When Jake Paul steps into the ring on Dec. 18, he won’t be facing Tommy Fury. Paul announced on Monday that Fury has pulled out of their fight due to a medical issue, and a familiar face will be taking his place: former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who will finally get the rematch he’s been pushing for. Fury released a statement about his withdrawal through Michael Benson of talkSPORT.com A bacterial chest infection and broken rib are legitimate reasons to pull out of a fight… Source link
Read More »Google, Meta dominate as digital propels global advertising growth -forecasts
The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register Dec 6 (Reuters) – The global advertising industry will notch higher growth this year than previously expected and is likely to continue its streak in 2022 as brands are relying more heavily on search engine and social-media companies such as Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O)… Source link
Read More »Microsoft’s stock market value is headed to a $3 trillion in under 6 months: analyst
The newest Yahoo Finance Company of the Year award winner Microsoft may not be done enriching shareholders, contends bull Dan Ives of Wedbush. “I think they clearly can hit,” said the widely followed tech analyst on whether Microsoft will hit a $3 trillion market cap in early 2022. Ives rates Microsoft shares at Outperform with a $345 12-month price target. Microsoft’s stock presently trades at $322 a share. At a market value of $2.42 trillion, Microsoft is only 23% shy of reaching the $3… Source link
Read More »Walmart and Yahoo tailor holiday content for social, AR shopping
Dive Brief: Walmart and Yahoo on Black Friday launched a “Holiday with Heart” effort to kick off the holiday season through shoppable content and add-to-cart functionalities powered by augmented reality, according to a press release emailed to Retail Dive’s sister publication Marketing Dive. The “Play for Joy” game on Instagram lets mobile users interact with a claw machine and grab as many virtual Walmart gifts as possible before the clock runs out. They can also… Source link
Read More »Miami fires Manny Diaz, hires Mario Cristobal
Miami has moved on from Manny Diaz, opening the door for Mario Cristobal to come back from Oregon. Diaz was informed of his dismissal during a Monday morning meeting with Miami’s president, sources told Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel. Diaz, the son of a former Miami mayor, was given three seasons with the Hurricanes before the school — which currently does not have an athletic director but is close to landing Dan Radakovich from Clemson — opted to go in another direction. That next direction… Source link
Read More »Crypto is ‘one of the biggest bubbles ever’: Strategist
When it comes to cryptocurrency, financial adviser Ryan Payne agreed with billionaire Charlie Munger when he said, “This era is even crazier than the dot-com era.” “This whole Bitcoin (BTC-USD) thing — this whole cryptocurrency — is one of the biggest bubbles ever,” Payne, president of Payne Capital Management, told Yahoo Finance live on Friday. “I do think that bubble is eventually going to burst. It’s going to be ugly,” he added. The global crypto market “is somewhere over $2… Source link
Read More »What we get right, and wrong, with our Company of the Year
Zoom Video Communications (ZM) broke a 7-year winning streak in 2021. Before Zoom, every business Yahoo Finance selected for Company of the Year delivered a positive stock return during the following 12 months. All but once, those stocks outperformed the S&P 500. Zoom shares, however, have fallen 46% so far this year, the first losing performance since Disney was our debut Company of the Year in 2013. We’re not apologizing—and we doubt Zoom investors are complaining, either. Zoom was our Source link
Read More »Stocks mostly higher as investors weigh Omicron risk; Bitcoin steadies
Stocks rose on Monday, with investors further weighing the potential impacts of the Omicron variant after last week’s volatile trading. Bitcoin prices edged marginally lower after a weekend sell-off. The S&P 500 and Dow each gained, while the Nasdaq was slightly lower. Small-cap stocks outperformed, and the Russell 2000 added about 1%. Some encouraging developments about the latest coronavirus variant helped boost risk assets. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy… Source link
Read More »Microsoft is Yahoo Finance’s Company of the Year 2021
Microsoft (MSFT) has had a stunning year. After nearly 50 years in business, the tech giant crashed through the $2 trillion market capitalization mark in June, joining an exclusive club that includes Apple and, for a brief moment, Google parent Alphabet. As of Dec. 6, Microsoft was worth a staggering $2.4 trillion. Over the last 52 weeks, Microsoft’s stock price has skyrocketed 45%, easily outpacing the broader S&P 500, which rose 21%, not to mention rivals Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN),… Source link
Read More »Yandex N : Arkady Volozh Extends Lock-up for an Additional Two Years – Form 6-K
Arkady Volozh Extends Lock-up for an Additional Two Years Moscow and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, December 6, 2021 – Yandex (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX) today announces that its founder, CEO and principal shareholder, Arkady Volozh, has agreed to a further lock-up of his Class B shares. Arkady has agreed with Yandex that he (and his family trust) will not sell or transfer any Class B shares during the next two years, ending December 31,… Source link
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