Bloomberg Fight Between Commodities Giants and Shippers Leaves Seafarers Stuck (Bloomberg) — A standoff between commodities giants and shipping companies is prolonging the labor crisis at sea, with an estimated 200,000 seafarers still stuck on their vessels beyond the expiration of their contracts and past the requirements of globally accepted safety standards. In an effort to keep deliveries of food, fuel and other raw materials on schedule, some of the big commodities firms are avoiding… Source link
Read More »Kyrie Irving to miss 3 games due to ‘family matter’
Kyrie Irving will miss the Brooklyn Nets’ next three games while dealing with a “family matter,” the team announced on Monday. Irving will miss a three-game road trip for the Nets, where they will take on the Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons. It’s unclear specifically what Irving’s “family matter” is. Kyrie Irving will not accompany the team on this week’s three-game road trip (POR/UTA/DET) in order to tend to a family matter. — Brooklyn Nets… Source link
Read More »Stock futures open higher, extending earlier gains
TipRanks Analysts Say ‘Buy the Pullback’ in These 3 Stocks The savvy investor knows that the best time to buy is when a stock is priced low – it’s just the old game of ‘buy low and sell high,’ the age-old advice on how to make money. But with the S&P at near record levels, it’s hard to tell when a stock is priced low. The key is just to take them as individuals. The stock market is the world’s greatest real-time experiment in averaging over large mass numbers. The markets as a… Source link
Read More »The 5 worst things people are doing with stimulus checks, Suze Orman says
The 5 worst things people are doing with stimulus checks, Suze Orman says More than 90 million American households have now received their third stimulus checks. The $1,400 checks, which are part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief bill, are expected to help recipients cover immediate household expenses and pay down debt. And given that many qualifying households are receiving additional checks for dependents — that is, children and non-working adults – a large number of… Source link
Read More »Google Cloud Hires Intel Vet Uri Frank To Design Server Chips
Google Cloud has hired Intel engineering veteran Uri Frank to lead new server chip design efforts as part of the cloud service provider’s increasing investments in custom silicon. The Mountain View, Calif.-based cloud vendor announced Monday that it was “doubling down” on custom chips as “one way to boost performance and efficiency” in its servers, expanding beyond the work it has done in introducing the Tensor Processing Unit, the Video Processing Unit and the open-source… Source link
Read More »No. 13 Wright State delivers largest upset
No. 13 Wright State buried two 3-pointers in the final minute to deliver the NCAA women’s basketball tournament its first major first-round upset in nine years. The Raiders eked out a 66-62 win against No. 4 Arkansas on Monday in the Alamo Region in its third ever appearance in the tournament. The No. 13 seeds were 6-100 all-time against No. 4 seeds before Wright State’s victory, per the ESPN broadcast. The last 13-4 upset was in 2012 when Marist toppled Georgia. Only one team seeded lower… Source link
Read More »Buy, Sell, or Hold the Latest From Dick’s Sporting Goods and Google Nest?
Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) launches a new apparel line aimed at taking on Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU). Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google unveils the newest version of the Nest Hub. In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill is joined by Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker to share why he’s buying, selling, or holding these topics as well as the BEACH stocks. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool’s free podcasts, check out… Source link
Read More »Google Cloud hires Intel veteran to head its custom chip efforts
There has been a growing industry trend in recent years for large-scale companies to build their own chips. As part of that, Google announced today that it has hired long-time Intel executive Uri Frank as vice president to run its custom chip division. “The future of cloud infrastructure is bright, and it’s changing fast. As we continue to work to meet computing demands from around the world, today we are thrilled to welcome Uri Frank as our VP of Engineering for server chip design,” Amin… Source link
Read More »Stocks mixed, tech stocks rebound as Treasury yields retreat
undefined Stock traded higher on Monday as technology stocks rose to recover some of last week’s declines. [Click here to read what’s moving markets heading into Tuesday, March 23] The Dow turned positive even as shares of component companies JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) lagged. Bank stocks, industrials and other cyclical shares including small caps underperformed, giving back some recent gains. Technology shares outperformed after another week of declines last week, and the… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Joins The Ecommerce Race With An Online Shopping Market 03/22/2021
Yahoo, which last year started working with Walmart to allow customers to shop within Yahoo Mail, is delving even further into ecommerce. The Verizon Media brand will launch an online marketplace called Yahoo Shops, later this year, according to Yahoo Life. Shoppers can buy products directly via reviews, editorial roundups … Source link
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