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Jiri Prochazka versus Glover Teixeira 2 has been canceled after Prochazka pulled out and vacated the UFC light heavyweight title due to injury. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC) UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka has suffered a significant injury to his right shoulder, forcing him to not only pull out of his UFC 282 title defense versus Glover Teixeira, but also to vacate his belt. Teixeira declined an opportunity to fight someone else for the title, so the UFC has made former… Source link

Stocks rose on Wednesday after the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting signaled a likely slowdown in the central bank’s pace of interest rate increases next month. When the closing bell rang on Wall Street, all three major indexes were in green figures, with the S&P 500 up 0.6%, the Dow up 0.3%, and the Nasdaq higher by 1%. Wednesday marked the week’s final full trading session for U.S. investors. U.S. markets will be closed for Thanksgiving, and markets are open for just… Source link

Alongside Tyrese Haliburton, Terry Rozier is a guard to watch during Wednesday night’s slate. Twenty-four teams play Wednesday, and the 12-game slate features some fast-paced matchups with high projected totals. At least one of our selections will come from these games. We’ll also do our best to avoid the premier players and focus away from obvious adds for the slate, like Luka Doncic ($57) and Giannis Antetokounmpo ($60). GUARDS Tyrese Haliburton, IND ($41) vs. MIN Terry Rozier,… Source link

Investors curious about the next move in the broader market would be wise to pay extra attention to shares of multinational tech giant Apple (AAPL). “One of the reasons that has been helping sentiment, particularly in industrial stocks and things like that, is the idea that China is going to be reopening,” Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “If there is another wave of lockdowns in China, that really upends that story. It upends global… Source link

The NHL is taking Thanksgiving off, but fret not. Wednesday is packed to the brim with action. There are 15 games on the slate. Only two teams are taking the day off. Your DFS options are extensive, but to help you clear through the clutter, here are my players to target, and to avoid, for your lineups. Have a good Wednesday, and Happy Thanksgiving. GOALIE Jake Oettinger, DAL vs. CHI ($41): After returning from injury, Oettinger had a couple off starts. However, his last two outings have been… Source link

The judge who presided over Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial and sentenced her last week to more than 11 years in prison has recommended that the former Theranos CEO serve out her time in a low-security Texas federal prison camp. The recommendation for Holmes’ incarceration at FPC Bryan, a facility located about 100 miles northwest of Houston that houses only female inmates, came in a court filing on Wednesday. In addition to offering minimum security, the prison offers frequent family… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Soccer series. Thursday’s single-game Yahoo slate features a tournament favorite in Brazil against potential spoiler Serbia. The Selecao are nearly a 66-percent favorite to win outright, but the Serbians bring one of the most in-form strikers in the world and a squad capable of taking out Switzerland or Cameroon. For detailed stats and odds, check out the DFS Fantasy Soccer: Brazil vs. Serbia Cheat Sheet Cash Game Strategy Neymar ($29) should rightly be a… Source link

Week 12 NFL action kicks off Thursday with a three-game Thanksgiving Day slate after 12:30 p.m. EST. The first two games both have heavy favorites, as the Bills are expected to take care of business in Detroit while the Cowboys are projected to easily handle the Giants in Dallas despite the NFC East rivals’ identical 7-3 records. The nightcap involves the Patriots traveling to Minnesota. Yahoo’s biggest Thanksgiving Day contest is the $75K Thanksgiving Baller, which will pay out a guaranteed… Source link

Injuries and slightly larger sample sizes have sparked a bit of trade chatter around the NBA, as the league calendar inches closer to the Dec. 15 trigger date when free agents from this offseason become eligible to be dealt. We’ll start in Utah, where the overachieving Jazz have rivals wondering what direction Danny Ainge’s front office will choose after a surprising 12-7 start that’s translated into first place in the Western Conference. How much time Mike Conley misses following a knee… Source link

Tesla stock woes have caught the attention of one noted Wall Street bear on the EV maker. Citi analyst Itay Michaeli upgraded his rating on Tesla to Neutral from Sell on Wednesday, viewing the company losing more than $600 billion in market cap from November 2021 highs as nearing overdone. “We believe the year-to-date pullback has balanced out the near-term risk/reward,” Michaeli wrote in a note to clients. The analyst served up several reasons for the valuation-based upgrade. “(1) With the… Source link