The coming week will be the most important of this quarter’s earnings season — even if later weeks beat it on quantity, it will be nearly impossible to top this slate in terms of dollars and attention. That is because all of Big Tech will report, and those five companies — Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOGL GOOG, e-commerce and cloud-computing powerhouse Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, iPhone maker Apple Inc. AAPL, … Source link

Are you intrigued by the possibility of using nuclear reactors to curb emissions, but worried about their water use and long-term safety? There might be an impending solution. LiveScience reports that China has outlined plans to build the first ‘clean’ commercial nuclear reactor using liquid thorium and molten salt. The first prototype reactor should be ready in August, with the first tests due in September. A full-scale commercial reactor should be ready by 2030. The technology should not… Source link

Japanese Airforce draw colorful Olympic rings in Tokyo sky The Japanese Air Force performed a colorful flyover over Tokyo ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympics on July 23, officials said. Credit – uminomagu via Storyful Want to compete for the gold but didn’t get invited to participate in the Tokyo Olympics? Google has a way to make you feel like an athlete. The tech company unveiled its latest interactive web experience, Doodle Champion Island Games. The game… Source link

Arizona State is facing NCAA scrutiny over alleged recruiting violations stemming from last year. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The NCAA investigation into Arizona State’s football program is expanding, as sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports that the organization has begun reaching out to recruits mentioned in the dossier of documents that detailed potential recruiting violations in the Sun Devils’ program. Yahoo Sports has learned that Mark Strothkamp, a veteran of… Source link

In T-minus 10 days, the Ethereum blockchain will undergo its 11th backward-incompatible upgrade, also called a “hard fork.” This hard fork, dubbed “London,” contains five Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), each featuring code changes aimed at optimizing and improving the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.  Of these five EIPs, EIP 1559 has been the most controversial among Ethereum stakeholders due to its radical redesign of the network’s fee… Source link

Social Security checks may see a huge raise next year. Will it be enough? The ongoing spike in inflation that has Americans paying more for gas, food, cars and many other things could lead to the biggest Social Security boost in almost 40 years when officials announce the cost of living adjustment, or COLA, for 2022. Plus, members of Congress have proposed changes to how the COLA is calculated, which could result in even larger Social Security checks for 55 million retirees, their dependents… Source link

Traders are gearing up for a busy week of corporate earnings results from the mega-cap technology stocks this week. This will come alongside a slew of economic data reports and a monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve.  The biggest names in the S&P 500 — including Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL) — are set to report second-quarter results this week. The reports will add to what has already been an exceptional earnings season: So… Source link

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Nick Sauro, his wife, Ilone, and their twins, at their home in New Rochelle, N.Y., July 11, 2021. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times) The first house was in Midvale, Utah — a three-bedroom, just over 2,100 square feet, listed for $479,000. Rob Ettaro and his girlfriend, Kaliana Veros, who had moved from western New York to Salt Lake City, drawn by career opportunities and the stunning scenery of the Wasatch Range, decided to make an offer. This was back in the wintertime, when the young… Source link

Biotech stocks rebounded in the week ended July 23, thanks to the broader market strength. The sector also benefitted from the optimism that was set in motion by the solid start to the pharma reporting season. Big pharma companies, including Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) reported forecast-beating results and issued positive guidance. Preannouncements from the space were also largely positive. Moderna, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: MRNA) buoyancy spilled over into the week. The … Source link