U.S. stock futures opened lower Tuesday evening to give back gains after a rebound rally during the regular trading day, as investors took in a host of quarterly earnings results and looked ahead to more data. Contracts on the S&P 500 declined by about 0.5% as the overnight session began. The index closed higher by 1.6% during Tuesday’s earlier session. Nasdaq futures fell by nearly 1% as shares of tech giant Netflix (NFLX) slumped after posting an unexpected decline in quarterly subscriber… Source link

Tune into baseball for long enough in 2022 and you’re almost assured to come across an unfamiliar term. The “sweeper” is the newest weapon being deployed against MLB hitters. It is revitalizing the repertoires of some prominent pitchers and could have, um, sweeping implications for the seasons of the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees — two of the franchises most invested in it. But what is a sweeper, exactly? It’s a variation of breaking ball distinguished by horizontal… Source link

CodeVA to start network of computer science schools Published April 19, 2022 by Courtney Mabeus Gov. Glenn Youngkin announces Google’s $300 million investment in Virginia at Google’s offices in Reston on April 19, 2022. Google will invest $300 million in Virginia in a plan that includes data centers, the technology giant announced Tuesday during a press conference at its Reston office. That’s in addition to a $250,000 grant to Richmond-based nonprofit CodeVA… Source link

When Google launched Nearby Share in 2020, Android users everywhere rejoiced. They finally had a tool to rival Apple’s AirDrop, a simple way to move files between devices without having to attach them to an email or upload them to Google Drive just to download them again on a new device. Now, ahead of Google I/O, a few users have noticed an upgrade lurking in Google Play Services that makes Nearby Share even easier. The new “self-share” mode, as spotted by Esper’s Mishaal Rahman… Source link

Jack Mallers, founder and CEO of payments application, Strike, believes Bitcoin can bring the first real change to the payments industry since the invention of the credit card. Trading just above $41,000 as of Tuesday afternoon, down about 2% over the past month, Bitcoin is used primarily as a store of value asset that critics and long-time investors agree trades like risk-on equity, making it much less useful as a medium of exchange than cash. But Mallers argues that Bitcoin’s underlying… Source link

Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will take questions about his relationship with Daniel Kinahan, but will not say much. Fury did not provide clarity on the situation Tuesday, saying his relationship with Kinahan was not something the public needed to know. Fury initially told reporters, “That’s none of your business” when asked about his relationship to Kinahan. Fury then tried to downplay the situation saying, “I’m just a stupid boxer who gets punched in the face for a living.” Fury mostly… Source link

By Dawn Chmielewski and Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) -Netflix Inc said inflation, the war in Ukraine and fierce competition contributed to a loss of subscribers for the first time in more than a decade and predicted deeper losses ahead, marking an abrupt shift in fortune for a streaming company that thrived during the pandemic. The company said it lost 200,000 subscribers in its first quarter, falling well short of its forecast of adding 2.5 million subscribers. Suspending service in Russia after… Source link

NBC announced its new “Sunday Night Football” broadcast crew on Tuesday, officially revealing the replacements for play-by-play man Al Michaels and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya. Mike Tirico, NBC’s longtime sports broadcaster, will now be joining Cris Collinsworth in the booth for play-by-play, and Melissa Stark will be doing the sideline reporting. “’Sunday Night Football’ is destination viewing and we are thrilled to have Mike, Cris and Melissa call the action and tell the stories that… Source link

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When Tesla (TSLA) reports earnings on Wednesday, all eyes won’t be on whether Elon Musk comments on his bid for Twitter on the earnings call (or if he is even on the call) but rather how big of a hit the company will experience due to a Shanghai factory production shutdown. “With Berlin and Austin key factories now online and producing Model Y’s in a quickly ramping pace, the main question for tomorrow is just how bad the China production issues are and what that means for deliveries in 2Q… Source link