Year-to-date, the market trends are highly positive. The S&P 500 is up ~18%, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ, has put up a 14.5% year-to-date gain. There are potential headwinds – inflation is a worry, as is the possibility of further COVID-related restriction policies. But for now, the economy is mostly open, consumers are starting to spend, and investors seem optimistic. As J.P. Morgan’s chief US strategist Dubravko Lakos-Bujas recently put it, the economic gains are “not an event but… Source link

Google has apparently leaked some unannounced Nest security cameras right on its own online store (thanks for the tip, Eric!). Google confirmed in January that it would be releasing a new lineup of security cameras this year, and it seems like the company’s store may have just revealed what’s on the way. As far as we can tell, the new devices include a combined outdoor / indoor battery-powered Nest Cam, a Nest Cam with floodlight, an indoor wired Nest Cam, and a battery-powered Nest… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended a ban evictions in areas of the country with substantial and high transmission of coronavirus on Tuesday, after a firestorm of criticism from Democrats following the lapse of a previous moratorium on Saturday. “The emergence of the delta variant has led to a rapid acceleration of community transmission in the United States, putting more Americans at increased risk, especially if they are unvaccinated,” CDC Director… Source link

Android Gingerbread, you’ve lived a good life. Now it’s time to rest. Photo: Gizmodo Whether you’re running it for a nostalgic feel or you’ve held on to a device for too long, it’s time to say goodbye to the decade-old Android Gingerbread. Google is officially laying it to rest. As of Sept. 27, the company will no longer allow devices running the vintage version of Android 2.3.7 or lower to connect with Google services, effectively cutting off every essential part of being an Android… Source link

Stock futures traded slightly lower Tuesday evening after closing higher during the regular trading day, with investors’ optimism over rebounding corporate earnings helping counterbalance ongoing concerns over the coronavirus. Contracts on the Dow ticked down. Earlier, the 30-stock index closed higher for the first time in three session and came within striking distance of an all-time high. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also gained.  Shares of ride-hailing company Lyft (LYFT) gained in late trading… Source link

Ethereum is a combination of platform, digital currency, and programming code.  One of a cohort of increasingly popular cryptocurrencies, it operates as a decentralized, open-source “programmable” blockchain platform, and forms the basis of the digital coin known as ether (ETH-USD), the largest digital coin after Bitcoin (BTC-USD) by market cap. Read the latest cryptocurrency and bitcoin news from Yahoo Finance Ethereum utilizes its own programming language known as Solidity, and the number of… Source link

Amid positive national jobs growth and the looming threat of the Delta variant of COVID-19 threatening the economic rebound, the industrial real estate market has experienced tremendous growth in demand as people return to work. “Absolutely, if you are a landlord right now, it is the best of times because [the] industrial [sector] has had no slowing down,” Savills (LSE: SVS.L) Executive Vice President Gregg Healy told Yahoo Finance Live. “You can pretty much ask what you want for rent,… Source link

Square’s (SQ) is acquisition of Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay for $29 billion is an indication of a rapidly growing industry, according to one rival firm’s chief executive. “At this point of time, everything is about momentum, you may describe it almost like a land grab currently,” Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told Yahoo Finance Live (video above), later adding: “I think that there will be one or two more years of that before the market stabilizes slightly, and… Source link

Enlarge / Delicious gingerbread Android cookies. Google has started emailing users of very old Android devices to tell them it’s time to say goodbye. Starting September 27, devices running Android 2.3.7 and lower will no longer be able to log in to Google services, effectively killing a big portion of the on-rails Android experience. As Google puts it in an official community post, “If you sign in to your device after September 27, you may… Source link

The latest congressional infrastructure bill, which includes provisions on the regulation of crypto assets, could help legitimize cryptocurrencies within the mainstream financial community, says MoffettNathanson Partner Lisa Ellis. “What’s been holding up the crypto ETFs is that the SEC has very stringent requirements for things like liquidity, transparency, price stability,” Ellis said. “[There are] very well-established rules when it comes to stock investing,” she said. “Those same… Source link