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Suze Orman worries about a market crash — here’s what you should do As stock markets continue setting records, fallout from COVID-19 continues to create problems for the economy. That clash has worried investing experts, including Suze Orman, who’s gone so far as to say she’s now preparing for an inevitable market crash. And a famous measurement popularized by Warren Buffett — known as the Buffett Indicator — shows Orman might be onto something. Here’s an explanation of where the… Source link

If you have the right skills, finding a job in the surging cryptocurrency field may be as easy as ordering a McDonald’s Big Mac from a drive-thru. But that doesn’t mean you should jump on any opportunity. With the crypto job shortage continuing as investment banks such as J.P. Morgan and other players outside of financial services seek out key talent, job seekers are in the driver’s seat right now.  Neil Dundon, founder of Crypto Recruit (which provides job placement services for the crypto… Source link

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk recently spoke out regarding the energy consumption of bitcoin (BTC-USD) and other cryptocurrency mining operations, questioning the sustainability of current levels of power consumption and emphasizing the importance of adopting renewable energy sources.  However, Don Vo, CEO of VBit Technologies, told Yahoo Finance Live that he believes Musk is wrong about the issue. “I think Elon Musk is wrong, or maybe he’s just setting up a story for his front and his future… Source link

Foot Locker (FL) is prepared to ride the coattails of serious momentum at key vendor Nike, analysts contend.  On Thursday evening, Nike reported record sales in North America for its fourth fiscal quarter. Sales surged 141% from last year, and 29% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 (pre-pandemic). Digital sales soared 147% from the fourth quarter of 2019. Jordan brand sales rose an impressive 31% to $5 billion in Nike’s just completed fiscal year. Shares of Nike exploded 15% on Friday as… Source link

Google’s G logo. Stephen Shankland/CNET An update to the Google app appears to be causing a lot of frustration for… Source link

Evgenia Parajanian / Getty Images/iStockphoto More and more support has been developing for a fourth — and possible fifth — stimulus check amongst members of Congress. See: Child Tax Benefits Will Start Hitting Accounts July 15Find: New Stimulus Perk Helps Pay for Your WiFi and Laptop In a letter to President Joe Biden, seven members of the influential Ways and Means Committee have joined fellow members of Congress who support additional stimulus checks. It claims that that the American… Source link

It’s a common sight: Ads from that time you Googled flights to Cancún, or visited Nike to look for new running shoes, following you around the Internet. Much of that tracking is made possible by cookies — little bits of code that jump off websites and lodge themselves in your browser, allowing new sites you visit to see where you’ve been before. Facebook and Google, the two most profitable advertising companies in history, use cookies to show ads across the Web based on info gathered… Source link

As bitcoin (BTC-USD) holds above $40,000, investors are laser-focused on the price gyrations, attempting to divine the next big move. One former trader at the New York Stock Exchange is demonstrating how technical analysis is ideally suited to analyzing and predicting cryptocurrency price movements. At a recent Yahoo Finance Plus webinar, Capital2Markets president Keith Bliss, explained to attendees that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies don’t lend themselves to traditional fundamental… Source link

Soaring home prices made you house-rich? Here’s how to make the most of it The U.S. real estate market is often depicted these days as a place where the dreams of first-time homebuyers go to die. But it can be easy to forget (or ignore) just how positive an impact homeownership has on Americans lucky enough to survive the gauntlet. Thanks to escalating home prices, approximately 46 million homeowners were sitting on a record $7.3 trillion in equity at the end of 2020, according to mortgage… Source link

Lordstown Motors (RIDE) looks like one hot uninvestable mess right now, plainly put.  But the rollercoaster of a ride for beleaguered investors (what is left of them, anyway) is likely far from over.  Lordstown Motors said Monday that CEO and founder Steve Burns and CFO Julio Rodriguez have resigned. Angela Strand — its lead independent director — will assume the CEO position until a permanent leader is found. Becky Roof — an outside hire with extensive finance function experience —… Source link