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This post was originally published on TKer.co It was a rough week in the stock market as the Federal Reserve renewed its commitment to do whatever it takes to bring down inflation, even if it means pain in the economy. The S&P 500 fell 4.6% to close the week at 3,693.23. The index is now down 23.0% from its January 3 closing high of 4,796.56 and up just 0.7% from its June 16 closing low of 3,666.77. The global market rout came with surging interest rates and a strengthening dollar. It’s a big… Source link

The precious metal often labeled a ‘hedge against inflation’ and commonly known as a ‘safe haven’, is looking dull. Gold (GC=F) is 23% off from its peak in March, and 10% down year-to-date. In our series, ‘What to do in a bear market’, we asked the experts to tell us if there is value to holding gold in this environment. Why hasn’t gold performed better this year? “First, with major central banks around the world tightening their policies, this has helped to send bond yields to… Source link

Stephen F. Austin delivered the biggest blowout of the 2022 college football season on Saturday night. The Lumberjacks defeated the Warner Royals 98-0 in a game that was a rout before the first quarter was even over. Stephen F. Austin had 35 points after the first quarter and led 59-0 at halftime. Stephen F. Austin competes at the NCAA’s second-tier FCS level. Warner University, located in Lake Wales, Florida, is an NAIA school and plays three levels lower than the Lumberjacks. SFA had eight… Source link

The 2022 college football season is a month old. Yep, Week 4 was the final weekend of September as most teams are now a third of the way through their regular seasons. With October approaching, there’s no better time to see how the 10 conferences at the top level of college football stack up to one another. And, spoiler alert, the SEC is at No. 1. 10. MAC The biggest two wins for the MAC so far are Bowling Green’s upset of Marshall after the Thundering Herd beat Notre Dame and Eastern… Source link

New coach, same-old Miami. Miami brought Mario Cristobal home from Oregon to vault the Hurricanes back into an upper-tier program in the national landscape. Getting embarrassed at home by 25.5-point underdog Middle Tennessee was not part of that plan. On the heels of a road loss to Texas A&M, Miami came out completely flat and got punked by Middle Tennessee, 45-31. This is a Middle Tennessee team that lost 44-7 to James Madison a few weeks ago, yet the Blue Raiders were able to come in and… Source link

Texas Tech beat No. 22 Texas 37-34 in overtime after star Texas running back Bijan Robinson fumbled on the first play of overtime. Texas (2-2) forced overtime as time expired in regulation on a field goal by Bert Auburn. But any hope the Longhorns had of coming back to win the game was dashed when Robinson was hit at the line of scrimmage after a handoff and the ball popped free. The Red Raiders (3-1) got inside the Texas 10 on the first play of their possession and Trey Wolff kicked the… Source link

It’s Week 4 in college football, which means conference play begins for most teams throughout the country. There are three ranked vs. ranked matchups on tap as well as five different ranked teams going on the road to face unranked conference opponents. Here are the key games we’re keeping an eye on Saturday. (Note: All times ET, odds from BetMGM) No. 20 Florida at No. 11 Tennessee Time: 3:30 p.m. | TV: CBS | Line: UT -10.5 | Total: 62.5 Florida started off the Billy Napier on a high note by… Source link

JPMorgan’s North American equity team is lowering its price target for shares of Coinbase Global from $78 to $60 for December. The publicly listed crypto exchange draws the majority of its revenue from U.S. crypto trading levels, meaning its third and fourth quarter earnings hinge on crypto trading interest. “We think pressure on Coinbase revenue from falling cryptocurrency markets will pressure the stock price,” JPMorgan analysts wrote. Shares of Coinbase Global (COIN) sold down from… Source link

The Buffalo Bills suffered a huge blow to their secondary this weekend when the team placed starting safety Micah Hyde on injured reserve with a neck injury, according to his agent, Jack Betcha. “Unfortunately client Micah Hyde will be put on IR today due to his recent neck injury.” Betcha tweeted Saturday morning. “Fortunately, we expect a healthy return for #23 in 2023 #BillsMafia.” Hyde, who has been a steady fixture for the Bills’ defense over the past six seasons, received… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Fall is here. Amid the pumpkin spice and the colorful leaves, we’ve still got some regular-season baseball. This is the final Saturday of September, and there are eight MLB games starting at 7:05 p.m. EDT or later. Autumn brings you sweater weather, and I bring you these DFS recommendations. Pitching Joe Ryan, MIN vs. LAA ($44): Ryan is usually happy to take the mound in Minnesota with a 2.85 home ERA. “Los Angeles” (if you have… Source link