Bed Bath & Beyond board members were concerned Ryan Cohen was getting insider information. Sue Gove, the company’s CEO, said in a deposition that she was concerned about Cohen’s relationship with board members. “I didn’t trust him. I didn’t trust what was taking place,” Gove said of Cohen in her testimony. Bed Bath & Beyond […]
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Could Dublin get an economic windfall from Taylor Swift?
Taylor Swift is taking Europe by storm and is preparing to perform in Ireland this weekend, prompting some pundits to envisage an economic windfall as fans flock to her sold-out shows in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. It is hoped Swift could provide a shot in the arm for an Irish economy still recovering from the Covid […]
3 Things I Tell Them To Do With a Cash Windfall
©Shutterstock.com Professional athletes are often recipients of seven-figure signing bonuses when they join a team — and what they do with this money can have a major impact on both their short- and long-term financial stability. Chad Willardson, president of Pacific Capital, mentors ultra-high-net-worth individuals and several major athletes, so he has been in the position to […]
GameStop’s meme-stock run makes no sense — and GameStop may turn it into a $3 billion windfall
GameStop might soon be $3 billion richer after its meme status has recently juiced the stock.SOPA Images/Getty Images GameStop, the company, is in trouble. GameStop, the stock, is roaring. GameStop, the company, has already turned some of that stock into a $1 billion windfall, by selling shares. Now it could make another $2 billion-plus doing […]
UN secretary-general calls for ‘windfall’ tax on profits of fossil fuel companies
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday for a “windfall” tax on the profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, calling them the “godfathers of climate chaos”. In a bare-knuckled speech timed for World Environment Day, Mr Guterres, who has repeatedly spoken out about the threat of climate […]
Trump reaps post-verdict financial windfall
The good news for former President Donald Trump is that his political operation says it hauled in a staggering nine-figure sum in May, including a flood of donations at the end of the month. The bad news: He had to be convicted on 34 felony counts in order to send his supporters into that fundraising […]
Trump heads to California for billionaire fundraisers days after post-verdict donation windfall
Flush with a torrent of small campaign donations following Thursday’s 34-count guilty verdict, former President Donald Trump is heading westward in a bid to continue the fundraising spree, to the land of sunshine, palm trees and tech billionaires. A multiday trip to California this week is expected to rake in millions as he hopscotches from […]
I’m about to inherit $850,000. What should I do with my windfall?
“I’m not experienced with this amount of money.” (Photo subject is a model.) – MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto Dear Quentin, I’m inheriting about $850,000 unexpectedly, and I need advice on what to do with it. I am a mother in my 40s and I’m financially independent. I make about $100,000 annually, and I have $50,000 in […]
MicroStrategy’s Saylor Reaps a Stock Windfall During Bitcoin’s Record Run
(Bloomberg) — Michael Saylor’s decision back in 2020 to start buying Bitcoin has paid off in spades this year for the co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy Inc. Most Read from Bloomberg Saylor has garnered an estimated $400 million or so from pre-planned daily sales of about 5,000 shares of the enterprise software company from […]
Donald Trump is on the verge of another $1 billion Truth Social windfall
Former President Donald Trump is on the cusp of scoring a major financial bonanza – at least on paper. As long as Trump Media & Technology Group’s share price doesn’t spectacularly implode before Tuesday’s closing bell, Trump is on track to receive another 36 million shares as the owner of Truth Social. This milestone is […]
Trump isn’t doing anything new with his recent Truth Social windfall
Trump-Tied SPAC Deal Approved, Setting Up Potential Windfall
(Bloomberg) — Former president Donald Trump is set to get a big payday — on paper at least — after investors voted to approve a blank-check deal that would bring his nascent media startup public as soon as next week. Most Read from Bloomberg The approval, announced in a press release Friday after an earlier […]