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In 2025, its parent company Endeavor went private in a deal with private-equity firm Silver Lake and was renamed WME Group.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Shares of Franklin Resources, the manager’s parent company, have declined about 1% this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Custody was typically granted to one parent - in most cases the mother - who had power to cut off the other parent's access to their children.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

SpaceX, which dominates the space launch market with its reusable rockets, is owned by Musk alongside several investment funds and tech companies including Google's parent Alphabet.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Children’s voices, after all, are their first instrument—a child’s first exceptionally pleasant musical experience is likely to be hearing lullabies from a parent or guardian, and then vocally experimenting with his or her own voice.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin