Money Moves

Deals, launches, investments, partnerships, and financial moves that signal where economic power is shifting.

An offshore gas field discovered in 1973 is finally moving toward production. With a Nigerian company holding majority ownership and domestic banks arranging most of the financing, the deal raises a larger question: Who captures the wealth from Africa’s natural resources?

September 24, 2026

Nigeria’s Ima Gas Field Sat Underground for 53 Years. A Nigerian Company Will Own 60% When It Finally Produces.

Editorial illustration of a Caribbean resort, a cruise ship, and a document showing a proposed 50–50 ownership split between Stewart interests and Royal Caribbean.

September 24, 2026

Royal Caribbean Is Paying $3 Billion for Half of Sandals. The Bigger Story Is Who Owns Caribbean Tourism.

Protect College Sports Act: The Fight Over Media Money, NIL and Conference Realignment

September 20, 2026

The Florida College Sports Fight Is Really About Media Money and Control

Elite African runners compete inside Nairobi’s Kasarani Stadium as contractor bids, venue plans and procurement documents highlight the commercial ownership stakes surrounding the 2029 World Athletics Championships.

September 15, 2026

Nairobi Won the 2029 World Athletics Championships. Now Comes the Ownership Test.

Refinery at dusk with a share-purchase phone, investment papers and unequal ownership blocks beneath the headline “Who controls the upside?”

September 14, 2026

Dangote Refinery IPO Opens. Africans Can Buy Shares—Dangote Keeps Control

African telecom engineers work at a modern network facility as U.S.-backed financing supports Africell infrastructure expansion, raising questions about technology ownership and control.

September 11, 2026

U.S. Lends Africell Nearly $100M. Africa Faces a Bigger Ownership Question

Don Lemon in an independent media control room illustrating audience ownership, media control and television distribution.

September 5, 2026

Don Lemon Built the Audience First. Now He Is Taking It to Television.

Black professional athlete reviewing investment, acquisition, real estate and community development opportunities with advisers, illustrating who influences where athlete capital gets invested.

September 3, 2026

Black Athletes Earn the Capital. Who Influences Where It Gets Invested?

Black music festival crowd with audience analytics, sponsorship agreements, advertising data and music rights documents illustrating who controls and monetizes access to Black audiences.

September 2, 2026

Black Culture Builds the Crowd. The Bigger Money May Be in Who Controls Access to It

Harrison Barnes represented moving from NBA earnings to bank ownership, with a $25 million investment, ownership documents, lending files and balance sheets illustrating labor to capital to ownership.

August 31, 2026

Harrison Barnes Is Turning $25 Million of NBA Earnings Into Bank Ownership