K-pop group NewJeans’s contract omitted rights to ‘sleep and free choice’ – report
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New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minors The superstar K-pop group NewJeans signed restrictive record label contracts that waived their right to “sleep, rest and free choice”. A new report from the New York Times found that the contracts were signed when the members of the record-breaking girl group were aged 14 to 17. Continue reading...
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Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYT | +4.36% | +5.16% | base | -0.70% | after close | after close | after close |
| XLC | -3.57% | -4.45% | base | -0.52% | after close | after close | after close |
| NFLX | -6.51% | -6.08% | base | -1.28% | after close | after close | after close |
| VZ | -5.42% | -2.36% | base | +0.36% | after close | after close | after close |
| TMUS | -7.40% | +0.68% | base | -0.10% | after close | after close | after close |
| T | -4.26% | -1.83% | base | +0.07% | after close | after close | after close |
| SPOT | -11.27% | -5.42% | base | -1.48% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minors The superstar K-pop group NewJeans signed restrictive record label contracts that waived their right to “sleep, rest and free c…
Source: The Guardian
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
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| NFLX | that day | -1.28% | still updating |
| NFLX | three days earlier | -6.08% | final price |
| NFLX | five days earlier | -6.51% | final price |
| NYT | that day | -0.70% | still updating |
| NYT | three days earlier | +5.16% | final price |
| NYT | five days earlier | +4.36% | final price |
| SPOT | that day | -1.48% | still updating |
| SPOT | three days earlier | -5.42% | final price |
| SPOT | five days earlier | -11.27% | final price |
| T | that day | +0.07% | still updating |
| T | three days earlier | -1.83% | final price |
| T | five days earlier | -4.26% | final price |
| TMUS | that day | -0.10% | still updating |
| TMUS | three days earlier | +0.68% | final price |
| TMUS | five days earlier | -7.40% | final price |
| VZ | that day | +0.36% | still updating |
| VZ | three days earlier | -2.36% | final price |
| VZ | five days earlier | -5.42% | final price |
| XLC | that day | -0.52% | still updating |
| XLC | three days earlier | -4.45% | final price |
| XLC | five days earlier | -3.57% | final price |
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- Rep. Cleo Fields bought Netflix (NFLX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 14 Sep 2026. That is 52 days before publication. Filed 1 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Netflix (NFLX) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Verizon Communications (VZ) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Verizon Communications (VZ) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 41 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros bought Verizon Communications (VZ), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 18 Sep 2026. That is 48 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought T-Mobile US (TMUS), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 69 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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- Rep. David J. Taylor bought At&T (T), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 15 Oct 2026. That is 21 days before publication. Filed 29 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. David J. Taylor bought At&T (T), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 9 Oct 2026. That is 27 days before publication. Filed 15 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought At&T (T) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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