LeBron James signs trading card deal with Fanatics Collectibles, leaving Upper Deck

LeBron James signs trading card deal with Fanatics Collectibles, leaving Upper Deck

LeBron James signs with Fanatics Collectibles in a trading card deal, leaving Upper Deck after 20 years. Courtesy: Fanatics LeBron James is moving his trading card sponsorship to Fanatics Collectibles after more than 20 years with rival Upper Deck. Fanatics will kick off the deal by selling a unique Bowman brand card featuring a dual…

Pat McAfee Says Aaron Rodgers Won’t Appear on ESPN Show for Rest of NFL Season

Pat McAfee Says Aaron Rodgers Won’t Appear on ESPN Show for Rest of NFL Season

Aaron Rodgers won’t appear on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” for the rest of the National Football League season, a move that comes after the star quarterback engulfed the show and the network in a weeklong controversy. “Aaron Rodgers Tuesday season four is done,” McAfee said during Wednesday’s show. “There are going to be a…

The Messenger is counting on a sudden and dramatic advertising turnaround to survive

The Messenger is counting on a sudden and dramatic advertising turnaround to survive

Screenshot of the TheMessenger website. Source: TheMessenger The Messenger, the struggling news media startup co-founded by publishing veteran Jimmy Finkelstein, is urging potential investors to make a long-shot bet on a dramatic rebound in advertising this year. The company is attempting to stop the cash burn that has put it in jeopardy. CNBC has obtained…

Hackers seize control of SEC’s X account to promote crypto

Hackers seize control of SEC’s X account to promote crypto

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday an “unknown party” had hacked its official account on the social media platform X to promote bitcoin, the latest of multiple hacks used to push cryptocurrencies. The account @SECGov posted on the platform, formerly known as Twitter, that…

Retailers take $100B hit over bogus returns: ‘Sent back box of bricks instead of TV’

Retailers take $100B hit over bogus returns: ‘Sent back box of bricks instead of TV’

Retailers — already hard-hit by rampant shoplifting — are facing another threat to their bottom line from scammers who are stuffing bricks, fake receipts and counterfeit goods in return packages. The fraudsters have targeted this retail underbelly to swipe billions of dollars by gaming the returns system, especially after the holiday season, according to a…

Global shipping rates set to jump as carriers avoid the Red Sea amid Houthi attacks

Global shipping rates set to jump as carriers avoid the Red Sea amid Houthi attacks

The global supply chain is feeling the fallout from Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking vessels in the Red Sea. Freight prices are set to jump Monday, while longer transit times around Africa are disrupting and delaying deliveries of products. Vessels aren’t able to come back to Asia in time, and ocean carriers are canceling sailings on…

NFL Posts Highest Ratings Since 2015 Amid Taylor Swift-Fueled Surge in Interest

NFL Posts Highest Ratings Since 2015 Amid Taylor Swift-Fueled Surge in Interest

Updated Jan. 10, 2024 2:01 pm ET The National Football League lost several of its biggest stars to injuries during the just-completed regular season, including the quarterbacks of the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals. But a new NFL star emerged: superfan Taylor Swift. Swift’s attendance at several Kansas City Chiefs games to…

‘Every detail matters’: Boeing CEO admits mistake as investigators probe midair panel blowout

‘Every detail matters’: Boeing CEO admits mistake as investigators probe midair panel blowout

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said the company acknowledges “our mistake,” after a door plug on a 737 Max 9 blew out in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight, creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and prompting a grounding of that aircraft type by federal regulations. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the 737 Max…