Former Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen opened up about the numerous tragic moments in his past in an emotional post on The Players’ Tribune on Tuesday, including the point where he said he hit rock bottom and started wondering, “What’s the point?” Cohen, who is a free agent and recovering from a knee injury, addressed several horrific incidents in his past, including his twin brother, who died in 2021, and his younger brother who was paralyzed from the waist down. Cohen’s post… Source link
Read More »Stock futures drift ahead of inflation data
U.S. stock futures opened flat Tuesday evening, as investors looked ahead to a key report on the state of inflation in the U.S. to help clarify the path forward for monetary policy. A key datapoint due for release Wednesday morning will be the Labor Department’s April Consumer Price Index (CPI), offering an update on price increases across the U.S. economy. Economists expect the report will show some deceleration in inflation rates and confirm that March was the peak for price gains this… Source link
Read More »Google TV’s ambient mode screen saver with sports scores and podcast links is rolling out
Last fall, Google announced a key improvement to devices running its Google TV front end with personalized access so that each user in a home could have individual profiles with their own recommendations and Assistant responses. In December, that feature was delayed until “the coming months,” and it’s still nowhere to be found; however, 9to5Google reports glanceable cards for Google TV’s ambient mode screen saver that were also announced at the same time are starting to roll out.
Read More »Tom Brady’s next gig, uncertainty in Raiders front office
Subscribe to You Pod to Win the Game It’s nice to have your next job lined up before you leave your current one. Especially if that job pays $37.5 million per year Tom Brady‘s next gig as lead analyst for FOX — whenever he decides to hang up the cleats. Charles Robinson is joined by Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Beaton to react to this morning’s mind blowing report that TB12 will be heading to the booth for some serious change that is sure to change the landscape of the television talent… Source link
Read More »Jim Cramer says ‘leaving the market is a mistake’ — here’s what he’s most bullish on right now
Jim Cramer says ‘leaving the market is a mistake’ — here’s what he’s most bullish on right now The S&P 500 is down 10% over the past month alone. According to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, the recent plunge in stocks reflects a lack of investor confidence in the Federal Reserve. He says these investors believe that the Fed has lost control or is helpless to fix things given the state of the global supply chain. But Cramer remains bullish — particularly on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. “I think… Source link
Read More »Inflation will be ‘very slow’ to return to 2% amid labor shortage: ING
Don’t expect inflation to pass over very quickly, even with Fed rate hikes, a new ING report (ING) warns. The report, which was published by ING’s Financial and Economic Analysis team, analyzed the latest Labor Department jobs report and noted that consumers and businesses alike being burned by inflation will likely have to wait a while before seeing any real relief from inflation. “In an environment of decent corporate pricing power where firms can pass cost increases onto customers,… Source link
Read More »Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester speaks with Yahoo Finance [Transcript]
Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss her outlook on inflation and the central bank’s response. Below is a transcript of her appearance, aired live on May 10. – BRIAN CHEUNG Welcome back to Yahoo Finance. I’m Brian Cheung here live on site at the Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference in beautiful Amelia Island and I’m here with Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester. President Mester, so it’s great to see you and also in… Source link
Read More »Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic speaks with Yahoo Finance [Transcript]
Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss his outlook on inflation and the central bank’s response. Below is a transcript of his appearance, taped and aired on May 10. – BRIAN CHEUNG: Hi I’m Brian Cheung here on the sidelines of the Financial Markets Conference hosted by the Atlanta Fed alongside the Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic. President Bostic, great to see you. RAPHAEL BOSTIC: Good to see you too, Brian. BRIAN CHEUNG: It’s… Source link
Read More »Stocks close mixed in back-and-forth session after struggling to recover from sell-off
U.S. stocks were mixed at the end of a choppy session Tuesday as markets struggled to recover from a sharp sell-off that sent all three major indexes to their lowest level year-to-date to start the week. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher after the benchmark closed below 4,000 for the first time since March 2021 on Monday, deepening losses from its longest streak of weekly declines since 2011. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a fourth straight day to close 85 points, or 0.3% lower, and the… Source link
Read More »Inflation is hammering Big Pizza
Even pizza prices are headed higher amid elevated inflation. Papa John’s said this week that the company increased prices 7% in the first quarter to help offset inflationary pressures. Despite the price increase, Papa John’s still saw North America same-store sales gain 1.9%. “We have got great demand for our products [and] positive comparable sales in the first quarter despite the most challenging operating environment we have ever seen,” said Papa John’s CEO Rob Lynch on Yahoo Finance Live… Source link
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