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U.S. stock futures hugged the flat line Monday evening after a record-setting session, with the prospect of strong earnings results helping fuel a rise to all-time highs for the major equity indexes. Each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq ended the session at record closing levels. The financial sector outperformed with big banks poised to be the first major companies out the gate to report second-quarter results, with JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) reports on deck Tuesday morning…. Source link

Stock futures drifted sideways on Tuesday to hold near record levels, as traders prepared to return to a relatively sanguine session following a holiday weekend in the U.S.  Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq hugged the flat line. Each of the major indexes jumped to fresh record highs on Friday, propelled by a June jobs report that reflected a healthy pace of recovery in the labor market but that did not suggest an overheating economy.  Oil prices climbed amid a breakdown in… Source link

The price of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency declined again on Friday. Photo: Liu Junfeng/Costfoto/Sipa USA Bitcoin (BTC-USD) looked set to register a weekly price decline, as the world’s biggest cryptocurrency lost value yet again on Friday morning. Bitcoin was down 1.4% against the dollar in early trade to reach $33,067 (£24,042). The early weakness raised the prospect of a third straight day of price declines for bitcoin, which is now below the $34,294 mark it started the week at. Other… Source link

Google today is launching a new suite of resources for people struggling with food insecurity across the U.S. The project includes the launch of a new website, “Find Food Support,” that connects people to food support resources, including hotlines, SNAP information, and a Google Maps locator tool that points people to their local food banks, food pantries and school meal program pickup locations, among other things. In an announcement, Google explains how the Covid-19 pandemic… Source link

The latest installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise is widely expected to rev up the domestic box office in ways “Cruella” and “In the Heights” could not. Lukewarm receptions for the latter films puts “F9” in the hot seat — especially with Hollywood desperately searching for evidence that fans are ready to come back to the movies after COVID-linked lockdowns forced them to shut down. “This is the first big movie that we are seeing in this post-pandemic world, which has this huge… Source link

The Central American country plans to use bitcoin as a parallel legal tender alongside the US dollar, which has also been touted as a remittance currency for Salvadorans overseas. Photo: Jose Cabezas/Reuters The price of Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose for a third consecutive day on Friday after El Salvador revealed that it would officiate the cryptocurrency as legal tender on 7 September. The Central American country plans to use bitcoin as a parallel legal tender alongside the US dollar, which has… Source link

A sign is seen at the entrance to the Google retail store in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, U.S., June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google could face its biggest regulatory threat, with EU antitrust regulators set to open a formal investigation into its lucrative digital advertising business before the end of the year, said people familiar with the matter. It would mark a new front by the EU competition enforcer against… Source link

UFC president Dana White gave a hearty thumbs up Wednesday to Jon Jones’ announcement that he’d hired former Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer as his new adviser. Schaefer was brought on board to help facilitate a bout between Jones and heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. White, though, said that if Ngannou-Jones happens, it will be down the road. He said Ngannou will make the first defense of his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis in Houston, likely in August. But White… 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. Sunday’s final standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (49-23) 2. Brooklyn Nets (48-24, 1 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, 2 GB) 4. New York Knicks (40-31, 8 GB) 5. Atlanta Hawks (40-31, 8 GB) 6. Miami Heat (40-32, 9 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Boston… Source link

Google is going to start enrolling all of its users in two-step verification, if they haven’t set it up already. Will it come as a shock to some? Sure. But that’s fine; the surprise will fade away, leaving accounts that are much more secure than they were previously, especially for those people who use easy-to-guess passwords or, worse, reuse the same passwords for all of their services. But why wait? There’s no reason you can’t start using Google’s two-step verification today…. Source link