Lynne Spears, the mother of Britney Spears, appeared to send her daughter a message of congratulations following her wedding last week. (Photo: Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage) Lynne Spears may not have attended her daughter Britney’s wedding of her daughter, but she’s still sending the pop star some warm wishes. Following Britney Spears‘s nuptials to Sam Asghari on Thursday evening, which drew the likes of Madonna, Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore and Selena Gomez, the bride received an Instagram… Source link
Read More »What to know this week
The Federal Reserve will dominate the conversation for investors this week. The central bank’s latest policy meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14-15, with the Fed expected to announce at least another 0.50% increase in its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday’s 2:00 p.m. ET policy announcement will be followed by a press conference with Fed chair Jerome Powell at 2:30 p.m. ET. The Fed will also release its latest summary of economic projections on… Source link
Read More »The 7 Best Small Business Mobile Ad Networks
It’s safe to say that mobiles have become an extremely crucial part of our lives. They’ve also majorly decreased the use of desktop computers. Here are a few stats to prove the point: Consequently, there has been an increase in mobile ads also. Publishers and marketers realize that they have to target users according to the most used devices. With the rise of mobile app use, advertisers utilize mobile browsers for advertisements and in-app advertising as well, which is predicted to cross… Source link
Read More »‘No f*cking way!’ Watch Dana White lose his mind as Glover Teixeira taps at UFC 275
Like many MMA fans, UFC president Dana White found himself screaming at a screen during the conclusion of the UFC 275 main event between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira. White, who was not in attendance at Singapore Indoor Stadium, watched the pay-per-view Saturday on a screen in what appeared to be a luxury party vehicle. White did not make the trip overseas as he stayed in the U.S. for his son’s 21st birthday celebration in Miami, but he still tuned in for what turned out to be a… Source link
Read More »Google to pay $118 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Google is set to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit that includes around 15,500 women (via Bloomberg). As noted in the settlement’s press release, Google is also required to have an independent labor economist evaluate its hiring practices and pay equity studies. The lawsuit first emerged in 2017 after three women filed a complaint accusing the company of underpaying female workers in violation of California’s Equal Pay Act, citing a wage gap of… Source link
Read More »Record inflation keeps the Great Resignation rolling
It’s been over a year since the American workplace turned upside down, with employees quitting en masse in search of more fulfilling jobs and flexible work arrangements. But as inflation hits a 40-year high, stragglers have found yet another convincing reason to jump ship. “It’s a worker’s market,” says Andrew Flowers, labor economist at job advertisement firm Appcast. “And this bargaining power, it means that, with high inflation, this is the time to either ask for a raise or to… Source link
Read More »Zuckerberg ‘was a bit harder’ than Musk
Gone are the days when celebrities can jet-set without their locations being known — at least for billionaires like Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Jack Sweeney, 19, became an overnight sensation after his Twitter account @ElonJet went viral. The account, which has over 470,000 followers, uses a bot to automatically track the location of Musk’s private jet. Some billionaires are easier to trace than others, Sweeney told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “With Elon Musk,… Source link
Read More »Apple, Google delete neglected apps from online stores
Collecting antiques is getting harder but not impossible when it involves smartphone and tablet apps. Apple and Google are limiting the availability of apps that have gone too long without an update – but the two companies aren’t being equally strict about it. For now, each allows a workaround. Apple announced April 29 that it would consider an app neglected if it had “not been updated within the last three years” and had “not been downloaded at all or extremely few times during a… Source link
Read More »Russian-owned successor of McDonald’s opens in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Three months after McDonald’s suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened Sunday under a Russian owner and a new name. In March, McDonald’s halted operations of its company-run restaurants in Russia. Although some run by franchisees stayed open, the action by the multinational fast-food chain was among the most visible responses by foreign companies to Russia sending troops into… Source link
Read More »China ride-hailing giant Didi to start trading on OTC market after NYSE delisting, ending an 11-month fiasco that angered Beijing
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global will start trading on the over-the-counter market (OTC) on Monday, more than two weeks after its shareholders voted to delist the company from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) where it raised US$4.4 billion last year in a public listing that angered Beijing. That move was announced on Friday in the US by Chicago-based Options Clearing Corp, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing house, which said the Chinese firm’s trading symbol will change… Source link
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