U.S. stocks traded mixed on Monday as investors awaited signs of a further rebound in corporate profits with the start of second-quarter earnings season this week. The Dow dropped to pull back from Friday’s record closing high. The S&P 500 also hovered just below an all-time high. The Nasdaq gained to reach a new record intraday high, however, as technology stocks outperformed. The 10-year Treasury yield steadied around 1.35%, recovering after dipping to a five-month low of below 1.3% last… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Sports doesn’t like Tigers’ chances
Despite the amount of talent the 2021 Clemson football team will possess, Yahoo Sports doesn’t like the Tigers’ chances of advancing past the CFB Playoff semifinal round for a second-straight season. Yahoo Sports posted bowl projections for the 2021 season and had Clemson making it to the CFB Playoff, but nothing more. The publication had Clemson in the Orange Bowl taking on the Oklahoma Sooners. On the other side of the bracket, it was Alabama and Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. The end… Source link
Read More »Virgin Galactic files for $500 million stock sale, shares tumble
(Reuters) -Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc on Monday filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock, a day after the company completed its first fully crewed test flight into space with billionaire founder Richard Branson on board. Shares in Virgin Galactic reversed premarket gains of 8% to trade down nearly 12%, wiping off more than $1 billion from the company’s market capitalization following the share sale announcement. The sale would account for up to 4% of Virgin Galactic’s… Source link
Read More »Yahoo or Yeehaw? You know the answer ….
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News While all whoops of joy are welcome around town, a look at Stampede history shows “yahoo” has been the favoured choice for many a year. Author of the article: Monica Zurowski • Calgary Herald Publishing date: Jul 12, 2021 • 11 minutes ago • 5 minute read • Join the conversation Harry the Horse, the official mascot for the Calgary Stampede, has an easy answer when it comes to whether yahoo or yeehaw is the best… Source link
Read More »TAAL Announces Support of Security of the Bitcoin SV Blockchain
TORONTO, July 12, 2021 /CNW/ – TAAL Distributed Information Technologies Inc. (CSE: TAAL) (FWB: 9SQ1) (OTC: TAALF) (“TAAL” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated blockchain infrastructure and service provider for enterprise, announced today that TAAL will contribute its resources in support of the Bitcoin Association’s mandate to build a regulation-friendly ecosystem that fosters lawful conduct while encouraging digital currency and blockchain innovation. TAAL Distributed Information… Source link
Read More »Google to fight EU antitrust fine at court hearing from Sept. 27 – sources
A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo BRUSSELS, July 12 (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google will seek to overturn a record 4.34-billion-euro ($5.15 billion) EU antitrust fine at a five-day hearing in September at Europe’s second-highest court, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission in its 2018 decision said Google had used its popular Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals,… Source link
Read More »Google to fight EU antitrust fine at court hearing from Sept. 27 – sources
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google will seek to overturn a record 4.34-billion-euro ($5.15 billion) EU antitrust fine at a five-day hearing in September at Europe’s second-highest court, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission in its 2018 decision said Google had used its popular Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals, an… Source link
Read More »Has Apple stock peaked?
An impressive run in Apple’s stock over the last four weeks has left it vulnerable to a short-term pullback, warns one veteran chart watcher. “Apple is just as overbought as it was in early September of last year just before it rolled over in a significant way,” said Matt Maley, Miller Tabak chief markets strategist. “So it looks like it will need to pullback and digest its gains before it takes a run at breaking above its January all-time highs.” Apple’s relative strength index (RSI) —a key… Source link
Read More »Musk tells court he dislikes being Tesla CEO as SolarCity trial opens
By Tom Hals and Sierra Jackson WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Elon Musk insisted in court on Monday he does not control Tesla Inc and said he did not enjoy being the electric vehicle company’s chief executive as he took the stand to defend the company’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity. The lawsuit by union pension funds and asset managers alleges the celebrity CEO strong-armed Tesla’s board into wasting the company’s assets to buy SolarCity, which was running out of cash. Musk at the time… Source link
Read More »ByteDance Said to Have Met With Officials Over Data Security
(Bloomberg) — TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is working to ensure it complies with data security requirements after meetings with government officials over the issue earlier this year, a person familiar with the matter said. The Chinese tech giant, whose apps also include TikTok’s Chinese twin Douyin and the news aggregator Toutiao, had kicked off initial preparations for an IPO of its domestic assets, Bloomberg News reported in April. ByteDance’s considerations about going public had been… Source link
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