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Each week during the 2021-22 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [ Last week’s Fact or Fiction: Karl-Anthony Towns, the forgotten star ] Klay Thompson is the coolest basketball player alive NBA stars have bounced from team to team in pursuit of happiness both on and off the court, only to find the discontentment that led them from their last stop has… Source link

We don’t make stock recommendations at Yahoo Finance but we can offer up this bit of advice — if you are in the market for a can of Sherwin-Williams (SHW) paint to spruce up the house this spring it’s best to buy it now.  The paint maker said Friday it will be taking an eye-popping 12% price increase on Feb. 1 inside its Americas segment as inflationary pressures in raw materials and labor continue to wreak havoc on the company’s business.  “As we enter 2022, demand remains strong across… Source link

SACRAMENTO — Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox’s name is circulating throughout the league as a big-time player who can potentially be moved by the Feb. 10 NBA trade deadline. The Philadelphia 76ers canvassed the prospect of a Fox-Ben Simmons trade package as recently as a few days ago, but dialogue remains exploratory due diligence, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Kings have received an abundance of interest in Fox and second-year guard Tyrese Haliburton, but the internal plan… Source link

Welcome to the NBA Yahoo Cup Picks for Round 14! This is a free-to-enter, multi-round, single-entry Yahoo NBA DFS contest with 24 rounds where the top 6,950 entries overall and top 540 entries per round share $50,000, with $10,000 to first overall and $100 to first per round. Scoring will be cumulative across all rounds. Your five lowest daily fantasy basketball scores will be dropped, and you can enter at any point, but enter today to give yourself the best chance to compete for the title…. Source link

Politicians’ trading activity is back in the limelight as lawmakers are working to ban active members of Congress from participating in the stock market. Limiting stock trading among active members of Congress has some bipartisan support. A proposal from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) would prohibit members of Congress and their immediate family members from conducting any stock transactions while serving in office.  “People need to be able to trust that their elected leaders are making decisions… Source link

COVID-related hospitalizations in the U.S. reached new highs over the past two weeks as the Omicron variant continues sweeping through the nation. Hospitalizations generally lag confirmed case counts by a couple of weeks. Hospitalization data from the Omicron wave may be inflated by so-called “incidental patients” — those who were hospitalized for something other than COVID-19 and tested positive while admitted — but that is largely irrelevant if hospitals are overwhelmed. “Remember that… Source link

The wins keep piling up for Ford (F).  Impressive orders for the new electric F-150. Ford scion Bill Ford buying a slug of stock in a show of confidence. This week the auto giant’s market cap burst through $100 billion, while crosstown rival GM (GM) stays stuck in neutral at about $89 billion. Despite these grabby headlines, long-time auto analyst Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley thinks Ford shares have gotten ahead of themselves.  How ahead? The veteran number cruncher said in a new note he… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Friday, January 14, 2021 Don’t look now but the supply crisis isn’t getting better No, it’s not your imagination: Shelves in a lot of stores are still empty, and that item you ordered is taking longer than normal to reach you. All of which means the Great Supply Chain Crisis that many hoped we would leave behind in 2021, is clearly becoming a… Source link

It’s a unique night in the NHL with five of the six teams in action on the front end of a back-to-back set, so it’ll be important to check in to see if any backup goalies are starting Friday. Colorado opened as enormous favorites with Minnesota and Florida also receiving notable home-ice chalk. Here’s a peek at the fantasy landscape ahead of the action.  All statistics from Natural Stat Trick and Hockey Reference. GOALIE Darcy Kuemper, COL vs. ARI ($31): Before allowing eight goals with an… Source link

Quarterbacks always get an outsized share of credit — and blame. That’s especially true in the playoffs. It’s why, heading into the NFL’s wild-card weekend, there is so much focus on the 14 starting QBs, 12 of whom will play this round. It’s a crew that comes in all shapes, sizes and accomplishments. There’s 44-year-old Tom Brady of Tampa Bay, starting his 46th playoff game. There are two 23-year-olds making their debuts (Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts and New England’s Mac… Source link