A detailed view of a Netflix Christmas Gameday sign during the regular season NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers on December 25, 2024 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA. Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesChristmas came right on time for Netflix, as the streamer set records for the most streamed NFL games ever in the U.S., according to Nielsen.Nearly 65 million people across the U.S. tuned in to the two NFL matchups on Christmas Day, which Netflix held exclusive rights to show. The Baltimore Ravens’ victory over the Houston Texans averaged 24.3 million viewers,…
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Goldman Sachs remains selectively positive on artificial intelligence infrastructure builders heading into the new year. In a note published earlier in December, the Wall Street investment bank cited continued momentum in underlying AI infrastructure demand as a catalyst in 2025. “We expect demand for AI data center equipment to remain robust in 2025/26, benefiting both those who sell into hyperscalers (ANET, CSCO, JNPR) and as well as tier 2 cloud/enterprise (CSCO, DELL, HPE, SMCI, PENG),” analysts led by Micgael Ng wrote in the 53-page report. In a more cyclical part of the hardware and software sector, Goldman listed information technology…
First prize — We tip our cap Here at Strange But True Injury Central, there’s only one thing we love more than a good Injury of the Year caper. And that’s having the same player churn out an injury caper sequel that elevates him onto this list for the second year in a row.So we, uh, tip our “cap” to Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks, a true master of the all-important Strange But True Injury of the Year niche. You might recall that he was the 2023 Injury of the Year grand prize winner — for suffering a black eye while trying…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what’s ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today’s show, Robert Le of PitchBook discusses which crypto projects are likely to get the most attention from venture capital firms in 2025. Source link
A pedestrian passes in front of a Starbucks Corp. coffee shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Michelle Gustafson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA federal appeals court on Friday largely rejected Starbucks’ appeal of a National Labor Relations Board finding the coffee chain illegally fired two Philadelphia baristas because they wanted to organize a union.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Starbucks lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of NLRB administrative law judges, in a possible setback for companies such as Amazon.com, Trader Joe’s and Elon Musk’s SpaceX that have sought to limit the agency’s enforcement powers.Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro wrote for a…
Ashton Jeanty was into basketball more than football as a kid. So before he grew up to be a 5-foot-9 battering ram in cleats, his favorite athlete was LeBron James. Jeanty, who bounced around the globe as the son of a Naval officer, spent a chunk of his childhood in Florida when James was on the Miami Heat.“Seeing (LeBron) beat all the odds,” said Jeanty, “I feel like I’ve been doing that same thing in my career.”It’s why the Boise State running back will forever be the answer to that same question — Who’s your favorite athlete? — for a generation…
The holiday shopping season has come and gone. When it comes to stock picking, at least, the desire to find a bargain is as strong as ever. A recent analysis of our portfolio revealed we own more than a couple cheap stocks, including one of our newer additions in Bristol Myers Squibb . Still, we’re not necessarily rushing out to put all of them in our shopping cart. Not all good deals are created equal. What we found Our analysis — known as a “screen” in Wall Street parlance — began with all 35 stocks in the portfolio. The goal…
Images By Tang Ming Tung | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesMany people, especially those with debt, will be discouraged by the recent Federal Reserve forecast of a slower pace of interest rate cuts than previously forecast.However, others with money in high-yield cash accounts will benefit from a “higher for longer” regime, experts say.”If you’ve got your money in the right place, 2025 is going to be a good year for savers — much like 2024 was,” said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.Why higher for longer is the 2025 ‘mantra’Returns on cash holdings are generally correlated with the Fed’s benchmark…
One corner of the technology sector contains three stocks that should be staples of investment portfolios in 2025, according to Evercore ISI. Analyst Amit Daryanani said in a mid-December report that he is broadly bullish on the information technology hardware and networking group entering the new year. That includes a host of stocks that are likely to benefit from the artificial intelligence boom. “Heading into CY25, we expect increased enterprise AI traction while the cyclical IT spending recovery broadens across the aggregate tech stack,” the note said. The outlook included a group of “AAA” stocks where investors can “set-it and…
This is the fourth entry in a five-part series about the state of the New York Giants. Within “Giants 2025,” we will examine the talent on the roster, the team’s positions of need, their pathways to improvement, the players they could target in the offseason and finally, the people charged with restoring this franchise to its former glory. As the New York Giants pondered taking a quarterback in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft, the team’s brass reviewed the spotty recent history of top picks at the position in a “Hard Knocks” scene. As coach Brian Daboll rattled through…
