America continues to watch as our government leaders try to strike a deal to make sure the government doesn’t shut down. Watching the ongoing drama in Washington must be the biggest deal in American history—well, almost.
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Looking back, we found that the budget negotiations currently happening aren’t the only big deals that have gone down in history. Back in 2000, Alex Rodriguez became a free agent and signed a 10-year deal with the Texas Rangers that was worth $252 million. That was a big deal.
So if you think what’s going in Washington is big, they have nothing on these super rich, stacks on stacks deals.
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A-Rod
Worth: $252 Million
Deal: A 10-year deal with the Texas Rangers that was worth $252 million.
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It’s The Roc
Worth: The deal with Live Nation helped Jay-Z cross the $400 million mark in net worth.
Deal: From artist to management, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation has almost cornered the market when it comes to musical talent — J. Cole, Willow Smith and Rihanna to name a few. In April 2008, Live Nation partnered with Jay-Z to create Roc Nation and they have been taking over ever since.
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The Big O
Worth: $100 Million
Deal: Oprah had agreed to a fifty-fifty partnership in which Discovery (home of the Discovery Channel, TLC and other nonfiction programming) would invest $100 million in her network OWN.
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King Of All Media
Worth: An estimated $500 million
Deal: On October 6, 2004, Howard Stern announced his first deal, signing a five-year contract with Sirius Satellite Radio.
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Buffet Man
Worth: $10 Billion
Deal: Warren Buffett bet $1 billion on the strength of Coke’s name and made $10 billion in return.
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MP3 Man
Worth: 9 figures
Deal: Michael Robertson paid $1,000 for the Internet domain name MP3.com and turned it into a nine-figure fortune.
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Fiddy
Worth: Combining the Vitamin Water deal for $400 million and his movie deal for $200 million.
Deal: In October of 2010, 50 Cent expanded his multimedia empire, securing $200 million for a film deal. In 2007, 50 reportedly received a massive $400 million paycheck after Coca-Cola bought his energy drink Formula 50.
