Russia-Ukraine may stir dreaded ‘stagflation’ beast from slumber: Morning Brief

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 Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The risks of oil zeroing in on $100 Believe it or not, the current Russia-dominated news cycle has at least a couple of bright spots. The good news is that geopolitical events, like the one that sent the S&P 500 Index reeling into correction territory on Tuesday, tend to move the market in decisive yet mercifully short… Source link

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Biden administration sets aside $450 million to unclog U.S. ports

On Wednesday, the Biden administration said it will set aside $450 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law this year towards accomplishing one goal: unclogging U.S. ports. Individual ports, which operate as independent businesses, will soon be able to apply for money from the government to pay for a wide range of projects — from expanding terminals to constructing new piers to creating rail yards for moving goods. “At a foundational level, all of the projects to be chosen must… Source link

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Fed Up With Google, Conspiracy Theorists Turn to DuckDuckGo

Free the Will PatriotsForwarded from Silence Dogood, MBA I just started using DuckDuckGo today, and needless to say it is like being brought into the 21st century! Tamara Keller GO ON DUCKDUCKGO SEVERAL WEBSITES ARE REPORTING DICK CHENEY ARRESTS Patricia W If you go on DuckDuckGo we pull right up! Trump… Source link

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Joel Embiid ‘did a lot of chasing’ to try to keep Ben Simmons

With the second half of the NBA season starting this week, Joel Embiid insists he has put the Ben Simmons saga behind him. “I did a lot of chasing around trying to get him back and try to make him feel comfortable again,” Embiid told ESPN’s Malika Andrews on Tuesday of his former teammate. “It was tough. “I didn’t care anymore.” Simmons was involved in a messy exit from Philadelphia after he requested a trade and then sat out for months while racking up fines and refusing to play…. Source link

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Google is testing a new home page that looks suspiciously like Bing and Yahoo!

Since its launch in 1998, the Google search engine home page has kept its clean and minimalist interface, including the famous Doodles. However, this could be about to change, as the Mountain Viewers are testing a new design, including information such as news, weather and more. If we just stop for a moment to think, we can realize that this idea is not new. The home pages of Yahoo! Bing and MSN have made it their standard to provide us with a good dose of news and “interesting… Source link

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Food robot story inaccurate, retraction issued

A food delivery robot on campus. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor The Lantern has retracted a story about campus robots delivering food to students cold, which was published to the website Monday. We learned the reporter fabricated and falsified information and quotes in this story. This type of inaccuracy does not represent The Lantern, and the story was removed as a result.  The retracted story stated the food robots were designed to… Source link

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JJ Redick slams ex-teammate Zion Williamson after absence

After apparent silence between the two since CJ McCollum arrived in New Orleans, Zion Williamson has reached out to his new teammate. McCollum was traded to the Pelicans earlier this month and played just five games with the team before the All-Star break. McCollum then revealed during the All-Star events on Saturday night that he had yet to speak with Williamson — who is still injured and has yet to play this season. “I haven’t had conversations with him directly,” McCollum said on… Source link

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Bettors prefer Suns and Grizzlies over Warriors

Everyone loves a winner and that’s all the Phoenix Suns have been doing this season. After starting the year 1-3, the Suns quickly doused “flash in the pan” takes by reeling off 18 consecutive victories. They entered the All-Star break with a 48-10 record, winning their last seven games and 18 of their last 19. This dominant showing in the West has translated into significant money being wagered on BetMGM that the Suns repeat last year’s conference championship feat. Everything revolves… Source link

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Google’s dark mode goes darker

Users are beginning to see Google’s new pitch-black dark mode, 9to5Google reported. The previous dark mode was a gray that was soothing on the eyes, but Google switched to a true black (#000000) that should really pop on OLED and AMOLED displays. Google announced the wider availability of dark mode earlier this month, but thus far, the release has been slow. Few people seem to have it, and 9to5Google reports that some users have received the new theme only to lose it. Google said it was… Source link

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Stock futures recover some losses after S&P 500 tumbles into correction

Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after a steep sell-off during the regular trading day, which pushed the S&P 500 and Dow to their lowest settlements so far of 2022. Contracts on the S&P 500 rose. The blue-chip index had closed lower by just over 1% on Tuesday, bringing it more than 10% from its record closing high from Jan. 3 — or below the threshold to have entered a correction. The Nasdaq and Dow each also ended in sharply in the red. Hopes of a diplomatic resolution for… Source link

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