Tiger Woods was by far the most wagered-on golfer at the 2022 Masters, despite missing time after a car accident in 2021. But at this year’s tournament, he’s no longer the darling of bettors. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm are; people are placing the most bets, and wagering…
U.S. stocks traded mostly higher in the final hour of trade on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average wavering between gains and losses, as investors digested weekly data on the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits, while looking to Friday’s jobs report for signs of a slowing economy…
The most deeply inverted part of the U.S. yield curve is one that hasn’t sent a false signal about the prospects of a U.S. recession in more than a half-century of research. That’s the spread between 10-year and 3-month Treasury yields, which was around 153 basis points below zero as…
More than 168,000 global technology-sector employees have been laid off since the start of 2023, according to data compiled by the website Layoffs.fyi. The website’s tally of 2023 global tech layoffs has gone up more than sixfold since mid-January. The data show that 2023 has surpassed 2022 for global tech redundancies,…
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Most Treasury yields fell on Wednesday, with the 10-year rate declining for a sixth straight session, after data showed the U.S. economy’s private sector added fewer-than-expected jobs in March and reinforced recession fears. What happened The yield on the 2-year Treasury TMUBMUSD02Y, 3.787% declined 7 basis points to 3.761% from…
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Peter Murrell, the husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been arrested over campaign-finance allegations, BBC News and other media outlets reported. Police Scotland said in a statement that a 58-year-old man was arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances…
The numbers: The rate for a 30-year mortgage dipped for the fourth week in a row, but buyers aren’t seizing the opportunity, as they can’t find many listings on the market. Demand for mortgages fell 4.1% in the latest week as the 30-year fixed-loan rate dropped for the fourth consecutive…
When trans activist and actress Dylan Mulvaney shared this past weekend on social media that she was featured in a Bud Light BUD, -0.05% promotion, it prompted transphobic backlash from many conservative commentators and fans of the beer alike. One commentator wrote: “Who the hell at @budlight thought it was…