Jalen Hurts and the Eagles are 8-1, but can they avoid a second straight loss in NFL Week 11? (Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports) Beating the Las Vegas Raiders was one thing. If the Indianapolis Colts under interim head coach Jeff Saturday beat the NFC’s top team in the Philadelphia Eagles, that would raise the NFL’s antennae. Follow all the action of that game and more right here with Yahoo Sports. Source link
Read More »Airbnb CEO bets on tailwind from economic downturn, says shift in behavior ‘similar to 2008’
Airbnb (ABNB) is betting that a continued economic downturn will provide a tailwind for the travel company to expand its pool of hosts, looking to earn some extra income. In fact, CEO Brian Chesky said he’s already seeing a shift in behavior on the platform, reminiscent of the Great Recession when the company was first founded. “I think this is going to be in some ways similar to 2008,” said Chesky, speaking to Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “A lot of people that weren’t considering… Source link
Read More »A few charts to remember before you jump to conclusions
This post was originally published on TKer.co Stocks ticked lower last week, with the S&P 500 declining 0.7%. The index is now up 10.9% from its October 12 closing low of 3,577.03 and down 17.3% from its January 3 closing high of 4,796.56. On Thursday, I had the privilege of speaking to a class taught by Greg Harmon, one of the savviest minds in trading. Harmon teaches financial markets at Case Western Reserve University’s business school. Below are some charts I shared with his class…. Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Sunday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. There are only two NHL games Sunday, and all four teams will be on the second leg of a back-to-back. The first matchup starts at 6 p.m. EST. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS lineups. GOALIE Casey DeSmith, PIT at CHI ($27): The Blackhawks are clearly the worst offense in action on Sunday. And DeSmith is probably the best goalie on the slate with a .910 save percentage. GOALIE TO AVOID Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA at… Source link
Read More »What’s still at stake in the conference title races
There’s still a lot of conference title races hanging in the balance heading into the final week of the college football season. The conference title games in seven of the 10 conferences at the top level of college football have yet to be finalized through the first 12 weeks of the season. And in cases like the AAC, Big Ten and MAC, there are head-to-head matchups where the winner will advance to the championship game. Here’s how the conference title races stack up going into Week… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Sunday, November 20
After a slow slate Saturday, we’re back to normal here with eight games and seven making up the main card beginning at 6 p.m. EST. We have many superstars in the DFS pool, and it’s going to be challenging to pick the right ones. We also want to offer up some value plays to pair with those studs, but we’ll kick things off with two top guards. Guards Stephen Curry, GSW at HOU ($46) We assumed Curry would take it easy after his Finals run last year, but he’s on a mission. The former MVP has scored… Source link
Read More »RECH Foundation uses funds from Google to assist former inmates
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The holiday spirit is already flowing for one foundation in Jackson after receiving a grant from Google. “Christmas came a lot early for us with this award,” Pauline Rogers, director of the Reaching and Educating Community Hope (RECH) Foundation said. In June, Google announced it was investing $4 million towards a new fund that aims to expand the company’s justice reform work. Thousands of nonprofit organizations across the country applied to receive support from… Source link
Read More »Dwight Howard has unreal Taiwanese basketball league debut
Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard made his debut in Taiwan’s T1 League on Saturday with an impressive statement performance. The 36-year-old put up 38 points, 25 rebounds, nine assists and four blocks to lead the Taoyuan Leopards to a 120–115 victory over New Taipei CTBC DEA. His 14-for-32 shooting even included two made 3-pointers. You may be thinking, “Did 6-foot-10 center Dwight Howard really try shooting a three?” The answer is yes, 10 times. Not only did the former Los Angeles Laker… Source link
Read More »Krispy Kreme CEO on McDonald’s test: ‘It’s really early days’
McDonalds’ customers may be able to order a Big Mac with a side of large fries, and one original glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut in the future. In late October, the two consumer giants kicked off the “unique” partnership. Both McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme are currently conducting a small operations test at nine McDonald’s restaurants in Louisville, KY, and surrounding areas. Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield told Yahoo Finance the collaboration is only in its early stages. “It’s really early days,… Source link
Read More »FIFA president says criticism of Qatar is ‘hypocrisy’ in ‘crass’ and ‘infuriating’ news conference
DOHA, Qatar — FIFA president Gianni Infantino launched an extraordinary, scathing defense of Qatar and the 2022 World Cup at a Saturday news conference, during which he targeted the “hypocrisy” of Western critics and used whataboutism to defend the host country’s record on human rights. Infantino, speaking for the first time in months on the eve of the tournament, addressed the most frequent criticism of this World Cup by comparing the current state of workers’ rights, LGBTQ rights… Source link
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