MEMPHIS — Minnesota Timberwolves rising young star Anthony Edwards is ready for his postseason close-up. After going off for a game-high 36 points to lead his team to a Game 1 opening-round victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday — becoming the fourth player under 21 years of age to score at least 36 points in a playoff debut — Edwards said he’s going to use this elevated platform to show up and show out. “I think it’s very important to play at my best because they hide me… Source link
Read More »Twitter board gets an ‘F’ for dealing with Elon Musk: former SEC chairman
Twitter’s board (TWTR) is doing a terrible job handling the Elon Musk situation, said former SEC chairman Harvey Pitt. “I would give Twitter’s board an F,” Pitt said on Yahoo Finance Live. “I believe under the circumstances, they needed to check out whether this was a real bid. If it were a real bid, then they needed to do what was in the best interest of their shareholders. This is a price that hadn’t been seen in quite some time. The number is at least a legitimate frame of reference and… Source link
Read More »You won’t believe why De’Veon Smith was cut by the USFL Pittsburgh Maulers
Who wouldn’t want pizza over chicken salad? Can anyone blame De’Veon Smith formerly of the USFL Pittsburgh Maulers for wanting a slice? Well, the slice led to Smith being cut by Kirby Wilson, head coach of the USFL team in the Steel City. Smith requested pizza from a hotel worker instead of the chicken salad that was being served to him. The hotel worker told him he couldn’t and asked if that would be a problem. Smith claims that he said “yes” and walked away. Hard to believe but… Source link
Read More »‘We need to catch up with the rest of the world’
Shark Tank star and O’Shares Investment Advisers Chairman Kevin O’Leary predicts that one day blockchain and cryptocurrency will represent the 12th sector of the S&P 500 and is “very confident” sensible government crypto regulation will happen before mass adoption. “The pace and acceleration of policy proposals coming out of bipartisan Senate committees and the Hill has never been greater” Kevin O’Leary said on Yahoo Finance Live “We’ve got the Lummis bill. We have the Haggerty… Source link
Read More »Preparing for the upcoming Google decommissioning
Effective May 15, all MSU Google services will be decommissioned. When this occurs, users will no longer have access to their MSU Google account. Content that Google users wish to keep must be… Source link
Read More »Preparing for Google Decommissioning | Mississippi State University
Effective May 15, all MSU Google services will be decommissioned. When this occurs, users will no longer have access to their MSU Google account. Content that Google users wish to keep must be moved to another… Source link
Read More »Seeking at Least 8% Dividend Yield? Wells Fargo Suggests 2 Dividend Stocks to Buy
There’s plenty of talk around about the dreaded ‘R’ word, recession, as the markets are obviously cooling off following the prolonged bull runs of late 2020 and 2021. With inflation running at 40-year highs, and GDP growth slipping in Q1, it’s no wonder that people are talking about a return to the late ‘70s, and Carter-era economic malaise. But have we taken the pessimism too far? Covering the market situation for Wells Fargo, senior equity analyst Chris Harvey believes so. He sums… Source link
Read More »Global Investors Flee China Fearing That Risks Eclipse Rewards
(Bloomberg) — A growing list of risks is turning China into a potential quagmire for global investors. Most Read from Bloomberg The central question is what could happen in a country willing to go to great lengths to achieve its leader’s goals. President Xi Jinping’s friendship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin has made investors more distrustful of China, while a strongman narrative is gaining momentum as the Communist Party doggedly pursues a Covid-Zero strategy and unpredictable… Source link
Read More »Castor Maritime Inc. Announces New Charter Agreements
Castor Maritime Inc. LIMASSOL, Cyprus, April 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (“Castor”, or the “Company”), a diversified global shipping company, announces that: The M/V Magic Moon, a 2005 built Panamax dry bulk carrier, has been fixed on a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $25,500. The charter commenced on April 7, 2022, and has a duration of about 25 days. The M/V Magic Rainbow, a 2007 built Panamax dry bulk carrier, has been… Source link
Read More »Oil Little Changed as China Lockdowns Counter Libya Field Outage
(Bloomberg) — Oil was stable amid signs that continued coronavirus lockdowns in China are weighing on the economy, countering bullish news that protests are shutting in supplies from Libya. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermediate traded just below $107 a barrel after rallying last week by the most since early March. China reported its biggest decline in consumer spending and worst unemployment rate since the first months of the pandemic, while Shanghai reported its first deaths from… Source link
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