A judge in California ruled Friday that Google has to face a class action lawsuit that claims the search giant secretly collects data from users even when they’re using its private “Incognito” mode, Bloomberg reported. Three users filed a complaint last June alleging Google has a “pervasive data tracking business,” and its tracking persists even if users take steps to protect their private information, such as using incognito mode in Chrome, or private browsing in Safari and… Source link
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TipRanks Raymond James: These 3 Stocks Are Poised to Surge by at Least 50% In a recent note on the state of the stock markets, Raymond James equity strategist Tavis McCourt points out a series of policy factors that are playing a role in the current market volatility; the situation is more complex, perhaps, than most of us have been willing to admit. McCourt notes permutations of the SLR rule, political dynamics on the Senate Banking Committee, and the regulatory atmosphere towards potential… Source link
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The Guardian Undocumented Texans are reeling from last month’s storm – and they’re cut off from federal aid After four years of family separations and deportations, many are reluctant to seek help after the natural disaster Austin Texas Musicians distrubute Fema emergency diaster relief boxes to residents affected by the winter storm crisis. Photograph: Sandy Carson/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Weeks after a deadly Arctic blast walloped Texas, Maria still didn’t have reliable water at… Source link
Read More »Meghan Markle claims the royal family was concerned about how dark Archie’s skin would be
Meghan Markle nearly left Oprah speechless in an interview that aired on CBS on Sunday, when she made not-so-veiled allegations of racism within the royal family. Meghan, who is of mixed race, claimed that when she was pregnant with her and Prince Harry’s first child, Archie, a member of the family expressed concerns to Harry about the possibility of their child having a dark skin tone. On top of that, Meghan said she and Harry were told that Archie, the first person of color born into the… Source link
Read More »Another 745,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims
Weekly unemployment claims ticked up last week but by a smaller than expected margin, picking up slightly after reaching the lowest level since November during the prior week. The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics included in the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended February 27: 745,000 vs. 750,000 expected and a revised 736,000 during the prior… Source link
Read More »Texas electricity firm files for bankruptcy citing $1.8 billion in claims from grid operator
The Guardian A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved The fossil fuel industry is using the same playbook to fight city climate plans around the country People wait in long lines at HEB grocery store in Austin, Texas, on 17 February. Photograph: Montinique Monroe/Getty Images When the city of Austin drafted a plan to shift away from fossil fuels, the local gas company was fast on the scene to try to scale back the ambition of the effort. Like many cities… Source link
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TipRanks 2 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ We’re in a volatile period right now, as stocks slipping after starting the year on a strong note. Big Tech, which boomed during the pandemic lockdowns and the move to remote work, is leading the declines. Investors have taken the measure of the vaccination programs, and now, in fueled by both a belief and a hope that economies will soon return to a more normal footing, they are seeking out those stocks that will gain we… Source link
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Bloomberg This Crypto Kid Had a $23,000-a-Month Condo. Then the Feds Came. (Bloomberg) — Stefan Qin was just 19 when he claimed to have the secret to cryptocurrency trading.Buoyed with youthful confidence, Qin, a self-proclaimed math prodigy from Australia, dropped out of college in 2016 to start a hedge fund in New York he called Virgil Capital. He told potential clients he had developed an algorithm called Tenjin to monitor cryptocurrency exchanges around the world to seize on price… Source link
Read More »Stormy Daniels claims Trump made confronting bedroom ultimatum
The most unlikely of duos have teamed up for a podcast episode to reveal, among other things, the romantic pillow talk of Donald Trump. Former porn star Stormy Daniels appeared on a recent episode with a man she effectively helped put in prison – Trump’s disgraced former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who was jailed for illegally paying hush money to Daniels from campaign finances. Ms Daniels (real name Stephanie Gregory Clifford) claims she had a sexual affair with Trump in 2006 and 2007,… Source link
Read More »Some $200 billion lost in fraudulent unemployment claims during pandemic: expert
TipRanks The 5G Revolution Could Send These 3 Stocks Higher We’ve got a full month of 2021 behind us now, and a few trends are coming clearer. The coronavirus crisis may still be with us, but as vaccination programs expand, the end is in sight. With President Trump out of the picture, and the Democrats holding both Houses of Congress and the White House, politics is looking more predictable. And both of those developments bode well for an economic recovery this year. Looking back, at the… Source link
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