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Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 1999, Yahoo! acquired Broadcast.com for $5.7 billion. Where The Market Was: The Dow finished the day at 9,832.51. The S&P 500 finished at 1,293.72. What Else Was Going On In The World? In 1999, Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) purchased U.K. supermarket chain ASDA. The U.S. saw its first cases of the West Nile virus. The average annual U.S. income was… Source link

The Telegraph ‘It needs to be penalised’: Scourge of slow play clouds golf again As thousands of golfers returned to courses across England on Monday, a familiar row erupted amid the fallout to Sunday’s painfully slow WGC Dell Match Play conclusion. In the third consecutive all-American final, Billy Horschel recovered from an early deficit to beat Scottie Scheffler 2&1 at Austin Country Club and secure first prize of £1.3 million. Horschel had earlier beaten France’s Victor Perez 3&2 in the… Source link

If you prefer using Google Maps over Apple Maps on your iPhone or iPad, it’s useful to know that you have the ability to manage how long your map search history is stored on Google’s servers. This article shows you how. When you start typing the name of somewhere in Google Maps, the app throws up suggestions of your recent searches for places and directions, which can be useful if you visit certain locations often. Sometimes the suggestions are for places you don’t intend to return to… Source link

If you’re using “incognito” mode on the Google browser, you might think, or even be led to believe, you’re browsing history and internet visits are private and not being tracked. That is not true. No matter where you go online, if you’re using the Chrome browser, you are being followed. Source link

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Bloomberg RBA’s Lowe Pushes Back Against Market, Sending Yields Lower (Bloomberg) — Reserve Bank of Australia chief Philip Lowe pushed back against bond markets pricing in an earlier tightening of monetary policy, sending the currency and yields lower as he reiterated that interest rates are unlikely to rise until at least 2024.“Over the past couple of weeks market pricing has implied an expectation of possible increases in the cash rate as early as late next year and then again in… Source link

For two years, Dak Prescott gambled on himself. And for two years, the Dallas Cowboys sat across the table and bet against their starting quarterback and the mushrooming pay scale that surrounded him. On Monday, the impasse was broken. Or if we’re searching for a more accurate descriptor, Prescott smashed it. The 27-year-old QB achieved a four-year, $160 million deal that essentially makes him the highest paid player in NFL history (based on his contract value at signing) and sets Prescott… Source link

In honor of International Women’s History Month, Yahoo was thrilled to invite designer and illustrator, Jade Douglas to reimagine the Yahoo Logo. Inspired by the many unique experiences women face, Jade’s positive take on life helped inform the airy, illustrated nature of the redesigned logo. Coming from a creative home she was always encouraged to pursue her artistic nature and as a woman working in the technology industry, she was particularly inspired by the topic. “Every woman’s… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google to stop targeting ads based on browsing history  FOX 35 Orlando Source link

After phasing out third-party cookies, Google won’t track you as you visit different sites, the company says. Stephen Shankland/CNET … Source link