In a recent interview, former U.S. Army Ranger Nicholas Irving offered his perspective on former President Trump’s decision to unfreeze $300 billion in Iranian funds under the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal). Irving challenged the notion that unfreezing funds is different from giving money, likening it to saying, “I didn’t shoot that person, the bullet did,”
BIG3 Basketball Becomes First Publicly Traded Sports League With $290M Valuation
Ice Cube is about to make history by taking his revolutionary 3-on-3 basketball league to Wall Street, and it’s the moment BIG3 has been building toward since day one. The league just announced a definitive agreement with Graf Global Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to merge and become the first publicly traded professional
Elon Musk Hits Trillion-Dollar Net Worth After SpaceX Goes Public
Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire, and it happened because SpaceX finally went public this week with the biggest IPO in history. The rocket company raised $75 billion and valued itself at nearly $1.8 trillion, which means Musk’s roughly 50 percent stake is now worth over $860 billion on paper alone. That’s on top
Andrew Yang speaks on Reaching Multimillionaire Status by Age 34
Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and entrepreneur, shared his inspiring journey to multimillionaire status by age 34 in a Vlad TV interview. Born to immigrant parents from Taiwan, Yang excelled academically early on, scoring a 1200 SAT at age 12 and a 1500 by 15, which helped him gain admission to top universities like Brown
Lizzo Helps Raise $20 Million At amfAR Cannes Gala For AIDS Research
The Grammy-winning artist took the stage at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, on May 21, 2026, delivering “About Damn Time” to a crowd of A-list celebrities and philanthropists who’d gathered for the annual fundraiser. It was the perfect way to kick off what would become one of the most glamorous nights of the
Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire With SpaceX / Tesla IPO
Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire, with his combined SpaceX and Tesla stock holdings valued at $1.1 trillion. SpaceX released its IPO registration, revealing Elon Musk’s 6.4 billion shares, valued at $830 billion based on private trades. SpaceX just filed its S-1 with the SEC, and when the company’s IPO launches next month,
Berner Turned Down Diddy & Jay-Z To Build Cookies Cannabis Empire
Berner, the San Francisco-born rapper and entrepreneur whose real name is Gilbert Milam Jr., has built Cookies into one of the most recognized cannabis and lifestyle brands in the world. The Mexican-Italian high school dropout worked at Tully’s Coffee during the day while hustling cannabis on the side and making music at night. His scrappy
Drake Secures Structured Financing For OVO Sound Growth; Investor Explains Strategy
Drake is a businessman building an empire that could free him from the label system entirely. When he dropped three albums simultaneously on May 15, 2026, ICEMAN, Habibti, and Maid of Honour weren’t just music releases. They were a statement about what’s possible when you control your own financial infrastructure. Investment firm Applied Real Intelligence provided senior secured loans and
Wack 100 speaks on Offset Getting Shot Over Lil Tjay Gambling Debt
In a recent VladTV interview, Wack 100 shed light on the incident involving Migos’ Offset getting shot, reportedly linked to a gambling debt with rapper Lil Tjay. Offset contacted Wack the morning after the shooting, revealing he was unaware who actually fired the shot — the bullet remains lodged in his hip as doctors deemed
Spirit Airlines shuts down as company says it can’t keep up with higher oil prices
Spirit Airlines, an small upstart company that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, just announced that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and employed about 17,000 people said it had “started