What is it like to live with Google’s new Pixel Watch? Once you step away from all of the numbers, specifications, and the exploration of ‘something new,’ is it a worthwhile experience from day to day? Thanks to the Google Press team here in the UK, I’ve been using the Pixel Watch since it was launched, and it’s been an interesting experience. The Pixel Watch is a solid product but is more niche than I expected. Google’s Pixel Watch Ewan Spence First of all, it’s what I would call… Source link
Read More »Disavowing Random Links Flagged By Tools Is A Waste Of Time
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about using the link disavow tool and offered a tip about the best way to use it, specifically mentioning links flagged by tools. Although this tool was introduced ten years ago there is still much confusion as to the proper use of it. Link Disavow Tool The link disavow tool was introduced by Google in October 2012. The disavow tool followed in the wake of the Penguin Algorithm from May 2012, which ushered in a period of unprecedented chaos in the… Source link
Read More »Kohl’s ‘is a business whose time has passed,’ analyst says
Kohl’s (KSS) is bordering on irrelevancy, and it may stay that way for years to come, warned one veteran retail analyst. “Kohl’s is a business whose time has passed,” Jan Rogers Kniffen, CEO of J Rogers Kniffen Worldwide, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “They were the rising star all through the ’80s, ’90s, and into 2000, and at that point in time they wound up with 1,150 stores in a space that probably only needed 750. and they have been mature and struggling ever since.” Those… Source link
Read More »Time to Join Google Home’s New Public Preview Experience
Google Home is scheduled to receive a huge makeover in the near future. We know because Google told us as much about a month ago, only they said the new experience would arrive first through a public preview program. Well, friends, the public preview is opening up and you should be able to sign-up. On the support page for the Google Home app Public Preview, Google says that you should be able to jump into the current Google Home, tap into Settings and then look for “Public… Source link
Read More »Is it the right time to buy a home? Experts weigh in
With mortgage rates hovering around 7%, some would-be buyers may wonder if they should put a down payment on a property before rates skyrocket higher — or wait for the housing market to cool further. In continuation of our series “What to do in a bear market,” Yahoo Finance asked several housing experts if buyers should purchase now or hold off. Should buyers wait to buy a property if the Fed keeps rising interest rates and mortgages go higher? “If you are still able to afford what you’re… Source link
Read More »Why it may be time to buy into the slumping real estate market
As the U.S. housing market says goodbye to low mortgage rates—and home sales slump as a result— here’s the big question: Is it now time to invest in residential real estate? “For investors like us (it) is an opportunity, actually, to scoop up some new inventory and master plan communities at, I think, prices that will be well-below what we could have seen last year,” Nuveen Real Estate Global CIO Carly Tripp told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). There’s no denying that the real estate… Source link
Read More »People are still paying their phone bills on time
Recession fears among consumers haven’t yet led them to stop paying their T-Mobile (TMUS) cell phone bills on time, contrary to some commentary out of rival AT&T (T). “Bad debt levels look to us consistent with 2019 pre-pandemic levels, and 2019 was one of our best years ever,” T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “So we have seen a creep up from those pandemic levels but only to one of our best years ever. We’re very interested in this. We’re watching… Source link
Read More »Mortgage rates top 7% for first time since April 2002
Mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time since April 2002, adding more reason for price-struck homebuyers to stay on the sidelines. The rate on the average 30-year fixed mortgage hit 7.08%, up from 6.94% the week prior, according to Freddie Mac. Rates have jumped 3.86 percentage points since the start of the year, the largest year-to-date increase in over 50 years. The dramatic increase in rates – driven by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive fight on inflation – has crushed homebuyer… Source link
Read More »Why is Meta stock tanking? ‘The wrong number at the wrong time,’ analyst explains
Investors in Meta stock wanted to hear one thing on the embattled company’s earnings call late Wednesday: an acknowledgement by founder Mark Zuckerberg that leaner spending times were ahead as margins have been squeezed by an ill-timed metaverse build out and a slowing ad market. They heard the opposite. The social media platform outlined about 13% year-over-year expense growth for fiscal year 2023, well above the Street’s forecast of 7%. Meta will clearly continue to spend aggressively —… Source link
Read More »Why now is not a good time to report disappointing earnings: 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, Oct. 25, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Sam Ro, the author of TKer.co. Follow him on Twitter at @SamRo. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App. This week, we’ll get Q3 earnings announcements from some big names including Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon ( Source link
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