Tesla’s (TSLA) new 2021 Model S Plaid is an “impressive feat” in terms of performance and technology, and makes a strong addition to the car manufacturer’s product portfolio, Colin Rusch, senior research analyst at Oppenheimer Holdings (OPY), told Yahoo Finance Live. June 10’s “delivery event” for the Model S Plaid showcased the raw capabilities of the newest member of Tesla’s lineup. With deliveries kicking off last Thursday, customers are now able to take ownership of an EV… Source link

I’ve played fantasy baseball for 22 years, and I’ve never met someone who played this game perfectly. But the ones who come the closest tend to be those who can analyze their own performance. We all have weaknesses. We all have tendencies and biases. Recognizing the ways in which we aren’t perfect at playing fantasy baseball is the first step to correcting our flaws and having more success down the road. I’ve identified a few common mistakes that managers make. Some of these areas… Source link

The meme stock craze has found its latest target: video game hardware maker Corsair (CRSR). The company’s stock was up 31% when the market opened on Monday to $40.70, its highest price since late February, as mentions of the company on Wall Street Bets’ (WSB) Reddit pages have exploded. As of Monday morning, the stock was mentioned at least 1,180 times on WSB, according to Quiver Quantitative. Wallstreetbets Trackers, meanwhile, showed activity around Corsair up 17%. Corsair follows a… Source link

• The sticky stuff remains at the forefront of baseball, as this past week had the lowest spin rate of any this season, resulting in batting average being up and strikeouts down, as MLB’s planned crackdown on pitchers’ use of foreign substances is taking shape. Meanwhile, MLB’s spin leader Trevor Bauer was hit hard Saturday in a home start against a poor Rangers offense, and his stuff clearly hasn’t looked the same recently. Corbin Burnes, whose cutter is among the leaders in spin… Source link

Le’Veon Bell stirred up the first major offseason drama that didn’t include Tom Brady or Tim Tebow. In a comment on an Instagram post over the weekend, the former Kansas City Chiefs running back said that he’d retire before playing for head coach Andy Reid ever again.  We don’t know why Bell made those comments (his reduced playing time with the Chiefs may have something to do with it), but they didn’t sit right with one of Bell’s former teammates: Tyrann Mathieu. In a tweet replying to… Source link

The recent Advertiser Perceptions survey of the SSP market shows that (drumroll ….) Google is still the dominant gateway for online advertising, though publishers are testing and adding other SSPs more than ever. The survey was fielded in February and March of this year, and encompasses 151 publishing execs, each of whom represents a site with at least three million unique monthly visitors and sells inventory using an SSP. One important trend is the steady growth in the average… Source link

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Many U.S. colleges made standardized testing optional in this year’s admissions cycle — some are even making the moves permanent.  But Janet Godwin, CEO of Iowa City-based ACT, told Yahoo Finance that she isn’t concerned about the test-optional movement. “Four-year colleges use assessment data from ACT and College Board’s SAT for many, many purposes, not just admissions,” Godwin, who has spent 30 years at the company and assumed the CEO role in November 2020, said. “So in the spirit of… Source link

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces the co-founding of The Climate Pledge at the National Press Club on September 19, 2019, in Washington. Paul Morigi | Getty Images | Amazon A group of seven tech companies urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to require businesses to regularly disclose climate-related matters to their shareholders. In a letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on Friday, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Autodesk, eBay, Facebook, Intel and Salesforce shared their view in response… Source link

Stocks drifted to the downside on Monday in a muted start to the week, as traders awaited a key monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve.  The S&P 500 ticked down after the index closed at a record high on Friday. The Dow also traded little changed to slightly lower, while the Nasdaq was roughly flat. Treasury yields ticked up, though the benchmark 10-year yield held well below 1.5%.  U.S. stocks are hovering near record levels, powered to fresh highs by a combination of rebounding… Source link