US stocks were mixed on Thursday, struggling to shake off a dismal start to the year after Federal Reserve policymakers left hopes for an early interest-rate cut hanging. In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) popped about 0.3%, while the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) was roughly flat. After a Wednesday selloff, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) pushed for gains at points in the session, but held 0.3% below the flatline. Investors looking for confirmation of bets on a March rate… Source link
Read More »Russian rouble edges up, Yandex shares hit over 1-year high – Yahoo Finance
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Read More »Sean O’Malley edges Petr Yan by split decision in action-packed slugfest
There was a lot of complaining when Sean O’Malley, who was ranked 12th at bantamweight at the time, was given a bout against No. 1-ranked Petr Yan on the main card of UFC 280 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There should be no more complaining. The man known as “The Suga Show” pulled out a gritty, gutty and bloody split decision over Yan, the former champion in a Fight of the Night type of battle. Judges had it 29-28 for O’Malley and 29-28 for Yan. O’Malley did the… Source link
Read More »Josh Emmett edges Calvin Kattar, calls for next title shot
AUSTIN, Texas – Josh Emmett’s case for a title shot keeps getting stronger. The UFC featherweight added another win to the streak, defeating Calvin Kattar in an exciting and highly technical five-round contest in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 37. Emmett (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) defeated Kattar (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) by split decision. The judges’ scorecards read 48-47 and 48-47 in favor of Emmett and a single 47-48 card for Kattar. Following the reading of the decision, Emmett took… Source link
Read More »Israel Adesanya edges Robert Whittaker in rematch to retain title
Robert Whittaker is the best middleweight in the world, bar one. Unfortunately for the Australian star, he fights in the same division as the absolute best. Israel Adesanya retained his middleweight title with a unanimous decision Saturday at the Toyota Center, beating Whittaker for a second time. This time, it went to the judges, who saw it 48-47 twice and 49-46 for Adesanya. Yahoo Sports also had Adesanya 49-46. Adesanya knocked Whittaker out in the second round in 2019 in their first… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin edges back from $40,000 as volatility lingers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin climbed back above $40,000 on Wednesday for the first time this week, before edging off its highs, as recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market showed few signs of dampening down. Bitcoin jumped as much as 6.5% to $40,904, before easing back to around $38,797 at 11:45 a.m. Eastern time. Smaller coins, which tend to rise and fall with the largest cryptocurrency, also gained, with ether climbing more than 7.5% to above $2,915 earlier in the… Source link
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