Every retail investor wants to ensure a solid portfolio return. The only question is, how? The stock market produces a vast mine of data, that by its nature forms a barrier to access. Some investors take a path of low resistance, and follow one or more market legends. These legends are the giants of the investing world, people like Steven Cohen. The billionaire trader behind Point72 Asset Management has shown that he can survive the vicissitudes of Wall Street. After recovering from Federal… Source link

Week 12 sees Kansas City and Arizona on a bye, and Thanksgiving and the usual Sunday and Monday night games take away 10 teams from our main slate. If you’re keeping track, that leaves just 20 teams in play for our Week 12 Yahoo DFS lineups. Since we’re playing in GPP tournaments, a lot of our selections are boom-or-bust by nature. We’d rather fall flat going for big money than make “safe” picks and end up with a lineup incapable of paying off huge if things go… Source link

Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss the Fed’s process of slowing its monetary accommodation to the U.S. economy. Below is a transcript of her appearance, taped on Nov. 23 and aired on Nov. 24. – BRIAN CHEUNG: Welcome to Yahoo Finance Presents. I’m Brian Cheung, thrilled to be joined today by Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly. President Daly. How are you? MARY DALY: I’m terrific. Thank you for having me. And… Source link

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving dish? Are you a pecan pie fan? What about mashed potatoes or stuffing?  Depending on your pick, you might not be alone in your state or across the country. Google shared a list of uniquely searched Thanksgiving 2021 casseroles by state with USA TODAY.   The map shows dishes that were over-represented in a state compared to the country as a whole. It includes searches from Nov. 11 to Nov. 16, as Americans from coast to coast prepped for their… Source link

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said that she could support more quickly ending the central bank’s asset purchase program, dependent on incoming data on inflation and jobs. Since the depths of the pandemic, the Fed has been buying about $120 billion in U.S. Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities to signal its commitment to supporting the economy. This month, the Fed said the economy appeared to make substantial further progress in the recovery — and Source link

Hundreds of Google employees have signed and circulated a manifesto calling on the Big Tech giant to retract its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Google has asked its more than 150,000 US employees to report their vaccination status to the company by Dec. 3 whether they plan to work in the office or not, CNBC reported, citing internal company documents. And all Google employees who work either directly or indirectly with government contractors are required to be… Source link

New jobless claims fell far more than expected to the lowest level since November 1969 last week, underscoring the present tight labor market conditions as initial unemployment claims near 2019 levels while job openings hold near record highs.  The Labor Department released its jobless claims report on Wednesday, a day earlier than usual due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial unemployment… Source link

Where you go, Google knows. Here’s how to stop it from knowing where you are all the time.  Getty Images … Source link

Mapping Pennsylvania’s Google searches on political issues Axios on facebookAxios on twitterAxios on linkedinAxios on email Data: Google Trends; Maps: Jacque Schrag/Axios Pennsylvania’s Google searches related to critical race theory occur more often in Democratic congressional districts, according to an Axios analysis of Google Trends data. That includes the 4th and 6th Districts in Philadelphia’s suburbs, represented by Rep. Madeleine Dean and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan. Yes, but: The exception to… Source link

Google Nest Minis come in four distinct “flavors”: Sky (blue), coral (orange), charcoal (black), and chalk (gray). James… Source link