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Operating like a well-oiled unit, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will start as overwhelming favourites when they clash with struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Delhi on April 28. The MS Dhoni-led CSK have bounced back in style after losing the opening match. They are on a roll with four straight wins and will hope that the new venue -- Feroze Shah Kotla ground -- also favours them. The three-time champions had an underwhelming 2020 season but the team, packed with seasoned players, is now displaying the efficiency it is known for. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been the driving force behind CSK's impressive run so far. His blistering assault on Harshal Patel in the final over shut out RCB on Sunday. He has been among the wickets with his accurate left-arm spin apart from effecting stunning run-outs. Openers -- Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad -- have found form while Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu are due for big knocks. Close … [Read more...] about IPL 2021 | CSK vs SRH: In-form Chennai Super Kings start favourites against inconsistent Sunrisers Hyderabad

Small businesses are nothing without their communities. And when tragedy strikes close to home, many entrepreneurs feel a responsibility to act--fast. That's exactly what happened after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas , on Tuesday, May 24, killing 19 children and 2 adults. Local business owners, including those in the closest metropolitan area, San Antonio, have quickly rallied to support the families of the victims . "My heart tore up and broke when I heard the news," says Charles Moreno, the founder of ChazzMo's Barbecue , a Central Texas-style barbecue pop-up in Castroville, a town on the western outskirts of San Antonio. Moreno, who lived and worked in the Uvalde area for eight years and still has many friends and family members nearby, started his barbecue business in the early days of the pandemic, grilling out of his backyard. After launching his business on social media, he was floored by his community's support and invested in a … [Read more...] about How Local Small Businesses Are Supporting the People of Uvalde, Texas, a Town of 16,000 Broken Hearts

PHUKET: I used to write about the trend-following sector. Many of the funds I still use went decades with the steadiest performance in the investment industry, while still giving investors above-average returns. Sadly, in the period of low interest rates and volatility following the financial crisis, the entire asset class has struggled. The steady year-after-year forward progress seemed to turn upside down and many funds were down three out of four years after having gone decades without a single bad year. This year, however, it seems that they are back in a big way and the recent volatility in oil prices appears to have been one of the biggest causes. It doesn’t matter if the underlying commodities go down or up for this style of fund to make a good return, but there does need to be movement, and there certainly has been just that in the oil market as of late. At the time of this writing, the two major benchmarks are were off by about 38% from the 2014 highs that hit in June. … [Read more...] about Finance: Oil volatility good for asset class