Why the LA Rams are worth $2 billion more than the LA Chargers
There is a $2 billion gulf growing in Los Angeles. The National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams, No. 2 on CNBC’s Official 2024 NFL Team Valuations list, are worth $8 billion, while the Los Angeles Chargers rank 26th at a value of $5.83 billion. While the Rams
NFL’s next big media rights payday is years off — and subject to a shifting industry
In 2021, the National Football League signed an 11-year, $111 billion media rights deal. In July, the National Basketball Association signed an 11-year, $77 billion deal of its own. What’s next? Well, not much all that soon. While Ultimate Fighting Championship and Formula 1
How Nvidia doubled earnings, lost almost $300 billion in value and shook the stock market
It’s been described as the most important company in the world at the moment. But new concerns surrounding Nvidia, the chipmaker powering the artificial intelligence revolution — and which this summer became America’s second-largest public company, behind Apple, when its valuation
Nvidia’s $279 billion wipeout — the biggest in U.S. history — drags down global chip stocks
Global semiconductor and associated stocks fell on Wednesday, following a steep plunge in Nvidia’s share price in the U.S. overnight. In the U.S., chipmaker Nvidia plunged more than 9% in regular trading, leading semiconductor stocks lower amid a sell-off on Wall Street. Economic data
NFL season expected to spur record $35 billion in legal sports wagers
Football is back, and it’s expected to bring with it record-breaking betting. U.S. adults will wager $35 billion this NFL season, according to projections from the American Gaming Association. That would mark more than 30% growth over the $26.7 billion Americans wagered
Volkswagen braces for showdown with unions after warning of possible German plant closures
German automotive giant Volkswagen is bracing for a showdown with trade unions shortly after it said it cannot rule out shutting factories in its home country for the first time in its nearly 90-year history. Volkswagen’s management is expected to lay out its plans before
NBC ripped up its Olympics playbook for 2024 — so far, the new strategy paid off
Comcast’s NBCUniversal has a longstanding bet on the Olympics, but this summer the company threw all of its resources at the Games in a bid to grab more viewership — especially for its growing streaming platform, Peacock. It appears to have paid