One month after GameStop (GME) shares surged to record levels due to Reddit-fueled trading, Wall Street, online brokerage Robinhood and Reddit are facing probes by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and both chambers of Congress. During GameStop’s two-week meteoric rise, the S&P 500 dropped a whopping 5% from peak to trough. Wall Street felt the full brunt of the chaos. Hedge funds endured a gut-wrenching de-risking event comparable to the global… Source link
Read More »DeVonta Smith tumbles; who replaces Drew Brees?
After a dominant season that included a Heisman Trophy and a national title, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been discussed as a potential top-five pick who could be the first receiver selected in the 2021 NFL draft. But that’s not how things play out in the latest 2021 NFL mock draft from NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, who has Smith falling out of the top 10. Jeremiah doesn’t explain his reasoning for Smith’s tumble, only correctly pointing out that his arrival in Minnesota at… Source link
Read More »Google and Facebook may have to pay for news in Australia under proposed law
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links. The legislative changes described in a government statement as “clarifications and technical amendments” follow Australian ministers’ weekend discussions with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary… Source link
Read More »Julie Bowen admits she thought no one would see Adam Sandler favorite
Julie Bowen didn’t have the highest of expectations when she joined the cast of Happy Gilmore, the follow-up to Adam Sandler’s 1995 breakout Billy Madison that was released 25 years ago today. “At the time I just thought, ‘Oh, no one will ever see this,’” Bowen admits to Yahoo Entertainment during a recent interview (watch above). “And I couldn’t have been more wrong.” Thirteen years before her career-defining debut as Claire Dunphy on ABC’s long-running hit Modern Family,… Source link
Read More »Stocks rise, S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq reach record levels
Stocks rose Tuesday, extending last week’s gains as traders returned from a long holiday weekend in the U.S. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq came off session highs after reaching record levels shortly after market open. U.S. stocks tracked gains in European equities, after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “hopeful” the country’s stringent lockdown restrictions could be eased in the coming weeks as the vaccine rollout continues and new daily infections fall further. Other risk assets… Source link
Read More »Draymond Green rips NBA for double standard
Draymond Green didn’t want to focus on the Golden State Warriors‘ 30-point demolishing of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. He instead spent almost all of his postgame news conference sounding off on how the NBA treats its players and the double standard. Green’s comments were unprompted by any questions, but were instead lit by the Cavaliers opting to sit center Andre Drummond while they attempt to trade him. The Cavs reportedly have no plans to play him while they search for a trade… Source link
Read More »UPDATE 1-Russia’s Yandex to spend $400-500 mln on e-commerce in 2021 after profit rise
Benzinga What Keystone Pipeline Cancellation Means For Crude-by-rail President Joe Biden’s revocation of the March 2019 permit enabling the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will likely result in more crude-by-rail volumes, according to industry observers. But how much volumes will increase could largely depend on the price that heavy crude oil can fetch in the global market. “The cancellation of the Keystone pipeline project was inevitable once the government changed. Despite its… Source link
Read More »Google On The Worst it Can Do Against Black Hat SEO
Google’s John Mueller explains the strongest penalties that can be issued against sites caught using black hat SEO tactics. Mueller provided a lengthy response in a Reddit thread to the following question: “What’s the worst Google can do to a website if caught using black hat SEO tactics? Can I lose my website or get permanently de-indexed?” Buckle up for one of the most detailed answers we’ve ever seen on this subject – with not a single “it depends” in sight. Google Does Not… Source link
Read More »Yandex: Q4 Earnings Insights | Benzinga
Shares of Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) moved higher by 0.2% in pre-market trading after the company reported Q4 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share fell 11.54% over the past year to $0.23, which beat the estimate of $0.15. Revenue of $969,200,000 rose by 16.06% year over year, which beat the estimate of $921,180,000. Outlook Yandex hasn’t issued any earnings guidance for the time being. The upcoming fiscal year’s revenue expected to be between $4,129,000,000 and… Source link
Read More »Russia's Yandex to spend $400-500 mln on e-commerce initiatives -CFO – Yahoo Finance
Benzinga What Keystone Pipeline Cancellation Means For Crude-by-rail President Joe Biden’s revocation of the March 2019 permit enabling the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will likely result in more crude-by-rail volumes, according to industry observers. But how much volumes will increase could largely depend on the price that heavy crude oil can fetch in the global market. “The cancellation of the Keystone pipeline project was inevitable once the government changed. Despite its… Source link
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