If you want to take a break from work or the never-ending news cycle, Google is here to give you an escape. The search giant has launched a new Halloween-themed playable Doodle that opens up to a Snake-like game that you can play with your friends or random players from around the world. The goal of the game is to collect as many wandering spirit flames as you can in two minutes and return them to their homebase. After time’s up, the team that has collected the… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. Happy Halloween! Monday sees three NHL games on the schedule in the evening, alternatives to handing out candy or what have you. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS lineups. Kids dressed as Minions shouldn’t be the only ones having a good time Monday night. GOALIE Ville Husso, DET at BUF ($32): Husso has alternated between great and bad starts this season with the Red Wings, and, in theory, he would be in line… Source link

The stock market may have come on too hard, too fast in October given the negative news facing investors into year end. “We believe the October rally in risk assets is really on shaky ground because markets previously were looking for a dovish pivot from the Fed and then they were looking for a pause from the Fed,” BlackRock Chief Investment Strategist Wei Li said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “So it feels like markets want to see some positive development in terms of a dovish message… Source link

Things are changing in search, with about 78% of SEO teams among BrightEdge customers saying they no longer create annual budget and strategy plans. Not that SEO experts have pushed planning to the side, but rather they have changed the “cadence” to become more agile. What does that look like? … Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. After a day off Sunday, the World Series resumes Monday in Philadelphia. The series is tied at a game apiece, so Game 3 could be key. Taking the mound for the home team will be Noah Syndergaard, who was acquired from the Angels earlier this season. Starting for the Astros will be Lance McCullers Jr., who has allowed four runs (three earned) over 11 innings this postseason. Let’s dig into the hitting options for Yahoo’s single… Source link

The U.S dollar (DX-Y.NYB) has been on a tear this year, and foreign currencies sliding against the greenback is causing trouble for countries with debt and trade invoices denominated in dollars. As part of Yahoo Finance’s ongoing series, “What to do in a bear market,” we checked in with the experts on what the strong U.S dollar means for asset prices and how investors should position their portfolios. Why has the dollar strengthened so much against other currencies? So what’s pushing the dollar… Source link

There are so many games over the course of a college football weekend that some slip through the cracks and others require further examination the next day. Before we turn the page to Week 10, here’s a closer look at some of the most interesting outcomes of Week 9. Kentucky’s loss to Tennessee on Saturday was miserable for the Wildcats. The UK offense couldn’t do anything and the offense’s 205 yards highlighted an alarming trend in big games. Kentucky QB Will Levis has been hailed by… Source link

Phishing is a cyberattack in which the target is contacted by a threat actor impersonating a trusted individual or entity. There are several types of these attacks, but email phishing is by far the most common one. In a typical email phishing attempt, you receive a message from what appears to be a legitimate entity urging you to take action; for example, to change your password or sign into an account. If you fall for the scam, the attacker obtains your personal information. One such… Source link

Economic slowdowns around the world hasn’t yet led to beer sales going flat for mega-brewer AB-InBev. “I think that demand is holding,” AB-InBev CEO Michel Doukeris said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “Beer as a category is very resilient.” AB-InBev produces everything from good old affordable Bud Light to more premium priced non-beers such as CutWater. Doukeris says not only haven’t beer sales waned this year, consumers don’t appear to be trading down to cheaper alternatives. “Not yet —… Source link

U.S. stocks lagged Monday morning as a busy week marked by Fed policy, earnings and jobs data got underway. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) declined 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) erased 200 points, or 0.6%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell by roughly the same margin. Treasuries ascended again, holding above 4%. Equity markets are still poised to round out the month higher after a brutal September slump. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 14.4% month-to-date as… Source link