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RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO – FEBRUARY 15: Diego Sanchez reacts after an illegal knee from Michel Pereira in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Santa Ana Star Center on February 15, 2020 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Diego Sanchez, a winner on Season 1 of “The Ultimate Fighter” and one of the promotion’s most popular and longest-tenured fighters, has been released by the UFC. The UFC has been concerned for some time about the… Source link

1) Jacksonville Jaguars: QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson — First pick, top prospect. Until we have a reason to doubt him, Lawrence looks like a star in the making. How will it work with Urban Meyer? No one knows. But Lawrence has just about everything you could hope for in a franchise QB. Even Tim Tebow can’t take away from the glitz of this pick. Grade: A 2. New York Jets: QB Zach Wilson, BYU — Surprising this heavily speculated pick hasn’t received a bit more security to this point…. Source link

Stock futures opened slightly lower Thursday evening after a record-setting session earlier in the day, with strong earnings results and more encouraging economic data helping support the latest leg higher in risk assets.  Contracts on the S&P 500 edged down, after the index closed at an all-time high of more than 4,200 earlier in the session. Dow and Nasdaq futures also retreated. Shares Amazon (AMZN) jumped in late trading after reporting first-quarter results and current-quarter guidance… Source link

With a loaded 2021 NFL draft class stockpiled with quarterbacks, plenty of teams are hoping their future will be brighter after this weekend. Which team will be the biggest surprise of the draft? Which player will be the biggest bust? Will there be drama surrounding a certain reigning NFL MVP? We’ll be following all the action live here on Yahoo Sports. No more guesses: 49ers draft Trey Lance at No. 3  When the San Francisco 49ers traded up to No. 3 last month, it was clear they were after… Source link

Amazon (AMZN) reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Thursday, with quarterly revenue surging past $100 billion again. Here’s what the company reported in its fiscal first-quarter results, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Revenue increased 44% to $108.5 billion in the quarter versus $75.5 billion in the same quarter a year ago. During the first quarter, Amazon’s core online stores business saw its net sales grow 44% to $52.9 billion compared to $36.65… Source link

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Operating cash flow increased 69% to $67.2 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $39.7 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2020. Free cash flow increased to $26.4 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $24.3 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2020. Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and… Source link

Many of the best fantasy managers advise to mostly ignore Spring Training. Besides keeping track of injuries and playing time battles, they suggest that getting into daily March box scores is a recipe for overreacting to small samples and generally missing the forest for the trees. But we continue to ignore that advice, and every year many players generate March buzz and shoot up draft boards. Are the experts right? Should we ignore Spring Training hype? Or does our modern access to… Source link

Popular platforms for digital assets like Coinbase (COIN), which just went public this month, and payment platforms like Square’s (SQ) Cash App, have attracted hackers along with millions of new users — and some customers say they’re never able to get their money back. What’s more, no one is coming to their rescue — not regulators, the U.S. justice system, or platforms, which in some cases don’t offer live customer service support over the phone. “The way these companies make money is… Source link

Enlarge / Yahoo logo at the 2014 International CES conference in Las Vegas. Getty Images | Ethan Miller Verizon is reportedly ready to give up on Yahoo and AOL after spending a combined $9 billion on the once-dominant Internet brands that fell from prominence years before Verizon bought them. “Verizon is exploring a sale of assets including Yahoo and AOL, as the telecommunications giant looks to exit an expensive and unsuccessful bet on… Source link

Apple (AAPL) has seemingly been the only business that hasn’t been impacted by the ongoing global chip shortage. Until now. On Wednesday, the company announced that its revenue in the June quarter could take a $3 billion to $4 billion hit as a result of the semiconductor crisis. Apple had a blow-out Q2, with the company reporting an incredible 54% year-over-year jump in revenue on strong hardware sales across the board. We’re talking incredible sales performance from the iPad and Mac… Source link