It’s been a blockbuster year for ETFs, with over $900 billion in flows to the space. Dave Nadig, CIO and director of research at ETF Trends, discusses the big moments in ETFs and what to expect looking forward into 2022 on Yahoo Finance’s “ETF Report.” With nearly $670 billion going into primarily U.S. equities, one of the biggest stories wasn’t actually a story at all; big, cheap beta was the name of the ETF game for 2021…. Source link

Cam Newton‘s streak of five straight starts for the Carolina Panthers is coming to an end. Head coach Matt Rhule announced on Wednesday that Sam Darnold, not Newton, would start Week 17’s game against the New Orleans Saints. Newton was signed by the Panthers after Week 9 when Darnold, who had began the season as QB1, went down with a partially fractured scapula. Newton appeared on the field a few times in Week 10, scoring two touchdowns over just nine offensive snaps. That win for the… Source link

First-time unemployment filings are expected to tick up slightly from last week’s reading but remain near pre-pandemic lows, signaling continued recovery in the labor market as high demand for workers pours into the new year. The Labor Department is scheduled to report the latest in initial and continuing claims on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here are expectations for the prints, according to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Dec. 25: 207,000… Source link

President Biden visited with well over 100 top business leaders and CEOs during his first year in office. That comes according to a Yahoo Finance analysis of the president’s public schedule since Jan. 20. He met virtually and in-person with leaders to cover issues like supply chains, COVID-19 vaccines, the semiconductor shortage, his legislative agenda and more. The most frequent guests — with three interactions each — were Ford (F) CEO Jim Farley, General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra,… Source link

Victoria’s Secret stock (VSCO) is poised to look much sexier over the next 12 months, says closely followed JPMorgan retail analyst Matt Boss.  Boss reiterated his Overweight (buy equivalent) rating and $100 price target on Victoria’s Secret on Wednesday after a host of positive news from the intimate apparel retailer sent its stock higher by 11% to $53.  First, the company revealed a new $250 million stock buyback plan. The plan is the first buyback for Victoria’s Secret since being… Source link

Start saving those pennies as driving your car may cost way more in 2022, predicts gas price tracking firm GasBuddy.  In a new study released on Wednesday, GasBuddy forecasts the nationwide average price for gas will be $3.41 in 2022. The current price nationwide averages about $3.29. GasBuddy thinks prices could near $4 a gallon by June as drivers take to the roads for the summer.  As no surprise, California is seen as primed for more gas price inflation in 2022.  GasBuddy thinks gas prices… Source link

It’s the end of the road. The grand finale. The final stop. The last curtain call. This column has been really fun to write this season and I hope I helped some of you prevail in tough roster situations with my weekly shoot-the-moon picks. [Play in Yahoo’s Week 17 Million Dollar Baller DFS contest] Week 17 presents the usual injury and COVID-19 challenges, along with some players possibly being shut down early in preservation for the real NFL playoffs. Here are a handful of guys who may help… Source link

The hot housing market may finally be cooling off a bit. Pending home sales, a leading indicator of the housing market’s health, missed expectations and fell in November. The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index, which tracks the number of homes that are under contract to be sold, dropped 2.2% in November from October. Analysts expected a 0.8% increase in sales, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates. Pending sales slid 2.7% from the same month a year… Source link

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen created an international media blitz earlier this year when she leaked tens of thousands of damning internal company documents to the Wall Street Journal and US government. Her disclosures so far have prompted public outrage and government investigations — and they’ve directed a spotlight at an increasingly powerful movement of tech workers who have been organizing to hold their companies accountable over ethical concerns ranging from workplace… Source link

A New Collaboration with Yandex from Istegelsin Delivering the orders of thousands of customers in full and on time every day, the fresh supermarket istegelsin’s agreement for route optimization in its deliveries is a first in the sector. Within the framework of this agreement, it started using Yandex.Routing, a logistics optimization service that automatically distributes deliveries to vehicles and creates the most appropriate route for each vehicle. In order for the supermarket… Source link