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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Large Language Model(LLM) Market To Witness the Highest Growth …  The Northwestern Examiner Source link

The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates Wednesday by a quarter percentage point, bringing its benchmark rate to a new range of 4.50% and 4.75%, the highest level since October 2007. In its statement on Wednesday, the central bank acknowledged the slowdown in inflation as the Fed continues to assess the impact its interest rate hikes have had on consumer prices over the last year. The 25 basis point rate hike marks a further slowdown in the Fed’s pace of rate increases after the… Source link

Google Search recorded the highest traffic in its 25-year history during the FIFA World Cup yesterday, CEO Sundar Pichai tweeted. Google effectively became an information hub for the final, a strong contender for the best in FIFA men’s history. With records already smashed for group stage and Round of 16 matches, it’s also likely to be the most watched final in history once figures are released.  Search recorded its highest ever traffic in 25 years during the final of #FIFAWorldCup , it was… Source link

Despite inflation cooling down a bit in August, up 8.3%, Americans can still expect to pay up on their next trip to the grocery store. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August Consumer Price Index (CPI), the overall cost of food rose 11.4%, with the food-at-home category, groceries, up 13.5% year-over-year. For the overall food category, that’s the highest increase since May of 1979, but for the food-at-home category, that’s the largest increase since March of 1979, according to… Source link

Mortgage rates hit their highest point since November 2008 this week, crushing homebuyer demand. The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 5.89% from 5.66% the week prior, according to Freddie Mac. Rates have surged nearly three-quarters of a point in just three weeks and are now over 2.5 percentage points higher than the start of this year. Elevated borrowing costs and inventory shortages have pushed inflation-struck homebuyers to the sidelines, while those who remain in the market are… Source link

Average annual percentage rates (APR) for new credit cards have reached a record high. The average bank card borrowing rate in America in June rose to around 20%, revealing a steep increase of about 6% compared to the pre-pandemic average credit card rate of 14.87% in 2019. “Credit card interest rates are basically the highest they’ve ever been. I’ve been watching credit card rates on a monthly basis for more than a decade now. And it’s the highest that they’ve been since I’ve… Source link

U.S. equity markets endured a gnarly first quarter. All three major indexes logged their worst performance in two years as rising interest rates, geopolitical tensions and supply-chain disruptions dampened investor sentiment. But even against that backdrop, Wall Street pros stayed bullish on stocks. According to new data from FactSet, analysts had the most Buy ratings on stocks in the S&P 500 as a percentage of their total ratings during February and March in over a decade. Of 10,821 ratings… Source link

U.S. stock futures drifted slightly lower Tuesday evening after a regular session rally, as investors cheered upbeat developments on discussions between Russia and Ukraine. Contracts on the S&P 500 traded flat to slightly lower. The blue-chip index rose for a fourth consecutive day and closed at its highest level since January earlier Tuesday, unwinding some losses for the year-to-date. Technology stocks led the way higher and helped pull the Nasdaq Composite up by nearly 2%. The CBOE… Source link

U.S. consumer prices rose at their fastest rate in nearly four decades in December, with inflationary pressures rippling through the economy as supply chain bottlenecks persisted alongside elevated demand.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December Consumer Price Index (CPI) posted a 7.0% year-over-year increase at the end of 2021 in the fastest increase since 1982. This matched consensus estimates, based on Bloomberg data, but accelerated from November’s 6.8% increase. On a month-over-month… Source link

Working the way we once did will never be the same thanks to COVID, and the result can be seen everywhere from fast-food restaurants to the shops at the mall. Companies are having trouble hiring people, and the labor shortage is big news everywhere –– which presents a major problem as the busy holiday season draws closer. Some affected companies are taking an innovative approach to lure people back, offering everything from tuition assistance to free Teslas. While some of these tactics… Source link