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Where smoke surrounds LeBron James, there is always fire, and the Los Angeles Lakers are burning. Whenever James has been dissatisfied in his career, whether he tells us directly or lets anonymous sources do the informing, whispers become louder right before a momentous change reverberates around the NBA. We have seen James spin this cycle through Cleveland, Miami, back to Cleveland and now in Los Angeles. It should come as no surprise, then, that James has made headlines during the NBA’s… Source link

Fast-growing Austin software maker Digital Turbine says a partnership with technology giant Google will give it even more opportunity to continue expanding. Under the agreement, Digital Turbine says it will be able to use Google’s enterprise and cloud solutions to build products for Android devices and expand its footprint in the Android mobile ecosystem..  Digital Turbine develops mobile apps for wireless carriers and makes a mobile platform that connects advertisers with operators and… Source link

Fossil fuel companies and firms that work closely with them are among the biggest spenders on ads designed to look like Google search results, in what campaigners say is an example of “endemic greenwashing”. The Guardian analysed ads served on Google search results for 78 climate-related terms, in collaboration with InfluenceMap, a thinktank that tracks the lobbying efforts of polluting industries. The results show that over one in five ads seen in the study – more than 1,600 in total… Source link

Market participants are trying to make sense of the recent stock market volatility. They want to know why it happened, why was there a significant drop in so many growth stocks, and was this recent sharp pullback just a shakeout before a year-end rally or the start of a bigger correction? Of course, no one knows the answer to the last question, but I’m leaning towards a year-end rally for the following reasons. Technicals – During the recent drop, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite found… Source link

Petrol prices have forced the government to resort to extreme measures. Photo: Getty Energy markets have stayed in focus as the most volatile factor in markets on Tuesday in London, as the price of oil per barrel headed above $80 for the first time in around three years.  Brent Crude (BZ=F) was 1% higher, to trade at $80.34 (£58.75) at the opening bell in London. Crude (CL=F) was also up around 1% to trade at $76.27.  The fuel supply crisis has forced the UK government to draft in the army… Source link

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has turned to familiar Democratic faces in the final days of a campaign to keep his job.  President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Senator Elizabeth Warren have all lent their voices to give the embattled governor a boost against a Republican-led effort to remove him from office. But if Newsom emerges victorious on Tuesday, he may have some big name tech executives, particularly Netflix (NFLX) co-founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings to thank. With a… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin surged close to $40,000 as a flurry of short-covering intensified a rally apparently sparked by speculation over Amazon.com Inc.’s involvement in the crypto industry. A job posting from the retail giant seeking an executive to develop the company’s “digital currency and blockchain strategy” stirred questions among analysts over whether the move could eventually lead to Amazon accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment. As the largest digital token gained on the… Source link

TipRanks Nio vs. Tesla: Investors on the Fence The race for global EV supremacy is on, and growth investors have quite the range of options to choose from in the EV sector. The adoption of EVs is set to continue to accelerate over time. The EV sector is expected to grow at a CAGR of 29% from 2021 to 2026. As such, growth investors have flocked to both Tesla (TSLA) and Nio (NIO) as the beneficiaries of this incredible growth catalyst. Now, the question most investors have on their minds is:… Source link

Bloomberg Real Estate Investors Desperate to Spend $250 Billion Hoard (Bloomberg) — Investors with a record hoard of money to finance distressed commercial real estate are finding themselves in a tough spot: There’s nowhere to spend it.The massive wave of defaults expected after the coronavirus shuttered offices, hotels and stores last year has so far failed to materialize. Now, as the U.S. economy swings from pandemic lows to a vaccine- and stimulus-induced rebound, the window of… Source link

TipRanks 3 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ A new year, a new addition to the stock portfolio – what can make more sense than that? The right time to buy, of course, is when stocks are priced at the bottom. Buying low and selling high may be a bit hackneyed, but it’s true, and truth has staying power.But the markets are up. The NASDAQ rose 43% in 2020, and the S&P 500 showed a gain of 16%. With a market environment like that, finding stocks that are caught in… Source link