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By Sarai Rodriguez December 10, 2021 – A new collaboration between Google and The Commons Project Foundation will provide over 150 million Americans access to the digital version of their COVID-19 vaccination records by using SMART Health Cards via Android. According to The Commons Project, the SMART Health Cards make vaccine verification easier by allowing Android users to save their digital vaccine records as a shortcut on… Source link

Stock futures traded mixed Wednesday morning as investors digested a set of mixed corporate earnings results from more major retailers.  Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were slightly higher, while the Dow pointed to a lower open. Tesla (TSLA) shares extended gains in early trading after jumping 4% for their first rise in four sessions on Tuesday. Peloton (PTON) shares dipped after surging by nearly 16% on Tuesday in its best day since May 2020, after the company announced a secondary… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Cryptocurrencies fell on Tuesday, with Bitcoin briefly dipping below $60,000 and Ether touching its lowest level this month, in a broad-based retreat from recent record highs. Most Read from Bloomberg The largest digital token dipped as much as 8.2% to $58,661, the biggest intraday drop since Sept. 24. Second-ranked Ether tumbled more than 10%. Global crypto market cap has dropped some 10% in the past 24 hours to $2.7 trillion, according tracker CoinGecko. “After several days… Source link

Stocks on Monday extended a record-setting streak of gains on Wall Street, opening at new highs as traders looked ahead to a slew of new inflation data and earnings results in the coming days. At the opening bell, the Dow, S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq all notched fresh highs, carried by last week’s momentum when all three major indexes jumped to their best levels ever. Optimism over a batch of strong corporate profit reports, a better-than-anticipated October jobs report and a Federal Reserve… Source link

Stock futures opened little changed Wednesday evening to hold near record highs, with investors contemplating the the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin paring back some of its monetary policy support as the economic recovery progresses further. Earlier during the regular session, each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq set record intraday and closing highs yet again, with the Fed’s latest monetary policy decision compounding with optimism over a slew of stronger-than-expected quarterly… Source link

The fall IPO calendar is heating up, with a slew of hotly-awaited companies, such as Rivian and InstaCart, on deck to list. Yet it’s already been a banner year for equity raises via the IPO process in the U.S. — on track to beat last year’s record.  As of the end of September, 19 companies raised more than $1 billion via IPOs on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange. The top five are Coupang (CPNG), which raised $4.6 billion, DiDi Global (DIDI), which raised $4.4 billion, Bumble (BMBL),… Source link

Jeff Arview had been kicking around in different jobs. An Army veteran who served in Iraq, after he was discharged he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and fell into addiction, which led to arrests. Moving on and getting a job was a challenge. “Even though I was a veteran, because of that criminal history, I was unable to gain employment, which made it really tough,” Arview said. At times, he fell into homelessness. Arview is far from alone. The unemployment rate among formerly… Source link

Stocks dipped on Tuesday, with the major indexes on track to close out August trading with another monthly gain.  The S&P 500 was slightly lower, pulling back after the Conference Board’s closely watched monthly report on consumer confidence fell more than expected in August amid the Delta variant’s spread. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq had set fresh record intraday and closing highs during Monday’s trading day, powered higher by a jump in heavily weighted Big Tech stocks.  The S&P 500 is… Source link

Facebook, Google and Twitter and other technology companies are being asked to hand over records on efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the deadly Capitol attack. Letters sent out Friday by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 violence seek internal reviews, data and communications about social media posts. The House Select Committee is seeking records on policy changes social media companies made, or failed to make, to address the spread of misinformation, violent… Source link

Stocks fell on Monday, pulling back from record levels as geopolitical and growth concerns weighed on risk appetite.  The S&P 500 declined just after market open after logging yet another record high on Friday. The Dow and Nasdaq each also dipped, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell back below 1.3%. U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil futures sank by more than 1% to trade around $67 per barrel.  The moves came as jitters over the pace of global economic growth and risks to the… Source link