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Shark Tank investor and crypto-convert Kevin O’Leary believes non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be bigger than bitcoin (BTC-USD). The chairman of O’Shares Investments told Yahoo Finance Live that NFTs offer value because of their ability to digitally track the ownership, authenticity and inventory management of real-world items like vintage watches (of which O’Leary is a big collector), sports memorabilia, artwork and other assets. “One of the biggest challenges I have is inventory… Source link

Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary may be bulking up his portfolio with cryptocurrency these days, but he is slimming down his weight. The 5’10” millionaire businessman is currently 164 pounds, after dropping 20 pounds late last year. O’Leary tells Yahoo Finance Live he was incentivized to shed those pandemic pounds after his annual medical checkup revealed he had high blood pressure. “My doctor said you’ve got to lose 20 pounds, your blood pressure is way up. It’s been going up… Source link

Shark Tank host and real estate guru Barbara Corcoran is putting her money where her mouth is and scooping up shares of real estate marketplace giant Zillow (Z). Since being asked in a November Yahoo Finance interview if Zillow shares bottomed after falling 21% on news the company was ending its home buying operation, Corcoran says she was confident enough to jump on the stock.      “I did invest in Zillow, remember you asked me last time?” she said Thursday on Yahoo Finance Live. “I did,… Source link

Stocks sank and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) suffered its biggest pullback since March on Tuesday, while bond yields (^TNX) rallied to a three-month high amid concerns over rising inflation and higher interest rates. The market’s volatility index (^VIX), the so-called fear gauge, hit its highest level in at least five months, but that wasn’t enough to scare away “Shark Tank” investor and entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary. “Volatility, I don’t love it,” O’Leary told Yahoo Finance Live,… Source link

A tandem parasailer hovering just above the water surface of the Red Sea sustained injuries when a shark leaped out of the water and bit his foot in a bizarre attack in the Gulf of Aqaba. The incident occurred last Friday off the Jordanian port city of Aqaba, as reported by the Daily Mail and The U.S. Sun. The 37-year-old Jordan man, who wasn’t identified, was taken to Prince Hashem Military Hospital where he underwent an operation on his right foot. He lost part of the back of his foot and… Source link

SAN JOSE — Some unassuming properties that Google bought in downtown San Jose near the Shark Tank are poised to provide land to “jump-start” an affordable housing site made possible by the search giant’s transit village. During 2018, in multiple transactions over a span of seven months, Google bought three properties on North Montgomery Street and North Autumn Street. At the time, the transactions raised eyebrows because the properties were outside of the emerging footprint of the… Source link

Mike Blake/Reuters “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary underscored the value of investing, spoke about shorting Yahoo!, and predicted the pandemic will transform retail forever on the “Industry Focus” podcast. O’Leary also discussed the risks of venture investing, the dearth of financial literacy in the US, and how Warren Buffett’s business partner, Charlie Munger, has shaped his investing approach. Here are O’Leary’s 16 best quotes from the interview. Visit Business Insider’s… Source link

Authorities said a woman appears to have been killed Monday by a shark in Maine, a state that researchers say has recorded only one confirmed unprovoked attack in nearly 200 years. The Maine Marine Patrol said in a statement that the woman, who was not identified, was likely attacked while swimming near Bailey Island, northeast of Portland. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The patrol said an eyewitness reported seeing the attack. Kayakers brought the woman to shore, the statement… Source link