Monthly Archives: August 2022

Apple, Cassava Sciences, Canoo, more

Apple, Cassava Sciences, Canoo, more

Top trending after-hours tickers on Yahoo Finance: Apple (AAPL): Credit Suisse upgraded Apple to overweight from neutral, and raised the price target on the stock to $201 per share, implying a 16% upside from Tuesday’s close. Analyst Shannon Cross noted Apple’s growing services business and large customer base as bullish drivers for the stock. Apple shares are are up 15% in the past month. Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC): Digital World Acquisition Corp., the SPAC set to merge… Source link

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Dana White clarifies stance on fighter pay, says UFC made ‘big mistakes’ with Shane Burgos

Dana White clarifies stance on fighter pay, says UFC made ‘big mistakes’ with Shane Burgos

Dana White did not appreciate his ‘fun’ interview with GQ being taken out of context. (Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) UFC president Dana White hadn’t had a great rant in a while, but that changed on Tuesday during a 23-minute interview with Yahoo Sports. White erupted when asked about comments he made about fighter pay during a video last week with GQ. For the interview, GQ gave White questions from Twitter and he answered them. Most were innocuous — one asked if he… Source link

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Justin Jefferson is poised to be the NFL’s best wide receiver by the end of 2022 — if he isn’t already

Justin Jefferson is poised to be the NFL’s best wide receiver by the end of 2022 — if he isn’t already

Justin Jefferson‘s unbridled confidence knows no bounds. Fresh off his second consecutive 1,400-yard season, the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver not only said he can crack 2,000 receiving yards (which would break an NFL record) but he also believes he’ll be considered the best pass-catcher in the NFL by season’s end. Yes, better than Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams — whom Jefferson said is No. 1 right now — and Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, who led the league in… Source link

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‘We’re in a long-term structural bull market’ despite price drop

‘We’re in a long-term structural bull market’ despite price drop

As demand for oil weakens, gas prices are declining, with the national average falling below $4 per gallon earlier this month for the first time since March. But the pullback may be short-lived, one expert cautioned, and prices could rise again before the end of the year. “We’re in a long-term structural bull market in oil,” Schork Group principal Stephen Schork told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “By the end of the year, I would suspect that these prices will be back in that $100… Source link

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Walmart earnings included a warning for Best Buy investors

Walmart earnings included a warning for Best Buy investors

If Walmart’s second quarter sales trends in electronics are any indication, Best Buy could announce a dud of a quarter and outlook in a few short weeks. In Walmart’s earnings release on Tuesday, the world’s largest retailer cited “softness” in electronics at its Walmart U.S. division. And at Sam’s Club U.S., sales fell by a high-single digit percentage in the tech, office, and entertainment category. Walmart CFO John David Rainey struck a cautiously optimistic tone on the state of the U.S…. Source link

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Clean energy stocks are the winners of the Inflation Reduction Act

Clean energy stocks are the winners of the Inflation Reduction Act

Clean energy related stocks have been the clear winners of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Solar panel makers, fuel cell manufacturers and energy storage companies all stand to benefit from the measure. Solar and wind energy stocks have been rallying since the bill was announced in late July. A large number of these equities are up double digit percentages year-to-date. They have far outperformed the broader markets. The IRA focuses on providing production tax credits for companies to… Source link

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Google officially launches Android 13

Google officially launches Android 13

Now rolling out to supported Pixel phones, the latest version of Android offers greater customization, audio improvements and tighter security and privacy controls. Image: Google Android 13 has arrived. Though the new version isn’t a dramatic upgrade from Android 12, it does pack a host of enhancements that should be helpful to individuals and organizations alike. To tout its new OS, Google published a blog post on Monday that also describes the latest features and… Source link

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Democratic lawmaker accuses Google of failing to police deceptive ads

Democratic lawmaker accuses Google of failing to police deceptive ads

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks to reporters during a break from a Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations joint briefing on the U.S. policy on Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 2, 2022. Al Drago | Reuters Google has failed to take down scam ads that violate its policies, according to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., chair of the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, first reported by The Washington… Source link

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Google Doodle contest victor transforms mom’s support into winning art

STUART, Florida – A Martin County High School student’s artwork – a drawing of her hugging her mother – is now displayed on Google’s homepage for hundreds of millions to see. Sophie Araque-Liu, a 16-year-old senior from Stuart, Florida, won this year’s Doodle for Google contest, an annual competition for K-12 students to create their own versions of the Google logo. A nominee was selected from each state and U.S. territory, and a panel of judges determined the winner. Araque-Liu… Source link

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