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Bond yields ripped higher after new employment data showed the U.S. economy adding a breakneck 528,000 jobs in the month of July. Emily Roland, co-chief investment strategist at John Hancock Investment Management, told Yahoo Finance the strong July jobs report shows that the economy is “not there yet” when it comes to recession. Michael Pearce, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics, was even firmer in an email following Friday’s data: “The unexpected acceleration in non-farm payroll… Source link

Warren Buffett knows philanthropy. He’s pledged to give away more than 99% of his wealth (during his lifetime or after his death) through the Giving Pledge, a program he created with his buddy Bill Gates to encourage the world’s billionaires to donate at least 50% of their wealth to charity. Buffett also supports a couple of charities with which he has deeply personal connections, and often does so by unconventional means. In particular: auctions. (For Buffett, seeing how these pan out… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. On this Saturday, we have MLB action throughout the day. For DFS purposes, I’m focused on the evening slate because that is what Yahoo is also covering. While there are 10 games starting at 7:05 p.m. EDT or later, two of those are the second halves of doubleheaders. That leaves us with eight games to look at. Here are my recommendations. Pitching Carlos Rodon, SF at OAK ($52): Rodon got back on track with his last start by pitching… Source link

The Milwaukee Brewers released pitcher Luke Barker this week, and he’s not happy about it. It’s not the fact that he was released that got to him, however. That happens in baseball all the time. It was that he was designated for assignment and released just hours after he underwent Tommy John surgery. “Unfortunately, this means my time as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers organization has come to an end,” he wrote on Twitter on Thursday night. “I’ll let others decide whether… Source link

Three days after news of the death of Vin Scully was reported, Dodger Stadium finally got its chance to say goodbye to the titan of baseball broadcasting that spent so many decades in its broadcasting booth. Ahead of Friday’s showdown with the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers held a ceremony celebrating Scully’s life and career, starting with a moment of silence before airing a video obituary looking back on some of the broadcaster’s finest moments. After a montage featuring “Somewhere Over The… Source link

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson, making their red carpet debut here in April, have split. (Photo: Reuters) Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have broken up, Yahoo Entertainment can confirm. A source close to the pair emphasizes the split was amicable and happened earlier this week. “They are both really busy, which played a factor in the breakup,” a second insider shares. “There is no drama.” E! News was first to report the break up. Insiders tell the outlet the former couple has “a lot of love… Source link

Anne Heche was reportedly involved in a fiery car crash on Friday morning in Los Angeles and is in critical condition. The 53-year-old actress was taken away on a stretcher in photos captured by TMZ and hospitalized for severe burns. She’s intubated but expected to live, according to the outlet. Yahoo Entertainment reached out to a rep for Heche, but did not immediately receive a response. The LAPD confirmed to Yahoo that officers responded at an incident in the Mar Vista neighborhood at 10:55… Source link

News that James Franco is set to play former Cuban president Fidel Castro in an upcoming film has some in Hollywood riled up. (No, not because of his sexual misconduct allegations.) Veteran actor John Leguizamo posted Deadline‘s casting news on Instagram, writing, “How is this still going on? How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well? No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott!” Leguizamo, who was born in Bogotá, Colombia, called the situation “[f*****]… Source link

Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas died of complications related to a seizure disorder, according to an autopsy report obtained by 9News’ Mike Klis. The exact manner of death reportedly remains undetermined by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, which performed the autopsy the day after the 33-year-old Thomas was found dead in the shower last December. The medical examiner also found traces of nicotine and marijuana in Thomas’ system, but no signs of any other drugs,… Source link

It’s a deal set that is set to use hundreds of billion dollars over the coming decade to reshape the fight against climate change, how Obamacare works, the price of prescription drugs, and the U.S. tax code’s treatment of big corporations. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) surprised the world on July 27 when they released their sweeping bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Then on August 4, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) propelled the deal closer to the finish line… Source link