New details have emerged on Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking contract—with most of the money being deferred until 2034. What’s the advantage of doing this? The advantage is what it allows them to do now, which is more spending room to surround him with better players—not that they don’t have plenty already. I mean they’ve won their […]
Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike in decades have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a tentative contract agreement reached with the vehicle maker late last month. The United Auto Workers (UAW) union announced members of UAW Local 900 at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne voted 82 percent in favor of ratifying […]
Canadian labor union Unifor said on Sunday its members had voted to ratify a new contract with Ford Motor, a relief for the Detroit automaker locked in a separate tussle with its U.S. union over demands for better pay and benefits in the country. Unifor, which represents about 5,600 Canadian auto workers, said its members […]
The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. The Teamsters said in a statement that 86 percent of the votes casts […]
MIAMI—Hip hop artist Flo Rida was awarded $82.6 million after a South Florida jury found that the makers of Celsius energy drinks breached a contract with the rapper and singer, and tried to hide money from him. Flo Rida, whose real name is Tramar Dillard, and his production company, Strong Arm Productions, had sued Boca […]
NEW YORK—Kanye West is breaking up with the Gap. An attorney for Kanye West, who goes by Ye, told The Associated Press that a letter has been sent to the clothing chain Thursday seeking to terminate the contract between Gap and West’s company, Yeezy. The clash comes a little over a year after Yeezy’s first […]
Clemson gives head coach Dabo Swinney the largest college football coaching contract in terms of total compensation. Carlos Alarcez becomes the youngest US Open semifinalist in 30 years, after a marathon match into the early morning. Serena Williams’s retirement was ratings boon for ESPN.
Actress Scarlett Johansson, star of the Marvel superhero movie “Black Widow,” has settled her lawsuit against Walt Disney after alleging that the company breached her contract when it released the movie in theatres while simultaneously streaming it on Disney+. As of yet, details regarding the final outcome of the lawsuit—including whether there was any financial compensation—have not been provided […]
MILAN—U.S. top model Kendall Jenner is being sued by Italian fashion brand Liu Jo for allegedly breaching the terms of a modeling contract requiring her to appear for two photoshoots, according to a legal complaint filed by Liu Jo. The complaint, lodged late on Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, states that Jenner only […]
A private prison is struggling to find facilities to take in nearly 800 inmates before its contract with the federal government expires in three months.
NBC’s Megyn Kelly will get all the money left on her $69 million contract in an exit deal, according to a new report, as negotiations between the host and the company appear to be coming to a close. Kelly will receive the more than $30 million she’s owed, sources told the Wall Street Journal late Nov. […]
