Stocks fell Monday morning as investors took a pause following last week’s record-setting rally. The S&P 500 dipped 0.8% after touching a fresh record closing high on Friday. The Dow dropped by more than 200 points, or 0.8%, while the Nasdaq underperformed and fell more than 1% as tech stocks came under pressure. Last week, stocks had kicked off 2021 on a strong note even amid last week’s violent protest at the U.S. Capitol, as markets looked through the near-term political turbulence and… Source link

by: The Associated Press and Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Jan 11, 2021 / 07:20 AM EST / Updated: Jan 11, 2021 / 07:21 AM EST President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters’ siege on the U.S. Capitol. But it remains to be seen how fast or where — if anywhere — on the internet he will be able to reach his followers. The far right-friendly Parler had been the… Source link

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Research shows that people are more likely to change their minds when political misinformation is corrected, but not when misinformation about health is corrected — a problem for the coronavirus vaccine rollout. Ohio State University political science assistant professor Thomas Wood, studies misinformation. His next project is working on how journalists and social media outlets can fight misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, with part of a $450,000 grant from Google.

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks with Over 9% Dividend Yield Markets ended 2020 on a high note, and have started 2021 on a bullish trajectory. All three major indexes have recently surged to all-time highs as investors seemingly looked beyond the pandemic and hoped for signs of a rapid recovery. Veteran strategist Edward Yardeni sees the economic recovery bringing its own slowdown with it. As the COVID vaccination program allows for further economic opening, with more people getting back to… Source link

The NBA continues to drudge on Monday despite outbreaks of COVID-19 wreaking havoc on several teams. From a DFS perspective, that means we’ll have some shallow depth charts to exploit. Let’s discuss some of the better players to consider for your entry, as well as some to potentially avoid. GUARDS Luka Doncic, DAL vs. NO ($53): The Mavericks are one of several teams who are playing short-handed right now because of COVID-19. For this matchup, they will be without Josh Richardson, Jalen… Source link

The NSW Health Minister has blasted people not complying with Covid-safe practices after footage emerged of a man’s aggressive behaviour inside a McDonald’s restaurant on the weekend. Brad Hazzard was asked about people not complying with Covid rules and checking in at venues using QR codes, after video of a man lashing out at McDonald’s at Kellyville Ridge on Saturday was broadcast on Monday. In a statement, NSW Police said staff asked the man to complete a COVID-safe check-in before he… Source link

WhatsApp group invite links and user profiles started showing up yet again on Google search results, according to cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia. The indexing error is a repeat of February 2020 when Google and WhatsApp had received a lot of criticism as some public groups, along with chats and member information, started showing up on Google search results. The issue was claimed to be resolved back then. “Your @WhatsApp groups may not be as secure as you… Source link

In their first playoff appearance since January 2003, the Browns stunned the Steelers with 28 unanswered first-quarter points on their way to a 48-37 AFC wild-card win Sunday night. Cleveland scored a defensive touchdown on the first play from scrimmage — a botched snap over the head of Ben Roethlisberger — and finished with five forced turnovers. Pittsburgh, forced to play from behind the whole way, could not come up with momentum-shifting takeaways down the stretch. The Browns’… Source link

Arnold Schwarzenegger has hit out at Donald Trump and compared rioters at the US Capitol to Nazis who have brought the country to an “unforgivable point”. Schwarzenegger, who was the governor of California as a member of the Republican Party, said in a video on Twitter Trump misled people “with lies” and “is a failed leader”. “President Trump is a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst president ever,” the Hollywood actor said in the video. Thousands stormed the… Source link

MUMBAI (Reuters) – At least 10 Indian lending apps on Google’s Play Store, which have been downloaded millions of times, breached Google rules on loan repayment lengths aimed at protecting vulnerable borrowers, according to a Reuters review of such services and more than a dozen users. FILE PHOTO: A man points a finger to the Google Play app logo on his Huawei smartphone in this illustration picture May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/Illustration/File Photo Four apps were taken down from… Source link