In a big win for Democrats, Senate passage of the Inflation Adjustment Act brings the bill to the House, where the bill is expected to pass. If all goes as planned, the legislation could be in front of President Biden to sign in as little as a couple weeks. For the automotive industry, a big piece of the legislation is the expansion of the $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs (electric vehicles), in which the cap on automakers to qualify for the credit — which currently is at 200,000 vehicles… Source link
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In 2020, we had to consider a lot more than football before making any picks. Last year it became foolish to make any bets early in the week, not knowing which players would be out by Sunday due to COVID-19. Figuring out who would be in or out was more important than any other factor. Through the first 14 weeks of this season, there were some cases of players missing games on the COVID-19 list, but nothing like last season. This week seems like 2020. There were outbreaks for multiple NFL… Source link
Read More »Google Confirms New Android Threat: Millions Of Users Affected
Android has 2.5 billion users around the world and they all need to be on high alert after Google confirmed millions of users have been affected by dangerous new scams that came directly from the Play Store. Google Android 12 Google MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Critics Explain Why You Should Quit ChromeBy Gordon Kelly The news comes following an investigation by Avast. The security specialist found 151 Google Play store-approved apps masquerading as games, custom… Source link
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By Laura Vogel If you work in retail, food service, warehouses, or health care, your newest co-workers may be robots, not human. Automation is replacing many of the roles done by people. Robots don’t need breaks, don’t form unions, and can work without stopping. Read on to find the details of automation replacing workers who can get sick with COVID or age out of the workplace. A self check-out kiosk at a Miami Beach store. (Getty Images) CASH REGISTERS / SUPERMARKETS Self-checkouts are a… Source link
Read More »How Bitcoin Could Be Affected by February’s Positive Jobs Report
Jobs in the U.S. rose by 379,000 in February, far above the general consensus of 185,000 to 200,000 jobs, coming in much better than January or December’s report. The U.S. added a revised 117,000 out of 105,000 expected jobs in January and lost a revised 306,000 jobs in December. In February the unemployment rate fell from 6.3% to 6.2%. Related: Soaring Prices for Enjin, FLOW and Rarible Reveal Risks of ‘NFT Marketplace’ Tokens The positive report could create more volatility in the U.S…. Source link
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TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 2 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Today, we’re looking at two small-cap biotech firms whose stocks have struck a rut. Each company has hit a recent clinical setback that sent the share price falling, erasing previous gains and sending it back down to low levels. Setbacks of this sort are not uncommon in the biotech industry, and in fact highlight the risk and speculative nature of the industry. So what should investors do, when a stock collapses? Is this a… Source link
Read More »Whatsapp to stop working on 1 Jan: Are you affected? – Yahoo Finance Australia
Bloomberg Stocks, Equity Futures Climb; Dollar Edges Lower: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures pushed higher with most Asian stocks Monday after President Donald Trump signed a coronavirus stimulus package. The dollar ticked lower with Treasuries.S&P 500 contracts climbed as the White House confirmed that Trump had approved the combined $2.3 trillion Covid-19 relief and government funding package. Shares advanced in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dipped… Source link
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