People and Pop Culture

The Market

A measured look at this week's holdings

1.28.2019

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Buy

Good call

CBS analyst Tony Romo’s Nostradamus-like predictions of what would happen during the AFC Championship Game continued to make him one of the most talked-about personalities on the air and could lead to the network rewarding him with the richest contract for an NFL analyst since John Madden reportedly got
$8 million from Fox in 1993.

Sell

Unforced error

Nissin, a Japanese food company, released an online ad in which an anime drawing of tennis star Naomi Osaka, who is half-Japanese and half-Haitian, showed her with white skin and light brown hair. The company apologized and took down the ad.

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Hold

Sacramento’s new king

After some ownership uncertainty, Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle became the lead investor for Sacramento FC in its bid to join MLS. Despite the billionaire’s resources, it is likely too late to get a team before 2021.

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