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The top 10 family offices for startup investments

CNBC partnered with Fintrx to analyze single family offices that made the largest number of investments in private startups in 2024.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Fantasy Football Booms and Busts: Saquon Barkley gets revenge as Eagles eventually deliver in Week 7

Scott Pianowski breaks down Sunday's fantasy highs and lows, including Saquon Barkley running wild against his former team.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

Xsolla announces certified parental controls, a boom in Web Shop revenue and expansion in SE Asia

GamesBeat lead writer Dean Takahashi, sat down with Xsolla CMO, Berkley Egenes, to dig into the latest Xsolla news.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 21

Philip Morris is a growth stock again as shares hit all-time high on Zyn demand boom

The company's stock was tracking for a record close and clinched a fresh intraday record.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Final jobs report before election likely to see hurricane impact — masking some economic gains

The U.S. economy remains on solid footing.

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posts record quarterly profit as AI boom drives demand

Revenue for the third quarter grew about 94% year-on-year.

Business - CNBC - October 24

‘DJT’ is booming. Here’s why other SPAC stocks haven’t been so lucky.

A surge of companies decided to go public via SPAC mergers in 2020 and 2021. Since then, not so much.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

Online gambling has fueled an industry boom that threatens public health, commission finds

The rise of online betting has led the commercial gambling industry to grow worldwide, posing a threat to public health, according to a report from an international commission of health experts.

Jim Cramer explains why fossil fuels remain vital as the Big Tech boom continues

CNBC's Jim Cramer noted Big Tech's growing energy demands, with companies like Meta, Nvidia, Google and Microsoft building more and more data centers.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Tech boom forces US funds to dump shares to avoid breach of tax rules

Asset managers including Fidelity and T Rowe Price are bumping up against limits on size of large holdings

World - Financial Times - October 25

NFL punt of the year? Jaguars' Logan Cooke booms 73-yarder that pins Packers at their 2-yard line

The Jaguars punter had what could be the punt of the year, booming a 73-yard kick that pinned the Packers back at their 2-yard line.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Booms and Busts: Browns, Bucs and Dolphins go from potential fantasy football afterthoughts to bringers of hope

Scott Pianowski breaks down Sunday's fantasy highs and lows, including Jameis Winston breathing new life into the Browns.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

AI boom thrusts Europe between power-hungry data centers and environmental goals

The growth in demand for AI could come at a cost to Europe's decarbonization goals as the specialized chips used by firms like Nvidia are expected to result in a rise in energy use of already ...

Business - CNBC - October 29

Colts' Anthony Richardson has been most boom-or-bust quarterback since merger; will he turn it around?

Richardson was benched for Joe Flacco on Tuesday amid his early-season struggles

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

We're hiking our price target on an industrial whose earnings benefit from AI data center boom

Given Eaton stock's year-to-date outperformance, it's not too surprising to see some profit taking on the mixed print.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Fantasy Football Booms and Busts: Derrick Henry headlines monster Week 9 for veteran RBs

Scott Pianowski breaks down Week 9's fantasy highs and lows, including Derrick Henry continuing to be an ageless wonder.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

‘No social life, no plans, no savings’: Americans aren’t reaping benefits of booming US economy

While some were optimistic about stabilizing costs, others told the Guardian high prices continue to squeeze finances. Experts seem to agree the US economy has been on the upswing in 2024. A wave ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

'Trump trade' takes off: Tesla, Bitcoin and Truth Social boom in election aftermath

The value of assets tied to Donald Trump — and those likely to benefit under his administration — are soaring in the wake of his decisive electoral victory on Tuesday.

Affirm sees booming buy-now-pay-later growth, but stock dips after earnings

The company is seeing more of its business shift toward interest-bearing products.

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

Christian McCaffrey's return a rare bright spot in Week 10 that offered more fantasy busts than booms

Scott Pianowski breaks down a Week 10 that lacked the scoring fantasy managers were hoping for.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

China's state-owned tobacco behemoth is booming, defying global trends and anti-smoking efforts

Powered by "the biggest tobacco company most people have never heard of," China is bucking global smoking trends as cigarette sales surge in the country.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Chef-level fillings, queues down the street, big on TikTok: Britain’s new sandwich boom

Deluxe, restaurant-quality sandwiches have become a national obsession. Here’s why tuna mayo will never be the same again. It’s a weekday lunchtime and about 30 people, mostly millennials in ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Week 11 Booms and Busts: Anthony Richardson delivers hope and points for fantasy football managers

Scott Pianowski breaks down Week 11's top fantasy developments, including a huge bounce-back performance for Anthony Richardson.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 18 hours ago

‘I hit the boom operator’s car with an arrow. He was inside’: how we made Robin of Sherwood

‘We’d invite famous actors to guest star for a fee topped at £3,000. “Come and have some fun!” we’d say – and nobody ever turned us down’. Richard “Kip” Carpenter, the writer, wanted our outlaws to ...

World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago

U.S.C. Made a Huge Investment in Lincoln Riley. It’s Not Paying Off.

It’s late October and the Trojans already have nothing to play for but pride, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 20

The New York Liberty show investment in women’s sports is simply good business

Five years after playing before crowds of 2,000 fans in White Plains, the Liberty completed a stunning turnaround with a first WNBA title. And the future looks brighter than ever. From the earliest ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Why Warriors are willing to wait before investing big in Kuminga

One doesn’t have to read between the lines to see why the Golden State Warriors weren’t ready to make Jonathan Kuminga the heir apparent to Stephen Curry.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

U.S. proposals to curb AI, semiconductor investment into China under final review

The proposals are part of the Joe Biden administration's efforts to restrict the flow of U.S. capital, technology and expertise into China.