Spotify, Discord, and others are coming back online after a brief Google Cloud outage

Sites and services like Spotify, Discord, Snapchat, and Etsy seem to be recovering after an outage that brought them, and many other sites, down for a little less than an hour on Tuesday. The culprit for the outages appears to have been Google Cloud, and the service’s status page still shows a networking issue is currently causing problems resulting in the 404 errors that appeared on affected web pages. An update to the status page posted at 1:17PM ET says “the issue with Cloud… Source link

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This element of Biden’s agenda ‘has led to higher inflation’: Congress’s Budget Chief

The White House has made a pivot in recent weeks to frame the president’s current economic agenda as one that won’t exacerbate inflation and might even help ease the ongoing price pressures. Experts tend to back them up, noting that the just-signed infrastructure bill and the still-being-negotiated Build Back Better Act, Biden’s social policy legislation, are largely paid for and would not be expected to infuse a huge amount of money into the economy quickly. But that isn’t exactly true… Source link

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Amazon should be very worried about one growing part of Walmart’s business

Walmart “flexed its muscles” in an inflationary environment with a solid third quarter out on Tuesday, says Jefferies analyst Stephanie Wissink.  But the world’s largest retailer also posed in front of fierce rival Amazon (AMZN) by adding a significant number of new third-party sellers to its Walmart.com business. Walmart (WMT) said it added about 21 million new items to its online marketplace in the third quarter.  Growing its marketplace business to take on Amazon’s dominant position has… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Picks Week 11: NFL DFS lineup advice for daily fantasy football GPP tournaments

We’re running with a three-headed backfield as the spine of our lineup this week. Christian McCaffrey and Dalvin Cook command a hefty chunk of salary, but there are some enticing mid-priced, high-upside players available, too. Per usual, we’re accepting the volatility that comes with an all-or-nothing GPP approach for our Week 11 Yahoo DFS lineup. Again, since we’re playing in GPP tournaments, a lot of our selections are boom-or-bust by nature. We’d rather fall… Source link

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Billionaire Ray Dalio Picks Up These 3 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks

We had some serious economic news this month, when October’s inflation rate came in at 6.2% annualized. It was the sixth consecutive month +5% year-over-year inflation gains – and the highest inflation rate seen in the US since 1990. Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, reminds investors that the worst asset to hold in this environment is cash. “Some people make the mistake of thinking that they are getting richer because they are seeing their assets go up in price… Source link

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Google Issues Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users

Chrome users beware, attacks on Google’s browser are increasing rapidly and now multiple new hacks have been confirmed.  Google has confirmed 25e new Chrome security vulnerabilities, including seven ‘High’ level threats LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Critics Explain Why You Should Quit ChromeBy Gordon Kelly Google published the news in a new blog post, where it revealed an eye-popping 25 new vulnerabilities have been discovered in the… Source link

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S.Korea lawmaker says Apple, Google not doing enough to comply with app store law

A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SEOUL, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google are not doing enough to comply with a South Korean law that bars dominant app store operators from forcing app developers to use their payment systems, a lawmaker who spearheaded the amendment told Reuters. South Korea, the first country to impose legislation curbing the tech… Source link

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Bitcoin Drops Most Since September in Broad Retreat From Records

(Bloomberg) — Cryptocurrencies fell on Tuesday, with Bitcoin briefly dipping below $60,000 and Ether touching its lowest level this month, in a broad-based retreat from recent record highs. Most Read from Bloomberg The largest digital token dipped as much as 8.2% to $58,661, the biggest intraday drop since Sept. 24. Second-ranked Ether tumbled more than 10%. Global crypto market cap has dropped some 10% in the past 24 hours to $2.7 trillion, according tracker CoinGecko. “After several days… Source link

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The bull market will continue in 2022: Goldman Sachs

The investing landscape will likely be much different in 2022 than 2021, but the backdrop is still fertile for more gains on the S&P 500, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman said Tuesday it expects the S&P 500 (^GSPC) to rise 9% to 5,100 by the end of 2022. If achieved, that would mark a 10% total return including dividends. Through Tuesday, the S&P 500 had advanced about 25% so far in 2021.  “The equity bull market will continue,” said David Kostin, Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity… Source link

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Google’s latest Maps features help you avoid the holiday shopping crowds

Google is adding a handful of new features to Google Maps in time for the holiday season, which collectively should make getting around a slightly less fraught experience. The new features were announced in a blog post today. A new “Area Busyness” feature provides information on how popular neighborhoods are rather than just specific destinations, while the app’s “Directory” tab is rolling out globally to give more info on the stores and amenities inside locations like malls and… Source link

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