The basic arc of Andy Roddick’s life goes something like this:One day you’re a chirpy, hot-shot teenager with a thunderclap serve, who wears a baseball cap on a tennis court before that becomes a thing, and then one day you’re not good enough anymore, because inevitably nobody is. In between, you go to the top of a sport that doesn’t love chirpy teenagers in baseball caps all that much.Then one day you wake up and you’re a soon-to-be middle aged guy at the end of his career, wondering what the rest of your life is supposed to look like. There…
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There has been a resurgence in talks of a coming recession from various factors including an uptick in unemployment, the yield curve coming out of inversion, and continued elevated borrowing costs despite the initial Fed rate cut expected in September. We’ll discuss an under-the-radar consumer stock bucking these pressures. A quick look at the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) you’ll see the group has lagged the broader averages. But that’s not the whole story. Sector heavyweights Tesla, Nike, McDonalds, and Starbucks have been dragging the sector down due to company and industry-specific factors rather than a macro call on the…
An overall view of the stadium during the game between the Cleveland Browns and the Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns Stadium on November 05, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.Jason Miller | Getty ImagesAs they position themselves for a possible new domed stadium, the Cleveland Browns are renaming their current one.The NFL team on Tuesday announced a 20-year agreement with Huntington National Bank, a partnership that includes naming rights. Cleveland’s lakefront stadium will now be called Huntington Bank Field.The Browns open the 2024 season at home on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.”We are thrilled to reach a long-term partnership agreement with Ohio’s…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Plaza Hotel on September 19, 2016 in New York.Dominick Reuter | AFP | Getty ImagesDemocrats on the House Oversight Committee asked Donald Trump to show proof that he never received any money from Egypt, following a recent report on a nearly $10 million withdrawal from the nation’s state-run bank days before Trump became president in 2017.The Democrats in a letter Tuesday said they were looking into allegations that Trump took a “cash bribe” from Egypt’s president, and that former Attorney General Bill Barr and others…
Quarterbacks have never been more valuable in the NFL, and that’s now true on multiple fronts.Not only do teams need a great one to contend for a Super Bowl, but they also need to be great at asset management to maintain roster integrity around these exploding contracts. Nineteen quarterbacks are earning at least $30 million annually — just six years after Matt Ryan became the first $30 million QB — including eight who have already topped the $50 million barrier.GO DEEPERCan Jordan Love, Dak Prescott earn $60M a year? Next wave of QB deals set to push market limitsThe salary…
A general drone view shows the Nafoora oil field in Jakharrah, Libya, August 27, 2024. Jawhar Deehoum | ReutersU.S. crude oil futures fell nearly 4% on Tuesday, erasing all gains for the year as an increase in supplies is potentially on the horizon as demand falters.The move came after a report that Libya’s rival governments could reach a deal that would help restore oil output after days of disruptions. Libya’s eastern government in Benghazi has slashed production in a dispute with the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli over who should head the central bank.The governor of Libya’s central bank, Sadiq al-Kabir, told…
This an aerial view of the Saxony Court, home in Manhasset, New York belonging to Chris Hu and Linda Sun, July 24, 2024. Sun is the former deputy chief of staff for New York State governor Kathy Hochul. The FBI searched the home on July 23, 2024. J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Newsday | Getty ImagesA former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday on federal criminal charges accusing her of acting as an undisclosed agent of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and of laundering millions of dollars for China.Linda Sun, who had been deputy chief…
It’s Week 1 of the NFL season, a time for optimism. After all, every team is undefeated.But the reality is even the best teams have concerns as they prepare for the regular season to kick off this week. It could be depth at a position, a young player stepping into a starting role or overall health.We don’t mean to bring you down, but we asked The Athletic’s NFL beat reporters to identify the biggest concern for all 32 teams.DepthGM Monti Ossentfort has spent his first 20 months rebuilding the roster. He’s made solid moves, upgrading the talent around quarterback Kyler Murray…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Cleanspark – The crypto miner’s stock plunged more than 13%. Cleanspark released its mining update for August, which showed that it mined 478 bitcoins last month. That marks a drop from 494 in July and 659 in August last year . Vaxcyte – Shares were recently up about 36% and earlier hit a record high after the vaccine company reported positive results from the Phase 1/2 study for its 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate. The drug is meant to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease in adults aged 50 and older. Leerink Partners…
Investors should “go for gold” with the precious metal standing out as the best commodity to hedge against geopolitical and financial risks, according to Goldman Sachs. Gold should rally to $2,700 per ounce by early 2025 with the Federal Reserve poised to start cutting rates in September, bringing Western capital back into the precious metal, Goldman’s team of commodity analysts told clients in a Monday research note. Central banks in emerging market countries, meanwhile, are continuing to buy gold — with purchases tripling since the middle of 2022 amid fears of U.S. financial sanctions and a mountain of sovereign debt,…
