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‘Deja vu all over again’ for semiconductors as picture worsens: Deutsche Bank

‘Deja vu all over again’ for semiconductors as picture worsens: Deutsche Bank

Semiconductor stocks are down big this year, and Deutsche Bank is warning about more weakness. The bank’s Q3 semiconductor industry preview, titled “Déjà vu all over again,” highlighted “fears of fundamental deterioration leading to very bearish investor positioning,” adding that “we expect 3Q earnings season to yield more pervasive signs of weakness, as the well-known issues in Consumer areas (PCs, Handsets, etc.) will likely spread to at least more forthcoming admissions of uncertainties… Source link

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Google now lets you search for things you can’t describe — by starting with a picture

Google now lets you search for things you can’t describe — by starting with a picture

You like the way that dress looks, but you’d rather have it in green. You want those shoes, but prefer flats to heels. What if you could have drapes with the same pattern as your favorite notebook? I don’t know how to Google for these things, but Google Search product manager Belinda Zeng showed me real-world examples of each earlier this week, and the answer was always the same: take a picture, then type a single word into Google Lens. Today, Google is launching a US-only beta of… Source link

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FedEx just painted a disturbing picture of the job market

Do a read through of the disappointing earnings report out of FedEx on Tuesday night and you get the sense non-farm payrolls reports for the rest of 2021 may surprise economists to the downside.  The problem (one that may be getting worse, per FedEx)? Finding humans to accept jobs in a very tight labor market even at higher rates than what the specific job would have paid months ago.  “The impact of constrained labor markets remains the biggest issue facing our business as with many other… Source link

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New study paints dire picture for unmasked, unvaxxed students

A new study on COVID-19 transmission done by researchers at Georgia Tech University and North Carolina State University paints a dire picture for students who go to school unmasked and unvaccinated. Model findings from the study found that in a 500-student school, an additional 70% of elementary school students may be infected with COVID-19 within three months without masks and 40% of elementary school students may be infected within three months with masks. Vaccinated middle and high schools… Source link

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Coastal Carolina left out of playoff picture

Coastal Carolina emerged as the darling of this college football season, with mullets flowing from their helmets, a swashbuckling ethos and an undefeated season that captured the country’s attention. Coastal Carolina is in just its fourth season of FBS football. And the school will play in its first-ever bowl game, the Cure Bowl, against Liberty in Orlando on Saturday. But the conclusion of the Coastal Carolina’s 11-0 season brought with it some of the cruel realities that accompany the… Source link

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‘Fake Melania’ conspiracy theory resurfaces after Marine One picture

A picture of the US First Lady has sparked the resurgence of a conspiracy theory that Donald Trump uses a body double to stand in for his wife. The hashtag #FakeMelania started trending on Twitter at the weekend after a picture emerged of Melania Trump boarding Marine One on the south lawn of the White House en route to the presidential debate in Nashville. In the picture, the First Lady is wearing sunglasses but internet observers pointed out that her smile and teeth looked somewhat different… Source link

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