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U.S. stocks extended a broad-based rebound Friday, with Wall Street on pace to snap a three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6%, building on back-to-back sessions of gains, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 400 points, or about 1.3%. Technology stocks led the way up, with the Nasdaq Composite climbing 2%. Oil extended a volatile run as prices resumed their climb Friday. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil futures each rose 4% to $86.88 per barrel and $92.84… Source link

U.S. stocks tumbled in a turbulent session Wednesday as fears of combative Federal Reserve policy to rein in inflation continued to weigh on sentiment. [Click here to read what’s moving markets on Thursday, September 1] The S&P 500 sank 0.8%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 280 points, or about 0.9%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6%. A volatile run for stocks in recent weeks has erased much of the summer’s relief rally, with the S&P 500 officially wiping out half of… Source link

On a night when not one of the 10 fights went to the scorecards, it seems somehow appropriate that one of the stars of the night was a guy with the last name Usman. Kamaru Usman is the UFC’s welterweight champion, the pound-for-pound top fighter in the world and one of the greatest MMA fighters in history. His younger brother, Mohammed, doesn’t have his reputation or fame, but he did make a bit of history on Saturday. He knocked out Zac Pauga, a former practice squad member of the Houston… Source link

New Orleans Saints rookie Trevor Penning is having a spirited start to training camp. Penning was kicked out of practice on Wednesday after starting a fight for the third day in a row. The offensive tackle started a fight with defensive lineman Malcolm Roach, who was also kicked out. “We don’t have time for that,” Saints coach Dennis Allen said, via ESPN’s Katherine Terrell. “I sent two guys in today and we’ve got to get our work done. We’ve got to learn as a team how to compete and how to… Source link

3D printed clouds and figurines are seen in front of the Google Cloud service logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 19 (Reuters) – A Google Cloud data center in London faced an outage on Tuesday, according to an update on the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit’s status page, as temperature in the UK soared to a record high. Google Cloud said it was a “cooling related” failure at one of the… Source link

Amazon (AMZN) released the results of its Prime Day 2022 event on Thursday, saying Prime subscribers purchased some 300 million items worldwide during the two-day sales event. That’s a significant uptick from Prime Day 2021 when users bought 250 million items through the retailer. Amazon didn’t release total sales numbers for the event. The company, however, said customers spent $3 billion on small business items during its Support Small Businesses to Win Big sweepstakes, which took place… Source link

The transaction rush is over, so let’s get take-y. Here are the winners and losers from the first few hours of NHL free agency. Winners Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus shocked the hockey world, and probably even itself, by landing the No. 1 free agent on the board and one of the most talented players to exit via free agency in recent history, Johnny Gaudreau. Columbus doesn’t appear to satisfy the main bullet-point on Gaudreau’s offseason agenda, which was apparently to be near family. But what’s… Source link

Amazon Prime Day has officially kicked off and will end within 48 hours at the end of July 13. If you’re a fan of Google hardware, whether it’s Pixel phones, Nest smart thermostats, or Chromecasts, there are plenty of tech gadgets on sale right now at rivetingly low prices. These are our favorites.   The WIRED Gear team tests products year-round. We sorted through hundreds of thousands of deals by hand to make these picks. Crossed out products are out of stock or no longer discounted. Our Source link

Amazon (AMZN) is hosting its annual Prime Day event this week. That means you’re likely scouring the e-commerce giant’s site and app for sales on everything from diapers to doorknobs if you pay the annual fee of $14.99 a month or $139 a year to be a Prime member. But Prime Day isn’t only a major event for shoppers. It’s also an opportunity for scammers hoping to exploit the event’s massive popularity to steal Amazon customers’ data. According to Check Point Research, the… Source link

Amazon Prime Day officially starts on July 12 and runs until the 13th, but early deals are already rolling in across the retailer and its competitors. For example, several Google products are on sale at Amazon and retailers like Target, from the Chromecast With Google TV to Nest Cams. Some items might see further discounts on Prime Day itself, but many have already expired. These are some of our favorites that are currently kicking.  Check out our Amazon Prime Day coverage for more deals… Source link