Stock futures rose Tuesday evening, extending earlier advances as investors looked ahead to the first actions of the incoming Biden administration. Contracts on the Dow added more than 50 points, or 0.2%, as the overnight session kicked off. Shares of Netflix (NFLX) spiked 12% in late trading after the company added more users than expected in the fourth quarter and surpassed 200 million paid subscribers for the first time ever. On Wednesday, all eyes will turn to the inauguration of… Source link
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TipRanks 2 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 10%; Here’s What You Need to Know Stock markets are up and holding near record high levels, a condition that would usually make life difficult for dividend investors. High market values normally lead to lower dividend yields – but even in today’s climate, it’s still possible to find a high-yielding dividend payer. You need to look carefully, however. The market story of the past year has been unusual, to say the least. Last winter saw… Source link
Read More »Menacing gun shop sign emerges ahead of Trump’s final days
A menacing sign has emerged outside a gun shop in the US ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration this week. While Donald Trump spends his last few days in the top job, people have rushed to gun stores across the country with the demand for firearms and ammunition soaring as thousands of National Guard troops descend on Washington. Gun safety instructor Stephen Gutowski posted a photo of a sign at his local gun shop in Virginia on Twitter, revealing strict purchasing limits for… Source link
Read More »Khabib leaves door open to return ahead of UFC 257
Dana White shared the video of the start of their meeting on social media. The UFC public relations staff issued an alert noting that the UFC president would announce the result of his meeting with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday on ABC during the main card headlined by featherweights Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. And broadcasters Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier and Dan Hardy breathlessly teased it prior to the preliminary’s opening on ESPN+. It turned out to be, well,… Source link
Read More »Google to pause U.S. political ads ahead of presidential inauguration
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outs a Google offcie near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will stop selling political ads referencing U.S. elections across its services until at least Jan. 21, following last week’s violence at the Capitol, according to an email to advertisers seen by Reuters. The email said the action was taken “following the unprecedented events of the past week… Source link
Read More »Nick Saban’s daughter calls out Ohio State ahead of Championship Game | Yahoo Sports College Podcast – Yahoo Sports
ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Dom Capers out in Minnesota Longtime NFL coach Dom Capers will have to go somewhere else if he wants to keep his coaching career going. Capers, who had been the Vikings’ senior defensive assistant, will not be back in 2021, the team announced today. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said the 2020 Vikings’ defense was the worst he ever coached, [more] Source link
Read More »Nick Saban’s daughter calls out Ohio State ahead of Championship Game
Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel, and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss Kristen Saban Satos’ tweet saying that Ohio State is faking COVID cases to postpone their game against Alabama so QB Justin Fields can get fully healthy. Video Transcript [YAHOO SPORTS INTRO] DAN WETZEL: We have a COVID situation at Ohio State. There was a report out of AL.com that there were at least discussions about postponing Monday’s game. Buckeyes have come back and, really, doubled down and that’s… Source link
Read More »Stock futures tick down ahead of Georgia runoff elections
TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Set for Monster Growth in 2021 We’ve turned a new page on the calendar, Old Man ’20 is out the door, and there’s a feeling ‘21 is gonna be a good year – and so far, so good. The markets closed out 2020 with modest session gains to cap off larger annual gains. The S&P 500 rose 16% during the corona crisis year, while the NASDAQ, with its heavy tech representation, showed an impressive annual gain of nearly 43%. The advent of two viable COVID vaccines… Source link
Read More »Stock futures tick up ahead of final session of 2020
TipRanks 3 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 7%; Raymond James Says ‘Buy’ Wall Street’s investment firms are burning the midnight oil as we approach the end of 2020, publishing their year-end notes and their New Year prognostications, both for investors’ edification. There is the obvious point: we’re in a moment of rising markets, and investor sentiment is riding high now that the election is settled and COVID vaccines have emergency approval and are getting into the distribution… Source link
Read More »What to know in the week ahead
This week will mark the last in calendar year 2020, and it will be holiday-shortened yet again. The stock and bond markets in the U.S. will close all day on Friday in observation of New Year’s Day. Few major economic data releases or earnings reports are slated for the week, giving traders a chance to pause at the end of a historic year. Even amid a coronavirus pandemic that upended daily life around the world, U.S. equities are poised to close out the year sharply higher. As of market close… Source link
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