Monthly Archives: June 2019

UFC’s Dana White interested in buying NFL team with Lorenzo Fertitta

Click:wps下载 Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White on Monday said he is interested in partnering with ex-UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta and his brother, Frank Fertitta, to buy an NFL franchise. Continue Reading Below White worked alongside the Fertitta brothers at UFC from 2001 to 2016, when the casino magnates sold their interest in the mixed […]

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Makan Delrahim, Ajit Pai met Friday to discuss T-Mobile-Sprint deal as DOJ decision looms

Department of Justice antitrust chief Makan Delrahim and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai met Friday to discuss the proposed merger of T-Mobile US, Inc., and Sprint Corp., as final negotiations for the $26 billion deal appear to be drawing to a close, the FOX Business Network has learned. Continue Reading Below People with direct knowledge of the […]

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Mnuchin says Trump can still hit Mexico with tariffs if immigration deal crumbles

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said President Trump retains the authority to impose tariffs on Mexico if it fails to live up to its agreement to stem the flow of Central American immigrants crossing into the U.S. Continue Reading Below “Our expectation is that Mexico will do what they’ve committed to do, and our expectation is […]

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United Technologies, Raytheon to combine in all-stock ‘merger of equals’

United Technologies and defense contractor Raytheon agreed to merge in an all-stock deal described as a “merger of equals,” the companies announced on Sunday, creating a company with $74 billion in annual sales. Continue Reading Below The new company will be named Raytheon Technologies Corporation. Currently, United Technologies has a market value of $114 billion […]

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Here’s how much Pete Buttigieg, husband have in student loan debt

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten Glezman, together have a six-figure student loan debt, but the two are far from being the only Americans who grapple with owing money. Continue Reading Below In his financial disclosure filed with the Office of Government Ethics in mid-May, Buttigieg reported that he and his husband […]

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The white working class is ‘declining,’ here’s why

The U.S. economy may be strengthening, but there is one sect of the labor force for whom measures of economic well-being are deteriorating – the white working class. Continue Reading Below According to researchers at the St. Louis Federal Reserve, between 1989 and 2016 the number of white working-class families declined, along with their share […]

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This company is offering $1,000 to someone willing to give up their smartphone and use a flip phone

A company was offering one person the chance to put their smartphone aside for a week and trade it for a flip phone. Continue Reading Below Frontier Communications introduced the “flip phone challenge” to those brave enough to apply. The company said in a press release that it would choose one person and pay them $1,000 […]

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PG&E cuts power in Northern California to reduce wildfire risks

Pacific Gas & Electric on Friday said it will cut the electricity for roughly 1,600 customers in parts of Northern California that were considered “areas of extreme fire risk.” Continue Reading Below The company unveiled its plan on Twitter, saying that it would start “proactively turning off power” around 6 a.m. on Saturday in parts of Napa, Solano […]

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New England Patriots’ Super Bowl LIII ring is the largest ‘ever made’ and loaded with stones

The New England Patriots were given their Super Bowl LIII rings on Thursday night and the jewelry is said to be both impressive in size and loaded with precious stones. Continue Reading Below Jostens was tasked with coming up with the look of the ring, ESPN reported. The company explained its design of the piece […]

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Walmart CEO says a change in step stools will save the company $30M: report

Walmart’s top executive reportedly shared a seemingly simple solution on Friday that he said is expected to save his company at least $30 million this year. Continue Reading Below The change at the company’s distribution centers involves doing away with “clunky, big and heavy” step stools and alternatively using lighter ones, the company’s chief executive officer […]

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