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U.S. stocks turned higher in volatile trading Tuesday as investors attempted to thwart losses from stretching into a fifth day. A hawkish move by the Bank of Japan to adjust the cap on its 10-year government bond yield rattled markets in early trading, with investors worried aggressive monetary tightening by central banks around the world may cause a global recession. Last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and others raised interest rates. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) inched up… Source link

(L-R) Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform onstage as Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert on Dec. 16, 2022. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for P+ and MTV) Metallica just lost their long-running legal battle against Lloyd’s of London, with a California judge absolving the insurance market company of any financial losses stemming from the band’s forced postponement of six 2020 South American shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But… Source link

DraftKings (DKNG) shares sank nearly 11% on Monday following an Action Network report that customers had been hacked. The hack came late Sunday night, normally the busiest day of the week for sportsbooks, and just hours before the first U.S. World Cup soccer match, an event anticipated to draw significant gambling interest. In a statement provided to Yahoo Finance, DraftKings said it believes the login information of its customers was compromised on other websites and then used to access their… Source link

U.S. stocks extended a broad-based rebound Friday, capping a sell-off that spanned three consecutive weeks. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5%, building on back-to-back sessions of gains, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 377 points, or about 1.2%. Technology stocks led the way up, with the Nasdaq Composite climbing 2.1%. Oil extended a volatile run as prices resumed their climb Friday. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil futures each rose 4% to $86.88 per barrel and $92.84 per… Source link

Nick Kyrgios, famous for his on-court outbursts, didn’t let the crowd down on Tuesday night. After he lost a tight five-setter to Karen Khachanov, which knocked him out of the US Open just before the semifinals, Kyrgios let out his anger and disappointment by smashing some of his rackets. Immediately after shaking the chair umpire’s hand, he went to town. He even dug into his bag so he could smash multiple rackets. Classic Kyrgios. And that wasn’t all. He constantly yelled at his team in the… Source link

I’m beyond excited to bring my unique blend of neuroscience and fantasy football love to Yahoo Sports this season. I earned my Ph.D. in Neuroscience and am currently a professor in the Brain and Cognitive Science Department at the University of Rochester. Living in Rochester does make me a Buffalo Bills fan, though I’m not quite as rabid as most of my family since I’ve always put fantasy before fandom. I’ve been playing fantasy football since 2006 and I’ve been an avid NFL and NBA… Source link

In the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski break down their expectations for the Dallas Cowboys offense after the loss of star LT Tyron Smith. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] MATT HARMON: There’s not a ton of offensive lines that really move the mark a ton in fantasy, but the Cowboys used to be a great line. And now, our friend Brandon Thorne from “Establish The Run”, said that they went from 6th-20th in his rankings just because they lost Tyron Smith. That is a… Source link

U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, recovering this week’s losses as investors barreled through the earnings season and weighed upbeat economic data out of the services sector. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 450 points, or roughly 1.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged 2.6%. Bonds also pushed forward after hawkish Fedspeak Tuesday, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield near 2.8% and the 2-year yield topping 3.1%. Economic data out Wednesday that showed… Source link

In another turbulent move in the marketplace, Netflix announced it selected Microsoft as its advertising partner and sales partner. Satya Nadella, Chairman & CEO of Microsoft, confirmed this news via Twitter on Tuesday, July 13th. While Microsoft celebrates this triumphant partnership, this is the latest example of Google’s losing battle in the advertising marketplace. A Brief Timeline Of The Marketplace Shift Just back in February, The Trade Desk initiated the deprecation of Google Open… Source link

Right around the time the last good teams fielded by the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals were fading, baseball gifted them a rosier path forward. In rapid succession, the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros vaulted from 100-loss depths to the playoffs and then to World Series titles. Instead of having good teams and bad teams, MLB fans quickly found that they were watching either good teams, disappointing teams or “rebuilding” teams. These were franchises that had certainly experienced… Source link