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While there are concerns over safety issues and the future of football, there’s no denying that it draws more money than any sport in the United States. From Thursday through Monday, sports fans sit around their TV, computers or even mobile devices to try and catch all the action no matter where they are, making […] More
Nick van de Wall, better known by his stage name Afrojack, is a 27-year-old Dutch celebrity music producer, DJ, and recent Forbes Life cover star with a current net worth of $40 million. Last year, Afrojack earned upwards of $22 million–more than all but five of his fellow professional DJs–mostly from nightly $100,000 fees for live shows […] More
Steven A. Cohen is an American hedge fund manager and the founder of SAC Capital Advisors. He graduated from Wharton and immediately jumped into Wall Street as a junior trader who quickly built up a $75 million portfolio with six traders. He went on to create the Connecticut based company that deals with equity market […] More
The Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census is conducted to do a global study on the world’s wealthiest members of the population. This year’s 2014 census revealed some new facts about the world’s richest and displays how these people were able to climb up the economic ladder and reach their billionaire status. The amount of people […] More
With the MLB postseason in full swing, no pun intended, I figured it’d be best to take a look at some of the salaries of the guys who are paid to make batters swing and miss—the pitchers! Over the past 25 years or so, there has been an uptick in salaries for every single professional […] More
Mark Zuckerberg is using some of his billions for a good cause this week. He and wife Priscilla Chan have donated $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control in an effort to fight Ebola and prevent the disease from becoming an epidemic in the United States. Where will that money be used? The CDC […] More
Released last Tuesday, American author James Frey’s Endgame: The Calling already has young-adult readers digging through its pages for clues. Why? The author has pledged $500,000 in sold gold to the first reader who solves the book‘s complex hidden puzzle. Co-written with fantasy writer Nils Johnson-Shelton and published by HarperCollins Publishers, Endgame: The Calling is the first installment of the Endgame trilogy, […] More
Brooklyn Law School is a law school located in Brooklyn Heights in New York City. The school first opened up in 1901 and is consistently ranked very well compared to other law schools in the country. The school currently sees around 1,400 students each year and has 64 full-time professors. Students at the school are […] More
Bob Iger, Disney’s current CEO has recently agreed to a contract extension which could earn him as much as $60 million if the company can reach an operating income of $78.314 billion by the time his contract ends in mid 2018. Iger will stay on as the company’s CEO until June 2018, a whole two […] More
ESPN personality and Grantland Editor-In-Chief Bill Simmons might just be the most beloved sports journalist in all the world—not to mention the most powerful. While other writers are restricted to focusing on delivering facts byway of playing things politically correct by their bosses, Simmons has always bucked the trend, going against conventional journalism by pushing […] More
Just when NBA fans didn’t think the rich could get any more richer, the Cleveland Cavaliers—who were already enjoying arguably the greatest offseason in the NBA—struck a deal with the league’s all-time leading three-point shooter, Ray Allen. Although reports are still believed to be rumors by some, Glenn Moore—who writes for various Cleveland sports publications—has […] More
The Rock Net Worth – $70 Million Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock, is an American actor and semi-professional wrestler best known for his time with the WWE. The Rock has accumulated a net worth of $70 million throughout his career. Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. He is the […] More