Inflation or not, price of pro sports teams keeps going up
Inflation isn’t going to hurt the bankrolls of sports team owners. “I’m resting pretty easy if I’m an owner,” said Tim Clarke, a senior analyst at PitchBook, which researches private financial markets. On the contrary: A franchise can be a safe place to park money and ride out a bear market. A handful of high-profile teams are currently on the market. Baseball’s Washington Nationals are for sale and the family that owns the Baltimore Orioles has made noise about selling, as well.
wftv.com$500M fund to help Detroit neighborhoods, pay tax debt
The effort is kicking off with $15 million to pay off the property tax debt of 20,000 of the city's poorest homeowners. The $15 million Detroit Tax Relief Fund will leverage existing state and local programs that eliminate or reduce property tax bills, then pay off the remaining tax bill. It will be administered by a local nonprofit that also will provide counseling to homeowners to keep them out of future property tax debt. “It’s a problem that is ... massive and it's contagious.”Quianna Sims is one of the Detroit homeowners who will have their tax debt paid off. ___This story has been updated to correct that the Detroit Tax Relief Fund is only the $15 million that will pay off the property tax debt.
Rocket Mortgage founder Dan Gilbert made $30 billion on paper after stock's surge
Tuesday's dramatic and abnormal spike in the stock of Rocket Companies created a major windfall for founder Dan Gilbert, at least on paper. Shares of Rocket, where Gilbert is the majority shareholder, jumped more than 70% on Tuesday, adding $17.30 per share. According to InsiderScore.com and securities filings, Gilbert owns roughly 1.9 billion shares of Rocket, putting his paper gain on the stock at more than $32 billion. The move pushed Gilbert into the top-20 of Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, with roughly $64 billion. Rocket, the parent company of Quicken Loans and Rocket Mortgage, went public last August.
cnbc.comRebounding relationship: Cavaliers owner and LeBron James forgive and forget
Rebounding relationship: Cavaliers owner and LeBron James forgive and forget LeBron James, NBA's most sought after free agent, agreed to a 2-year, $42 million contract return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dean Reynolds reports from Cleveland on the long road to get Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and James back together.
cbsnews.comQuicken Loans founder on Warren Buffet's "bracket" pitch
Quicken Loans founder on Warren Buffet's "bracket" pitch Dan Gilbert, the founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, discusses how Warren Buffett pitched the idea of his $1 billion bracket challenge, and why he may be second-guessing buying insurance for the contest.
cbsnews.comDan Gilbert on balancing his many businesses
Dan Gilbert on balancing his many businesses Dan Gilbert discusses how he juggles his responsibilities as the founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, chairman of Rock Ventures LLC, and many other business ventures.
cbsnews.comDan Gilbert talks $1 billion bracket challenge
Dan Gilbert talks $1 billion bracket challenge Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner and Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert has teamed up with Warren Buffett to offer $1 billion to anyone who picks a perfect bracket. Gilbert discusses the odds of picking the perfect bracket, Lebron James leaving the Cavaliers, and his efforts to revive Detroit with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts.
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