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(Bloomberg) — Investors are looking beyond a looming global recession and they see one country – and its financial markets – emerging strongest on the other side. US stocks and bonds will lead the way out of the current wave of market turmoil, according to respondents in the latest MLIV Pulse survey. Meanwhile they reckon it’s close to an even bet as to whether the UK economy or the euro area will fall into a slump first. About 47% of the 452 respondents expect the UK to win that… Source link

On September 12, Google began rolling out its second broad core algorithm update this year – the September 2022 core update. We are now several days into the update, and Google has decided to roll out another algorithm update before it is complete – the September 2022 product reviews update. So we felt it was safe to look at the impact of the September 2022 core update at this time, as the September 2022 product reviews update is now rolling… Source link

Food delivery giant DoorDash is doubling down on its global ambitions, even as the delivery space faces steep declines from its pandemic highs. In an interview with Yahoo Finance at the Collision Conference, Co-Founder and CTO Andy Fang explained what the company’s recent $3.5 billion acquisition of Finnish delivery company Wolt meant for them down the road. “With the partnership with Wolt, I think we’re going to be able to fast forward those ambitions,” Fang said, adding: “People ask us,… Source link

While many economists agree a recession is likely coming in 2023, Wall Street veteran and Bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz has just given one of the most dire outlooks yet. “The economy is going to collapse,” Novogratz told MarketWatch on Wednesday, adding, “We are going to go into a really fast recession, and you can see that in lots of ways.” Novogratz, chief executive of crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, gave the interview just before the Federal Reserve raised rates by 0.75… Source link

KFC (YUM) is continuing its partnership with rapper (and Kentucky native) Jack Harlow. On Tuesday, the fast food chain announced the new “Jack Harlow Meal,” which will drop at KFC locations nationwide beginning June 6. The combo meal, hand-selected by Harlow himself, includes the brand’s spicy chicken sandwich, mac & cheese, secret recipe fries, a side of ranch, and a lemonade. “From releasing ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’ and now launching my own meal at KFC, I’m having a super blessed… Source link

Traders are betting the Federal Reserve’s 0.5% rate increase today is far from its last this year. Fed funds futures are pricing in hikes of varying sizes for the next five meetings, and Fed officials themselves have endorsed that view — and suggested again today in their statement — that increases will continue. But what if the U.S. economy isn’t strong enough to withstand those rate increases and the Fed is forced to stop? “The Fed was too slow to act when the economy was growing,… Source link

The Google app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register DAKAR, March 18 (Reuters) – A subsea cable owned by Google (GOOGL.O) that promises to double internet speeds for millions in Africa arrived in Togo on Friday, the company said, the latest step in a multi-year project to provide cheaper access to users across the continent. The Equiano cable, the first of… Source link

Oil prices are perched at 14-year highs, which has also driven a gallon of regular gas above $4, stoking new inflationary fears and pressuring already sticker-shocked consumers. And with the U.S. now moving to curtail Russian oil imports — and leaning on allies to do the same — as punishment for invading Ukraine, it’s not just the absolute price level that has market watchers concerned. “It’s just the speed of this move [that’s] concerning because it wipes out people in certain areas,”… Source link

Google has begun rolling out a new fast emergency dialer (FED) feature designed to help users traveling internationally quickly access police, fire, and medical services, 9to5Google reported. The dialer was reportedly first seen last year through the Pixel’s emergency app, but Google confirmed to Android Police that FED is currently rolling out to a wider release. Accessing the Fast Emergency Dialer when your phone is unlocked will vary by device Though it’s designed for international… Source link

When Michael Jordan retired at the height of his popularity, the NBA soon learned a hard truth. It had no heir to Air Jordan, no emerging superstar prepared to step into Jordan’s high tops and drive revenue and viewership. In 1998, a record TV audience tuned in to watch Jordan’s “Last Dance” Chicago Bulls capture their sixth and final NBA title. In 1999, the NBA no longer had Jordan to sell and ratings for the Finals plummeted to an 18-year low. The NBA’s post-Jordan ratings decline… Source link