Bloomberg Biden Sanctions Russia, Restricts Buying New Debt After Hacking (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden ordered fresh sanctions on Russia, including restrictions on buying new sovereign debt, in response to allegations that Moscow was behind a hack on SolarWinds Corp. and interfered with last year’s U.S. election.The new measures sanction 32 entities and individuals, including government and intelligence officials, and six Russian companies that provide support to the Russian… Source link
Read More »Quadruple Witching Moves Jump-Start Stock Market Volume
(Bloomberg) — Equity traders frustrated by recent sleepy volumes are getting a big liquidity boost. Stock transactions spiked Friday amid a quarterly event colloquially known as quadruple witching, when options and futures on indexes and equities expire. As of 11:05 a.m. in New York, volume on S&P 500 stocks was 24% above the average for that time of day over the past 30 sessions as the benchmark almost erased an earlier loss of 0.7%. The event usually brings single-day volumes that rank… Source link
Read More »BRCC offering Google program to help jumpstart new careers
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Blue Ridge Community College is offering a Google IT certificates program that is geared to help folks get a starting point into a technology career. The program also includes an employer consortium of over 130 companies committed to those who complete the certification for related entry-level roles. “We need more technicians out there in the IT field. If anybody thinks they’re good at actually figuring things out and working with technology, this would be… Source link
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