Nine of them filed the papers. One did not.

Nine of them filed the papers. One did not.

Tina Gerbec
Published on: 22/08/2026

In 2020, LVMH stopped sending the paperwork it needed to complete its purchase of Tiffany. Nothing was refused and nothing was announced, and the delay stayed invisible until Tiffany measured it against nine other deals that had filed in the same mon

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The most expensive video on Facebook ran about thirty seconds. Dr. Dre was in it, celebrating.

The most expensive video on Facebook ran about thirty seconds. Dr. Dre was in it, celebrating.

Tina Gerbec
Published on: 14/08/2026

A celebration went online before the contract was signed. It cost 200 million dollars. What the Apple and Beats deal shows about the window between agreement and signature.

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Elvis wanted her song. His manager wanted half of it.

Elvis wanted her song. His manager wanted half of it.

Tina Gerbec
Published on: 07/08/2026

An offer from the biggest star in the world came with a standard condition: half the publishing. What Dolly Parton read in that demand, and why the no of 1974 became one of the most valuable decisions in music. A look at demands as information, and a

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The offer was ten times bigger. It lost.

The offer was ten times bigger. It lost.

Tina Gerbec
Published on: 03/08/2026

An offer ten times larger did not close the deal. What Inter Miami built instead shows why a number is a measure of a goal and never the goal itself. Miami could not win on salary, so they did not build a salary. A look at what a deal is made of, and

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