SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: The Average NFL Franchise Is Worth More Than $1 Billion

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Forbes.com has released their annual NFL franchise valuations. And for the first time, the average NFL franchise tops $1.0 billion in value.

The Dallas Cowboys top the list at $1.85 billion, followed by the Washington Redskins at $1.56 billion. In all, 15 of the NFL's 32 teams are valued at more than $1.0 billion.

For comparison, in the other three major North American sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NHL) combined, the New York Yankees ($1.7 billion) are the only team valued at more than $1.0 billion.

Also consider that the NFL's least valuable franchise, the Jacksonville Jaguars ($725 million) are still worth more than every NBA and NHL franchise, and all but five MLB teams.

The average value of NFL franchise is nearly twice the average value of an MLB franchise (below). And the total value of all 32 football teams ($33.1 billion) is nearly as much as the total value of the 90 teams in the NBA, NHL, and MLB ($33.6 billion).

Here are the average franchise values in each sport (data via Forbes.com)...

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The Chart That's Worth 1000 Words: The Connection Between Fed Intervention And The Markets

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September is off to a weak start, and this morning's pre-market futures have taken a tumble on an even worse September start in Europe. Later this week President Obama will address congress with a jobs plan. Ten days later the Federal Reserve will embark on a two-day FOMC meeting (originally planned for one day) to assess the economy and weigh future options. With this in mind, let's take another look at the track record of Federal Reserve intervention since the onset of the Great Contraction.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, this chart needs little additional explanation — except perhaps for those who are puzzled by the Jackson Hole callout. The reference is to Chairman Bernanke's speech at the Fed's 2010 annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Last year Bernanke strongly hinted about the forthcoming Federal Reserve intervention that was subsequently initiated in November of 2011, namely, the second round of quantitative easing, aka QE2. The recent August Jackson Hole event gave us less concrete expectations. But the minutes of the September FOMC meeting could be next Bernanke shoe to drop.

With current levels of unemployment and a heightening fear of renewed global financial risk, the odds of more Fed intervention are certainly growing.

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Meet Honey Bun, The Dog Who Ate $10,000 Worth Of Diamonds

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Honey Bun, the diamond-eating dog

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Some dogs like to wear diamonds, but Honey Bun, the pampered pooch belonging to the owners of an Albany, Ga.-based jewelry store, would rather do something else with them (via 10WALB).

Jeweler Chuck Roberts discovered that his dog had expensive taste when a pack of loose diamonds went missing after he briefly turned his back to help out a customer.

"We looked all over and there weren't any diamonds, so immediately I knew he'd eaten them," Roberts told 10WALB.

X-rays revealed that Roberts' suspicions were correct, and a day later, two diamonds and an earring backing-- worth around $10,000--reappeared.

A happy ending for Roberts, and for Honey Bun.

But buyers beware: the earrings were sent back to the supplier; we really hope they got a good scrubbing first.

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