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Stocks finished the week lower after a sell-off in tech led the markets lower Friday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the losses for the week, falling more than 1%. Still, the equal-weighted S&P 500 logged a weekly gain for the 7th-straight week as investors continue to look outside the “Magnificent Seven” tech leaders to power the next leg of the market rally. In the week ahead, investors will face the final major test before the Federal Reserve’s March 20 meeting when the… Source link

Jaedyn Shaw, Alex Morgan, Sam Coffey, Jenna Nighswonger and the rest of the USWNT will face Brazil in the W Gold Cup final tonight. (Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) After Alyssa Naeher and Sophia Smith’s efforts secured the U.S. women’s national team’s 3-1 victory over Canada, the USWNT has just one game left between them and the W Gold Cup trophy: USWNT vs. Brazil in the Concacaf W Gold Cup final — which kicks off tonight at 7:15 p.m. on Paramount+. The battle to be the… Source link

Sean O’Malley, left, and Marlon Vera face are set for an exciting bantamweight bout to headline UFC 299. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) The moment Sean O’Malley has been waiting for since 2020 has almost arrived, as Saturday sets the stage for the 29-year-old to avenge his only loss in the headlining event of UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami. A lot has changed since Marlon “Chito” Vera defeated O’Malley (17-1), who was an undefeated rising star before he took the first-round TKO four years ago. Now,… Source link

It’s the final Saturday of the men’s college basketball regular season and they saved the best for last. Alongside ongoing small conference tournaments is a solid slate that’s already delivered early. No. 1 Houston mauled No. 14 Kansas in a 30-point blowout while locking up the Big 12 title in its first season in the conference. In the SEC, No. 15 Kentucky and No. 4 Tennessee put on a show in a back-and-forth thriller. But that all serves as a warmup for the most storied rivalry in the sport… Source link

Movus / Getty Images Bitcoin recently climbed to a record high, and many investors are taking another look at cryptocurrency as an investment vehicle. While the long-term outlook for crypto remains unclear, it appears to be here to stay in some form or another. One challenge when investing in this space is the sheer variety available — should you invest in cryptocurrency itself, companies involved in crypt, or both? Two obvious choices are Bitcoin and the crypto exchange Coinbase. Here’s… Source link

Like in every game, there were many reasons why the Minnesota Timberwolves lost 113-104 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. One of them was a hilarious Rudy Gobert technical foul. The fun began with Minnesota leading 97-96 in the final minute of regulation, when Anthony Edwards missed a jump shot to extend the lead. Gobert was fighting two defenders for the rebound and was judged to have fought a little too hard, receiving a foul after getting the ball with an easy dunk in front of him. It… Source link

TruTV is becoming another sports channel. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) For years, TruTV’s presence in the sports world has been “That channel you have to look up to watch some of the less-hyped March Madness games.” That is about to change in a very big way. TruTV’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, is planning for it to shift its primetime lineup to a new sports slate beginning on March 11, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The channel, which previously focused on reality… Source link

Bitcoin catapulted above $70,000 for the first time when the market opened at 9:30 a.m. EST on March 8. The new high was $70,170, breaking last week’s record of just over $69,000. The token jumped above the $70,000 level briefly before selling off throughout the morning. At the time of writing, the price is moving between $68,000 and $69,000. The new high marks a sharp move upward from earlier this week. After reaching highs on March 5, the token sold off heavily and went as low as $59,000…. Source link

Welcome to the NFL mock draft world you’ll be existing in for the next 50 days. These mock drafts are really about creating scenarios and playing them out to see how the draft can change based on moves the teams make. For this mock draft, we’re exploring a world where the Atlanta Falcons get their hands on Kirk Cousins, likely eliminating the need for them to be in the quarterback game for the draft. Still, the draft will start with the Chicago Bears, where it seems like they’ve already… Source link

Stocks lost momentum and turned downward during afternoon trading on Friday, as investors pulled back some after a powerful rally that led by big tech names. The February jobs report also showed an uptick in the unemployment rate, bolstering investor confidence that the Federal Reserve will cut rates following its June meeting. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) trended near the flatline after logging another record close on Thursday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) increased by close to 0.3%…. Source link