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The World Health Organization’s decision to encourage those who are fully vaccinated to wear masks as a result of the highly transmissible Delta variant is “a good idea,” according to University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix’s Dr. Shad Marvasti. “We don’t want to wait until after the fact and get caught with this thing already ahead of us when we know that masks work,” Marvasti told Yahoo Finance Live. “To put this in context, the Alpha variant, which originated out of… Source link

Google’s latest AirPods competitors, the Pixel Buds A-Series, get a big price cut and a slightly more comfortable design. The new Bluetooth earbuds take a cue from Google’s cheaper but great A-Series phones, cutting a few features to cost £100 (US$99) – a full £80 cheaper than their predecessors. Not that you would know the A-Series were any cheaper. The earbuds have the same design as 2020’s Pixel Buds, complete with low-profile fit and subtle “G” branding. The flexible silicone… Source link

(Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) AFP via Getty Images That Google is the dominant force in web and mobile search won’t surprise you. What might, though, is that roughly two thirds of the searches on Google never leave the search results page. That is, the searchers get what they are looking for without leaving Google. These are called “no-click” or “zero-click” searches. The percentages vary a bit depending on device, geography, and the precise definition of… Source link

The furniture and home decor business boomed in 2020 as people stuck at home spruced up their spaces, or relocated to new spaces entirely. The continuing strength in housing means the growth can continue, says the CEO of Overstock.com.  “First, we have a workforce trend with people moving to different places in the country. That’s good for the furniture industry,” Jonathan Johnson told Yahoo Finance Live.  The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a Great American Migration: More than 7 million… Source link

When it’s all said and done, Chipotle’s latest price increase will probably be just another catalyst for the stock price. The burrito and salad bowl joint disclosed Tuesday that it recently raised menu prices by 4% to compensate for higher labor costs, fueled in large part by worker shortages sweeping across the country. It’s an issue Chipotle (CMG) has chosen to address by lifting the average hourly wage for workers to $15 an hour, explained Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol on Yahoo Finance… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Gold will surge to fresh highs in the next year, but investors seeking currency alternatives as global debt balloons should look to Bitcoin, according to a $7.5 billion hedge fund. Both are likely to rally even as the Federal Reserve moves to taper asset purchases, said Troy Gayeski, co-chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager at SkyBridge Capital. The two are frequently compared by investors, with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers saying cryptocurrencies… Source link

Say what you will about him, Logan Paul is not a stupid young man. He’s already a multi-millionaire because of his social media savvy, and on Sunday, he’s going to add millions more to his bank account by doing something he’s not very good at. You have to be brilliant to pull that off, and Paul has done it. He’s going to receive a paycheck larger than many boxing legends ever received when he fights Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in the main… Source link

Is more transparency from Google a good thing?; Wednesday’s daily brief Your privacy means the world to us. We share your personal information only when you give us explicit permission to do so, and confirm we have your permission each time. Learn more by viewing our privacy policy.Ok Source link

TipRanks 2 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding 7%; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Let’s talk about defending your portfolio. It’s a common impulse for most investors, when the economy starts to turn sour. We’re in a growth phase now, with economic activity rebounding strongly from the corona-crisis shutdowns, and with reopening getting into full stride, economists are predicting up to 8% GDP expansion this year. But there are clouds on the horizon. Inflation is rising, and the April jobs report was,… Source link

On Thursday, President Joe Biden traveled to Ohio to make the case that the economy is headed in the right direction. “We’ve turned the tide,” he told the crowd in Cleveland. Shortly afterward, during an appearance on Yahoo Finance Live, one of his top economic advisers acknowledged that in areas like inflation and in the labor market, “there’s going to be some bumps in the road” as the economy continues to right itself following the pandemic. However, National Economic Council… Source link