South Dakota State was 3 shot-clock seconds away from March Madness opportunity. Not from an upset, necessarily, or even a lead, but with less than a minute to play in an NCAA men’s tournament opener in Buffalo on Thursday, the 13th-seeded Jackrabbits were down three and one stop away from a chance to take No. 4 seed Providence to overtime. Then, with the shot clock waning, Jackrabbits star Douglas Wilson flew out to contest a 3-point shot. Providence’s Jared Bynum missed it, but Wilson… Source link

Netflix (NFLX) is cracking down on password sharing. In a blog post, the streaming giant revealed it is currently testing an additional charge between $2 to $3 for subscribers who share accounts with people outside of their household. The new pricing model will first be tested in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru. The company did not give an indication if or when this rollout would happen in the U.S. Netflix “always made it easy for people who live together to share their Netflix account, with… Source link

For a half on Thursday, the Memphis Tigers looked like world beaters against Boise State. In the end, they settled for a stressful NCAA tournament win and a second-round matchup with tournament favorite Gonzaga. Memphis, a No. 9 seed, opened a 39-18 halftime lead over the No. 8 seed Broncos before fending off a second-half rally in a 64-53 victory for the first NCAA tournament win of Hardaway’s coaching career. In the process it saw the surprise return of much-hyped freshman Emoni Bates. The… Source link

Konstantin Malofeev, chairman of the board of directors of the Tsargrad media group, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Moscow, Russia September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 17 (Reuters) – The television channel of a sanctioned Russian businessman on Thursday said Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google had lost a court appeal against a 2021 ruling that the company pay a compounding fine for blocking access… Source link

Though cyberattacks have not been utilized heavily in the Ukrainian conflict to this point, the financial sector remains on high alert to the possibility. CrowdStrike (CRWD), an American cybersecurity company dedicated to preventing and combating security breaches, is one of several informational security corporations increasing vigilance in anticipation of possible cyberattacks. CEO George Kurtz discussed the prospect of cyber warfare in the conflict in Ukraine on a recent Yahoo Finance Live… Source link

Google is making some tweaks to the Play Store to make it easier for people with big screen devices to find apps that’ll take advantage of the display real estate. According to a post on its Developers blog, the company has some changes planned for how apps are ranked and promoted, how reviews are displayed, and the alert messages you might see if you’re browsing apps on a tablet, foldable, or Chromebook. In the post, Google says that it will update how the Play Store ranks and… Source link

Stocks have endured a terrible start to the year as investors fret about soaring inflation and the Russia-Ukraine war — but the pullback still doesn’t look like a great buying opportunity per a tried and true measure used by legendary investor Warren Buffett. The “Buffett Indicator” as it’s called by legions of devotees — which takes the Wilshire 5000 Index (viewed as the total stock market) and divides it by the annual U.S. GDP — is still hovering around a record high even as… Source link

First it was Evan Neal. Then Ikem Ekwonu got a little buzz. But there’s now a new betting favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 NFL draft. According to BetMGM, Michigan edge Aidan Hutchinson is now a -350 favorite to be drafted first. He’s followed by a big gap — next in line are Neal (+600) and Ekwonu (+1000). The over-under for Hutchinson’s draft position has been set at 1.5. You get -350 odds to take the under, +250 for the over. Interestingly, Ekwonu… Source link

The Federal Reserve entering an interest-rate hiking cycle will have ramifications for the U.S. economy over time, stresses former Fed economist Vincent Reinhart. “Mortgages will be a little more expensive. You may see some increases in loan rates. It will be harder to buy a car on credit. That is the slowing,” Reinhart, who is now chief economist at Dreyfus and Mellon, said on Yahoo Finance Live. One could officially start the clock on these things happening. The Fed widely delivered its first… Source link

Alibaba (BABA)’s ADRs could rip higher after a massive relief rally spurred by an ease of regulatory risks, which one equity manager called “a sea change.” “I think you’re going to see China stocks rip for the next 8 or 12 months into the China National Congress [elections],” Thomas Hayes, chairman of Great Hill Capital, told Yahoo Finance. “When you look at some of them in particular, we’re focused on Alibaba, I think the returns are going to be spectacular.’ On Wednesday, e-commerce giant… Source link