Did you ever wonder if college was worth the money you spent on it? A new report can give you an answer by estimating the return on investment a college student can reasonably expect over a lifetime. That report includes an ROI calculator that lets you search from 3,349 colleges. In addition to the elite universities you’d expect, “you also see a lot of flagship public universities” high up on the list, Kevin Miller, one of the report’s authors, told Yahoo Finance Live on Wednesday. “A… Source link

The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement and public safety officials in the United States that a prolonged trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates could begin on Feb. 13, when the Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The warning of a trucker protest similar to the one that has brought Ottawa, Canada, to a virtual halt, states that “the convoy could severely disrupt transportation, federal government, and law enforcement operations through gridlock and potential… Source link

Disney (DIS) unveiled first quarter 2022 results that beat expectations after the bell on Wednesday. Shares jumped as much as 9% after the report. New membership additions for the company’s two-year-old Disney+ streaming service surpassed analysts’ expectations. The metric was in focus as a return to in-person activities had some concerned over future growth for the direct-to-consumer video service, which benefitted from the height of stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnout… Source link

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If you are bullish on stocks, best hope the NFC’s L.A. Rams pummel Joe Burrow’s Cincinnati Bengals. That is, of course you are a big believer in the Super Bowl Indicator. The often bantered about Super Bowl Indicator suggests that stocks rise for the full year when the Super Bowl winner has come from the NFC, but when an AFC team wins it falls. Of course this is insane in principle as stocks move up and down based on expectations for the future earnings of their underlying companies (see Meta… Source link

Yahoo Sports is getting you ready for the Big Game in Los Angeles with “Countdown To Kickoff.” Who will complete their dream season and be crowned champion on Sunday? Our 60-minute broadcast will give you full analysis of the LA-Cincinnati matchup and examine the latest betting lines and props to consider ahead of the game. [Play in Yahoo Fantasy’s NFL $1 Million Big Game Baller] The program will feature host Liz Loz joined alongside esteemed Yahoo Sports NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Source link

Wednesday’s Google Doodle honors Negro Leagues’ second baseman Marcenia “Toni” Stone, who overcame gender and racial discrimination to become the first woman in history to play professional baseball full-time in a men’s major baseball league. Google began to pay tribute to Black historical figures on its homepage on Feb. 1 as part of its celebration of Black History Month. Wednesday’s illustration was created by San Francisco-based illustrator and animation director Monique Wray, Google Source link

As detailed in a broad SEC filing this week, Tesla gave investors an update on its Bitcoin holdings. Parsing through the disclosure, it boils down to this: Tesla bought around $1.5 billion in bitcoin (BTC-USD) in the early part of 2021; realized a gain of $128 million on a sale of some of its stake earlier in 2021; has now taken a $101 million impairment on the holding as bitcoin’s value has diminished; and currently Tesla’s bitcoin stake has a market value of nearly $2 billion, and a ‘carrying… Source link

This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Facebook parent Meta is making a risky bet on the metaverse The hits keep coming for Facebook parent company Meta (FB). After a devastating earnings report last week, the company’s stock price has fallen off a cliff. On Tuesday the precipitous drop pushed Meta’s… Source link

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A woman born in West Virginia is featured on Wednesday’s Google Doodle on Google’s homepage worldwide, paying homage to her trailblazing in baseball. In honor of Black History Month, Google is celebrating Marcenia “Toni” Stone, who became the first woman in history to play professional baseball as a regular in a men’s major baseball league. Stone was born in 1921 in Bluefield and later moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1931 and became a star on the baseball field… Source link