Rihanna

Musician and actress Rihanna is now a billionaire according to new valuation rankings from Forbes. While her music helped Rihanna get to this significant milestone, it was her entrepreneurship and beauty companies that really catapulted her. What Happened: Born Robyn Fenty, Rihanna has created...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently said that he will be including cannabis legalization in his upcoming budget proposal in early 2021. This thrilled Booklyn native and weed entrepreneur Alex Todd. Before he launched Saucey Farms and Extracts, touted as a "luxury...

Amid the rise of sportswear and the fall of performance apparel, Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (OTC: PMMAF) the quintessential casual sportswear brand, is properly positioned for the trend, according to Cowen.  The Analyst  Analyst John Kernan initiated coverage of Puma's...

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) started 2018 with roughly the same valuation, but vastly different sentiments. Both companies started 2018 at around $18 billion in market cap, but a lot has occurred in the social media realm since then. First there was the infamous Kylie Jenner...

Less than a month after Snap Inc (NASDAQ: SNAP) was hit by some high-profile Hollywood criticism from Kylie Jenner, the stock is down more than 4.5 percent Thursday after taking some heat from pop stars Rihanna and Chris Brown. What Happened Rihanna posted on her Instagram account and called...

Puma SE NPV (OTC: PMMAF) released preliminary second-quarter results on Monday and has raised its guidance for the second half of 2017. Puma has been one of the hottest footwear companies in 2017 in a struggling industry. “Puma is the only brand that is showing significant growth at scale,...

The recent shift toward casual lifestyle shoes and away from performance has relatively new footwear competitor Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UAA) looking off the court or field to enter this market. Under Armour has taken a page out of adidas AG (ADR) (OTC: ADDYY)'s book and announced its latest...

Recent trends shifting toward retro styles in the shoe industry have greatly benefitted Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (FRA: PUM) (ETR: PUM). With its extensive portfolio of classic styles, shares have appreciated over 50 percent in the last year. Compare this to Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE), which has been...

The 2017 Academy Awards show will go down in history as the year of the screw up. Incomprehensibly, an envelope mishap lead to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway incorrectly announcing the best picture winner as “La La Land” rather than the true winner, “Moonlight.”...

Hip hop might not be dead yet. Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) recently announced a equity stake in Jay Z's streaming service Tidal, reportedly paying $200 million for a 33 percent stake, valuing the company at $600 million. The acquisition by Sprint sits as one of the biggest hip-hop deals ever. As part of...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has resumed talks with Jay Z to acquire his 16-month old streaming music company, Tidal. The New York Post, citing "several sources," noted that Samsung has held on-and-off talks with Tidal and has "long been rumored as an interested buyer."...

With music streaming services becoming increasingly popular, the balance between keeping artists happy and attracting customers with an extensive library and low costs has become a key barrier to entry for newcomers. Companies like Spotify and Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) have taken the...