Guararapes Confeccoes now provides goods to its retail subsidiary, Lojas Riachuelo, which has as many as 169 stores in the country and recieves more than 80% of its production. The rest of the production goes to more than 10,000 merchants across Brazil via sales representatives. Having it publicly listed in 1970, Rocha owns 83% of the company together with his three children. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer, whereas his son Flavio is vice president of the company and his two other children, daughter Lisiane and son Elsio, are members of the board....

His papacy was marked by a commitment to humility, social justice, and inclusivity. He emphasized compassion for the marginalized, advocated for environmental stewardship through his encyclical Laudato Si’, and sought to modernize the Church’s approach to issues like immigration and interfaith dialogue. Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. He died peacefully at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta after a period of declining health, including treatment for double pneumonia....

She began writing rap lyrics while she was in high school. This eventually led to work ghostwriting for multiple rap artists. After writing in the shadows for many years, she caught the attention of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. She signed with his label, and released her first album in February of 2012.

#15. Jeff Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles — $2 billion Lurie bought the Eagles for $195 million. The Lurie family made their money from the General Cinema movie theatre chain founded by Jeffrey’s grandfather. They increased their fortune by buying bottling companies and clothing stores. #14. Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins — $2.3 billion Snyder and his sister started a direct marketing and advertising company specializing in doctor’s offices and hospitals. When this business took off, they branched out into telemarketing....

Early Life and Education Rod Temperton was born on October 9, 1949 in Cleethorpes, England. As a youth, he attended De Aston School in Market Rasen, where he formed a music group for school talent shows. At the time, Temperton played the drums. After leaving school, he worked as a fish filleter in Grimsby before becoming a keyboard player in various dance bands. Heatwave In 1974, Temperton answered an ad in the weekly music magazine Melody Maker looking for a keyboardist....

Romesh T. Wadhwani earns the credits for the company’s vast expansion as he had only a few dollars when he came to the States in 1969. He first graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai and then he acquired a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Carnegie Mellon. With his Wadhwani Foundation, which has over $100 million in assets, he intends to accelerate economic development and job creation in India, supporting skills development colleges for young adults and entrepreneurship networks at Indian universities....

However, it was her role as Catherine Tramell in Verhoeven’s 1992 erotic thriller “Basic Instinct” that made her a global star. The film’s provocative content and Stone’s fearless performance turned her into an overnight sex symbol and earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She followed with acclaimed roles in films such as “Sliver,” “Casino,” and “The Quick and the Dead.” Her performance in Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” (1995) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe....

He returned the shortest punt for a touchdown in NFL history at five yards. Shaun’s nephew James Gayle signed with the Tennessee Titans in May 2014. Gayle’s girlfriend Rhoni Reuter was murdered in 2007 while she was seven months pregnant. Shaun Gayle was not a suspect in the murder. Gayle works for Sky Sports as an NFL guest analyst. He finished his career with 16 interceptions and two touchdowns.

From there, she moved to KEYE-TV in Austin, Texas, then WSVN-TV in Miami, Florida. She won an American Women in Radio and Television Award for her work in Texas. In 1999, she became a weekend anchor and correspondent for the daily entertainment news program, “Access Hollywood”. She continues to anchor for the program to this day. She also anchored “TV One Access”, an “Access Hollywood” spin-off for TV One focused on “Black Hollywood”....

Early Life Shu Qi was born Lin Li-hui on April 16, 1976, in Xindian, Taipei County, Taiwan. When she was 17 years old, Shu moved to Hong Kong in pursuit of a film career. She started out as a softcore pornography model and appeared in the Chinese version of Playboy. After she met film producer Manfred Wong, he put her in many Hong Kong Category III films, including 1996’s “Sex & Zen II” (1996)....

Sid has been keeping a low profile since his late 2011 divorce from extra-socialite second wife Mercedes. Even though the exact outcome of the settlement is not known, it is considered that he had to pay around $300 million. Sid’s late parents, Nancy Lee Bass and Perry Bass, were both well-heeled and they even celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in an unconventional way, i.e., by donating $1 million each to 50 charities....

For the Spurs, the move was an attempt to support generational star Victor Wembanyama. Along with the No. 2 pick from the 2025 draft, Dylan Harper, San Antonio is putting together a talented young roster. That means signing Fox to a long-term extension. And San Antonio has decided he’s worth a supermax contract, offering a four-year, $229 million deal—nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. The new deal will kick in after this upcoming season....

However, a constant decline in coal’s price made AKR leave the coal business. Instead, the group started to invest in business parks. An art appreciator, Adikoesoemo gives away 2% of AKR’s profits to local artists, preferably painters.

Ltd. Nonetheless, Solomon Lew was a director of Coles Myer Ltd. and the Reserve Bank of Australia. He has been a loud opponent of the sales-tax exemption on Internet purchases that allows overseas competitors to sell their goods to Australians tax free, all because it concerns him greatly. Together with his wife Rosie, Lew supports Opera Australia.

Step 1: Become a huge celebrity. Step 2: Launch an alcohol brand. Step 3: Sell the alcohol brand for a ton of money. This is the exact plan that allowed Sammy Hagar, Conor McGregor and George Clooney to make significantly more money from their boozy side careers than they ever made in total from their respective primary careers. And if his brand’s performance stays at its current pace, the next celebrity to join the alcohol mogul club will be Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson....

Early Life and Education Tituss Burgess was born on February 21, 1979 in Athens, Georgia. As a teenager, he attended Cedar Shoals High School, where he performed in the theater program. Burgess went on to attend the University of Georgia, from which he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music. He subsequently moved to Orlando, Florida, where he sang at Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Theater Career Burgess began his career in musical theater, playing Jacob in a Bridgeport, Connecticut production of “La Cage aux Folles” from 2003 to 2004....

The Astor fortune was already legendary. It had been built nearly a century earlier by John Jacob Astor I, a German immigrant who made his first million in the fur trade and then multiplied it many times over by buying up vast tracts of Manhattan real estate. By the time of his death in 1848, the first Astor’s $20 million fortune represented an enormous share of America’s GDP, the modern equivalent of roughly $121 billion....

Despite all his made shots, one will ring a little louder than the rest – at least in Vegas. As Game 7 of the Pacers series with the Cavaliers wound down, Oladipo dribbled up the court and launched a three-pointer. It went in just before the buzzer, giving the Cavaliers a 105-101 victory. Most sportsbooks had the Cavaliers at or around 5-point favorites. By making that three-pointer, Oladipo cut the lead from seven to four....

Peng is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board for his company LDK Solar. He formed LDK after realizing that there were no Chinese companies who produced solar panel wafers. Peng invested $30 million of his own money into the company. He took LDK Solar onto Nasdaq in 2007. He also founded the company Suzhou Liouxin which manufactures personal protective equipment.

Under the hood, the Ford GT will feature a twin-turbocharged 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6 engine capable of more than 600 horsepower. The engine will be mid-mounted and the GT will also feature rear-wheel drive and a seven-speed semi-automatic transmission. The top speed of the GT should be over 200 miles per hour and it will be able to go from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.0 seconds. This car will certainly be fast and powerful and it will also look good doing so....