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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Will Get A $100M Bonus If He Can Convince Investors Uber Is Worth $120B Or More
Recent regulatory filings by Uber reveal that Khosrowshahi will receive the bonus if Uber's valuation hits $120 billion and stays there for at least 90 days.
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These Are The 20 Highest-Paid World Leaders
The job involves long hours, lots of pressure, and relatively little salary, at least compared to what someone at the head of a large corporation might make.
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For The First Time, Every Major League Baseball Team Is Worth At Least $1 Billion
For the first time in the history of the league, every Major League Baseball team is now worth at least $1 billion.
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What Happens To The Money Companies Pay To Settle Huge Federal Fines?
Spoiler alert: In the vast majority of cases, those fines don't go back to consumers or even to the agency that collected the fine.
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$768 Million Powerball Jackpot Winner Had Less Than $1,000 In His Bank Account Before Winning
Franco says he "pretty much felt lucky" the day he bought the winning Powerball ticket, one out of $10 worth he bought at a Speedway convenience store.
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18-Year-Old Says Apple's Facial Recognition Tech Led To Wrongful Arrest, Sues For $1 Billion
Bah was arrested at 4 AM in his home despite the fact that the photo of the suspect included in the police's arrest warrant was plainly of a different person.
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Here Are The People Who Will Make The Most When Uber Goes Public
These are the individuals and investment entities that will see the biggest return when Uber goes public later this year.
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Uber Paid CEO Dara Khosrowshahi $45M Last Year, COO Barney Harford $47.3M
Altogether, Uber's top five executives made a total of $143 million in 2018, made up mostly of various awards of company stock.
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Islamic State Reportedly Has As Much As $300 Million Stashed Away
A UN report estimates that IS has anywhere from $50 million to $300 million, with much of it in "bulk-stored cash" in various locations throughout territory it used to control.
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At More Than $28M US In Legal Fees, Australia's Most Expensive Divorce Is Finally Over
An extremely protracted and contentious high-stakes split between an unidentified wealthy Australian couple has finally drawn to a close.
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The Venetian Hotel In Vegas Is Offering A "Want The World" Package For $112,500 A Night
The "Want The World" package at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas gives travelers an all-inclusive four-day weekend experiencing the very best the hotel has to offer.
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Leader of Alleged $3.7 Billion OneCoin Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme Arrested
The people behind the scheme are said to have discussed their plans in private emails, vowing to "take the money and run and blame someone else for this."
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$77 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized By US Authorities In Port Of New York/Newark's Biggest Bust In 25 Years
The roughly 3,200 pounds of cocaine is the biggest bust at this port since 1994, and authorities place the street value at around $77 million.
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There's Been A Surge Of $100 Bills In Circulation And Some Speculate It's Linked To Worldwide Corruption
Since the 2007/2008 financial crisis, the number of $100 bills in circulation has doubled, with some 12 billion of them currently in circulation.
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The US Is Trying To Seize $14 Billion From El Chapo Following His Conviction
The $14 billion figure is merely an estimate by the government, and often, such estimates don't take into account things like operating expenses.