Money Moves

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

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

An offshore gas field discovered in 1973 is finally moving toward production. With a Nigerian company holding majority ownership and…

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

A Caribbean-built hospitality empire is entering a $3 billion partnership with a global cruise giant. The Stewart family retains half…

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

A dispute over conference realignment is holding up a sweeping federal college sports bill. Underneath the politics is a much…

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

Africa will host the World Athletics Championships for the first time in 2029. The historic win puts Nairobi on the…

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

Dangote Refinery’s historic IPO gives ordinary investors access to one of Africa’s largest industrial assets. But Aliko Dangote still retains…

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

The U.S. is financing nearly $100 million for Africell to buy American and allied telecom technology. But shifting suppliers does…

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

The Don Lemon Channel turns a familiar television model around: instead of a network supplying the audience to the talent,…

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

Philadelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown says people surrounding influential athletes can discourage deeper investment in their communities. His argument raises…

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

Live Nation Urban is expanding beyond live events into audience data, sponsorship, creators and IP. Live Nation’s financials reveal why…

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

The San Antonio Spurs veteran put $25 million of his own money into an Iowa community bank. The bigger story…

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