Japanese-American spirits maker Beam Suntory hasn’t hidden its interest in buying tequila brands as alcohol drinkers continue to seek out premium spirits. “There’s absolutely no doubt that tequila is one of hottest categories at the moment,” Albert Baladi, CEO of Beam Suntory, told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “It is attracting multicultural consumers, younger consumers. It is absolutely on fire. We see it everywhere.” Sales of tequila in 2021 reached nearly 27 million in the U.S…. Source link
Read More »‘We are in the beginning of a sneaker supercycle’
Nike (NKE) stock has been hammered over the past year, but one analyst thinks that the sneaker giant’s inventory troubles could be receding. “We are in the beginning of a sneaker supercycle,” Omar Saad, managing director at Evercore ISI said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “People are wearing sneakers more. They’re wearing through sneakers more. Their feet are absolutely used to the comfort that sneakers and other comfortable footwear bring during COVID and are hesitant to go back to… Source link
Read More »Commanders activate RB Brian Robinson Jr., could play vs. Titans 6 weeks after being shot
Just six weeks after he was shot twice in the leg during an attempted robbery, the Washington Commanders activated rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. on Saturday. And that’s not all. Robinson will be available to play against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon, and according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, he reportedly will play. If he does, it will be his NFL debut. Johnson was shot in the leg multiple times on Aug. 28. He’d gone out to the H Street corridor in Washington, D.C. to… Source link
Read More »Google On The Use Of AI Images
In a recent Search off the Record podcast, Google’s Lizzi Sassman and John Mueller discussed the use of AI generated images on websites. Some of their opinions might seem surprising given how AI generated text content is treated by Google. John Mueller highlighted inherent limitations in the AI image generator technology. Automatically Generated Content Automatically generated text content is prohibited for Google search within the limited context of the use of it for manipulating the… Source link
Read More »Wall Street Is Missing the Risk to Stocks If Inflation Is Beaten
(Bloomberg) — The conventional wisdom with stock bulls is that prices will take off when the Federal Reserve wins its fight against inflation. But the end of surging consumer costs could unleash another round of bad news. Most Read from Bloomberg A small chorus of researchers has for months warned of a potential hazard to earnings should the campaign to tamp down inflation succeed. Specifically, the squeeze on margins that could occur should an indicator known as corporate operating leverage… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Saturday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. Ready for another run at a single-game DFS contest featuring the Predators and the Sharks? Good news! The NHL has you covered. Saturday features the second game between Nashville and San Jose from Prague. The European setting means a 2:00 p.m. EDT start. You have a salary of $120 to spend on five players, and your Superstar is worth 1.5 times the points. Here is a lineup that entices me. SUPERSTAR Roman Josi, NAS vs. SAN ($30): Josi… Source link
Read More »Hurricane risk models ‘aren’t capturing what’s happening’: Former FEMA director
Florida’s insurance market was depleted long before Hurricane Ian made landfall, with six insurers deemed insolvent this year alone. The aftermath of the most powerful storm to hit Southern Florida is expected to exacerbate the slow-moving crisis further, leaving millions of residents in the state without insurance coverage. “Terms like 100-year events and 1,000-year events really aren’t capturing what’s happening,” Craig Fugate, former FEMA director under President Obama, told Yahoo… Source link
Read More »Google Warns Red Team Hackers Not To Chloroform The Security Guards
Google has released a documentary video series on YouTube called Hacking Google. No, it’s not a masterclass in breaching security defenses at Google, but rather an insight into how security teams within Google protect the business from cyber attacks: the Threat Analysis Group, Project Zero, and the Red Team. The latter actually does hack Google, or attempt to, using the same techniques that real attackers would. There are six episodes in all, none of which run for longer than 20… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Saturday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Saturday is a pivot point for the playoffs. Four teams have a chance to move on to the next round while the other four will be trying to force a Game 3. That’ll impact us on the DFS front, to be sure. For now, we have four games Saturday with first pitch is at 12:07 p.m. EDT. Here are my lineup recommendations. Pitching Triston McKenzie, CLE vs. TAM ($52): Matchup wise, this is as good as you’re going to get in the playoffs. The… Source link
Read More »What makes student loan forgiveness a timeless American issue
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is uncomfortable. I’m beginning an interview with him in the Glendora (New Jersey) Elementary School library and we’re seated on plush, giant, hand-shaped kiddie chairs when Cardona—himself a former fourth-grade teacher—calls an audible. “Wait,” he says. “Let’s stop the interview and change out these seats.” Makes sense, Mr. Secretary. The chairs weren’t working. And with what he’s going through these days, the man needs all the… Source link
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