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U.S. stocks continued a streak of choppy trading Thursday as third-quarter financial results from companies continued to barrel in against a backdrop of persisting growth concerns on Wall Street. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) was down about 0.2% in the early afternoon, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) moved up by the same margin, or 50 points. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was 0.1% above breakeven. Meanwhile, Treasury yields edged toward new multi-year highs, with the… Source link

U.S. stocks soared early Monday as investors assembled for a big week of corporate earnings. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rallied 2.1% at the start of the session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained nearly 500 points, or 1.7%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) surged 2.6%. Special programming: Check out Yahoo Finance’s 9th Annual Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit from 9 to 5 ET. The moves come after a roller coaster week on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 log its… Source link

The Philadelphia 76ers have recently held brief conversations on the possibility of a rookie-scale contract extension for elite defensive guard Matisse Thybulle, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Conversations have been with Thybulle’s agent, Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports. The deadline to reach an agreement on a deal is 6 pm. ET Monday. If both sides fail to agree to terms by the deadline, Thybulle, 25, would become a restricted free agent at the end of the 2022-23 season. The two-time NBA… Source link

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to tighten his grip on power when China’s National Party Congress convenes Sunday. A spectacle held once every five years, the 20th Party Congress marks the culmination of Xi’s ascent in many ways, with the leader poised to secure a third five-year term, making him arguably the most powerful ruler in China since Mao Zedong. But China’s sputtering economy threatens to overshadow Xi’s coronation, with the country in the midst of its slowest… Source link

U.S. stock futures were higher Wednesday but pared some earlier gains as investors weighed producer price data that came in slightly higher than expected. S&P 500 futures (^GSPC) rose 0.2% while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked up 0.15%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose by 0.2%. Wall Street has been keeping a close eye on monetary action overseas, as Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey announced the bank would end its emergency bond-buying program… Source link

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday to cap a back-and-forth session as investors gear up for a big inflation report Wednesday and the start of third-quarter earnings season. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.6% after failing to retain a gains from an intraday rebound, and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) tumbled 1.1% to a fresh two-year low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was an outlier — ending 0.1% in the green. Meanwhile, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note came close again to the key 4% level. Investors… Source link

As far as the NFL Players Association is concerned, changes to the league’s concussion protocols cannot come soon enough. The union released a statement Friday confirming it had come to an agreement with the NFL on a change to prevent players from returning to a game if they show gross motor instability, which infamously happened with Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in Week 3. The NFLPA called on the league to put the change into effect in time for this weekend’s games: “Our union has… Source link

Cherelle Griner’s most recent call with her wife, Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, left her distraught. Brittney is still in prison in Russia awaiting an appeal hearing after she was first arrested in February. After Cherelle spoke with her recently, she told CBS News’ Gayle King that she cried for “two, three days straight.” “It was the most disturbing phone call I’d ever experienced,” Cherelle told CBS on Thursday. “It’s just the most still, I think, moment I’ve just… Source link

Wednesday October 5, 2022 7:08 am PDT by Sami Fathi New images of Google’s upcoming “Pixel Watch” have been leaked online ahead of when the company is expected to provide more information on its first in-house smartwatch during an event on Thursday, October 6. Google initially offered a preview of the Pixel Watch during its Google I/O conference over the summer. The Pixel Watch is the first smartwatch directly from Google and an answer to the Apple Watch, which has dominated the smartwatch… Source link

Whether you’ve played Daily Fantasy on Yahoo before or are giving it a try for the first time, this weekly column will take an early look at the DFS landscape, revealing whom I like building lineups around, stars to fade, undervalued plays and bargain-bin options to help you construct a better team. Lineup building blocks Cooper Kupp ($40) vs. Dallas Cowboys Kupp was held out of the end zone for the first game all season but saw a whopping 19 targets Monday night. He’s separating himself as… Source link