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U.S. stock futures descended early Monday as unrest in China over the nation’s restrictive COVID controls weighed on global sentiment and Wall Street returned from a holiday weekend. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) sank 0.8%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 185 points, or 0.5%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were off by 0.9%. The moves come after an up week of modest gains for stocks. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, the Dow 1.8%, and the… Source link

Week 12 Waiver-Wire Pickups: Available Sleepers in Most Yahoo Leagues 0 of 4 Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Week 12 got underway on Thursday with a trio of Thanksgiving games. Some fantasy managers were thankful for point-stuffed performances from players like Amon-Ra St. Brown and CeeDee Lamb, while others were left hungry for a big bounce-back on Sunday. And with several key injuries this week, some managers will be scrambling to make late additions to their lineups. There are… Source link

U.S. stock futures pulled back in early trading Monday as Wall Street barreled into a holiday-shortened trading week. Equity and bond markets will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday and end trading at 1 p.m. ET on Friday. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) sank 0.5%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 80 points, or 0.2%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) declined 0.8%. Shares of Disney (DIS) roared 9% pre-market after the media giant made… Source link

In recent years Russian internet company Yandex has expanded its maps with high definition 360 degree aerial photos of Latvia. As reported by LTV programme De Facto, some of those photos may have been taken in violation of restrictions imposed in the country. The photos taken 100-200 m off the ground feature not just the most popular tourist destinations but also railway hubs, bridges, hydroelectric power plants and communication towers. For example, approximately 50 photos were taken from… Source link

DOHA, Qatar — FIFA president Gianni Infantino launched an extraordinary, scathing defense of Qatar and the 2022 World Cup at a Saturday news conference, during which he targeted the “hypocrisy” of Western critics and used whataboutism to defend the host country’s record on human rights. Infantino, speaking for the first time in months on the eve of the tournament, addressed the most frequent criticism of this World Cup by comparing the current state of workers’ rights, LGBTQ rights… Source link

DOHA, Qatar — FIFA president Gianni Infantino launched an extraordinary, scathing defense of Qatar and the 2022 World Cup at a Saturday news conference, during which he targeted the “hypocrisy” of Western critics and used whataboutism to defend the host country’s record on human rights. Infantino, speaking for the first time in months on the eve of the tournament, addressed the most frequent criticism of this World Cup by comparing the current state of workers’ rights, LGBTQ rights… Source link

U.S. stock futures pointed to modest gains at Friday’s open as investors neared the end of a turbulent trading week marked by mixed retail earnings and a chorus of hawkish Fedspeak. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.6%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added about 135 points, or 0.4%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were up by 0.8%. Treasury yields continued their ascent, with the benchmark 10-year not back above 3.8% and the… Source link

NEWS RELEASE: OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ANNOUNCES HISTORIC $391.5 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH GOOGLE OVER LOCATION TRACKING PRACTICES Posted on Nov 14, 2022 in Latest Department News, Newsroom Honolulu – The State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection announced today that Hawaii, along with 39 other states, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate… Source link

U.S. equity futures rose modestly in pre-market trading Monday as investors geared up for another week of potentially stock-moving events: the Nov. 8 midterm elections and October consumer price data. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) each gained roughly 0.4%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were up by roughly the same margin after the index posted its worst weekly loss since January. A batch of downbeat corporate news has… Source link

  U.S. stock futures moved lower in the early trade Wednesday as a two-day rally spurred by the better-than-feared start to earnings season lost steam. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.3%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked down 60 points, or 0.2%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were off by 0.3%. Netflix (NFLX) was in the spotlight following a big earnings beat Tuesday afternoon that included 2.41 million in new subscribers –… Source link