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Record betting expected on Super Bowl and Bank of America sees one stock in particular winning
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Record betting expected on Super Bowl and Bank of America sees one stock in particular winning

The 59th Super Bowl this Sunday is expected to attract a record number of betting dollars to legal sports gambling platforms, and that may boost shares of Caesars Entertainment , according to Bank of America. After all, the game’s being played at the 76,500-seat Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. BofA analyst Shaun Kelley cited data […]

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Asia’s capital market needs a ‘Taylor Swift’ of IPOs to catalyze listings, venture capitalist says
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Asia’s capital market needs a ‘Taylor Swift’ of IPOs to catalyze listings, venture capitalist says

The Shanghai skyline Zorazhuang | E+ | Getty Images Asia’s “nascent capital market” needs a catalyst to kickstart it, an expert said at a CNBC Delivering Alpha event last month. The solution to having more listings in Asia involves having more products, information, fund managers and even good issuers, according to Jenny Lee, founder and […]

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Funflation: Concert ticket prices have soared, but music fans don’t seem to care
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Funflation: Concert ticket prices have soared, but music fans don’t seem to care

From Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter to Kendrick Lamar and SZA, 2025 promises to be another big year for live music events. That may also mean concert-goers will be shelling out more for their favorite shows. After rising steadily post-pandemic, admission to movies, theaters, and concerts jumped 20% since 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor […]

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‘Dynamic pricing’ was a top contender for word of the year. Here’s why it got consumers so worked up in 2024
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‘Dynamic pricing’ was a top contender for word of the year. Here’s why it got consumers so worked up in 2024

9parusnikov | Istock | Getty Images Oxford University Press may have crowned “brain rot” the word of the year, but “dynamic pricing” was also a top contender. Originally coined by economists in the late 1920s, dynamic pricing refers to “the practice of varying the price for a product or service to reflect changing market conditions. […]

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Trump says ‘I hate Taylor Swift’ after pop star endorses Kamala Harris
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Trump says ‘I hate Taylor Swift’ after pop star endorses Kamala Harris

Taylor Swift performs onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Wembley Stadium on August 16, 2024 in London, England.  TAS2024 | Getty Images Former president Donald Trump lashed out at pop star Taylor Swift on Sunday, less than a week after the musician endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. “I hate Taylor Swift!,” Trump […]

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Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris drives 338,000 users to government voting website
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Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris drives 338,000 users to government voting website

Taylor Swift performs onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Olympiastadion on July 27, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management ) Thomas Niedermueller | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in a Tuesday night Instagram post drove at […]

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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate with Donald Trump
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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate with Donald Trump

Taylor Swift poses with a cat for her endorsement of Kamala Harris, while Donald Trump shared an AI-created image of him with cats after his running mate JD Vance pushed a conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants were eating pets in Ohio. Source: @taylorswift Instagram (L) | @realDonaldTrump, Truth Social Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice […]

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Why the LA Rams are worth  billion more than the LA Chargers
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Why the LA Rams are worth $2 billion more than the LA Chargers

Los Angeles Rams owner Stanley Kroenke speaks during the “Football Meets Football” Youth Clinic at the Rams NFL training camp on the Loyola Marymount University campus in Los Angeles on July 26, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images There is a $2 billion gulf growing in Los Angeles. The National Football League’s […]

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Rising NFL valuations mean massive returns for owners. Here’s how good the investment is
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Rising NFL valuations mean massive returns for owners. Here’s how good the investment is

Ryan Flournoy, #18 of the Dallas Cowboys, catches a touchdown pass as Matt Hankins, #23 of the Los Angeles Chargers, defends during the first half of a preseason game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 24, 2024. Ron Jenkins | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images A National Football League team today is […]

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The Democratic playlist to nominate Harris: Lil Jon, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Springsteen
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The Democratic playlist to nominate Harris: Lil Jon, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Springsteen

Lil Jon performs during the roll call on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Democratic National Convention changed its tune this election year, getting delegates joyfully dancing and singing as they nominated Vice President Kamala Harris to […]

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