The language of baseball has a long history of infiltrating the English language at large. Habitually spinning off phrases that stood in for much bigger ideas — home run, three strikes, curveball — the game embedded itself in the American lexicon during its midcentury cultural heyday. But even the contemporary numbers-obsessed version of the sport has made major contributions to the world of letters. When Michael Lewis documented the data-guided rise of Billy Beane and the early 2000s… Source link
Read More »J.P. Morgan Makes 2 Bottom-Fishing Bets for Over 90% Upside Potential
Stock markets have been bearing the brunt of multiple headwinds in recent months. Persistently high inflation, slowing GDP growth, and a jobs market that, while expanding in absolute terms, is still down from pre-pandemic levels are feeding fears that we’re facing a round of ‘70’s-style stagflation. And these have combined with geopolitical factors – the Russia-Ukraine war, the resumption of severe lockdown policies in China – to ratchet up worries about recession in the near… Source link
Read More »Dave Nadig Talks Alternative Allocations
Looking at where the Nasdaq stands, being both up 2% today but also down 27% YTD, VettaFi’s Financial Futurist, Dave Nadig, was on hand on Yahoo Finance’s “ETF Report” to discuss how he believes this market evolution will impact ETFs in general. On a general basis, Nadig notes that ETFs have held up wonderfully, as that’s the nature of their structure. With that in mind, when there are market downturns, such as what’s going on currently, investors do tend to… Source link
Read More »Instagram, Google and P&G: Brands embrace inclusion
As America becomes more diverse, inclusivity is mission critical. By Jo Hamilton Published: May 25, 2022 (Image credit: #WOCinTech Chat)Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has become a critical topic for brands as consumers demand to see themselves reflected in advertising campaigns and for brands to do good in the world. Especially as America’s population is becoming more diverse — 42% of the population is composed of people from… Source link
Read More »Google Docs will soon let you select multiple blocks of text
Google Docs is getting an absolutely lovely feature that could cut down a lot of busywork when it comes to properly formatting your document: the ability to select multiple sections of text at once. If you’ve got two sentences separated by a heading, or want to apply the same effect to three different words throughout a paragraph, you can now do so by simply selecting the text all at once, and applying your changes. Selecting multiple text sections is extremely simple: select the first… Source link
Read More »Chip makers could flee the US in ‘months’ unless Congress acts, Commerce secretary says
After months of debate, Congress is still slow-walking a bill that would spend over $50 billion on semiconductor manufacturing. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has been frustrated by the slow pace for months and upped the stakes in a new interview by saying the economic damage could soon become permanent. She says companies that may want to be in the U.S. could shift manufacturing overseas in “months [because] they have to make decisions.” During the conversation Wednesday with Yahoo… Source link
Read More »Crypto collapse ‘wake-up call’ and ‘opportunity to reset,’ top bank regulator says
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said this week that hype is a serious risk for cryptocurrencies and likened certain crypto transactions to Ponzi schemes, warning that the crypto space is very dangerous for investors of modest means. The comments come after the collapse of stablecoin TerraUSD (UST-USD) on May 9 reverberated through the cryptocurrency market. “The recent collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin and associated sell-off in crypto markets has shown that hype-driven… Source link
Read More »Colin Kaepernick to work out with Raiders
Colin Kaepernick is conducting his first workout with an NFL team since 2017, taking the field for the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday, two sources close to the former NFL quarterback told Yahoo Sports. The move comes one month after Raiders owner Mark Davis expressed a willingness to bring Kaepernick in for a look, despite the quarterback not having played in the league since the 2016 season. “I believe in Colin Kaepernick,” Davis told NBC Sports Bay Area last month. “He deserves every… Source link
Read More »Yahoo NBA DFS Breakdown: Wednesday, May 25
Jayson Tatum and the Celtics head into Miami for Game 5 with the series tied at 2-2. Every game has been decided in the first quarter, and there hasn’t been enough fight from two of the best teams in the NBA. Seeing non-competitive games is the last thing we want in the conference finals, but we’re fortunate to have a 2-2 series. I’d be surprised if we get another blowout here, so let’s dive into this Game 5! Create the optimal lineup using our NBA DFS lineup optimizer >> Injury… Source link
Read More »Yahoo NBA DFS Lineup of the Day: May 25
Building the best DFS lineups for Cash and GPP contests is all about identifying the best ways to utilize your available budget by comparing projections to prices. Luckily, FantasyPros offers a complete suite of DFS tools, including DFS Cheat Sheets, a DFS Lineup Optimizer, and more. Below is today’s Yahoo DFS Optimal Lineup using the FantasyPros DFS Lineup Optimizer tool. This is the current lineup of the day. For updated lineups based on adjusted projections throughout the day, be… Source link
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