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What to know this week

undefinedundefined A deluge of corporate earnings results and economic data due for release this week will test investors after the stock market’s latest record-setting rally.   Traders have been pricing in the likelihood of a rebound in corporate earnings to coincide with the recent batch of better-than-expected economic data. Another round of firming economic data is expected this week, with the effects of the latest round of fiscal stimulus and recent roll-back of more social distancing… Source link

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Affirm, Bitcoin, BorgWarner, Credit Suisse And More

TipRanks 3 Monster Growth Stocks With More Room to Run For investors looking for a hint as to policy-makers’ view of the economy, the Federal Reserve has come through. The central bank released the minutes of its most recent policy meeting – at which it decided not to raise interest rates or scale back on its easy-money polices – and the inside look at the Fed committee’s deliberations shows that the decision was broad-based. The Fed is in no hurry to move to a tighter money policy,… Source link

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Record Alibaba Fine Shows China’s Big Tech Can’t Fight Back

(Bloomberg) — After China imposed a record antitrust fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the e-commerce giant did an unusual thing: It thanked regulators. “Alibaba would not have achieved our growth without sound government regulation and service, and the critical oversight, tolerance and support from all of our constituencies have been crucial to our development,” the company said in an open letter. “For this, we are full of gratitude and respect.” It’s a sign of how odd China’s… Source link

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Yahoo MLB DFS Heart of the Order: April 11

MMA Weekly UFC Vegas 23 results: Marvin Vettori routs Kevin Holland, calls for Israel Adesanya Streaking middleweight Marvin Vettori topped the UFC Vegas 23 results on Saturday with a rout of Kevin Holland. Following the dominant victory, Vettori called for a rematch with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. UFC Vegas 23 results: Marvin Vettori dominates Kevin Holland for five rounds Marvin Vettori takes down Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 23 The first round of the main event started with an… Source link

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Active versus passive investing: Yahoo U

For more business and finance explainers, check out our Yahoo U page. Among the many debates in investing: whether or not active investing is an efficient way of beating the market. On one hand, the growing popularity of retail trading platforms like Robinhood have fueled interest in stock picking. But on the other hand, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have made it easier for investors to passively purchase baskets of stocks. So which one works better? First: the difference between active and… Source link

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Active versus passive investing: Yahoo U

For more business and finance explainers, check out our Yahoo U page. Among the many debates in investing: whether or not active investing is an efficient way of beating the market. On one hand, the growing popularity of retail trading platforms like Robinhood have fueled interest in stock picking. But on the other hand, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have made it easier for investors to passively purchase baskets of stocks. So which one works better? First: the difference between active and… Source link

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Yahoo! Answers was internet’s Stone Age. It was also our friend, agony aunt, and teacher

Illustration by Ramandeep Kaur | ThePrint Text Size: A- A+ Before one could yell ‘Ok Google’, ‘Alexa’, or ask Siri for answers to the most inane questions about love, life, and the universe, there was Yahoo! Answers. Part of the internet stone age, Yahoo! Answers represents an epoch in itself, where people from all mental calibres (truly all) flocked to ask strangers on the internet the most obscure, banal, hilarious, and… Source link

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Bitcoin above $60,000 again on talk of reduced supply

(Reuters) – Bitcoin rose above $60,000 to approach record highs on the weekend, breaking out of a two-week tight range and propelled by talk of constrained new supplies against evidence of wider adoption. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency hit $61,222.22 on Saturday, its highest in nearly a month. It was slightly lower at $59,907 at 0500 GMT on Sunday. Bitcoin (BTC) is up 116% from the year’s low of $27,734 on Jan. 4. It crossed the $60,000 mark for the first time on March 13,… Source link

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Yahoo Answers Memorialized Through Typing Of The Dead Dictionary

With the looming closure of Yahoo Answers, one Twitter user has compiled 500 questions from the site into a mod for The Typing of the Dead: Overkill. In response to the closure of Yahoo Answers, the site’s most memorable questions have been memorialized as a dictionary mod for The Typing of the Dead: Overkill. Built as a blend of zombie shooter and typing instructor, The Typing of the Dead franchise has… Source link

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