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It’s curtains for year two of a yet-to-be-named decade, but some industry stalwarts that defined the 1920s — or Roaring ’20s — are still making waves today after a century of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.  Here’s a look at how five titans were performing then and now.  General Electric — Then & Now From lightbulbs to power plants, this Dow Jones Industrial Average original has come a long way since going public at the turn of the century. The titan of electricity was already a… Source link

A deadline for COVID-era recovery loans lapsed on Friday, with questions lingering about how much funding is available to help backstop small businesses hunkering down as the Omicron variant surges across the economy.   Small business owners had until Friday to apply for the regular Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Targeted EIDL Advance program. However, the Small Business Association (SBA) didn’t clarify how much remains in those funds. A representative told Yahoo Finance the… Source link

The chants that have become the soundtrack of college football will be heard on repeat in the upcoming weeks. In Indianapolis, the inexplicable site of the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 10, the vocal flex of Southern football superiority will reverberate in the heart of Big Ten country. With No. 3 Georgia and No. 1 Alabama set to square off in an SEC title game rematch, we’re left wondering if there’s a way for the sport to provide a surprise ending — both in result and,… Source link

Georgia will get another shot at Alabama. The No. 3 Bulldogs are headed to the College Football Playoff title game for the first time since the 2017 season after trouncing No. 2 Michigan on Friday night in the Orange Bowl. Georgia marched down the field and scored on its opening drive and never looked back en route to a resounding 34-11 victory. In the end, the Bulldogs wracked up 518 yards of offense, limited Michigan to only 88 rushing yards and forced three turnovers. It was a dominant… Source link

Sandy Brondello was always going to be in demand this offseason. After surprisingly parting ways with the Phoenix Mercury in December, Brondello will reportedly be hired as the next coach of the New York Liberty, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.  Brondello joins the team fresh off a finals appearance with the Mercury. Phoenix lost to the Chicago Sky in the finals in October. The Mercury parted ways with Brondello two months later, ending a productive eight-year partnership.  Brondello… Source link

A year filled with highs and lows for cryptocurrency is ending with surprising winners — neither of which are Bitcoin (BTC-USD), Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) and Shiba Inu (SHIB-INU), the three digital coins that grabbed most of the headlines in 2021. Ether (ETH-USD) was one of the year’s biggest winners, more than quadrupling Bitcoin as an investment. Despite heavy investor buzz and new exchange-traded funds, the leading cryptocurrency spiked to a fresh record near $69,000 — only to retreat in… Source link

Ford recently released its 2022 Looking Further with Ford (F) report, marking the 10th year the legacy automaker has surveyed global consumers to identify trends among key demographics. According to Ford Chief Futurist Sheryl Connelly, climate and environmental issues remain at the top of consumers’ minds. “So it’s really ‘climate, climate, climate,’” Connelly told Yahoo Finance Live. “We have been doing this report for a number of years, and what we found is that in recent years… Source link

After a nearly 29% total return for the S&P 500 this year, history suggests 2022 may see more gains for investors. Truist Advisory Services co-chief investment officer Keith Lerner found that going back to 1950, when the S&P 500 had a total return of at least 25% in a year, stocks usually rose in the following year. The outcome during that 71 year stretch: stocks advanced 82% of the time, or 14 out of 17 instances.  As the data shows, however, it’s not always sunshine and rainbows after a big… Source link

Investors should keep an eye out for casino and real estate stocks next year, according to Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO Ross Gerber. MGM (MGM), Lennar (LEN), and Tesla (TSLA) were selected as the top three stocks poised to rise in 2022 in Gerber’s preview. He joined Yahoo Finance Live on Thursday to discuss which stocks should perform best next year. “MGM is a long-term holding of ours and we’ve been adding to it on the weakness because of Omicron,” Gerber said…. Source link

We know the majority of fantasy football owners in traditional leagues are done for the season but for DFSers, There are two more weeks — and two more main slates — remaining in the 2021 regular season. The drama promises to be high with a number of teams still in the mix for a playoff berth — or on the hunt for their conference’s lone bye. While there are a couple of exceptions, we wanted to place our focus on players from those teams still competing for… Source link