Hyon" destroyer on North Korea's west coast about three months earlier, KCNA cited Kim as saying.
#north #destroyer #korean #seoul
2 months ago
Little more than 20 years after he signed his first contract to be the Commissioner of the National Football League, Roger Goodell has put his name at the bottom of the newest one.
The NFL announced on Sunday afternoon that the league's Compensation Committee has informed the full membership that an agreement has been reached on a four-year extension. Goodell is now under contract through March 31, 2031.
His prior deal would have expired in March 2027. With few if any obvious successors in play, Goodell had plenty of leverage.
In the memo to all owners, a copy of which PFT has obtained, Patriots owner Robert Kraft explained that the Committee "worked closely with an independent third-party compensation consultant and outside counsel to structure a deal that aligns Roger's compensation with the League's long-term interests and success."
The contract ties 95 percent of the total compensation to Goodell's and the league's "performance measured against various metrics and at the discretion of the Compensation Committee."
#compensation #committee #commissioner #Football
The NFL announced on Sunday afternoon that the league's Compensation Committee has informed the full membership that an agreement has been reached on a four-year extension. Goodell is now under contract through March 31, 2031.
His prior deal would have expired in March 2027. With few if any obvious successors in play, Goodell had plenty of leverage.
In the memo to all owners, a copy of which PFT has obtained, Patriots owner Robert Kraft explained that the Committee "worked closely with an independent third-party compensation consultant and outside counsel to structure a deal that aligns Roger's compensation with the League's long-term interests and success."
The contract ties 95 percent of the total compensation to Goodell's and the league's "performance measured against various metrics and at the discretion of the Compensation Committee."
#compensation #committee #commissioner #Football
2 months ago
This story was originally published on Bisnow, the newsroom global commercial real estate reads first. To receive daily news and ****** ysis, subscribe to Bisnow's free suite of newsletters.
Dallas-Fort Worth's growing financial hub, commonly referred to as Y'all Street, has turned Uptown Dallas into a premier office market in the region, commanding North Texas' highest rents and accounting for nearly 94% of its development pipeline.
Rents for the newest trophy office ****** e in Uptown have grown nearly 31% over the last two years as companies seek the highest-quality product available in the submarket that has become the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth's growing financial sector. That increase is almost double the just over 16% rent growth recorded across the metro in that same time frame, according to JLL data.
The 1.3M SF of top-tier office ****** e delivered in Uptown over the last two years also accounts for nearly 31% of the metro's new inventory during that time. Continued demand for trophy office ****** e near Y'all Street companies and the premium rents they fetch have developers scrambling to build new projects in Uptown, according to JLL Dallas Director of Research Micah Rabalais.
"Is it going to be what it was 10 years ago from a construction volume standpoint, where we might have had, in Uptown alone, 3M SF or 4M SF underway at certain points in time? Probably not, but I do think we maintain this pace," Rabalais said of his forecast of another 1.3M SF that could be delivered by the middle of 2028.
#dallas #rents #fort
Dallas-Fort Worth's growing financial hub, commonly referred to as Y'all Street, has turned Uptown Dallas into a premier office market in the region, commanding North Texas' highest rents and accounting for nearly 94% of its development pipeline.
Rents for the newest trophy office ****** e in Uptown have grown nearly 31% over the last two years as companies seek the highest-quality product available in the submarket that has become the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth's growing financial sector. That increase is almost double the just over 16% rent growth recorded across the metro in that same time frame, according to JLL data.
The 1.3M SF of top-tier office ****** e delivered in Uptown over the last two years also accounts for nearly 31% of the metro's new inventory during that time. Continued demand for trophy office ****** e near Y'all Street companies and the premium rents they fetch have developers scrambling to build new projects in Uptown, according to JLL Dallas Director of Research Micah Rabalais.
"Is it going to be what it was 10 years ago from a construction volume standpoint, where we might have had, in Uptown alone, 3M SF or 4M SF underway at certain points in time? Probably not, but I do think we maintain this pace," Rabalais said of his forecast of another 1.3M SF that could be delivered by the middle of 2028.
#dallas #rents #fort
2 months ago
Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) hasn't minted any new millionaires since its IPO in Nov. 2021. The EV maker went public at $78 per share, but it now trades at about $15. Its stock plummeted as it struggled to ramp up its production and racked up steep losses.
From 2023 to 2025, Rivian's total vehicle deliveries dropped from 50,122 to 42,247 as it struggled with supply chain bottlenecks, macro headwinds, and fierce competition. But could its newest vehicle -- the R2 SUV -- finally end that slowdown and drive its stock to deliver millionaire-making gains over the next few years?
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
The R2 is significantly cheaper than Rivian's R1T pickup and R1S SUV. It expects its lower price tag to expand its total addressable market while boosting its per-vehicle gross margins, since the R2 costs less to manufacture than its higher-end predecessors.
Rivian expects its deliveries to soar to 65,000-67,000 vehicles this year, with the R2 accounting for about 20,000-25,000 of that total. If it achieves that goal, ***** ysts expect its revenue to surge 38% to $7.5 billion this year and 60% to $11.9 billion in 2027.
#deliveries
From 2023 to 2025, Rivian's total vehicle deliveries dropped from 50,122 to 42,247 as it struggled with supply chain bottlenecks, macro headwinds, and fierce competition. But could its newest vehicle -- the R2 SUV -- finally end that slowdown and drive its stock to deliver millionaire-making gains over the next few years?
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
The R2 is significantly cheaper than Rivian's R1T pickup and R1S SUV. It expects its lower price tag to expand its total addressable market while boosting its per-vehicle gross margins, since the R2 costs less to manufacture than its higher-end predecessors.
Rivian expects its deliveries to soar to 65,000-67,000 vehicles this year, with the R2 accounting for about 20,000-25,000 of that total. If it achieves that goal, ***** ysts expect its revenue to surge 38% to $7.5 billion this year and 60% to $11.9 billion in 2027.
#deliveries
2 months ago
Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang was asked on Monday whether the company's newest investment is the kind of circular financing investors keep worrying about, and he said it was not. "This is not circular because obviously they do their own business and we do our own business, and MediaTek is already incredibly profitable, incredibly successful," Huang told Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow in an interview alongside MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai on Aug. 31.
The deal that prompted the question is worth $3.5 billion, and one detail about it has been widely flattened. Nvidia is not buying MediaTek shares. It bought $3.5 billion of convertible bonds issued by the company, part of an overseas convertible offering of roughly $3.9 billion in which Alphabet (GOOGL) also participated at an undisclosed size. Nvidia holds debt that can convert later, not equity today, and the release names no conversion price, no valuation, and no resulting stake.
Dear GameStop Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for September 8
SMCI vs. CoreWeave: 1 AI Infrastructure Model Has the Bigger Opportunity
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The deal that prompted the question is worth $3.5 billion, and one detail about it has been widely flattened. Nvidia is not buying MediaTek shares. It bought $3.5 billion of convertible bonds issued by the company, part of an overseas convertible offering of roughly $3.9 billion in which Alphabet (GOOGL) also participated at an undisclosed size. Nvidia holds debt that can convert later, not equity today, and the release names no conversion price, no valuation, and no resulting stake.
Dear GameStop Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for September 8
SMCI vs. CoreWeave: 1 AI Infrastructure Model Has the Bigger Opportunity
Why ***** ysts Think Sellas Life Sciences Stock Can Gain 150% From Here
#NVIDIA #mediatek #incredibly
