Monthly Archives: April 2021

Google Web Stories WordPress Plugin Updated With Embedding Capabilities

Google has updated its official Web Stories plugin for WordPress with the ability to embed content on webpages. Since the launch of the Web Stories plugin it has offered robust creation tools, but users were on their own when it came to embedding the content they created. WordPress site owners can now create Web Stories and embed them using the same tool. The update also offers the ability to embed Web Stories from other sites. In addition to easier embedding, the plugin update makes it… Source link

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Economic growth is ‘peaking’: Goldman Sachs

TipRanks 2 Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 7%; Analyst Says ‘Buy’ The stock market pulled back from all-time highs this week, as investors paused to consider just what’s been goosing stocks – and what the future may hold. A flood of stimulus cash, unleashed by the Biden Administration’s big spending bills, is set to push GDP growth to 9% for 3Q21, but next year looks like it will slip back as the spending runs its course. Economists are predicting 5.5% GDP growth next year. This… Source link

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Why Southwest CEO Gary Kelly is ‘euphoric’ about airline recovery

Benzinga Fasten Seatbelts Again? New Turbulence For Boeing Ahead Of Q1 Earnings Approaching Q1 earnings a year ago, Boeing (NYSE: BA) investors would have probably loved to hear that by this time, the 737 Max would be back in the air, airlines would be ordering more of that particular plane, and daily U.S. passenger numbers would be around 10 times their deepest Covid-related depths. They probably would also have been pretty happy about a stock price near $250, up from lows near $150 going… Source link

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Head of Google legal ops and CLOC leaves for digital contracts startup

Mary Shen O’Carroll, a creator and leader of the legal operations team at Alphabet Inc’s Google who also served as president of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, said Thursday that she is leaving both roles and joining contract management platform Ironclad as its chief community officer. Mike Haven, head of legal operations and associate general counsel for Intel Corp, will succeed her as president of CLOC, an industry group that now has thousands of members. CLOC only allows… Source link

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Google Cloud, ad sales on YouTube bolster Alphabet’s long term growth

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc. Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet‘s stock hit an all-time high earlier this week, and analysts say growth in Google’s businesses outside of search ads could propel shares even higher On Monday, April 19, the Google-parent company’s stock price hit an intraday all-time high of $2,304.09 and ended the day at a record closing high of $2,289.76. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, analysts told CNBC. Source link

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Was The Smart Money Right About Piling Into Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)?

At Insider Monkey, we pore over the filings of nearly 887 top investment firms every quarter, a process we have now completed for the latest reporting period. The data we’ve gathered as a result gives us access to a wealth of collective knowledge based on these firms’ portfolio holdings as of December 31st. In this article, we will use that wealth of knowledge to determine whether or not Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) makes for a good investment right now. Advanced Micro Devices,… Source link

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4 things that could sink Biden’s climate plan

President Biden’s climate plan is ambitious, but achievable, many experts believe. On April 22, Earth Day, Biden announced a national goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by up to 52% by 2030, compared with 2005 levels. That’s nearly twice the reduction President Obama aimed for, and the most aggressive American effort yet to address global warming. Biden has also set goals of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in the power sector by 2035 and in the overall economy by 2050…. Source link

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Google Pixel 5a specs leak reveals an unexpected twist

The Google Pixel 5a in 2021 may be seriously held back if new leaks are to be believed. Code found within Android 12 seems to confirm the new budget Pixel will use the same Snapdragon 765G chipset as the Google Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5. This apparent stagnation in the Pixel 5a’s hardware could spell disaster for Google’s sales figures as rivals continue to gain ground. By rooting around in the back end of the newly launched Android 12 Developer Preview 3, 9to5Google was able to find a mention… Source link

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Tom Brady isn’t a fan of the new number rule

Tom Brady says one NFL rule change is going to “make for a lot of bad football.”  Brady took the new number rule to task on Instagram on Thursday, saying the regulation would cause problems for offensive linemen. Brady’s specific gripe is that players won’t know who to block now that linebackers can wear any number between 1 and 59 and defensive backs can wear any number between 1 and 49. Tom Brady isn’t a fan of the NFL’s new number rule. (Screenshot from @tombrady on Instagram) The rule also… Source link

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