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Stock futures opened little changed Wednesday evening after another record-setting session, as investors took into account a report pointing to contained inflationary pressures and considered the likelihood of more government spending on infrastructure. Contracts on the S&P 500 hugged the flat line. Both the blue-chip index and the Dow rose to record intraday and closing levels for a second straight session on Wednesday.  One of the latest sources of fuel for equities came after the Labor… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly lower Thursday evening ahead of a key labor market report, which is set to offer a fuller picture of the labor market’s recovery and help inform the next moves for monetary policymakers.  Contracts on the S&P 500 were flat to down slightly as the overnight session kicked off. The blue-chip index closed at a record high on Thursday, shaking off declines from a day earlier. The Dow and Nasdaq also ended in positive territory.  For investors, all eyes on Friday… Source link

Last quarter, Google roared out of the post-pandemic-peak period with a record $17.9 billion in profit, finally joining other tech giants that had been raking it in despite (or perhaps because of) the rise of COVID-19. But Alphabet’s Q2 2021 earnings do it one better — the company just set an all-time record revenue of $61.9 billion this quarter, and record profits for the fourth quarter in a row at $18.5 billion. Some of the numbers the company’s posting today (PDF) are nearly… Source link

Futures rallied in Thursday’s after-hours session, suggesting Wall Street would extend the previous day’s gains — and perhaps test new highs on Friday — after a rough start to the week. On Thursday, stocks notched slim gains in rangebound trading, but managed to stretch an improbable win streak into a third day, as traders struggled to decipher the meaning behind a surprise rise in unemployment. The head-spinning reversal from Monday’s drubbing to Thursday mini-rally was part of the… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly higher Tuesday evening as traders looked ahead to more economic data out Wednesday morning. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were each slightly higher after the indexes set record levels yet again during the regular trading day. Dow futures also ticked up.  The major U.S. stock indexes have moved only modestly so far this week, hovering at or near record levels while traders await more catalysts to push equities higher. Many have pointed to the prospects of… Source link

Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Wednesday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (45-21) 2. Brooklyn Nets (43-23, 2 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (42-24, 3 GB) 4. New York Knicks (37-29, 8 GB) 5. Atlanta Hawks (37-30, 8.5 GB) 6. Boston Celtics (35-31, 10 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Miami… Source link

Google is recruiting people to give feedback for a new consumer-facing medical records tool, Stat News reported on Friday. The company wants to know how people want to interact with information pulled from their medical records. Right now, the company is recruiting around 300 people who use Android devices in Northern California, Atlanta, and Chicago. This is Google’s second attempt at creating a way for people to access their medical records. In 2008, it launched Google Health, which… Source link

Jackie Drees – Monday, April 12th, 2021 Print  | Email Google is in the early stages of a new project that aims to explore and develop a new consumer-facing health records tool for Android users, according to an April 9 STAT report.  Seven things to know:  1. Google launched a user feedback program that aims to assess how patients want to access and share their EHR data. The project could support the development of a medical records tool similar to Apple’s… Source link

Stock futures dipped on Monday, following a session in which the broader market notched new record highs, as traders looked ahead to retail sales data on Tuesday and a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week. During Monday’s regular session, Wall Street rallied in choppy, directionless trading, as investors struggled to balance economic optimism against steadily rising Treasury yields. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by over 100 points and the S&P 500 Index also inched to a new… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 7% A number of factors are coming together in the market picture, and indicate a possible change in conditions in the mid-term. These include increases in commodity prices, specifically, oil prices, which have rallied recently. In addition, the January jobs numbers, released earlier this month, were disappointing at best – and grim, at worst. They, do, however, increase the chance that President Biden and the Democratic Congress… Source link