The Seattle Seahawks have their Geno Smith replacement in Sam Darnold. Now they need to get him some help.Seattle’s agreement with Darnold is a three-year, $100.5 million contract with $55 million guaranteed, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.On paper, it’s essentially the same deal Baker Mayfield signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last offseason after a resurgent 2023 season. When accounting for the rise in the salary cap since then, however, Darnold’s deal looks more like an updated version of the three-year, $75 million contract Smith signed in March 2023 after his breakout season in 2022.By average annual salary, Darnold’s…
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When Luigi Maria Caliò, a classical archaeology professor, first brought students from the University of Catania to excavate an area of Ostia Antica, the ancient commercial port of call outside Rome, he wasn’t sure what he might find.The dig site had not been explored in modern times, despite its central location next to a square that was once the city’s headquarters for shippers and traders and is today renowned for its mosaics.“We thought we’d find some warehouses or a fluvial port,” he said. Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing…
I recently laid out a bearish thesis on Apple, which has played out as anticipated, with the stock pulling back and the April 4, 2025 $245/260 Call Vertical collecting over 70% of the maximum profit. However, AAPL continues to face significant headwinds that reinforce our bearish outlook. As consumer brands sour on their 2025 outlook, AAPL’s lackluster iPhone 16 sales confirms a more selective consumer base. Additionally, competition in augmented reality from rivals like Meta Platforms and Snap continues to challenge the commercialization of Apple’s Vision Pro future. Lastly, AAPL’s progress in artificial intelligence remains underwhelming, with the Apple Intelligence…
Attendees and recruiters at a City Career Fair hiring event in Sacramento, California, US, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJob openings increased in January, providing at least a momentary sign of stability as questions linger over labor market stability, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that postings rose to 7.74 million on the month, up 232,000 from December and slightly ahead of the Dow Jones estimate for 7.6 million. The tally kept the ratio of openings to available workers around 1.1 to 1.Much of the gain…
Manchester United intend to build a 100,000-capacity new stadium rather than redevelop their existing Old Trafford home.United announced the ambitious plans on Tuesday, with London-based architecture firm Fosters + Partners selected to lead the project.The new-build will be situated on land surrounding Old Trafford, as part of a wider regeneration of the Trafford Wharfside area. The club said in a press release that the new stadium and regeneration project have the potential to deliver an additional £7.3billion ($9.7bn) to the local economy, create 92,000 job opportunities and build more than 17,000 new homes, as well as drive an additional 1.8…
Ashok Hinduja, chairman of IndusInd International Holdings.Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty ImagesThe chairman of IndusInd Bank’s founding company sought to reassure investors after shares plunged over 27% on Tuesday. Ashok Hinduja, chairman of IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL), told CNBC-TV18 that the sharp fall in the bank’s share price hadn’t triggered a margin call on shares held by IIHL. “At the moment, there is no margin call,” Hinduja said. “The pockets of the shareholders and the pockets of the IIHL is very strong.”The beleaguered Indian lender said on Monday that it had identified some “discrepancies” in its derivatives portfolio. “Bank’s…
Here are Tuesday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said investors should buy the dip on Tesla. “We see the pullback as a buying opportunity for an embodied AI compounder.” Barclays reiterates Nike as equal weight The firm said it’s cautious ahead of earnings later this month but that a bottom is near. “We believe NKE is closing in on a fundamental bottom. We would get more constructive if: 1) sales-to-inventory inflects and 2) we see a final FY26 sales and margin reset.” Goldman Sachs upgrades GE HealthCare to buy from neutral Goldman…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on March 10, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty ImagesThe majority of the stocks in the S&P 500 are already in correction territory as the sell-off on Wall Street continues to drag the benchmark closer to that key threshold.As of Monday’s close, 366 S&P 500 components or 73% were trading 10% or more below their respective 52-week highs, which means they have already suffered a correction. A total of 203 components closed more than 20% below 52-week highs as of…
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Leah Millis | ReutersPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%.The new policy will go into effect Wednesday morning, Trump said.Trump said he was imposing the latest tariffs in response to a decision by Ontario’s government to slap a 25% tax on electricity exports to the U.S.That move by Ontario Premier Doug Ford was itself issued in retaliation to the…
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX is pushed back from the gate at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, Aug. 24, 2024.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines announced Tuesday what was once unthinkable: It will start charging customers to check their luggage.It’s a $300 million gamble. Last year, Southwest said its “rigorous research” found it would lose that much in market share if it started charging bag fees. The policy has set Southwest apart from its competitors for decades.Getting rid of its famous “two bags fly free” strategy is part of a massive push at the carrier to ditch…
