Calling Max Verstappen a massive favorite to win the Italian Grand Prix may be an understatement. Verstappen has won 10 of the first 14 races of the 2022 Formula 1 season and enters Sunday’s race (9 a.m. ET, ESPN2) at a wild -275 to win. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is the No. 2 favorite at a distant +600 while Lewis Hamilton is at +800 to get his first win of the season. It’s easy to see why oddsmakers are confident in Verstappen’s chances at the win. Red Bull’s car has blown everyone… Source link
Read More »Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max retreat ‘a good buy signal for Netflix’: LightShed’s Greenfield
Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) recent HBO Max retreat may signal good things to come for competitor Netflix (NFLX) — at least according to one media analyst. “[WBD] needs to be very focused on driving free cash flow and deleveraging,” Lightshed Partners’ Rich Greenfield told Yahoo Finance Live in a new interview, referencing the company’s reported $3.42 billion loss in the second quarter. “To them, that means embracing theaters and making sure they make as much money on every film,” the… Source link
Read More »Warner Bros. Discovery sinks on $3.42 billion loss, HBO Max restructuring plan revealed
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported its first quarterly report since the $43 billion merger as the company battles consolidation challenges. The media conglomerate swung to a $3.42 billion loss in the second quarter, partly due to obstacles related to its recent merger. The stock plummeted in after-hours trading, down as much as 9%. Here are Warner Bros. Discovery second quarter results compared to Wall Street’s consensus estimates, as compiled by Bloomberg: In total, the company said it… Source link
Read More »Warner Bros. Discovery expected to slash jobs, restructure HBO Max as earnings loom
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has a lot of questions to answer ahead of its earnings report on Thursday. The three-month-old streaming conglomerate, which is set to report its first quarterly earnings since the $43 billion merger, plans to lay off 70% of its development business, according to The Wrap, which cited “multiple insiders.” The news has fueled speculation when it comes to the future of HBO Max with sources telling The Wrap that CEO David Zaslav, known for his cost-cutting leadership… Source link
Read More »Draymond Green reportedly wants max contract from Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are in a bit of a money quandary this summer. They have four players who will all need new contracts soon – Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole – and would have to pay a ridiculous luxury tax if they kept most of them. Green, the boisterous big man who just claimed his fourth NBA Finals championship trophy with the Warriors since their dynasty began in 2014 is eligible for a new contract as soon August 3, and sources told The Athletic’s… Source link
Read More »Pacers sign Deandre Ayton to max offer sheet
Phoenix Suns center DeAndre Ayton has averaged a double-double in each of his first four NBA seasons. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Restricted free agent DeAndre Ayton, the NBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick in 2018, has agreed to a four-year, $133 million maximum contract with the Indiana Pacers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Phoenix Suns have two days to match the deal and retain Ayton or lose him for nothing. The contract effectively removes Ayton, and likely Phoenix, from this… Source link
Read More »Google Brings Optimization Score To Performance Max Campaigns
Google is rolling out six new features for Performance Max campaigns, including the long-awaited optimization score. Advertisers now have a quick and easy way to identify areas for improvement before a Performance Max campaign goes live. In addition, newly added explanations will help answer questions regarding a campaign’s performance after launch. Here are all the details about the four new features for Performance Max campaigns. Google Ads Performance Max Campaigns: 6 New Features 1…. Source link
Read More »What’s next for Max Holloway, Jared Cannonier after UFC 276 losses?
It was a tough night for the challengers at UFC 276, because no one was able to force a belt to change hands on Saturday’s card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the main event, Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) struggled to find any meaningful offense against Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC), lost a unanimous decision and was unable to fulfill his goal of claiming the middleweight championship. The co-headliner, meanwhile, saw Max Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) fall to 0-3 in his… Source link
Read More »Can Warriors afford Jordan Poole’s max extension?
SAN FRANCISCO — It took a moment for Jordan Poole to soak it all in, wearing the hat and T-shirt with confetti dropping from above at Chase Center as the Golden State Warriors clinched a trip to the NBA Finals. If it’s a feeling he wants to help duplicate, the punitive luxury tax penalties won’t be a deterrent for the Warriors to keep him. Warriors president of basketball operations and general manager Bob Myers cut off the question before it could be finished, flatly saying “no”… Source link
Read More »Why Affirm CEO Max Levchin has not sold a single share of his company’s stock
Affirm founder and CEO Max Levchin has a few things flowing in his veins. One, an admirable work ethic that sees him pushing his own physical boundaries each day. Think working to near exhaustion (yes, for real, as the stories on Levchin are told). And two, financial services — which perhaps harkens back to Levchin arriving to the United States in 1991 from Ukraine as a teenager in search of the American Dream, with little money at first. “I came to the U.S. as a teenager, I had no credit… Source link
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