Stocks could drop 20% when Fed fights inflation: hedge fund founder

Inflation fears already roiled the market this week with the Nasdaq falling nearly 2%, but one hedge fund founder is sounding the alarm over a potential 20% collapse that could be sparked by the Federal Reserve signaling an end to accommodative pandemic-era monetary policy later this year. Satori Fund founder Dan Niles recently told Yahoo Finance that this week’s hotter-than-anticipated inflation data coupled with other central banks around the world already coming off their easy money… Source link

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Stocks dip, extending last week’s declines as inflation jitters linger

Bloomberg The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything (Bloomberg) — A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up. Mattress producers to car manufacturers to aluminum foil makers are buying more material than they need to survive the breakneck speed at which demand for goods is recovering and assuage that primal fear of running out. The… Source link

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Google I/O 2021: How to Watch Livestream, Keynote Timings, What to Expect

Google I/O 2021 livestream is set to kick off on Tuesday, May 18. The search giant has decided to host the annual event virtually this year — after cancelling its last year’s version due to the coronavirus outbreak. Historical records show that while Google I/O is aimed at developers building new apps and stuff based on Google’s technologies, the I/O keynotes have become more of a consumer show. Google is likely to follow that pattern and host this year’s keynote with announcements ranging… Source link

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How to Fix Common Service Area Business Issues in Google My Business

When it comes to Google My Business’s rules and guidelines there is a lot of room for improvement. Yes, they have rules written down, but those guidelines are vague in many areas and contradictory in spots. That makes things confusing for even the smartest marketer or business owner. Trying to understand some of GMBs guidelines is almost like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube in a dark room. And the rules pertaining to Service Area Businesses (SABs) seem to be the most confusing. In this… Source link

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these retailers will now let you shop without a mask

Shopping for a new outfit or enjoying a cup of coffee outside of one’s home is about to start resembling life before the COVID-19 pandemic.  Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surprised corporate America (and reportedly President Joe Biden) by saying those who are fully vaccinated are allowed to go maskless in most places. That includes indoors.  The CDC has put America’s biggest companies in a tough spot seeing as the decision does not override state and local… Source link

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Want to use Google Trends for your business? Here’s what you need to know

QUESTION: I’ve been told several times that Google Trends is a great business tool. Can you elaborate? ANSWER: Google is by far the most used search engine with well over 90% of global search traffic, with over 3.5 billion searches processed every day. Each search is executed based on the words entered, which allows Google to understand trends as they happen or on a historical basis. Google also includes searches performed on YouTube in the Trends tool. This rich database of ‘keywords’… Source link

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Analyzing MLB pitchers’ strong and slow starts

Entering Week 8 of the MLB season, let’s use CSW (my favorite quick and dirty stat) to identify pitchers whose strong (or slow) starts appear real (or not). I used 250 pitches thrown as the qualifying threshold. The Good CSW Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers (No. 1 in CSW) He leads all starters by a significant margin, as if you needed further proof his ridiculous start was real. He finally walked his first batter of the season during his return from the IL last week, but a 58:1 K:BB line will… Source link

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Are You Prepared for Google’s Core Web Vitals?

No matter how hard I try, I always put thing off until my back is up against a wall and I have little to no time left to get it done. As Thomas Jefferson said: Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Well, I guess I’ve seldom heeded Mr. Jefferson’s advice and it appears that many marketers and business owners are falling into the same trap when it comes to the newest update from Google. About a year ago, Google let us know that they were planning on a major update to their… Source link

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France embraces Google, Microsoft in quest to safeguard sensitive data

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) – Some of France’s most sensitive state and corporate data can be safely stored using the cloud computing technology developed by Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft, if it is licensed to French companies, the government said on Monday. The remark, part of strategic plan laid out by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and two other ministers, acknowledges U.S. technological superiority in the field and contrasts with previous calls from European politicians for… Source link

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France embraces Google, Microsoft in quest to safeguard sensitive data

Some of France’s most sensitive state and corporate data can be safely stored using the cloud computing technology developed by Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O), if it is licensed to French companies, the government said on Monday. The remark, part of strategic plan laid out by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and two other ministers, acknowledges U.S. technological superiority in the field and contrasts with previous calls from European politicians for fully homegrown… Source link

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