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– Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Though small-cap stocks as an asset class have long lost their academic seal of approval, they may nevertheless be good bets for the next several years. This so-called small-cap effect — where the average small-cap stock outperform the market — comes from a doctoral dissertation by Rolf Banz at the University … Read more
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s new coalition government will make a series of tax hikes and caps on public sector wages and pensions via emergency decree on Monday, in a move to lower the EU’s largest budget deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product. The prospect of presidential and parliamentary elections in central Europe’s second-largest … Read more
Viktor Hovland’s disappointing 2024 appears to be ending on a painful note. Hovland posted on Friday an image to his Instagram account that looked like a broken pinky toe. “Bed frame 1 – 0 me,” he wrote. Hovland was still listed on the initial full field for the season-opening Sentry, Jan. 2-5 in Maui, Hawaii. … Read more
A passenger jet crashed and burst into flames at a South Korean airport on Sunday, killing at least 179 people in the country’s deadliest air disaster for nearly three decades. Dramatic footage showed the Jeju Air Boeing 737 skidding down the runway without landing gear before smashing into a wall at Muan International Airport in … Read more
Manchester City will be hoping to end a wretched recent run as they travel to take on Leicester in their final fixture of 2024. Pep Guardiola’s glittering and much-garlanded squad have won just once in their last 13 games, with their hopes of a fifth consecutive Premier League title in tatters and a slide down … Read more
Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders will play the Atlanta Falcons for this week’s Sunday Night Football game. (Peter Casey-Imagn Images) Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders will host fellow rookie Michael Penix Jr. and the Atlanta Falcons for this week’s Sunday Night Football game on NBC. The rookie faceoff marks the first … Read more
MLB free agency is cruising right along, with many of the big names, including Juan Soto, off the board. But some impact players are still available, and the trade market has been active. Here’s a quick look at where things stand so far this offseason: Teoscar Hernández rejoining the Dodgers Teoscar Hernández is staying with … Read more
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman STORRS, Conn. — The last few pictures were taken with the basketballs honoring Dan Hurley winning his 300th career game as a college head coach and Alex Karaban scoring his 1000th career point. Without saying a word, they began to walk off the court and headed in different directions. It might be … Read more
Breer: Patriots must ‘modernize,’ add to front office around Wolf originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s no secret the New England Patriots must improve their roster this upcoming offseason, but some of the most impactful changes could be made in the front office. When the Patriots moved on from Bill Belichick last winter, they … Read more
Mike Brown coached the Sacramento Kings for just two full seasons. (Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images) The Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday. Sacramento is currently on a five-game losing streak and has lost 12 of its last 17 games. At 13–18, the Kings are last in the Pacific … Read more