NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and a commit to a longer schedule as part of a counteroffer to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Players proposed a 114-game regular season Sunday, up from […]
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Former partners say Ayesha Curry has ‘gutted’ their value
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A celebrity branding company on Wednesday sued Ayesha Curry, the food and lifestyle personality and wife of NBA star Stephen Curry, seeking more than $10 million for breach of contract. Flutie Entertainment said in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that the five years it spent with Ayesha Curry […]
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Angels, Anthony Rendon reach $245M, 7-year deal
SAN DIEGO — Third baseman Anthony Rendon and the Los Angeles Angels agreed to a $245 million, seven-year contract Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced and was subject to a successful physical. Rendon is […]
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IN FOCUS: Is Blockchain a good bet for development?
MANILA, 11 NOVEMBER 2019 (ADB) — Cryptocurrency, initial coin offerings, and crypto exchanges are often perceived as a hotbed for fraudsters, money launderers and other unsavoury characters. There is certainly truth to that. Formal regulatory frameworks are evolving to address this. Others question the real need for block chain’s special feature of delivering a trustworthy […]
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$3 million shortfall expected this 2019
Minister of Finance Elbuchel Sadang reported that due to lower tourism performance this year, they are expecting a $3 million shortfall in the projected revenue for 2019. “We had projected for 115,000 visitors for 2019, but I think we will hit 100,000 this year resulting in about $3 million shortfall over our projected revenue for […]
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NZ and Australia plan to lower remittances costs in Pacific
WELLINGTON, 09 SEPTEMBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) —New Zealand is in talks with Australia to lower hefty money transfer fees in several Pacific Island countries, as “stubbornly high” costs strain the region’s economies and hamper UN targets. Remittances are a key source of earnings for many Pacific families who have relatives working abroad and the intervention […]