Yahoo Finance Libra and Big Tech Go to Capitol Hill and Cryptocurrencies Fall
Yesterday, Facebook’s (FB) David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Calibra wallet, visited Capitol Hill to testify in front of the Senate Banking Committee.
Yesterday, Facebook’s (FB) David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Calibra wallet, visited Capitol Hill to testify in front of the Senate Banking Committee.
Rory McIlroy is enjoying his first visit to New Orleans — on and off the course. McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot a 11-under 64 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event. The Irish duo shared the lead with the teams of Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard, Ben Kohles-Patton Kizzire and Aaron Rai-David Lipsky.
Judo Bank chief economic adviser Warren Hogan said it's going to get worse before it gets better.
Protests have erupted across more than two dozen campuses, including New York, Texas and California.
Embiid could certainly have drawn an ejection for this play.
Here's exactly how much you'll have to pay if you're thinking about jetting off to the hotspot.
Microsoft and Google jumped on earnings late after the market rally attempt showed resilience Wednesday amid Meta's sell-off.
Yahoo Sports’ Draft Live Crew react to Washington taking the LSU quarterback second overall despite his size concerns and discuss how the Heisman Trophy winner fits with the Commanders.
Japan's 10-year government bond yield jumped to a more than five-month high on Friday as investors waited for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to conclude a policy meeting at which analysts expect rate settings to be kept unchanged. The 10-year JGB yield rose 4 basis points (bps) to 0.93%, its highest since Nov. 3, and was last at 0.925%. The two-year JGB yield, which is highly sensitive to the BOJ's policy, rose 1.5 bps to 0.315%, its highest since July 2009.
The Arizona Cardinals selected receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 4 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, hoping the Ohio State star can be the team's leading playmaker for quarterback Kyler Murray. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Harrison has drawn comparisons to Larry Fitzgerald, who was arguably the greatest player in the team's history after amassing more than 17,000 yards receiving over 17 seasons before retiring in 2020. Harrison also has an impressive bloodline.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels is interviewed after going No. 2 overall to the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Bank of Japan on Friday is set to project inflation will stay near its 2% target in coming years and signal its readiness to raise interest rates from near-zero, in hope of keeping yen bears from pushing the currency to fresh 34-year lows. Recent threats of intervention by Japanese authorities have failed to arrest the yen's slide against the dollar to levels unseen since 1990, adding to headaches for policymakers worried about the hit to consumption from rising living costs.
It hasn't been the best quarter for Rex International Holding Limited ( SGX:5WH ) shareholders, since the share price...
KRON-TVA passerby interrupted a local television interview Tuesday with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan to start a fight with one of Mahan’s security personnel, leading to an arrest for felony battery on a police officer, among other charges, local media reported.During an interview with KRON, which captured video of the altercation, Mahan was speaking on camera when a man, who police have identified as 35-year-old Wesley Pollard, approached the security detail from behind Mahan and began swearing.Aft
The former anchor was fired from the network in 2006 after a controversial '60 Minutes II' report on President George W. Bush
Yahoo Sports’ Draft Live Crew reacts to the Chicago Bears selecting Caleb Williams as the top overall pick, discussing the implications for the former USC quarterback and the future of the franchise.
The New England Patriots have selected North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye with the No. 3 pick in Thursday’s NFL draft. Maye becomes the second quarterback taken in the first round by New England since 2021 and will be its latest attempt to find a franchise quarterback following the departure of Tom Brady after the 2019 season.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday for talks across a range of complex issues, including deepening strains over China's backing of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Blinken will spend several hours with Wang across different closed-door meetings and a working lunch as the two sides try to maintain progress in ties despite a broad and thorny agenda. U.S. State Department officials signalled ahead of the sessions that China's support for Russia would feature strongly, saying that Washington is prepared to act against Chinese companies that have been helping retool and resupply Russia's defence industry.
EXCLUSIVE: Outlier Society is developing the Amazon MGM Studios action thriller movie, T-Minus, which is being co-scripted by Fall Guy‘s Drew Pearce and Watchmen and Station Eleven scribe Nick Cuse. Outlier Society’s Michael B. Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo will produce with Pearce who is producing via his Point of No Return Films and Isa Dick …
Elisabeth Moss revealed an Episode 2 scene of Hulu and FX's "The Veil" is the second time she filmed a stunt due to breaking a bone the first time.
South Korea's public finances are no longer a strength for its sovereign credit rating but are now a neutral factor requiring near-term efforts to contain the rise in debt, global ratings agency Fitch said. Last month, when Fitch affirmed South Korea's credit rating at "AA-" with a stable outlook, it expected the country's sovereign debt ratio to rise to 51.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, higher than the median of 48.5% for "AA" rated countries, and to 53.6% by 2028, diverging from a downward trend forecast for the "AA" median.