We’ve seen the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Google’s decision to announce and thoroughly tease its new high-end flagship was revealing and confusing but, given all the leaks that followed, ultimately not that consequential. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro feature an all-new, in some cases, quite colorful design, with an in-display fingerprint sensor, Google’s new Tensor SoC, and the Titan M2 security chip. The standard Pixel 6 has a 90Hz 6.4-inch screen, while the Pro gets a 120Hz 6.7-inch, but… Source link

Stock futures fell Monday morning to give back some gains after the S&P 500’s best week since July, with investors’ concerns over elevated inflation offsetting hopes that more companies will follow the lead of the big banks last week and post strong quarterly earnings results.  Contracts on the Dow dropped about 100 points, or 0.3%, with about two hours until the opening bell. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also headed for lower opens. The moves tracked a drop in overseas equities after China… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. shares are staging a comeback as investors expect the Elon Musk-led electric carmaker to navigate the crippling semiconductor shortage better than rivals that have been severely disrupted. Most Read from Bloomberg The stock gained as much as 0.9% to $850.99 in U.S. premarket trading on Monday, set for a 50% increase from a March 8 low of $563. That comes after eight weeks of gains, its longest winning streak since before the Covid-19 pandemic roiled markets. The… Source link

By David Wagner Investing.com — As a Bitcoin ETF in the United States will finally become a reality this week, some believe that Bitcoin will soon set new records, while others predict that investors will “sell the fact” after having “bought the rumor.” Indeed, it would not be the first time that Bitcoin has risen in anticipation of a major event, only to start falling as soon as that event becomes a reality. This was the case with the launch of CME Bitcoin futures in 2017, and more recently,… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Some of Southeast Asia’s old-money tycoons are boosting investment in technology startups, looking to ride a wave of surging valuations as they seek to counter the fallout of the pandemic on businesses ranging from retail to hospitality and manufacturing. Most Read from Bloomberg Holding companies, family investing arms and other vehicles of moguls from Thailand’s Dhanin Chearavanont to the Philippines’ Lance Gokongwei are either plowing millions of dollars directly into… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Trash. That’s my word of the morning for you all.  My golf game was in trash-like form on Sunday afternoon while catching a quick 18 holes with Yahoo Finance senior columnist Rick Newman (whose play was not trash). I doff my cap to you, Sir Rick.  Trash was in my thoughts on the golf course (that led to trash play). I… Source link

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(Bloomberg) — Most Asian stocks and U.S. futures slid Monday as surging energy prices cemented worries about inflation, sending bond yields higher. Most Read from Bloomberg MSCI Inc.’s gauge of Asia Pacific shares was on track for its first decline in four sessions as equities dropped in Japan, Hong Kong and China. U.S. contracts dipped after American stocks advanced on Friday, with the S&P 500 chalking its best week since July as earnings buoyed sentiment. Bond yields in New Zealand and… Source link

Google bought Fitbit in January, but for U.S. and Australian regulators, it’s not a done deal. The U.S. Department of Justice and the antitrust-focused Australian Competition and Consumer Commission are still investigating the $2.1 billion deal, according to Rod Sims, who heads the Australian regulatory agency. Sims explained Friday that his agency was still determining whether the deal presents privacy issues regarding the tech giant’s huge store of consumer… Source link

The NFL got what it needed: Sunday. After a week in which the public started to really see what the league is, to get a glimpse of just how slimy its underbelly truly is, it needed Sunday. Because once Sunday arrived, enough fans who may have been mildly appalled at the racism, homophobia, misogyny, xenophobia, exploitation, and the NFL’s lead counsel doing favors for the president of at least one team, turned their attention to the games. They may have even gotten an early start consuming the… Source link