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I was recently reading comments on a post related to COVID-19, and saw a reply I would classify as misinformation, bordering on conspiracy. I couldn’t help but ask the commenter for evidence. Their response came with some web links and “do your own research”. I then asked about their research methodology, which turned out to be searching for specific terms on Google. As an academic, I was intrigued. Academic research aims to establish the truth of a phenomenon based on… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., lacking the blockbuster deals that have galvanized the billionaire investor’s renown, embraced a “mildly attractive” way to deploy its vast cash pile last year via a record-breaking level of buybacks — and showed little sign of changing course. Most Read from Bloomberg Berkshire bought back a total of $27.1 billion in 2021, the highest annual level since Buffett began more aggressively repurchasing stock in 2018. The buybacks… Source link

The good news for Josh Taylor is that he’ll walk to the ring on Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland, to a hero’s welcome as he prepares to defend his undisputed super lightweight title against mandatory challenger Jack Catterall. The bad news is, there’s going to be plenty of these mandatories popping up in short order, and it’s going to take a heroic effort in order to keep the belts. Normally, the mandatory challengers aren’t the fights fans are itching to see. And with no offense meant… Source link

Iskra Lawrence is a model, entrepreneur, and influencer with nearly 5 million followers on Instagram — but her journey to success was not always an easy one. “As someone who has always been an advocate for self love and self acceptance, it was very challenging [as a model] because I was met with a lot of barriers,” Lawrence told Yahoo Finance during a recent interview. She explained that she was rejected from mainstream agencies for being “too big” and plus-size agencies for being “too… Source link

Join us here for the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit: The Path Forward on Monday, Oct. 25 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET. It will be an all-virtual event hosted live from the Nasdaq in New York’s Times Square and will connect Yahoo Finance’s audience with leaders and influencers in business, finance, cryptocurrencies, health care, public policy, social justice, philanthropy, climate change, and more.  Speakers will examine the new dynamics at work in an ever-changing and increasingly… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger spelled out the cost of his drive to return the world’s largest chipmaker to leadership of the industry and investors weren’t pleased. Shares fell about 9% in extended trading. Most Read from Bloomberg Executives said profitability will suffer during the next few years because of increased spending on the company’s manufacturing technology. Near term, if Intel’s fourth quarter comes in as the chipmaker projects, sales… Source link

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yahoo Finance, a leader in business and financial news, today announced the next two installments in the All Markets Summit event series—All Markets Summit: The Path Forward will take place on Monday, October 25 at 9 a.m. ET and All Markets Summit+: Crypto Investing will take place on Monday, September 27 at 12:00 p.m. ET. All Markets Summit: The Path Forward will be an all-virtual summit hosted live from the Nasdaq in New York’s Times Square and… Source link

Form Energy’s recent announcement about its new iron-air battery could be a major leap forward in the transition to renewable electricity.  “We set out about four years ago to develop the kind of battery that it would take to enable a fully renewable and reliable electric grid,” Mateo Jaramillo, CEO and co-founder of Form Energy and former head of battery development at Tesla, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “A few years later, a lot of hard work, some fantastic breaks going… Source link

Goldman Sachs is getting more bullish on stocks. The Wall Street firm on Thursday upgraded its year-end price target for the S&P 500 (^GSPC) to 4,700, up from the 4,300 seen previously. That new target would represent an upside of nearly 7% from closing prices on Wednesday, and add to what has already been a more than 17% year-to-date gain for the blue-chip index. Goldman also expects the S&P 500 to close out 2022 at 4,900, raising this from a previous target of 4,600. A combination of… Source link

Dogecoin has come a long way since being founded as a joke. The meme coin, as it’s known, has muscled its way into the top eight cryptocurrencies with a market capitalization of USD 26.8 billion. With Doge hovering at USD 0.20, the Dogecoin community has become increasingly bullish on the potential of this meme coin. They are increasingly comparing their favorite cryptocurrency to bitcoin, especially since billionaire Elon Musk showed a preference for Doge, which has fueled a rivalry. Source link