March 14, 2025

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Eminem joins Detroit WNBA superteam of investors: Report

What’s the driving force behind Detroit Pistons incredible turnaround? Bryce Simon and Omari Sankofa II on “The Pistons Pulse” podcast analyze the Pistons’ sustained success. Full podcast out wherever you listen. The team of Detroit investors aiming to bring the WNBA back to Detroit has reportedly added rapper Eminem. The bid would revive the legacy

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Finance

Goldman Sachs uses lessons from $1.6 billion FC Barcelona stadium financing to invent a new model for the NFL and MLB

When Stacy Sonnenberg started at Goldman Sachs in 2003 one client gave her pause: the New York Yankees. As the former chief of technical services with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation—owner of Yankee Stadium—she had served as landlord to the fabled baseball club for three years. “I called the Yankees,” she

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Investment

Increase in sports betting can lead to decrease in investments, study suggests

article FILE-A person places a bet on a game at a casino. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The Brief A study implies that some people are taking money out of their investment accounts to pay for their sports betting. Researchers in the study examined the betting habits of people to determine if it can affect

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Loans

Washington state debuts racist home loans program, furthers divide

Washington State’s new Covenant Homeownership Program has been in effect for just over a month, offering an advantage of home ownership based purely on race. It is a classic example of the misguided, feel-good policies that perpetuate division rather than solve the problems they claim to address. Indeed, this is nothing more than a racist

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Mortgage

With lower mortgage rates, is now the time to refinance your home?

SALT LAKE CITY — Falling mortgage rates have led to a surge of interest in refinancing. Refinance applications are at their “highest level in two years,” the Mortgage Bankers Association said this week, as rates have dropped to their lowest levels in more than a year. According to Mortgage News Daily, the national average for mortgage

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Finance

Olympics and OnlyFans: Some Paris athletes say they face a ‘broken’ finance system

PARIS (AP) — Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics funding system

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Mortgage

What reduced mortgage rates mean for Washington homebuyers

There is hope for home buyers and some relief for homeowners as mortgage rates have sizably dropped from last year. Windermere Chief Economist Jeff Tucker told KIRO Newsradio on Thursday there is “some serious movement in the right direction for buyers.” According to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of the mortgage markets, mortgage rates are seeing

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Investors

Howard men’s basketball coach pitching ownership stake for potential investors

Listen to this article WASHINGTON — Howard University’s men’s basketball coach is reportedly pitching a proposal to potential investors in which a 33% stake in the program could be sold for $100 million. “College athletics is a full-fledged business now,” Kenny Blakeney, the team’s coach, told the Washington Post. Blakeney has met with a private equity

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Investors

Despite sagging stocks, analysts suggest investors hold steady

A stunning Monday that started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987’s crash swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street with more steep losses, as fears, for investors and others, worsened about a slowing U.S. economy. It was the first chance for traders in Tokyo to react to Friday’s report showing U.S. employers slowed

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Funds

Viral Utah kitten memorialized with plushie which will raise funds for local shelter

SALT LAKE CITY — He may have been small, but his story took the internet by a large storm. The tiny orange kitten became a household name for many Utahns, even a year later. The kitten, Tater Tot, was rescued. His foster mom, Ash Houghton said he had four deformed legs and a cleft palate.

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