Archive for the 'Money' Category

August 9th, 2011

Top Earners :: Forbes 2011 “Hip Hop” Cash Kings

No real surprises here I dont think.... 1 ... 2.... 3.... goes Jay Z at $37m, Puff at $35m and Kanye West at $16m: 1. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, $37 million Hip-hop’s reigning Cash King continues to reap the benefits of a 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal, as well as stakes in the New Jersey Nets, the 40/40 Club chain, ad firm Translation and ...
July 29th, 2011

Spanish banking group Bankia uses Ronaldo and Kaká as debt collateral

So, the story goes like this, Spanish banking group Bankia has put up Ronaldo, the world's most expensive footballer, and Kaká (pretty pricey in his own right) as collateral as they try to secure loans from the European Central Bank (ECB) as the Spanish banking group is going through an ugly financial crisis right. Bankia can do this because it ...
July 12th, 2011

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis Offers Manchester United 1 Million Euro For Friendly

via Guardian Speaking at a press conference, De Laurentiis said: "I have offered Manchester United €1m to come here and play a friendly against Napoli. I am awaiting a reply. "My aim is to bring Napoli to be among the top teams, not just in Italy, but at international level. There is a lot of work to be done." Napoli, who finished third in ...
July 7th, 2011

FIFA thinking about games of three thirds at Qatar World Cup in 2022 ?

Michael Beavon, the director of Arup Associates, developers of the technology that will cool Qatar's 12 stadiums, speaking at the Qatar Infrastructure Conference in London said the air-cooling systems they built would maintain temperatures at 24C during the scorching summer of 2022. But, that wasn't the only thing that was on his mind... Beavon ...
June 29th, 2011

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung arrested on suspicion of money laundering ?

The Birmingham City president, Carson Yeung, has been arrested by Hong Kong police in relation to alleged money laundering. Hong Kong police confirmed they had arrested "a 51-year-old male in connection with a money-laundering case" but declined to confirm the identity of the arrested person. Police expected the charged to appear in court on Thursday ...
June 19th, 2011

Boston Bruins x MGM Foxwoods … just partying like champions…

That right there is not some prop ish.... that is a 30L bottle of Ace of Spades ... 1 of only 6 in world. The recently crowned NHL champion Boston Bruins have been all over the place getting it in recently, but they really went big here. I'm gonna level with you guys.... the boys at the BP_TOW frathouse know how to party. We've done LA, we've done New ...
June 16th, 2011

Trailer: “Moneyball” – starring Brad Pitt

Moneyball is an upcoming drama film directed by Bennett Miller and starring Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright and Jonah Hill based on the true story of Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics, and his attempt to create a competitive team despite Oakland's unfavorable financial situation. **bloggers note** With the ...
June 1st, 2011

Art x $100,000 prize x Guggenheim Museum = Entire room filled with $1 bills

Hans-Peter Feldmann, German artist, and winner of the $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize in November, had an interesting idea of what to do with the prize money. He decided that he would make art out of it, literally, and the outcome is on display at the Guggenheim Museum in New York - its a room covered floor to ceiling with 100,000 $1 bills. His words: ...