San Francisco Giants first-base coach Antoan Richardson was tossed from Tuesday night’s 13-2 win over the San Diego Padres, which allowed Alyssa Nakken to make history as the first woman to coach on-field during a regular season game. But after the game, Richardson, who is Black, took the unusual step of talking to reporters so he could speak his mind about what he felt was an unfair ejection caused by comments from an opposing coach — Padres third-base coach Mike Shildt — that “reeked… Source link

Ark Invest has been steadily trimming its stake in Twitter and appears to be ready to ditch holdings in the microblogging platform altogether — at least for now. The tech-focused investment management firm’s Chief Executive Officer Cathie Wood told Yahoo Finance in an interview Tuesday that Ark is moving out of social media platforms amid increased competition and chalked up its sales of Twitter (TWTR) stock in particular to the departure of former CEO Jack Dorsey. “Jack’s leadership was… Source link

Former long-time United Airlines CEO Oscar Muñoz says consolidation in the airline industry makes sense, and there is a pathway for Spirit Airlines to be owned by JetBlue or Frontier Airlines. “If I was at United, I would be supportive of this,” Muñoz said on Yahoo Finance Live. “Consolidation will help the level of service. There likely may be concessions. One of the two [carriers] should be able to pull it off.” Last week, JetBlue shocked Wall Street by offering to buy Spirit for $3.6… Source link

The Greg Norman-led, Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, a rival to the PGA Tour, is preparing to announce a roster of players that includes several notable names, according to a new report in the Telegraph. Norman is pressing forward with the venture despite the intense public criticism of Phil Mickelson’s connections to the endeavor, and indicated to the Telegraph that he will be formally announcing “marquee names” that will join the tour in the coming weeks. The Telegraph… Source link

Last year, reports began circulating that Google was developing a “Switch to Android” app for iOS users looking to make the jump from iPhone to a smartphone running Google’s Android OS. Now that app has arrived. On Monday, Google quietly launched the Switch to Android app on the App Store in a number of global markets, including the U.S. As expected, the app promises to make the transition between mobile platforms easier to manage by helping users import their contacts, calendar,… Source link

The Las Vegas Raiders and their quarterback Derek Carr have reportedly agreed to a three-year, $121.5 million contract extension. Carr is the longest tenured quarterback in the AFC, and now he’ll be extending his stay to at least 2025. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Carr is now set to make over $140 million in the next four years, with $100 million coming to him in the next three. He also reportedly has a no-trade clause. Carr, 31, had reportedly been on the trade block several… Source link

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says inflation is too high and we need higher interest rates (REUTERS/Blair Gable The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate by half a percentage point to 1 per cent. Canada’s central bank says it will also stop buying government bonds and begin quantitative tightening (QT), beginning April 25. The Bank of Canada also sharply increased its inflation expectations, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is creating economic… Source link

Google’s data centers around the world use about twice as much electricity as the city of San Francisco. In total, Google used 15.5 terawatt hours of electricity in 2020 and the majority of that goes to its data centers. (It hasn’t made 2021 figures available.) The amount of energy Google uses is growing as overall internet usage and its business grows, said Michael Terrell, the Director of Energy at Google. At the same time, Google is has set out a notably aggressive goal to operate on 24-7… Source link

Text size Google is investing in physical locations even as employees embrace more flexibility. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesGetty Images … Source link

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the largest U.S. bank by assets, is the first among a lineup of mega banks to unveil first quarter results this week as earnings season kicks off. The company has been a strong outperformer in the banking sector, which lagged the broader market meaningfully this year amid concerns over U.S. bank ties to Russia and worries of an economic slowdown. Still, shares of JPMorgan are down 18.7% year to date. JPMorgan released its quarterly results Wednesday. Here were the… Source link