TipRanks 3 Monster Growth Stocks That Can Charge Forward in 2021 With 2020 winding down, there’s a growing belief that 2021 is going to be a growth year for the stock markets. The US elections have returned a divided government, one unlikely to have the broad majorities – or the broad support – needed to enact wide-ranging reform legislation from either the right or left, and that bodes well for the economy generally.The COVID vaccines are entering distribution, and while new anti-virus… Source link
Read More »Suze Orman’s financial survival tips until the vaccines take hold
Suze Orman’s financial survival tips until the vaccines take hold COVID vaccines have arrived and have slowly started rolling out in the U.S. Meanwhile, the virus is spreading out of control and threatening Americans’ health and financial well-being. Suze Orman says consumers need to buckle down and become “warriors.” But the personal finance author, TV personality and podcaster acknowledges that it’s not easy, as jobs disappear amid new lockdowns, markets gyrate and retirement savings are… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin Faces Regulatory Scrutiny After Record-Breaking Rally
(Bloomberg) — It’s been a tough year by all accounts. But for Bitcoin, 2020 has been a marvelous time. The cryptocurrency almost quadrupled, surpassing $20,000 for the first time as it notched record after record. The diehards cheered it as an inflation hedge in an era of unprecedented central bank largesse. Wall Street veterans from Paul Tudor Jones to Stanley Druckenmiller blessed it as an alternative asset, adding to the rally. And companies like MicroStrategy Inc. and Square Inc. moved… Source link
Read More »Foot traffic at Domino’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut tumble by more than half during COVID-19
The fast food industry’s pivot to digital and take-out has come with material benefits — but it’s come at a cost to foot traffic, according to recent data. In-person visits at fast food chains nationwide are still dramatically lower than before the onset of COVID-19, according to Gravy Analytics, a location intelligence platform. Those findings dovetail with similar data showing the pandemic — which sparked widespread lockdowns that forced many food and beverage establishments to… Source link
Read More »Search engine start-ups try to take on Google
A new batch of search engine start-ups positioning themselves as potential rivals to Google is hoping that growing regulatory pressure will finally reverse two decades of the search giant’s dominance. The latest challengers include Neeva, launched by two former Google executives, and You.com, founded by Salesforce.com’s former chief scientist, as well as Mojeek, a UK-based start-up with growing ambitions to build its own index of billions of web pages. Though their odds… Source link
Read More »Piece of Great Pyramid Found in Scotland May Unlock Major Mystery
Sean Gallup When we think of Egypt we think of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Standing 455 feet tall, the largest of the Giza pyramids was built by the Pharaoh Khufu in the third millennium B.C., and has been a must-see tourist destination for the past 2,500 years. The popularity of this ancient tomb is matched only by the bafflement it inspires in its beholders. For hundreds of years, scientists and archaeologists have speculated about the ancient technologies used to build such a large… Source link
Read More »China financial regulators urges Ant Group to set ‘rectification’ plan swiftly
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s financial regulators urged Ant Group on Sunday to outline a concrete plan as soon as possible to meet regulatory demands and fully understand the seriousness of the “rectification” work it needs to perform. The central bank, banking, securities and foreign exchange regulators urged Ant to rectify illegal financial activities, including in its credit, insurance and wealth management businesses, and regulate its credit rating business to protect personal information,… Source link
Read More »James Harden posts 44 points in Rockets’ opener vs. Blazers
Even when pushing for a trade, James Harden can drop numbers like no one else. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) It’s hard to say what the on-court expectations are for a player making his debut after several weeks of trying to force his way out of an organization while openly partying at clubs during a pandemic, but it seems safe to declare that James Harden exceeded them in the Houston Rockets’ season opener. The Rockets star dropped 44 points and 17 assists in his first game with… Source link
Read More »Liberty beats Coastal Carolina in Cure Bowl
Liberty ruined No. 12 Coastal Carolina’s undefeated season on Saturday night. The Flames blocked a game-tying field goal attempt from Coastal Carolina’s Massimo Biscardi in overtime to beat the Chanticleers 37-34 in the Cure Bowl. Liberty finishes the season at 10-1 while Coastal Carolina finishes the year at 11-1 after missing out on the College Football Playoff and a berth in a New Year’s Six bowl. Liberty fumbled while trying not to score Liberty should have won in regulation. The Flames… Source link
Read More »Ryan Fitzpatrick leads Dolphins to wild victory over Raiders
In a wild final 10 minutes, the Miami Dolphins benched their quarterback, committed a critical defensive penalty and allowed an 85-yard TD. And they won, 26-25, saving their playoff hopes in what has been a miraculous season, moving their record to 10-5. The Las Vegas Raiders, who fell to 7-8, appeared to be ready to beat Miami and remain in the playoff race after Daniel Carlson’s field goal gave them a 25-22 lead with 19 seconds left. But the Raiders committed a terrible face mask penalty… Source link
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