Tag Archives: continue

August begins with investors looking to build on gains following the best month for U.S. equity markets since late 2020. In the week ahead, the July jobs report and a continued flood of corporate results will remain top of mind for investors. Friday’s employment data is expected to show nonfarm payrolls grew by 250,000 in July, while another 150 companies in the S&P 500 are set to report quarterly results in the coming week. Roughly 56% of names in the index have unveiled figures so far. U.S…. Source link

Google is allowing some Android apps to use their own payment systems after getting into battles with both Match Group and Epic Games’ Bandcamp, but the move might be temporary. The company is facing legal action for requiring apps in the Google Play Store to use its billing, and the interim solution Google came up with is to let those apps use their own payments — with a catch. Match Group withdrew its temporary restraining order against Google on Friday, according to TechCrunch, which it… Source link

Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG -1.62% is expected to report strong sales growth despite global economic turmoil, propelled by digital advertising spending in its core search business. Rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, Russia’s war on Ukraine and other factors have weighed on the economic outlook and, analysts say, companies’ appetite to spend on ads. Snap… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Friday, April 1, 2022 After the S&P 500’s worst quarter since 2020, stocks are heading into what has historically been one of the best months for generating returns. Whether that holds this year, however, depends on how traders weigh a string of risks to the outlook. The good news is that the track record for April has been astonishingly strong…. Source link

PHOENIX — Why are bogus Google charges still ending up on credit card accounts across the country? What’s being done about it? We’ve been asking Google and the banks for months. Yet, the scam continues affecting more people. And some of them say they’re having a hard time getting these fake charges removed. “I looked at the balance and was like ‘what’,” says Jeannine Gailey. It’s her Citibank card balance and it’s much higher than what she expected. “I knew I hadn’t spent much money… As I… Source link

As the trade deadline approached for the NFL last November, details emerged from trade talks between the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans that had a clear mandate: For any deal involving Deshaun Watson to advance, the Dolphins wanted the quarterback’s legal issues settled. First and foremost, the 22 civil suits that were pending against the Texans QB in the Harris County Court system. The leaking of an alleged settlement offer from Watson appears to indicate the quarterback was at least… Source link

Some Jacksonville Jaguars fans say they will dress up as clowns to attend Sunday’s season finale against Indianapolis. Yes, clowns. Hats. Silly noses. Big shoes. Makeup. Who knows what? The move is designed to embarrass owner Shad Khan and serve as a protest of sorts for the team’s anemic performances of late, including its current 2-14, controversy-filled season. Trevor Lawrence, the team’s rookie quarterback, won’t be among them, of course. You couldn’t blame him, however, if he… Source link

Jurors completed a sixth day of deliberations without a verdict in the criminal fraud case against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Wednesday, and a docket entry confirming that a sealed 23-minute proceeding took place on Tuesday remained a mystery. Deliberations are scheduled to resume on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at 8:30 A.M. Pacific Time. Federal District Court Judge Edward Davila didn’t reveal why the matter was shielded from public view. Both the government’s lawyers and Holmes’… Source link

On Tuesday, the 644th day of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly two years after it began ravaging American life, more than 100 players in the nation’s two biggest sports leagues were sidelined by the virus. Thirty-six NFL players tested positive on Monday. Dozens more joined them Tuesday, including eight Cleveland Browns. In the NBA, meanwhile, 10 Chicago Bulls and seven Brooklyn Nets are in the league’s health and safety protocols. Practices are being canceled. Team facilities are being… Source link

The investing landscape will likely be much different in 2022 than 2021, but the backdrop is still fertile for more gains on the S&P 500, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman said Tuesday it expects the S&P 500 (^GSPC) to rise 9% to 5,100 by the end of 2022. If achieved, that would mark a 10% total return including dividends. Through Tuesday, the S&P 500 had advanced about 25% so far in 2021.  “The equity bull market will continue,” said David Kostin, Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity… Source link