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Stock futures were listless in Thursday’s after-hours trade, after market jitters culminated in a four-day losing streak, underscoring how investors are growing more cautious about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy.  During Thursday’s regular session, Wall Street logged a 4th consecutive day of losses. Traders have been struggling to reconcile a seemingly hot jobs market with soaring coronavirus infections that have blunted the recovery’s momentum. With COVID-19 deaths and… Source link

Restaurants walloped by COVID-19 have suffered a silent epidemic of financial woes among an unlikely segment: Franchise eateries. The pandemic’s impact on the food industry has been well chronicled, with many having to shutter, drastically cut staffing and hours, or resort to other desperate measures just to stay afloat. However, some experts say franchises — third party operators licensed by larger brands — are just as vulnerable to closure and operational struggles, like food and… Source link

Home price growth in the U.S. continued to heat up in June, setting a new record — yet again. Standard & Poor’s said Tuesday that its S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index posted a 18.6% annual gain in June, up from 16.8% in May — the highest rate in more than 30 years of data. It is the 13th consecutive month of accelerating prices and the third straight month in which the growth rate of housing prices set a record. The 20-City Composite posted a 19.1% annual gain, up… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Vinco Ventures Inc. and Support.com Inc. surged, and are on track to extend rallies fueled by retail investors in chatrooms like StockTwits and on Reddit. The pair of stocks jumped more than 50% each when the market opened in New York, extending gains from last week, when Vinco Ventures more than doubled and Support.com almost tripled. The rallies came as individual investors attempted to pump their bets on Twitter, Reddit’s WallStreetBets and chatrooms on… Source link

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan could make terrorist attacks inside the U.S. and abroad more likely, according to an intelligence report distributed yesterday to government and law enforcement agencies. “We assess domestic and foreign violent extremists probably are attempting to exploit the US withdrawal from and deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan to inspire attacks and recruit like-minded extremists online,” reads the Department of Homeland Security report, dated Aug…. Source link

(Bloomberg) — A basket of so-called meme stocks is surging, fueled by afternoon rallies for GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. The group of 37 retail-trader favorites tracked by Bloomberg soared 10% Tuesday, the most since early June, as trading volumes accelerated. GameStop and AMC, two of the most closely-followed meme stocks, surged 28% and 20% respectively. The afternoon rally caught most analysts by surprise as investors await insights from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome… Source link

Hospitals in the U.S. South have quickly become overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients as cases continue climbing amid the surge of the Delta variant of coronavirus. And while there are indications that Delta transmission tends to subside after around 50 days, some health professionals see things getting worse before getting better. “We’ve seen it pick up with children, young adults, young women, pregnant women, unfortunately,” Dr. Ellen Eaton, assistant professor at the University of… Source link

A big win for Sonos (SONO) on the patent front against Google may unlock more gains for the stock price than the initial 12% pop seen in pre-market trading on Monday.  A U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled Friday that Google infringed on Sonos’ patents. The suit began in January 2020, with Sonos claiming Google infringed on five of its smart speaker patents by putting its technology in Google products. Sonos wanted a sales ban on several Google products such as Nest home… Source link

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses across the country, Rubin Stack decided it was the right time to start a new one. It was an idea the independent-minded entrepreneur had been mulling over during the crisis: a functional workspace desk, called , was meant to offer a solution to modern students and work from home employees. Stack experienced how his kitchen table morphed into a multi-use zone that encapsulated a home office, dining area and video conference center — often all at… Source link

A recruitment ad by Amazon has stoked speculation the company may have a favourable view of cryptocurrencies. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Bitcoin (BTC-USD) and other cryptocurrencies surged higher on Monday morning, amid speculation that e-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN) could soon accept tokens as payment. Bitcoin was up 12% to $38,723 (£28,169) at just after 8am on Monday morning in London. It marked the cryptocurrency’s highest price in over a month. The rally was linked to… Source link