What to watch this week

Another likely red-hot inflation reading and a handful of key corporate earnings results are on tap for investors this week, offering further catalysts after the past several weeks’ volatility across risk assets. On the economic data front, Thursday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is set to be the most closely watched print. Investors have been anxiously awaiting signs of a peak in inflation — and to that end, the incoming data is unlikely to offer… Source link

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Even Google agrees there’s no going back to the old office life

The great enforced global experiment in working from home is coming to an end, as vaccines, the Omicron variant and new therapeutic drugs bring the COVID-19 crisis under control. But a voluntary experiment has begun, as organisations navigate the new landscape of hybrid work, combining the best elements of remote work with time in the office. Yes, there is some push for a “return to normal” and getting workers back into offices. But ideas such as food vouchers and parking… Source link

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Who won on championship Sunday

Championship Sunday is here in women’s college basketball and programs around the country are punching automatic bids to March Madness. Follow here throughout the day for results and NCAA tournament implications. SEC: South Carolina upset in final seconds of title game Dre’una Edwards drilled a game-winning 3-pointer with seconds on the clock and Kentucky stormed to its first SEC tournament championship in 40 years on Sunday by defeating South Carolina, 64-62, in Nashville, Tennessee. The… Source link

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Backlash against Russian-branded gas stations hits American workers

NEWARK, N.J.—Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey’s largest city lashed out at one of the closest symbols of Russia they could find—a pair of Lukoil gas stations. The Newark City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to ask the city’s business administrator to suspend the service stations’ operating licenses, citing Lukoil’s base in Moscow. In doing so, however, they may have predominantly been hurting Americans. The stations are franchises owned by locals, not… Source link

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Bitcoin boom leaves gun-shy advisors struggling to provide crypto guidance to clients

Cryptocurrency’s breakthrough from the financial fringes to the mainstream has been characterized by major investors like Paul Tudor Jones — and some companies like Microstrategy (MSTR) and Tesla (TSLA) — dipping their toes into Bitcoin (BTC-USD). Even Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is getting in on the action. Yet some financial advisors and wealth managers appear to be struggling over how to adapt to the new era, in a sector defined by head-spinning price action, still-evolving regulation,… Source link

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Gas prices top $4 a gallon nationwide, all-time record could be broken this week

The national average price for gas has topped $4 a gallon for the first time in over a decade as gas costs continue to soar in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As of Sunday afternoon, the national average of a regular gallon of gas was $4.009, according to AAA. That’s up 8 cents from Saturday and up 40 cents from last week. The U.S. hit the $4 national average a day earlier than analysts expected. The record high for the national average is $4.11, set on July 17, 2008, according to… Source link

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As COVID, mask mandates fall, businesses ‘really think hard’ on whether to comply

As COVID-19 cases began to fall after the winter Omicron variant surge, governors across the country are beginning to ditch mask and vaccine mandates — presenting a conundrum for business owners who aren’t entirely certain if they want to follow suit. Places like Florida and Texas have long abandoned indoor masking requirements, but major coastal cities are finally rolling back COVID-related restrictions. Monday will mark the official end of New York City’s vaccine passport system, with the… Source link

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Five wounded after Russian forces fire at anti-occupation protest in Ukraine, says agency

March 6 (Reuters) – Russian forces opened fire at a protest against their occupation of the southern Ukrainian city of Nova Kakhovka on Sunday, wounding five people, Ukrainian news agency Interfax Ukraine said, citing eyewitnesses. Around 2,000 people had taken to the streets of Nova Kakhovka to show their opposition to the invasion by waving Ukrainian flags and calling on Russian forces to leave, the agency reported. Similar protests were staged in other occupied areas, it said. (Reporting by… Source link

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Scrambling to avert Russian default, Putin allows ruble payments to creditors

Russia and Russian companies will be allowed to pay foreign creditors in rubles, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, as a way to stave off defaults while capital controls remain in place. The decree establishes temporary rules for sovereign and corporate debtors to make payments to creditors from “countries that engage in hostile activities” against Russia, its companies and citizens. The government will prepare a list of such countries within two… Source link

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How to Use Google Drive’s New Search Tools

The Title only search chip is another useful one. When you run a search on Google Drive, that search will look through the contents of your files, as well as their names, even scanning the text inside images. If you’re looking for a particular file name rather than anything inside a file, Title only specifies that and can significantly reduce the number of results you have to comb through. If you want to go back and see the original search results again, click the small X icon next to a… Source link

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