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Why Wall Street set new records on the same day COVID cases did: Morning Brief

Why Wall Street set new records on the same day COVID cases did: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, December 30, 2021 What COVID-19 ‘on our terms’ means for the market, and everyone else Another day, another shattered record of COVID-19 infections in the United States — and yet another set of new milestones in the Dow (^DJI) and S&P 500 (^GSPC), as Santa Claus continues to bestow gifts on Wall Street. One of the aforementioned records… Source link

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Google’s settlement of Street View privacy case OK’d on appeal

Google’s settlement of Street View privacy case OK’d on appeal

Google Street View cameras are seen on a vehicle proceeding up Yonge Street in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Street View vehicles improperly collected Wi-Fi data Google settled claims with class of millions of people Agreed to pay internet privacy interest groups, but not class members The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are… Source link

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Santa hasn’t forgotten Wall Street but beware 2022’s ‘landmines’: Morning Brief

Santa hasn’t forgotten Wall Street but beware 2022’s ‘landmines’: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, December 23, 2021 The rally’s intact, but for how much longer is anyone’s guess The Santa Claus Rally hasn’t been derailed after all. The North Pole’s jolliest resident — battling his way through the Omicron surge, a hawkish Federal Reserve, weaker consumer spending and the apparent demise of President Biden’s signature domestic… Source link

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Wall Street tumbles as new COVID variant fans lockdown fears

Wall Street tumbles as new COVID variant fans lockdown fears

U.S. stock futures slumped Friday, with global markets rattled by a new coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa, which fanned concerns that new growth-crushing lockdowns could be imposed.  Trading volumes were low due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., which could be could contributing to the volatility. However, major benchmarks indicated a rough opening on Wall Street’s abbreviated post-Thanksgiving session. Dow futures contracts (YM=F) plunged 800 points, or 2.5%, while… Source link

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Wall Street is starting to get antsier about inflation — and Fed rates: Morning Brief

Wall Street is starting to get antsier about inflation — and Fed rates: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Investors are more worried about inflation than the Fed seems to be Amid the market’s debate over whether inflation will prove transitory or permanent, closely tracked indicators, such as bond yields, are sending us mixed signals about the future. That in part is because the real economy is also fighting through… Source link

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Stock futures drift higher as Wall Street eyes better-than-expected jobs report

Stock futures drift higher as Wall Street eyes better-than-expected jobs report

Stock futures rose Friday morning as traders eyed the Labor Department’s October jobs report, which showed a better-than-expected pick-up in payroll growth and another improvement in the unemployment rate.  Contracts on the S&P 500 advanced. A day earlier, the blue-chip index rallied to a record high, logging a sixth straight record close as technology stocks advanced. The Nasdaq also jumped amid the broad move higher in tech shares, while the Dow closed lower for the first time in six… Source link

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Memory lanes: Google’s map of our lives | Google Street View

Memory lanes: Google’s map of our lives | Google Street View

I am leaning against a wall outside my secondary school in my home town of Canterbury, waiting for my mother to pick me up. She is late, as usual. I rest my head on the stone wall, which is obsidian smooth with the occasional sharp edge. I can feel a flinty knuckle of rock pressing into the base of my skull. I shift uncomfortably in my non-regulation high heels and watch the other parents come and go. I am irritated and worried I won’t have enough time to finish my GCSE coursework that… Source link

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US STOCKS-Wall Street closes higher as earnings reports soothe investor fears

US STOCKS-Wall Street closes higher as earnings reports soothe investor fears

(Updates closing prices, adds sector and volume details)    * Healthcare sector gains with earnings boost from Anthem, Abbott    * Verizon up on customer growth,    * IBM falls sharply in late trade after revenue miss    * Dow up 0.43%, S&P up 0.37%, Nasdaq down 0.05%    By Devik Jain, Shreyashi Sanyal and Sinéad Carew    Oct 20 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow climbed on Wednesday with the Dow hitting an intraday record high as investors eyed better than expected… Source link

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4 Steps to Remove Your House From Google Street View​

4 Steps to Remove Your House From Google Street View​

“When they can say, ‘Hey, you have a red Subaru with the scratch on the side,’ something they’ve seen in Google Street View, they’ve found something to gain your trust,” Sileo says. He says the only upside of having your home visible on Google Street View is that invited visitors can find your residence more easily when using Google as a GPS… Source link

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US STOCKS-Wall Street ends near flat on cautious note ahead of Fed

US STOCKS-Wall Street ends near flat on cautious note ahead of Fed

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Walt Disney shares fall as CEO says program production delayed * S&P 500 below 50-day moving average * Indexes: Dow down 0.15%, S&P 500 down 0.08%, Nasdaq up 0.22% (Updates close with volume, other details) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended near flat on Tuesday after a broad sell-off the day before, with worries over troubles at developer China… Source link

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