It’s been a frustrating pandemic-long journey for house seekers like Adan Martinez. He’s been hoping to buy his first home near Harlingen, Texas, with a budget of $200,000.  “There were several homes I was interested in but waited off on, $180K and $215K, respectfully. But mid-year last year, prices on them jumped to well over $50K-80K,” Martinez told Yahoo Finance.  The rush to find a home is now greater than ever. Home prices keep rising — as mortgage rates inch higher. “[I’m] definitely… Source link

John Lennon’s son, Julian, is turning items from his personal collection of Beatles memorabilia into NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, that are being sold at auction. The items, which are each one of a kind, include the coat John Lennon wore in the “Magical Mystery Tour” film and three Gibson guitars the music legend gifted his son. The centerpiece of the “Lennon Connection” auction are notes written by Paul McCartney for the song “Hey Jude,” which was originally titled “Hey… Source link

A new form of NFTs is attempting to radically change the way we buy tickets for live events. Josh Katz is the CEO of YellowHeart, a blockchain live event ticketing platform based in New York City. Katz joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss NFT tickets on Monday. In essence, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are allowing tickets to now be a direct link between the artists or performers and the fans. Whereas previous online ticket sales usually took place between a third party responsible for… Source link

Tech giants such as Google and Facebook will be required to pay newspapers and other media outlets for using their stories, under new laws being drawn up by the UK Government, Daily Mail reported. Under the plans, which are modelled on a system that has been introduced in Australia, the platforms will be encouraged to negotiate payment deals with news organisations. If the negotiations fail, an independent arbitrator would set a… Source link

Elon Musk in 2021 at a press event on the grounds of the Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin.Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images 19-year-old Jack Sweeney runs a Twitter account that tracks Elon Musk’s private jet. Musk offered Sweeney $5,000 to remove it and give advice on how to make his jet less trackable. Sweeney told Insider he thought $5,000 was too low for the satisfaction he gets from the work. A 19-year-old who was offered $5,000 by Elon Musk to shut down a Twitter account tracking… Source link

NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The latest market outlook report titled “Cyber Security Market by Deployment, End-user and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025” has been added to Technavio’s catalog. This recent market analysis report identifies the market to witness a potential growth difference of USD 189.70 billion from 2020 to 2025. The cyber security market is anticipated to record an accelerating growth momentum at a CAGR of 14.97% during this period. Attractive… Source link

Tyreek Hill‘s 64-yard touchdown catch and run was one of the wildest moments in quite possibly the wildest game in recent NFL history, but the NFL isn’t happy with one part of the play. The league has fined the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver $10,300 for flashing a peace sign at defenders while running into the end zone, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Here’s the play in question, which the NFL had no qualms about posting to social media despite the poor sportsmanship on… Source link

After 22 seasons, 365 games and seven Super Bowls, Tom Brady, who famously went from late-round draft pick underdog to NFL legend, is calling it quits. The future Hall of Fame quarterback will reportedly retire from the NFL, according to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington and Adam Schefter.  The NFL’s official Twitter account and Bucs teammate Mike Evans also weighed in, with Evans saying on social media, “Thanks for everything big bro it was an honor”:  He is a three-time league MVP, five-time Super… Source link

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement at the end of the court’s current term has court watchers wondering if a more liberal successor could make the court more united along ideological lines, a change that could benefit certain business interests. Constitutional law scholars say the court’s persuasions under a yet-to-be-named and confirmed nominee are difficult to predict. Under one theory, his replacement could deepen the court’s 6-3 conservative-liberal divide, if… Source link

The first time wasn’t quite the charm for Danielle Collins.  Against all odds (Collins was 50-1 entering the tournament), the 27th-seeded American battled world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty on Saturday at the Australian Open in her first Grand Slam finals appearance, losing 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).  After dropping the first set, Collins had her chance to force a third set, building a 5-1 lead, but Barty rallied and eventually won the set — and the match — in a tiebreaker. Barty became the first Australian… Source link