Texas Gov. Greg Abbott completely lifted the state’s mask mandate on Tuesday despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich isn’t happy about it. Abbott announced on Tuesday that residents are no longer required to wear a face mask in public and that all businesses can open at full capacity starting next week, according to The Dallas Morning News. Though new case numbers are declining nationally, the pandemic is far from over — and Texas is among the… Source link
Read More »Stock futures open slightly higher
Stock futures opened slightly higher Tuesday evening after sliding during the regular session, as investors weighed optimism over widespread post-pandemic business reopenings against concerns over economic overheating. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Nasdaq futures edged higher after the index closed lower by 1.7% earlier, with technology stocks lagging amid a rotation to cyclical shares poised to benefit from easing stay-in-place orders. Airlines, cruse lines and hotel stocks increased… Source link
Read More »Stock futures open TK after tech-led rally
TipRanks Goldman Sachs Predicts Over 50% Rally for These 2 Stocks Stocks started this year with heft gains, edged back last week, and now are rising again. The big tech giants led the moves, with volatility in Apple and Amazon leading the NASDAQ on its gyrations. The strategy team at investment bank Goldman Sachs have taken notice of the market shakeups, and are working out what it means for investors. According to macro strategist Gurpreet Gill, watching bond yields and stock values closely,… Source link
Read More »Apple’s 270 U.S. stores all open for first time since pandemic began
(Reuters) – Apple said on Monday all its 270 U.S. stores have been opened, the first time in almost a year after it was forced to shutter several outlets because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has been cautious in re-opening its retail stores, using a team that includes medical experts to make its own calls on a county-by-county basis and sometimes shuttering stores again when local rules would otherwise allow stores to operate. The iPhone maker has also expanded its ‘Express’ format, a… Source link
Read More »Stock futures open flat; GameStop, AMC shares surge
TipRanks 2 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ We’re in a volatile period right now, as stocks slipping after starting the year on a strong note. Big Tech, which boomed during the pandemic lockdowns and the move to remote work, is leading the declines. Investors have taken the measure of the vaccination programs, and now, in fueled by both a belief and a hope that economies will soon return to a more normal footing, they are seeking out those stocks that will gain we… Source link
Read More »Stock futures open flat after choppy session
TipRanks 2 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding 10%; RBC Says ‘Buy’ Soaring commodity prices, additional federal stimulus, and government bond yields on the rise are all raising the specter of inflation. Furthermore, there is growing concern that stocks – and tech ones in particular – are now at valuations disconnected from reality. Is the changing macro climate about to send the bull market into retreat? Too early to tell, but it does signal that a more prudent approach to investing might be a… Source link
Read More »Stock futures open higher, shaking off earlier losses
Stock futures opened slightly higher Monday evening, steadying after steep regular-session losses in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. During the regular session, the S&P 500 fell for a fifth straight day for its longest losing streak since February 2020, and the Nasdaq posted its worst day in a month as investors rotated away from growth and tech stocks. Shares of airlines, cruise lines, lodging companies and other service-based beneficiaries of a post-pandemic economic reopening rallied strongly,… Source link
Read More »Google to open first Minnesota office in Rochester, part of Mayo Clinic partnership – Twin Cities
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Internet giant Google plans to open its first Minnesota office in downtown Rochester to serve as a hub for its partnership with Mayo Clinic. The announcement was made Thursday by Joe Miles, Google Cloud’s head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, that the company will move into the Collider Coworking space on the second floor of the Conley-Maass-Downs building. In the announcement, Miles stated that the new office “will give us a physical home in Minnesota, as well as… Source link
Read More »Google to open office in Rochester, Minnesota
It will be the company’s first office in Minnesota. ROCHESTER, Minn. — Google will be opening its first office in Minnesota later this year in Rochester. As part of a partnership with Mayo Clinic, Google will be opening up an office at Collinder Coworking in the Conley-Maass-Downs building in downtown Rochester. “Part of what drew… Source link
Read More »Stock futures point to a slightly lower open
TipRanks JP Morgan Says These 3 Gold Stocks Could Surge 40% (Or More) Let’s talk about gold. The precious metal is the traditional safe haven investment, backed by its use – starting 5,000 years ago – as a reliable store of value. Investors looking to protect their portfolio and secure their wealth traditionally bought heavily into gold, and the price of gold has sometimes been used as a proxy (albeit an inverse one) for general economic health. In a recent report, investment firm JP… Source link
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