That’s a drop of about 4.3 percent, and it came after five years of upward trends for billionaire wealth. Why did it happen? The report cites various economic conditions, like trade conflicts between the US and China and a generally volatile financial market, and in fact, it was the Asian region that was the leader in the year’s downward trend. China alone saw its collective billionaire wealth sink by 12.
As it turns out, Led Zeppelin’s alleged plagiarism doesn’t end with “Stairway to Heaven.” In fact, Spirit was not nearly the first group to claim that Led Zeppelin completely ripped off one their songs. And if anything, the other allegations are far more persuasive. Below we take a look at four of Zeppelin’s biggest hits, and a handful of other songs that sound alarmingly familiar… There’s nothing particularly original about the sentiments behind “Whole Lotta Love”, but the Zeppelin hit (which hit #4 on the Billboard charts) bears more than a little resemblance to Willie Dixon’s “You Need Love”.
Anil Ambani took over the family telecom business after a years-long dispute with his brother over the empire built by their father, who passed away without a will in 2002. Three years after their father’s death, the company was settled by their mother. She divided the company in two, giving half to each of her sons. Anil was given control of all of Reliance’s telecommunications, asset management and entertainment. Mukesh was given the company’s oil, pharmaceutical, textile and refining assets.
The next batch of 10 is led off by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who just missed the top 15 with his $89.3 million payday. Much of this is thanks to the then record contract he signed late last summer guaranteeing him $134 million over four years. For the upcoming 2019-20 season, his base salary will be $20 million. LeBron James grabbed the 17th spot on the list, thanks in large part to his big new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
In 1954 he was selected to the Pro Bowl and was a first-team All-Pro. He was also the NFL Punting Yards leader in 1952 and 1955. Landry was named the 1975 NFL Coach of the Year and holds the record for career wins with the Dallas Cowboys at 250. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor. Tom Landry passed away on February 12, 2000 at 75 years old.
McMahon reportedly owns about 41 percent of outstanding WWE stock, which is how he can take such a big hit when those shares see such a significant dip in value. As of this writing WWE stock sits at $55.96 per share, a drop of more than $11 compared to where it was only a few days ago, but his steepest drop happened when the market opened on October 31st, when WWE stock diminished by more than $9 per share basically overnight.
It’s natural when coming across one of those kinds of stories to wonder exactly what happens to those big ticket fines once they’re paid – where does the money go, what’s it used for, and so on. According to a recent NBC Bay Area analysis, the answer is simple, if possibly somewhat surprising: It usually goes “straight to the U.S. Treasury for general use.” That’s according to an analysis of three whole years of federal fines from a total of nine different government agencies, including the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the aforementioned Federal Trade Commission.
The trade immediately made the Lakers the favorites to win next year’s NBA Finals, according to Vegas sportsbooks. At the beginning of May, the Lakers had 20-1 odds of winning the championship. But after serious injuries to Golden State’s Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and reports of turmoil coming out of Houston, the Lakers’ odds steadily improved. Now, the Lakers are 3-1 favorites to win the championship with Davis, LeBron James, and Kyle Kuzma as their core.
The court hasn’t yet made a determination of exactly how many bitcoins Wright has, but the Nakamoto identity’s bitcoin wallet would be valued at almost $10.5 billion as of this writing. That means that he would have to pay more than $5 billion worth of bitcoins to the Wright estate. You can probably already gather that this is a pretty complicated case, and in fact the court ruling isn’t a clear cut victory for Kleiman’s estate.
Alan King authored the books Anybody Who Owns His Own Home Deserves It, Help! I’m a Prisoner in a Chinese Bakery, Is Salami and Eggs Better Than Sex? Memoirs of a Happy eater, Name Dropping: The Life and Lies of Alan King, Alan King’s Great Jewish Joke Book, and Matzoh Balls for Breakfast and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish. Alan King passed away on May 9, 2004 at 76 years old.
