It’s time for the three-quarter-mark edition of the NBA Rookie Rankings.The good news is that a few rookies are at least improving as the season rolls along. The bad news is that this continues to be arguably the least productive rookie class of the last 20 years. Only five rookies are averaging double-figures in points, and one of those players, the Philadelphia 76ers’ Jared McCain, will play under 600 minutes this year because of a knee injury. For reference, last year there were eight double-figure scorers. The year before, there were nine. In 2022, we actually had 12! In 2021,…
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The arrest warrant was delivered to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines in Manila at 3 a.m. Monday. The person named on it: his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand whose war on drugs left thousands of people dead.But acting on the warrant from the International Criminal Court was not straightforward, since the Philippines is not a member of the court. So at 6:30 a.m., Mr. Marcos’s government received another warrant for Mr. Duterte, this time from Interpol, which was acting on the court’s behalf and of which the Philippines is a member.Mr. Marcos recalled his next step in…
Even as shares of retail trading platform Robinhood have pulled back more than 11% so far this week, investors should still be cautious about jumping back in, according to Payne Capital Management senior wealth advisor Courtney Garcia. Robinhood stock was higher on Wednesday, climbing roughly 8%. It entered 2025 on a high note after President Trump’s election win and a swell of enthusiasm tied to his pro-cryptocurrency position. The broader market regained some ground on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite adding 1%, following three weeks of losses. But Garcia said much of the upside from the cryptocurrency story for Robinhood…
JPMorgan forecasts an even greater fall for Tesla shares amid rising boycotts and protests of the brand around the world. Analyst Ryan Brinkman cut his price target on the stock to $120 from $135, which implies shares plunging around 48% from Tuesday’s close. The outlook for deliveries and pricing looks difficult for the electric vehicle maker, Brinkman said, as CEO Elon Musk’s controversial political activities have sparked a wave of criticism . This comes on top of a slow start to 2025, per the analyst. Brinkman now sees Tesla’s first-quarter sales coming in at about 355,000, down from an earlier…
Roomba vacuums by iRobot are displayed at Best Buy store on January 19, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesShares of iRobot plunged more than 30% on Wednesday after it said there’s “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business.The Roomba-maker’s financial outlook has darkened since Amazon abandoned its planned $1.7 billion acquisition of the company in January 2024, citing regulatory scrutiny. Since then, iRobot has struggled to generate cash and pay off debts.Massachusetts-based iRobot has been restructuring since the Amazon deal plunged into uncertainty. The company has laid off 51% of its workforce since the end…
Manchester City are having a bad season, there is no doubt about that. But there is a difference of opinion when it comes to deciding why this is the case.Your more casual observer might put it down to Rodri’s absence with a long-term knee injury, and of course there is a lot of truth in that.Perhaps you are pitching it somewhere in the middle, nodding sagely about several factors. Yes, Rodri’s injury was the first domino to fall but it exposed an “old” midfield — in Pep Guardiola’s words — and a defence completely blighted by injuries.But there is another…
The U.S. Treasury Building is seen from the Washington Monument on a cold, winter day on Jan. 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesThe U.S. debt and deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump’s first month in office, as the budget shortfall for February passed the $1 trillion mark even though the fiscal year is not yet at the halfway point.Government spending eased slightly on a monthly basis though it still far outpaced revenue, according to a Treasury Department statement Wednesday. The deficit totaled just over $307 billion for the month, nearly 2½ times what it was in…
Investment firm GQG Partners has one fund that’s holding up better than the broader market during this latest bout of volatility — adding to its long-term outperformance. The Florida-based firm’s U.S. Select Quality Equity Fund (GQEPX) is down just 3% this year, while the S & P 500 has lost more than 5%. The fund, rated five stars by Morningstar, also beat the benchmark last year and has seen stronger returns over the past five years: GQEPX ended 2024 up 30%, beating the S & P 500′s 24% total return GQEPX has returned 154% over the past five years, 12 points…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: Stocks are nicely higher Wednesday thanks to deeply oversold conditions and some good news on the inflation front. The consumer price index report for February came in slightly cooler than expectations, rising 2.8% year over year. Although the Federal Reserve is unlikely to adjust policy at its upcoming meetings in March and May, the latest data has the market feeling better about inflation, and expectations of a possible cut in…
An 11-year-old boy from Los Angeles who pulled the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch card will likely sell it for more money than Skenes will make from his 2025 base salary with the Pittsburgh Pirates.With 56 bids as of Wednesday night, the gem-mint PSA 10 graded autographed one-of-one rookie card bearing the patch Skenes wore on his jersey sleeve during his Major League debut has a high bid of $550,000 as of this writing. That would mean with the auction house’s buyer’s premium (to be donated to the Los Angeles Fire Department and Red Cross), the new owner of the…
