The U.S. job market is poised for a rapid slowdown as economic growth cools, Goldman Sachs warned in a new report. “We continue to expect that the slowing economy will lead job growth to fall sharply to 150k/month in 2022H2 and to 60k/month in 2023, causing the unemployment rate to gradually rise to 3.8% at end-2023 and 4.0% at end-2024,” Goldman Chief Economist Jan Hatzius said. “We see risks around this forecast as two-sided, reflecting elevated risk of a recession that would cause greater… Source link
Read More »‘A uniquely dangerous tool’: How Google’s data can help states track abortions
Figures from Google, one of the most prolific collectors of location data, show that the company received 5,764 “geofence” warrants between 2018 and 2020 from police in the 10 states that have banned abortion as of July 5. These warrants demand GPS data showing which mobile devices were present in a specified area during a particular time period, and can help investigate individuals who were present at crime scenes or other locations of interest. Google doesn’t specify what alleged… Source link
Read More »James Harden tells Sixers ‘sign who we [need] to sign and give me whatever is left over’ with new deal
LOS ANGELES — Superstar NBA guard James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers are still ironing out the final details of a one-plus-one contract that will see him take a $15 million discount. But Harden said he is “locked in” with the Sixers and eager to get to work. In an exclusive interview with Yahoo Sports on Sunday, the 10-time All-Star revealed why he was willing to sacrifice financially for the betterment of the team, he touched on the offseason additions, discussed where he’s at… Source link
Read More »Rory McIlroy’s hope turns to heartbreak again
The Rusacks Hotel in St. Andrews stands right alongside the 18th fairway, with a gorgeous view of one of the most famous finishing holes in golf. The McIlroy family stayed there all week, and every morning, Rory McIlroy would look out his window and see the imposing yellow scoreboard that loomed over the 18th green. The banner along the front of the grandstands read EVERYTHING HAS LED TO THIS. For someone who hasn’t won a major in eight years, it seemed like a literal sign that this was his… Source link
Read More »SOS: Oh, the humanity, or lack thereof in Google, Meta customer ‘help’ | Just Ask Us
Editor’s note: This SOS column is one in an occasional series highlighting companies that prove themselves unresponsive, unhelpful or uninterested in explaining themselves. Tech giants Google and Meta offer a lot of online, automated help for customers who run into trouble with their products. But good luck finding an actual, named human employee to do what the machines can’t (or won’t). Chris Hornung, 70, formerly of rural Verona, emailed SOS in March to say YouTube had… Source link
Read More »What to know this week
The stakes are high on Wall Street this week as quarterly earnings seasons heats up with key results expected from companies including Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), and Twitter (TWTR). Investors reeling from Wednesday’s CPI data may be dealt another blow if corporate financials show meaningful profit slowdowns, with higher costs, rising interest rates, and a potential slowdown in consumer spending all themes to watch. S&P 500 companies are expected to grow earnings at an estimated annual… Source link
Read More »Google Play Store replaces app permissions with developer-reported information
Earlier this year, the Google Play Store launched a new data privacy section that relies on developers to disclose the information their apps collect. But as pointed out by Esper senior editor Mishaal Rahman (via Ars Technica), this may mean that Google will no longer display a verified list of permissions it automatically gathers from each app, giving developers full control over what they choose (or don’t choose) to disclose to users. When Google first announced the new data privacy… Source link
Read More »China Is Pariah for Global Investors as Xi’s Policies Backfire
(Bloomberg) — After drawing foreign capital into China’s markets for years, President Xi Jinping is now facing the risk of a nasty period of financial de-globalization. Investors point to one main reason why: Xi’s own policies. Most Read from Bloomberg Money managers once enticed by China’s juicy yields and huge tech companies now say reasons to avoid the country outweigh incentives to buy. They cite everything from unpredictable regulatory campaigns to economic damage caused by strict… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Sunday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Sunday marks the final day of games before the MLB All-Star break. There are 13 games on the DFS slate. That doesn’t include the Peacock game between the Blue Jays and the vaccinated members of the Royals, nor does it include either Los Angeles team, both of which have Sunday off. Still, you’ll have plenty of options for your lineups. Here are my recommendations. Pitching Logan Webb, SF vs. MIL ($45): Webb simply does not allow… Source link
Read More »Murmurs rise of some semiconductor gluts
One trend this earning season in the semiconductor industry has sparked murmurs of gluts — at least in some parts of the industry. The results from companies like Micron (MU) to Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) have led analysts to wonder if chip companies may be facing a so-called toilet paper moment in the coming months. Chip demand has slowed due to global economic downturn after a year when these companies did everything they could to ramp up production. However, a close observer of the… Source link
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