Alex Branczik is Sotheby’s head of contemporary art, Europe, who is quoted by The Art Newspaper as saying “It appears we just got Banksy-ed,” after the painting was destroyed. He also claims that he’s “not in on the ruse,” but the paper says it’s “unclear” whether Banksy had another inside man to help him pull this prank off, or if he was somehow able to arrange it all on his own.
Honey offers its 17 million monthly users deals on a wide variety of eCommerce websites. Honey made serious inroads into the consciousness of millennials and Gen Z-ers by sponsoring YouTube videos of Shane Dawson, David Dobrik, and members of Dobrik’s Vlog Squad. When a Honey member makes a purchase from select merchants, Honey shares part of its commission with the member in a cashback program. Users are notified of price drops and price history on selected items sold by participating online stores.
Technically, Griffin bought the 220 Central Park South penthouse back in 2015, but it’s taken this long for the deal to be finalized and for him to take possession of the house. And since he purchased it totally unfurnished, experts cited by CNBC point out that he will likely need to spend millions more to furnish the place and complete its actual, finished design. That becomes easier to swallow once you get an idea of the sheer size of this penthouse.
Kenny worked for ESPN and hosted The Brian Kenny Show on ESPN Radio. He hosts the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies. Brian Kenny appeared in the movies Rocky Balboa in 2006 and Resurrecting the Champ in 2007. He has also appeared in episodes of the TV series The Dead Zone and Brockmire. Kenny won a National Sports Emmy Award for Baseball Tonight in 2003. He was named the Sports Illustrated Media Personality of the Year in 2004.
She became a household name in 2007 with her performance in “Dan in Real Life”. Since then, she has appeared in such projects as “The Tenth Circle”, “Triple Dog”, “Mother and Child”, “Avalon High”, and “Scream 4”. From 2011 to 2012 she appeared in the series, “The Secret Circle”. From 2018 to 2019 she appeared in the series “For the People”
Chris Bender was born in Brockton, Massachusetts in August 1972 and passed away in November 1991. He recorded his self-titled album for Epic Records at 16 years old but limited copies were available. Bender signed with EastWest Records on a seven album contract for $500 thousand. He released the album Draped in 1991 and it reached #92 on the Billboard R&B chart. His singles “I Knew” and “That’s Not The Way” reached the Top 70 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.
Christopher Young has composed for many films including Def-Con 4, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, Invaders from Mars, Hellraiser, Virtuosity, Copycat, Set It Off, Murder at 1600, Rounders, Urban Legend, The Big Kahuna, Bless the Child, Swordfish, The Glass House, Runaway Jury, The Grudge, Spider-Man 2, The Grudge 2, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man 3, A Madea Christmas, and more. Young was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2002 for The Shipping News.
Let’s look at U2 as an example. In 2001, U2 had the ninth-biggest venue gross of the year in the U.S. with $6.4 million from 78,275 tickets sold for four shows at prices of $45-130 at Chicago’s United Center. In 2015, they had the fourth-biggest gross of the year, with $19.4 million earned over eight shows to 148,942 people with tickets running $30-$275. The band played twice as many nights to twice as many people and made three times the money than they did 14 years earlier.
Strange finished tied for 2nd at the 1985 Masters Tournament and the 1989 PGA Championship. He was the PGA Tour leading money winner in 1985, 1987, and 1988 and was named PGA Player of the Year in 1988. Curtis Strange was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. Between 1986 and 1990 he spent more than 200 weeks in the Top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
SmileDirectClub: David’s son Jordan Katzman is the co-founder of at-home teeth straightening company SmileDirectClub. They founded the company using seed money from David. In October 2018, SmileDirectClub raised capital at a $3.2 billion valuation. When the company announced its plans to go public in September 2019, its securities filings revealed a planned valuation that will give Jordan a paper net worth of $1.4 billion. Jordan’s co-founder Alex Fenkell’s projected net worth was listed at $1.