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Image Credits: Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images Google is testing a new feature that will place a call to a business on your behalf, wait on hold and then give you a call once a live representative is available, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The new feature, called “Talk to a Live Rep,” would get rid of the need for users to wait countless minutes, and sometimes hours, listening to hold music trying to get connected to a customer service agent. The… Source link

Nikki Haley addresses members of the media on Tuesday near a polling site at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, N.H. (Steven Senne/AP) Nikki Haley made it very clear today that she has no plans to drop out of the Republican presidential race after the New Hampshire primary, regardless of the outcome. Why? Well, her campaign released a 715-word memo explaining that a majority of the states that have yet to hold primaries allow independent voters — who Haley hopes to win over — to take… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]College football scores, updates: Washington holds off Oregon to win Pac-12 championship  Yahoo Sports Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Bitcoin holds ground amid Binance lawsuit, XRP continues run up, U.S. equities dip  Yahoo Finance Source link

Job growth slightly abated in November alongside rising interest rates but reflected stronger-than-expected hiring momentum, even as worries of a recession grow. The Labor Department released the monthly jobs report for November at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday. Here are the highlights, compared to Wall Street estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Non-farm payrolls: +263,000 vs. +200,000 expected Unemployment rate: 3.7% vs. 3.7% expected Average hourly earnings, month-over-month: +0.6% vs. +0.3%… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, December 1, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @SPYJared. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App. For stock market investors, November finished with a bang. A late-day rally on Wednesday swung the Dow into what some will consider… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, December 1, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @SPYJared. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App. For stock market investors, November finished with a bang. A late-day rally on Wednesday swung the Dow into what some will consider… Source link

Here’s how much the average American 60-year-old holds in retirement savings — how does your nest egg compare? Even Americans with only modest retirement funds may be shocked to learn how many people are in desperate straits: as in, they have no nest egg at all. New research by the Federal Reserve shows that an astounding one in four Americans (including the 27% who consider themselves retired) have absolutely nothing saved. And even if you have something tucked away, it may not be enough —… Source link

(Reuters) -BlackRock Inc posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit on Thursday as strong demand for exchange-traded funds and other low-risk products cushioned the hit to fee income from a global market rout. The threat of a recession, rapidly rising interest rates and the Ukraine crisis have slammed both bonds and stocks this year, keeping investors on the back foot in a blow to businesses such as BlackRock. The company’s assets under management (AUM) dropped 16% year-on-year to… Source link

Renowned strategist Tom Lee says inflation could be ‘falling far faster than expected’ — here’s the 1 left-for-dead sector to bet on if that holds true According to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, rampant inflation may not last much longer. “In the past week, we’ve gotten some data that I think really shows inflation could be falling far faster than expected,” the strategist tells CNBC earlier this month. Lee notes the drop in gasoline prices. He also looks at indices that are showing signs… Source link