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☆ 'Invest in these women': WNBA champion A'ja Wilson hopes Caitlin Clark's popularity helps the league grow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Caitlin Clark's record-breaking college career has sparked unprecedented interest in the WNBA. The 27-year-old five-time All-Star urged fans who have enjoyed Clark's college career to stick around and help grow the women's game. "I hope that anyone's invested and paying attention to it, continues to invest in it," Wilson said. The All-Star center also commented on the major paydays top college athletes are taking home thanks to NIL rules allowing student athletes to leverage their personal brands. With Clark's $76,000 rookie salary making headlines last week, Wilson said she hopes college stars continue to go pro and bring their sponsors and investors along with them.

Persons: Caitlin Clark's, A'ja Wilson, Clark, Wilson, anyone's Organizations: WNBA, Las Vegas Aces, Star, Nike, CNBC

☆ Caitlin Clark wore a $17,000 Prada outfit to the WNBA draft. That's about 22% of her expected first-year salary.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Caitlin Clark showed up to the WNBA Draft dressed in Prada from head to toe. According to Business Insider's calculations, Clark's outfit costs $16,875 — or about 22% of her first-year WNBA salary. AdvertisementA close-up of the satin Prada outfit Clark wore to the WNBA Draft. A composite image of the Prada sunglasses and the patent leather Galleria bag that Clark wore to the WNBA draft. AdvertisementAccording to BI's calculations, Clark's Prada outfit totals up to $16,875 — or about 22% of her first-year salary in the WNBA.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Prada, —, Clark, Sarah Stier, Prada's, Adri Zgirdea Toth, Marie Claire, Caitlin, Toth, Clark's Prada, Spotrac, Julia Marino, LVMH, Moët Hennessy Organizations: WNBA, Service, Prada, Indiana Fever ., GQ Sports, NBA, Iowa Hawkeyes, Nike, Gatorade, Olympics, Team USA, Linea, women's national football team Locations: Paris

☆ Caitlin Clark: Here’s what she said after being selected at No. 1 in the WNBA draft
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Few things in professional sports have ever been as certain as Caitlin Clark being selected as the No. That’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to be in there and be like, ‘Go make a layup.’ She’s going to make my life easy. “If you’re a women’s basketball fan or you’re not a women’s basketball fan, I encourage you to watch the show when it comes out,” Clark says. I think I’m just excited.

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☆ A Boeing executive in charge of 737 Max program is leaving the company in first shake-up following the midair door plug blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Boeing executive who oversaw the 737 Max program is leaving the company. Ed Clark's departure follows a midair blowout on a 737 Max flight in January due to missing bolts. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Boeing executive responsible for the company's 737 Max program is out at the company weeks after one of its aircraft suffered a midair blowout on a January flight. Ed Clark, who oversaw production of the 737 Max, is "leaving the company" after almost 18 years, Stan Deal, chief executive of Boeing's commercial airplane division, said in a company memo obtained by Business Insider.

Persons: Ed Clark's, —, Ed Clark, Stan Deal Organizations: Boeing, Service, Business

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates said Thursday it will purchase 15 additional Airbus A350-900s worth $6 billion after a spat between the airline and the European manufacturer went unusually public during this week's Dubai Air Show. On Tuesday, Emirates President Tim Clark signaled the carrier would hold off on a major purchase of Airbus A350 aircraft over concerns about the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines on the 350-1000. A statement issued by Emirates that also quoted Airbus did not mention the engine dispute, but the airline and the manufacturer notably did not hold a news conference at the Dubai Air Show to discuss the purchase. Airbus discontinued its iconic double-decker A380, which is one of the main workhorses of Emirates' fleet. “With this agreement, we mark another solid step forward in the long-standing relationship agreement between Emirates and Airbus,” Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer said in the statement.

Persons: —, Tim Clark, Royce Trent XWB, Royce, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Christian Scherer Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Emirates, Airbus, Dubai Air Show, Boeing Co, Tuesday, ” Emirates, ”, Boeing Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, European, Emirates, Dubai

☆ Airbus nears compromise deal after Emirates jet order row
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The Airbus A350-1000 seen in the aerial display during the media preview of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, February 13, 2022. Industry sources said the two sides were trying to secure a compromise deal involving a switch from the A350-1000, Airbus' largest twin-engined jet which has fallen under the spotlight over the amount of downtime needed in Gulf conditions. Rolls-Royce acknowledged its engine for the A350-1000 would need more servicing than Emirates would like, but denied Clark's suggestion that the engine was "defective". However, it would still leave questions over its ability to compete with Boeing's 777X in the busy Gulf wide-body market, they added. Reporting by Tim Hepher, Alexander Cornwell and Pesha Magid; Editing by Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Caroline Chia, planemaker, Tim Clark, Tim Hepher, Alexander Cornwell, Pesha, Jan Harvey Organizations: Airbus, Singapore, REUTERS, Rights, Emirates, Royce, Dubai Airshow, Dubai, Boeing, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Rights DUBAI, Dubai, U.S

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark was hired last week to become the CFP's second executive director, replacing the retiring Bill Hancock. Mistrust and misaligned priorities among the conference commissioners who manage the CFP — triggered by realignment — along with leadership turnover in some leagues, snarled the expansion process. The next big item on the table for the College Football Playoff is negotiating a new television deal. The playoff is a small part of the changes coming to major college football. Sign up here___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

Persons: Richard Clark, Bill Hancock, Clark, “, they’ve, Hancock, ” Clark, ” Hancock, Mark Keenum, Keenum, Ralph D, Russo, ___ Organizations: Air Force Academy, Air Force, CFP, Mississippi State, College Football Playoff, ESPN, College, Big, Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, AP Locations: Mississippi

Ryan Petersen, chief executive officer of Flexport, participates in a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Petersen wrote that the company "can't just give out cash." In reclaiming the top position at Flexport, Petersen is displacing his handpicked successor, former Amazon executive Dave Clark, a little more than a year into his tenure. It's messed up," Petersen wrote. "We were on it," Petersen wrote in response to a post.

Persons: Ryan Petersen, Petersen, Dave Clark, It's, that's, Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel's, Clark, Teresa Carlson, Clark's, Carlson, Flexport didn't Organizations: Milken Institute Global Conference, Twitter, Amazon, Fund, Microsoft, Flexport Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Flexport, Bay, CNBC's, Seattle, Dallas, San Francisco , Los Angeles, New York

Investigators from the Department of Justice reviewed numerous email exchanges between Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., Trump lawyer John Eastman and two DOJ officials who were pushing the then-president's plan to overturn the 2020 election results, newly unsealed court filings show. Earlier this year, federal investigators seized phones belonging to Perry and Eastman and also searched Clark's home. The Justice Department had asked Howell to unseal a pair of decisions from June and September, but some parts are still redacted. “He wanted Mr. Clark — Mr. Jeff Clark to take over the Department of Justice,” Hutchinson said. It's unclear why the Justice Department asked the judge to unseal the rulings now.

☆ New Flexport CEO Dave Clark is shaking up the top of Ryan Petersen's $8 billion supply-chain startup
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former Amazon boss Dave Clark took his seat as the co-CEO of Flexport on September 1. Petersen told The Verge that Clark will have more direct reports than he did when he was sole CEO. On September 1, former Amazon Global Consumer CEO Dave Clark officially took his spot as co-CEO of the supply chain unicorn. He took the role of senior vice president of operations at Flexport on September 12, and reports directly to Clark. On the podcast, Petersen touted Clark's decisiveness as a key asset.

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