I’ve been on staff with Yahoo since 2008. My fantasy writing resume goes back two decades. I’ve been playing fantasy football and covering sports since the early-90s. I’ve been an NFL fan all my life. Today, Nov. 28, is the wildest off-the-field Saturday I’ve ever seen. I want be clear, I’m not trying to be glib here. I know we play a game about a game. I know we work in the toy department. Obviously the players are humans, with emotions, fears, and problems like anyone else. Please… Source link
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TipRanks Raymond James: These 3 Stocks Are Poised to Surge by Over 80% We’re a little over one week past the Presidential election, and the market reaction shows that that investors are pleased. While the election margins were razor thin, the will of the voters came through: they rejected Donald Trump, and his brash, in-your-face style, but they also rejected the Democratic Party on policy; the Dems lost seats in the House, will likely not take control of the Senate, and also lost ground at… Source link
Read More »Stocks Surge to All-Time High on Vaccine Progress: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Stocks are extending a global rally on the clearest sign of progress yet in developing a vaccine to stem the Covid-19 pandemic. Futures on the S&P 500 jumped 3% after news that the vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE prevented more than 90% of infections in a study of tens of thousands of volunteers. Contracts on the Russell 2000 Index of small-cap stocks surged 7%. Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Prevents 90% of Infections in Large Study The vaccine announcement… Source link
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 9 Injury Wrap: Waiting on Ezekiel Elliott
We’ve made it through roughly half of the NFL reason season. Keep grinding, gamers. Here’s your injury and status report. • According to our old friend Michael Gehlken, the Cowboys are preparing not to have Ezekiel Elliott (hamstring) against Pittsburgh. This would set up Tony Pollard to be the featured back, though Pollard could struggle behind Dallas’s patchwork offensive line. We might have to wait until Sunday morning for clarity on Elliott. The Cowboys take their bye in Week 10.
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TipRanks Wells Fargo: 3 Stocks to Snap up Now Wall Street hit some rough waters last week. With the Presidential elections only two days away, spiking COVID-19 numbers and hopes for a pre-election stimulus package dwindling, stocks posted their worst week since the height of the pandemic in March. All three of the major U.S. stock indexes also reported a second consecutive monthly decline. According to the pros on Wall Street, uncertainty is ruling the markets. That said, some strategists… Source link
Read More »Stocks Rise Amid Rally in Big Tech, Stimulus Talks: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks extended their July rally amid a surge in technology shares and on news the White House and Democrats are planning to meet Saturday to discuss the next virus-relief package. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the administration is willing to compromise while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted Republicans didn’t have the votes to extend the $600 per week unemployment benefit that’s propped up incomes and spending. The Nasdaq 100 outperformed on solid earnings from… Source link
Read More »Dollar Declines, Gold Hits Record; Stocks Mixed: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — The dollar extended its recent slide and gold rose to a record high as investors mulled simmering Sino-American tensions, the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting and signs the virus spread in the U.S. may be slowing. Global stocks were mixed. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell as much as 0.8% to its lowest in about a year and a half. Shares fluctuated in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia, while U.S. and European futures climbed after last week’s declines. A 10% surge in Taiwan… Source link
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