US home price growth soars to a new record

Home price growth in the U.S. soared to a new record in May as the housing market continues to heat up. Standard & Poor’s said Tuesday that its S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index posted a 16.6% annual gain in May, up from 14.8% in April — marking the highest reading in more than 30 years of data. It is also the 12th straight month of accelerating prices. The 20-City Composite posted a 17% annual gain, up from 15% a month earlier. The 20-City results surpassed analysts’… Source link

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Wendy’s stock is poised to sizzle: analyst

One of the newer members of the meme stock movement of 2021— Wendy’s — has more opportunities to sizzle.  That’s the good word from Guggenheim analyst Gregory Francfort, who initiated coverage of Wendy’s (WEN) on Tuesday with a Buy rating and $26 price target. At current prices, the analyst is looking for an approximate 20% upside move in shares of the square-shaped burger serving chain.  Shares of Wendy’s are up 5% year-to-date, giving back a good portion of the gains that happened in… Source link

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Google takes legal action over Germany’s expanded hate-speech law

BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) – Google said on Tuesday that it was taking legal action over an expanded version of Germany’s hate-speech law that recently took effect, saying its provisions violated the right to privacy of its users. The Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit, which runs video-sharing site YouTube, filed suit at the administrative court in Cologne to challenge a provision that allows user data to be passed to law enforcement before it is clear any crime has been committed. The request for a… Source link

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Alibaba Group Announces Filing of Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2021

HANGZHOU, China, July 27, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988) today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The annual report can be accessed under the SEC Filing section on the Company’s investor relations website at https://www.alibabagroup.com/en/ir/secfilings. The Company will provide a hard copy of its annual report containing the audited consolidated financial statements, free of… Source link

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Google, Facebook set to squash initial iOS fears, show big revenue jump

Facebook app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo July 27 (Reuters) – Wall Street expects Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) and Facebook Inc (FB.O) to report a surge in digital ad sales this week after smaller rivals showed soaring demand, bolstering expectations that the impact of Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) privacy changes has not yet been felt. Together, Google and Facebook generated about $70 billion in revenue last quarter through… Source link

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Stocks Fall With U.S. Futures on China Selloff: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Global stocks fell with U.S. futures as investors dumped Chinese shares amid a regulatory overhaul in the country. Treasuries climbed. The Hang Seng Index slid 4.2% as speculation swirled that U.S. funds are offloading China and Hong Kong assets. While the losses were more muted in Europe and U.S. futures, the mood was pessimistic across markets. Tesla Inc. and General Electric Co. rose in premarket trading after their earnings beat forecasts. The rout in China is spooking… Source link

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Bitcoin pulls back from highs as Amazon denies payment rumours

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The e-commerce giant denied it was poised to accept bitcoin and other cryptocurencies. Photo: AP Photo/John Locher, File Bitcoin (BTC-USD) has fallen away from recent highs after Amazon (AMZN) denied a report that it was considering accepting cryptocurrencies as payment. Bitcoin and other cryptos rallied on Monday amid speculation that the e-commerce giant was poised to accept digital money. Amazon recently posted a job listing for a “Digital Currency and Blockchain… Source link

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How Yahoo is experimenting with platforms and partnerships to grow its audience

Yahoo is on a mission to drive brand affinity across its portfolio by turning casual readers into fanatics who are willing to spend money with the media company. That strategy has led the company to experiment with new mediums and types of content, as well as new innovative partnerships, said Joanna Lambert, head of consumer at Yahoo. In the latest episode of the Digiday Podcast, she said she wants to reach 900 million monthly, paying users by further enticing them with shoppable… Source link

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Will Pistons take Cade Cunningham No. 1?

The top five looks to be falling into place with Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham the consensus favorite for the No. 1 overall pick (-5000 at BetMGM), although the Pistons reportedly are not locked in on a pick yet and are still looking at Jalen Green and Evan Mobley. This is the deepest and most talented draft class in recent memory and a few players like James Bouknight, Ziaire Williams and Joshua Primo are climbing up draft boards late.  Here’s a look at Yahoo Sports’ projected first… Source link

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Stock futures drift sideways as investors await tech earnings

Stock futures opened little changed Monday evening on the heels of another record-setting session, with investors looking ahead to the start of earnings results from mega-cap technology companies on Tuesday. Contracts on the S&P 500 drifted after the blue-chip index eked out a record closing and intraday high during the regular trading day. The Dow and Nasdaq also closed at records and moved sideways in late trading.  On Tuesday, investors are set to receive quarterly earnings results from… Source link

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