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TipRanks J.P. Morgan: 2 Stocks to Buy (And 1 to Avoid) Marko Kolanovic, the well-known quant strategist with JPMorgan, sees a positive feedback loop forming that will drive the markets higher next year. Kolanovic believes that a decline in volatility and favorable monetary policies will combine to make stocks the go-to investment for 2021, fueling further market gains. Officially, JPM is forecasting a 25% gain in the S&P 500 over the next 12 months.With investors gravitating toward stocks,… Source link

MMA Weekly Kevin Holland’s brutal knockout tops UFC 256 performance bonuses The UFC closed out its 2020 pay-per-view events with a fight card that suffered from several title bouts dropping off, but which delivered when it came to action come fight time. There were numerous candidates for the UFC 256 performance bonuses, including both the Fight of the Night honors and the Performance of the Night awards, for which fighters receive a $50,000 bonus. Performance of the Night: Kevin… Source link

Chuba Hubbard’s tumultuous final year at Oklahoma State appears to be over. OSU coach Mike Gundy said on his pregame show ahead of Saturday’s game against Baylor that Hubbard wouldn’t be playing because he’s heading to the NFL. Mike Gundy just said on the radio that Chuba Hubbard isn’t playing and has “chosen to go to the NFL.” #okstate — Frank Bonner ll (@Frank_Bonner2) December 12, 2020 Hubbard was one of the most dynamic running backs in college football in 2019. He rushed 328 times… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Alex Smith on leg gash: “I could see the blood pumping out” If you were planning to eat dinner at halftime of Monday’s Washington-Pittsburgh game, you may have experienced an unexpected change of plans. Late in the second quarter, images appeared of Washington quarterback Alex Smith‘s lower left leg, which had blood streaming from a gash in his shin, in a way that (but for the burgundy [more] Source link

Ohio State will play Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game on Dec. 19. The conference said Wednesday afternoon that it was amending its six-game minimum rule to allow Ohio State to get into the title game. The No. 4 Buckeyes are 5-0 and saw Saturday’s game against Michigan canceled because the Wolverines are unable to play due to COVID-19. The change was first reported by Yahoo Sports earlier Wednesday. From the Big Ten: “The Big Ten Conference Administrators Council, which includes… Source link

Here’s the ending of the column at the beginning. It’s going to work out for Ohio State. The Big Ten is going to make sure it works out for Ohio State. Heck, even Michigan’s athletic director wants it to work out for Ohio State. That’s the easy part. The Buckeyes will be accommodated amid this most uncertain of Big Ten weeks, with games canceled and COVID-19 news popping at SEC speed. The Big Ten wants and needs to figure out the best way to help Ohio State reach the College Football… Source link

No. 1 Alabama restored order in the SEC West, looking capable of hanging 100 on LSU in a 55-17 victory. No. 2 Notre Dame shook off a sluggish start to breeze past Syracuse, 45-21. No. 3 Clemson awoke from some early doldrums to vanquish Virginia Tech, 45-10. No. 4 Ohio State endured significant losses from COVID-19 — including three starting offensive linemen — and blew out Michigan State so authoritatively, 52-12, that few could tell the difference. No. 5 Texas A&M delivered a solid win at… Source link

MADISON (WKOW) — Documents reveal the money and kinds of personal information belonging to Wisconsinites the state has agreed to hand to a tech giant in exchange for help handling an unemployment claims backlog. 27 News received copies of purchase orders and contracts between Google and the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) through an open records request. DWD, the agency in charge of processing unemployment claims, turned to the tech giant for help after tens of… Source link

The Associated Press Schwarber, Bradley, Duvall among 59 cut in pandemic fallout Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr. were cut loose by the Chicago Cubs after helping the team win its first World Series title in more than a century, among 59 players who became free agents as part of the fallout from the coranavirus pandemic when their teams declined to offer them 2021 contracts by Wednesday night’s deadline. Cincinnati reliever Archie Bradley, Atlanta outfielder Adam Duvall, Colorado… Source link

AUSTIN (KXAN) — During a one-on-one interview with KXAN earlier this month, indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, now the subject of an FBI investigation into allegations of bribery and misuse of office, was asked why the public should trust him as the state’s top law enforcement official. “Look at what we’re doing with Google,” Paxton explained, when listing his accomplishments. FULL INTERVIEW: AG Ken Paxton answers questions about whistleblower… Source link