Markets. Business. Culture. Intelligence.
Jay Moxie examines sports, business, media, and culture through the lens of acquisitions, ownership, and entrepreneurship. Market value, leverage, contracts, and the decisions behind the headlines.
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Culture, Intellectual Property & Ownership
You have bought the costumes for years. Follow the money behind Halloween, then use Run DMC’s experience to protect the business you are building.
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Business, Ownership & Justice
Acquitted in one federal trial, Lil Durk remains detained on separate charges. His bond proposal puts family property and future earnings at risk. Who can afford to keep fighting?
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Sports, Parenting & Business
A three year old soccer player, a call to the police, and a youth sports industry collecting billions from parents. When did losing become something adults couldn't handle?
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Music, Ownership & Capital
Westside Gunn had the vision. Conway and Benny helped establish the brand. Now a disputed ownership story has people questioning what family owes family when a business becomes successful.
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Sports, Ownership & Capital
The Knicks gave up five first round picks to complete a championship roster. They won. Now Bridges is struggling, the second apron is looming, and fans are discovering what it costs to keep a winner together.
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Entertainment, Acquisitions & Ownership
Everybody wants to know whose side Jay Z is on. I'm asking who has the leverage, who negotiates the terms, and who owns the results.
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Acquisitions, Ownership & Capital
Everybody wants to count Ross's restaurants. I'm looking at who owns the business, who controls the assets, and who gets paid.
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Sports, Acquisitions & Ownership
The Giants entered Week 7 leading their division, preparing to start a third quarterback, and paying a new coach to make difficult decisions. Who pays when those decisions don't work?
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Sports, Liability & Ownership
A $255 million contract, a medical decision under scrutiny, and the business of knowing when to walk away.
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Media, Acquisitions & Ownership
They controlled the microphones, the magazines and the access. Then the market changed.
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Sports, Acquisitions & Ownership
A championship changes the conversation. It does not change the discipline of valuing an asset. Jay Moxie examines the deal from both sides of the table.
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Media, Intellectual Property & Ownership
JBN owns the inventory. The clippers own a decision. Inside the licensing economics, the concentration risk, and the business worth building next.
Reader conversations
Editorial question / Business
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Editorial question / Sports
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Editorial question / Business
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