DJ LeMahieu, the soft-spoken infielder who for two seasons was the New York Yankees’ most productive player, on Friday morning was nearing an agreement to re-sign with the Yankees, according to sources close to the LeMahieu family. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi first reported the progress. Terms of the deal were not known, though LeMahieu sought a contract in the range of $110 million over five years. At 32, and after playing those two seasons under the team-friendly terms of $12 million per,… Source link
Read More »SPACs are a new part of the same market story: Morning Brief
Friday, January 15, 2021 This article first appeared in the Morning Brief, sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe There are mini-bubbles everywhere. The most unique feature of the modern market is how fast everything happens. As we wrote back in November, the 2020 stock market essentially plotted the entire seven-year journey investors endured around the financial crisis in just seven months. And as markets have moved to more quickly and efficiently discount… Source link
Read More »Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle Join Hands To Develop COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
TipRanks Raymond James: 2 Big 7% Dividend Stocks to Buy Now Watching the markets with an eye to the main chance, Raymond James strategist Tavis McCourt sees both risk and opportunity in current market conditions. The opportunity, in his opinion, stems from the obvious factors: the Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats in the recent runoff vote, giving the incoming Biden Administration majority support in both Houses of Congress – and increasing the odds of meaningful fiscal support getting… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Football: Divisional-Round Picks
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs begins Saturday at 4:35 p.m. EST and features four games spanning two days. Saturday’s action kicks off with the Rams visiting the top-seeded Packers in the NFC followed by Baltimore-Buffalo in the AFC, while Sunday starts off with the Chiefs playing their first game of the postseason at home against the Browns before Buccaneers-Saints concludes the slate. Among the recommended options for this slate are a quarterback-receiver duo that has experienced… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Friday Picks
It’s a tidy five-game slate in the NHL on Friday. Carter Hart ($37) is the only confirmed starting goalie, so checking the RotoWire news feed will be important. Washington beat Buffalo 6-4 on Thursday, so there’s potential for backup netminders to start with the two clubs facing off again in the second leg of a back-to-back set. Additionally, it’s worth noting that Ottawa will be playing for the first time this season. GOALIE Vitek Vanecek, WAS vs. BUF ($20): If the Caps turn to the… Source link
Read More »Jokic, Nuggets hold off Curry, Warriors for 114-104 win
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to help Denver overcome Stephen Curry‘s sharp shooting as the Nuggets held off the Golden State Warriors 114-104 on Thursday night. Jokic also had 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 46th career triple-double. The big man entered averaging a triple-double and leading the NBA in assists. ”I think he’d definitely be in the MVP conversation, which is entirely too early to talk about,” Denver coach Michael Malone said…. Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Basketball: Friday Picks
Two more NBA games have been postponed Friday, but we still have eight on the slate to digest on Yahoo. Here are some players to consider as you work your way through the options, as well as a few to potentially avoid. GUARDS Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC vs. CHI ($32): Gilgeous-Alexander is coming off of a season-low 18.9 Yahoo points in what was a blowout loss against the Lakers on Wednesday. The lopsided score resulted in him playing only 27 minutes, so don’t read too much into his off… Source link
Read More »Shaq, Charles Barkley on James Harden’s trade to the Nets
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal had plenty of thoughts about the blockbuster trade that sent Houston Rockets star James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets. The duo addressed the trade on “NBA on TNT” on Thursday night, and didn’t have much sympathy for Harden — especially after his exit. Shaq: ‘When it comes time to show up, he ain’t show up’ Barkley kept it simple, issuing a perfect new nickname for Kevin Durant’s new teammates — who he doesn’t think can live up to Steph… Source link
Read More »Google ‘throwing its weight around’ by burying links to some commercial news sites, experts say
Google has decided to hide some Australian news sites from its search results, in a move that is being interpreted as a response to the Australian Government attempting to make the tech giant pay for original news content. Key points: Google is currently burying links to some Australian commercial news sites The company says the “experiment” only affects about 1 per cent of Australian users Experts say tech giant is “throwing its weight around” while under pressure to pay for local news content
Read More »Google announces its acquisition of Fitbit has been completed
On Thursday, Google announced that its acquisition of Fitbit is finally complete in a press release on its website. The announcement was made by Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Devices and Services for Google. In the release, Osterloh emphasizes that the acquisition of the wearables company “has always been about the devices, not data” in an effort to clarify Google’s intentions with the purchase of Fitbit. Google looks forward to utilizing the talents of the Fitbit team to… Source link
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