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Tech leads stocks higher as big earnings week begins

Tech leads stocks higher as big earnings week begins

U.S. stocks gained Monday as investors braced for a jam-packed week of corporate earnings and contemplated the Federal Reserve’s next rate move before officials meet later this month. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) advanced 1.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) jumped about 250 points, or 0.8%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) again led the way higher, rallying 2%. The moves Monday come after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied toward a winning week on Friday, regaining their… Source link

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‘A jolt to alumni’: Rollback of Google data storage leads to frustration at University of Michigan

‘A jolt to alumni’: Rollback of Google data storage leads to frustration at University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MI – Are you a University of Michigan alum? Have scores of videos, presentations and research on your Google Drive from your time as a student? According to a new UM policy, all that data needs to be dumped to fit new storage requirements, or transferred to a new storage bin on your own dime. The new data storage limits, effective Monday, Jan. 16, are 250 gigabytes for active UM affiliates and 15 gigabytes for alumni and retirees, UM officials said. The data refers to all UM Google… Source link

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Georgia’s obliteration of TCU leads to lowest ratings in college football title game history

Georgia’s obliteration of TCU leads to lowest ratings in college football title game history

It appears fans did not feel like watching most of Monday’s College Football Playoff title game between Georgia and TCU, and it’s difficult to blame them. The 65-7 show of force from Georgia on its way to a second consecutive national championship drew only 17.223 million viewers for ESPN’s family of channels, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. That number reportedly makes the Bulldogs’ win the least-watched college football title game since the beginning of the BCS in… Source link

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US STOCKS-Nasdaq leads Wall St higher as interest rate worries ease

US STOCKS-Nasdaq leads Wall St higher as interest rate worries ease

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Amazon up as Jefferies sees easing costs * Alibaba climbs as Ant Group’s Jack Ma to cede control * Macy’s, Lululemon drop on holiday-quarter warnings * Indexes up: Dow 0.39%, S&P 0.85%, Nasdaq 1.52% (Adds details, updates prices throughout) By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar Jan 9 (Reuters) – The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains among the main Wall Street indexes on Monday, boosted by shares of Amazon… Source link

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Brock Purdy easily leads 49ers past Seahawks to clinch NFC West in 7th straight win

Brock Purdy easily leads 49ers past Seahawks to clinch NFC West in 7th straight win

Brock Purdy got the job done once again. Purdy led the San Francisco 49ers to a solid 21-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in just his second start since he replaced the injured Jimmy Garoppolo. The win, which marked San Francisco’s seventh straight, officially clinched the NFC West and got the 49ers a guaranteed spot in the postseason. Purdy surpassed expectations that came with the Mr. Irrelevant title he received in April a second time, just three days after he threw two… Source link

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