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TipRanks 2 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 8%; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Dividend stocks are always popular. They offer investors a clear path to returns, with regular cash payments and a yield – a return on the original investment – that usually far exceeds bond yields. But not all dividend stocks are created equal, and some offer better opportunities than others. Dividend yield is a key metric. Among S&P listed companies the average yield is only 2%. However, the highest yields… Source link

Bloomberg Barclays Faces Credit Trader Exodus Over Bonus Disappointment (Bloomberg) — Barclays Plc has been hit by a string of departures among senior credit traders in New York and London unhappy that their bonuses failed to reflect the pandemic profit surge.The bank has offered promotions to some employees and given assurances over future pay in an attempt to address their concerns, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing private… Source link

Google Meet is getting video backgrounds Google Google has announced a series of new features for Google Meet, including an option that automatically brightens faces in video meetings. Several of the new features are designed to make you look better. Automatic light adjustment – which is already enabled in the Google Meet mobile app – is now coming to the web app. That means if your face appears underexposed, perhaps because you’re sitting in front of a bright window, the… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The pandemic is on the wrong trajectory after six straight weeks of increased cases, according to a World Health Organization officer, who said “vaccines will not end the pandemic.” India is facing an escalating health crisis, with its second wave of infections hitting record highs. The U.K. urged mourners not to gather following the death of Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, a sign of how longstanding traditions will have to be put aside due to the… Source link

Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg Google’s Android advertising tool is the target of a complaint in France by privacy activist Max Schrems, accusing the tech giant of violating European Union rules by failing to get users’ consent. Google’s software creates an advertising identifier on people’s phones without… Source link

Facade with sign at headquarters of AI driven analytics firm Quantcast in the South of Market (SoMA) … [+] neighborhood of downtown San Francisco, California, November 8, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images Changes in the use of the lowly cookie — a bit of software dropped into a browser that helps advertisers and publishers gather data on consumers’ web activity to better target ads — are having a tidal-wave like effect… Source link

A man is facing 20 years in jail for allegedly refusing to wear a face mask on board a flight before urinating in the cabin. The FBI arrested 24-year-old Landon Grier of Canon City after his flight landed on March 9, according to an affidavit filed in US District Court in Denver. Grier was asked by a female flight attendant “eight to ten times” to put a face covering on but refused and “then began to push and swat her hand away as she tried to gently tap his shoulder to get his… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Pony Ma’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. has been put on notice. Asia’s largest conglomerate was censured by China’s antitrust watchdog on Friday as Beijing expands a crackdown that began with Jack Ma’s online empire. The token fine is just the beginning. China’s top financial regulators see Tencent as the next target for increased supervision after the clamp down on Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co., according to people with knowledge of their thinking. Like Ant, Tencent will probably… Source link

TipRanks Billionaire Ray Dalio Places Bet on 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks When billionaire financier Ray Dalio makes a move, Wall Street pays attention. Dalio, who got his start working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange trading commodity futures, founded the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, in 1975. With the firm managing about $140 billion in global investments and Dalio’s own net worth coming at $17 billion, he has earned legendary status on Wall Street. Summing… Source link

Benzinga What Keystone Pipeline Cancellation Means For Crude-by-rail President Joe Biden’s revocation of the March 2019 permit enabling the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will likely result in more crude-by-rail volumes, according to industry observers. But how much volumes will increase could largely depend on the price that heavy crude oil can fetch in the global market. “The cancellation of the Keystone pipeline project was inevitable once the government changed. Despite its… Source link