RITIKA SHAH

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NWSL grants unrestricted free agency to players, eliminates draft

Aug 22, 2024 | autos.yahoo.com | RITIKA SHAH |Leslie Picker

Ritika Shah, CNBC and Leslie Picker, CNBCAugust 22, 2024 at 8:38 PM·3 min readTrinity Rodman of Washington Spirit. The National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players Association have agreed to eliminate the draft and give free agency to all players — an unprecedented move in major professional U.S. sports.
NWSL eliminates draft, grants unrestricted free agency to players

Aug 22, 2024 | nbclosangeles.com | RITIKA SHAH |Leslie Picker

The National Women's Soccer League and the NWSL Players Association have agreed to eliminate the draft and give free agency to all players. "Unlike a lot of other sports, we compete in a global labor market for talent," NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said in an interview with CNBC. The new CBA, announced Thursday, also raises the minimum salary from $48,500 in 2025 to $82,500 by 2030.
NWSL grants unrestricted free agency to players, eliminates draft

Aug 22, 2024 | nbcnews.com | RITIKA SHAH |Leslie Picker

Aug. 22, 2024, 11:38 PM UTCBy and The National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players Association have agreed to eliminate the draft and give free agency to all players — an unprecedented move in major professional U.S. sports. As part of a new collective bargaining agreement, which extends the current contract to 2030, the two sides sought to grant players more control over where they play — which could help with recruitment of athletes who can join top clubs around the world.
NWSL eliminates draft, grants unrestricted free agency to players

Aug 22, 2024 | newsbreak.com | RITIKA SHAH

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NWSL eliminates draft, grants unrestricted free agency to players

Aug 22, 2024 | nbcchicago.com | RITIKA SHAH |Leslie Picker

• The National Women's Soccer League and the NWSL Players Association have agreed to eliminate the draft and give free agency to all players. • "Unlike a lot of other sports, we compete in a global labor market for talent," NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said in an interview with CNBC. • The new CBA, announced Thursday, also raises the minimum salary from $48,500 in 2025 to $82,500 by 2030.
JPMorgan Chase is opening more small-town branches in middle America

Aug 5, 2024 | flipboard.com | Leslie Picker |RITIKA SHAH

9 hours agoFortune 500 companies, the biggest firms in the U.S. by revenue, play a significant role in the U.S. economy. They comprise two-thirds of U.S. GDP — a combined $18.8 trillion in revenues and $43 trillion in market value (as of March 28). They also employ about 31 million people around the globe, …
JPMorgan Chase is opening more small-town branches in middle America

Aug 5, 2024 | cnbc.com | Leslie Picker |RITIKA SHAH

Three years ago, JPMorgan Chase became the first bank with a branch in all 48 contiguous states. Now, the firm is expanding, with the aim of reaching more Americans in smaller cities and towns. JPMorgan recently announced a new goal within its multibillion-dollar branch expansion plan that ensures coverage is within an “accessible drive time” for half the population in the lower 48 states.
Customer-Centricity: “Shining Beacons in the Storm of Brand Commotion"

Jul 22, 2024 | adgully.com | RITIKA SHAH

Authored by Ritika Shah Building legacies – whether it's building bungalows or sculpting brand reputations – every interaction requires building trust as a foundation. Businesses need to treat each product and service they create as more than just a transaction but as a mason placing stones to establish long-term relationships. In addition to being a catchy slogan, the credo 'Let's build something positive together' is a blueprint for building brand loyalty.
Women’s soccer draws private-equity interest as team valuations soar

Jul 4, 2024 | cnbc.com | Leslie Picker |RITIKA SHAH |Jessica Golden

Women's soccer is bringing private equity off the sidelines. While other major U.S. sports leagues – Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League – have allowed private equity investors to take passive, minority stakes, only the National Women's Soccer League has allowed these firms to take majority control of the economics.
Lipidomics of homeoviscous adaptation to low temperatures in Staphylococcus aureus utilizing exogenous straight-chain unsaturated fatty acids over biosynthesized endogenous branched-chain fatty acids

Feb 3, 2024 | biorxiv.org | RITIKA SHAH |Sharanya Paul |Gloria Alvarado |Shannon C Barbarek

AbstractIt is well established that Staphylococcus aureus can incorporate exogenous straight-chain unsaturated fatty acids (SCUFAs) into membrane phospho- and glyco-lipids from various sources in supplemented culture media, and when growing in vivo in an infection. Given the enhancement of membrane fluidity when oleic acid (C18:1Δ9) is incorporated into lipids, we were prompted to examine the effect of medium supplementation with C18:1Δ9 on growth at low temperatures.