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Business exclusive By Thomas Barrabi Published Jan. 8, 2024, 4:55 p.m. ET Emails obtained by The Post reveal Federal Trade Commission nominee Melissa Holyoak’s chummy rapport with ex-colleagues at a Google-funded think tank – including one who wrote of the FTC that “burning it to the ground is too good for it.” Holyoak, the Republican solicitor general of Utah, previously spent five years as an attorney for the Competitive… Source link

The San Francisco 49ers value the running game as much as any team in the NFL, and they got one of the best running backs in the league on Thursday night. The Carolina Panthers traded McCaffrey to the 49ers, as reported by Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein. It won’t come cheap. The 49ers are giving up four picks to the Panthers, though no first-rounder, according to NFL Network. The Panthers confirmed the trade later on Thursday night. McCaffrey should be a great fit for Kyle Shanahan’s offense in San… Source link

The NFL preseason is just about over. Following Sunday night’s contest between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions, coaches will gather to discuss which players on the roster bubble will make the final 53-man roster. The final day to make that determination is Tuesday, Aug. 30. Teams must have their final 53-man roster submitted by 4 p.m. ET. Being on the roster bubble isn’t always a bad thing. Players who performed well in the preseason could find themselves traded to another club. Even… Source link

Baker Mayfield will soon no longer be a Cleveland Brown. Mayfield is being traded to the Carolina Panthers for a 2024 fifth-round draft pick that can improve with play markers, league sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports on Wednesday. Cleveland will also eat $10.5 million as part of the salary split, with Carolina paying $5 million and Mayfield cutting approximately $3.5 million off his salary. The Panthers and Browns later confirmed the trade. This ends a contentious rift between Mayfield and the… Source link

WeWork shares made their public debut on Thursday, marking a milestone for the shared workspace company after a failed initial public offering two years ago.  WeWork’s stock closed at $11.78 per share in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “WE.” The listing came following a merger with the special purpose acquisition company BowX Acquisition Corporation. Shares of BowX had closed at $10.38 apiece on Wednesday.  The deal provided WeWork with gross cash… Source link

The Tennessee Titans might have the best wide receiver duo in the NFL. The team made a huge splash Sunday, acquiring All-Pro wideout Julio Jones from the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons announced the news Sunday, revealing the team will receive a second and a fourth-round pick for Jones. The Falcons will send back a sixth-round pick in 2023. The deal was initially reported by ESPN’s Dianna Russini, who said the trade was expected to be completed within 24-48 hours. Jones, 32, has been one of the… Source link

The Los Angeles Sparks acquired wing Gabby Williams less than a week after the Chicago Sky placed her on the full-season suspended list. Williams appeared not to agree with the Sky’s decision to sideline her for the WNBA season with several social media posts pointing to her dissatisfaction. After the trade was announced, she tweeted this: Williams is part of the French national team’s preliminary roster for the Women’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifying tournament ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.  If… Source link

PJ Tucker is headed to Wisconsin. The Houston Rockets agreed to trade Tucker and Rodions Kurucs to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In exchange, the Bucks sent DJ Augustin and DJ Wilson to Houston. The two teams are also swapping two future first round draft picks. Sources: Houston is trading PJ Tucker, Rodions Kurucs and Bucks’ 2022 first-round pick back to Milwaukee for DJ Augustin, DJ Wilson and 2023 unprotected first-round pick…. Source link

Coupang (CPNG) shares closed at $49.52 each on their first day of trading, well below their opening trade but still above their IPO price, in the largest initial public offering in the US this year. Dubbed the Amazon (AMZN) of South Korea, shares of the e-commerce giant opened at $63.50 after pricing its IPO at $35 a share, raising $4.6 billion. About 10 minutes after the opening trade, the stock was trading at around $59 a share. The IPO surpassed that of dating app Bumble (BMBL), which Source link