You don’t hear much applause at golf tournaments anymore. “The art of clapping is gone,” Tiger Woods said a couple years back. “Everyone’s holding a cell phone.” Oh sure, you’ll still hear plenty of “woo” and “mashed potato” and “Tiger Tiger Woods y’all” and, of course, “get in the hole.” (“Baba Booey” has faded as Howard Stern’s cultural footprint has diminished. “Brooksy” mostly vanished when Koepka and DeChambeau squashed their beef. And “dilly dilly” died the lonely, unmourned… Source link
Read More »Monthly Archives: May 2022
Google Fiber deal could bring high speed internet to 43,000 Vermont households
A map shows which cities have Google Fiber. Two Vermont communities are hoping to be the next locations on the map. Screenshot from fiber.google.com Two groups of communities in northwest Vermont are close to reaching an agreement with Google Fiber to bring lightning-fast service to some of the state’s most underserved areas. “I live in one of those communities, so I totally understand the frustrations over many years of only having poor or no connectivity,” said Sean Kio of… Source link
Read More »Deshaun Watson facing 23rd civil lawsut
HOUSTON — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is now facing a 23rd civil lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct, following a new filing by attorney Tony Buzbee. The suit has been brought by Nia Smith, a professionally licensed Houston cosmetologist who last summer spoke publicly about her alleged interactions with Watson during a video appearance with YouTube personality Tasha K. Her suit has similarities to the previous 22 Watson is facing, alleging that Watson reached out to her for a… Source link
Read More »A late-May rally in stocks isn’t cause for investor celebration just yet
If you managed to sleep through May or simply avoided your brokerage app, congratulations. You might be sitting on some gains despite the major averages punishing investors with gut-wrenching drops of up to 10% at the month’s lows. When the dust settled, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) finished fractionally higher while the Dow (^DJI) inched up just 13 points. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) lost just over 2.1% in May. A six-day rally to close the month of May stemmed the hemorrhaging, but reality still… Source link
Read More »Google Leaks Possible Pixel 7 Ultra Smartphone
Google has already lifted the lid on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro but now the company has leaked a third premium Pixel smartphone, and it might be the most intriguing of them all. Reference to the mysterious device was discovered by 9to5Google in the code of Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It features alongside mentions of the C10 ‘Cheetah’ (Pixel 7 Pro), P10 ‘Panther’ (Pixel 7), ‘Felix’ and ‘Lynx’ (the budget-friendly Pixel 7a and delayed Pixel foldable). The new device is the… Source link
Read More »Jeremy Grantham warns the S&P 500 will ‘likely’ plunge another 40% minimum — here are 3 shockproof stocks in his portfolio to help limit the pain
Jeremy Grantham warns the S&P 500 will ‘likely’ plunge another 40% minimum — here are 3 shockproof stocks in his portfolio to help limit the pain With stocks pulling back substantially from earlier highs, some say that the market could reach a bottom soon. But according to legendary investor Jeremy Grantham, that’s not going to be the case. In a recent interview with CNBC, Grantham predicts that the market tumble is far from being done. “The other day, we were down 19.9% on the S&P… Source link
Read More »Bettor wagers $150K on Dodgers vs. Pirates
How much money have you ever wagered on a regular-season baseball game? Whatever the amount is, it’s likely not nearly as much as one better at the Beau Rivage Casino wagered on Tuesday. Someone at the Biloxi, Mississippi, casino wagered a staggering $150,000 on the Los Angeles Dodgers to cover a 2.5-run spread against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The bettor got the Dodgers at -115 to cover the spread. He or she clearly thought that was better value than on the moneyline as Los Angeles is -350 to… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Tuesday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Another day, another packed schedule across baseball. Tuesday brings 16 total games, with some really exciting matchups among them. Two of the better teams in the American League will face each other when the Yankees host the Angels. The White Sox will also be on the road in Toronto, facing the Blue Jays in what could be a great pitching matchup between Lucas Giolito and Kevin Gausman. Another underrated pitching matchup features… Source link
Read More »Stocks claw back as volatile trading continues
U.S. stocks pared losses Tuesday, extending a streak of volatile trading after last week’s bounce snapped the longest span of declines for the S&P 500 in over 20 years. The benchmark index bounced back from a drop of more than 1% to turn flat, attempting to build on its best week since November 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2% after climbing back from a nearly 400-point drop, and the Nasdaq Composite turned positive, up 0.3%. These moves come after all three indexes logged… Source link
Read More »Google Debuts Upgrades To Its Enterprise 360 Suite Tools
If you’re an enterprise-level marketer, it can be tough to operate and scale ad campaigns. You’ve also likely heard, and maybe are even using, Google’s enterprise suite of tools like Display & Video 360 (DV360) and Campaign Manager 360. Google announced during its annual Google Marketing Live Summit that it’s enhancing the platforms to enable you for a privacy-first future, while growing your business through new ad formats. Eduardo Indacochea, Sr. Director, Product Management of… Source link
Read More »