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James Martin/CNET Google I/O kicks off today, and even though it’s a developers conference,… Source link

Bloomberg SoftBank Nears End of $23 Billion Buyback, Imperiling Rally (Bloomberg) — Masayoshi Son has run almost all the way through $23 billion allocated to buy back SoftBank Group Corp. shares, raising concerns that his stock’s bull run will end without rapid intervention.The Tokyo-based company purchased more than $20 billion worth of its own shares over the past year through March, according to SoftBank filings, an unprecedented effort that more than doubled the value of the stock. Now,… Source link

President Joe Biden is set to unveil a $2 trillion economic recovery plan on Wednesday afternoon, which includes raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% to help pay for a massive overhaul of America’s infrastructure. The proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, is the first of the two economic recovery plans the administration plans to roll out in the coming weeks. Biden will detail the first plan focusing on the infrastructure overhaul on Wednesday in Pittsburgh and the second plan… Source link

AirBNB (NASDAQ:ABNB) stock is heading higher on Friday as it takes the top spot among trending tickers on Yahoo! Finance. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com So why exactly is ABNB stock doing so well today? To start off with, a recent comment about the company after its recent earnings report is boosting share prices higher. That comment comes from Susquehanna analysts. Here’s a statement collected from Seeking Alpha. “ABNB generally reported a solid quarter out of… Source link

Red fireworks speckle the page when you Google “Perseverance rover.” (Image credit: Google Screenshot) You should Google “Perseverance rover.”  If you’ve been following the dramatic success of yesterday’s Mars touchdown, you may have Google’d “Perseverance rover” today (Feb. 19). If you did, you probably noticed your page lighting up with (Martian) red fireworks.  As a fun little internet Easter egg, Google is setting off virtual fireworks across screens everywhere: All you have to do is… Source link

TipRanks Wells Fargo: 3 Chip Stocks to Buy as We Head Into 2021 Semiconductors are one of the modern world’s essential industries, making possible so much of what we rely on or take for granted: internet access, high-speed computers with high-speed memory, even the thermostats that control our air conditioning – there isn’t much, tech-wise, that doesn’t use semiconductor chips.With the end of 2020 in sight, it’s time for the annual ritual of evaluating the equities for the New Year…. Source link

TipRanks J.P. Morgan: 2 Cruise Line Stocks to Bet on (And 1 to Avoid) The coronavirus pandemic crisis shows no signs of abating, even with a vaccine coming on to the markets. We’re still facing severe social lockdown policies, with a number of states (such as California, Minnesota, and Michigan) forcing even harsher restrictions on this round than previously.It’s a heavy blow for the leisure industry that is still reeling from one of the most difficult years in memory. The difficulties… Source link

TipRanks J.P. Morgan: 2 Stocks to Buy (And 1 to Avoid) Marko Kolanovic, the well-known quant strategist with JPMorgan, sees a positive feedback loop forming that will drive the markets higher next year. Kolanovic believes that a decline in volatility and favorable monetary policies will combine to make stocks the go-to investment for 2021, fueling further market gains. Officially, JPM is forecasting a 25% gain in the S&P 500 over the next 12 months.With investors gravitating toward stocks,… Source link

Enlarge / Chrome isn’t available in the App Store—you’ll need to download it using Safari. When you do, Google will ask you which version you’d like to download. Jim Salter The Google Chrome browser is now available as an Apple M1 native application, for those of you lucky enough to have M1 Mac Mini, Macbook Air, or Macbook Pro systems. (If you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, the M1 is Apple’s newest in-house-designed ARM… Source link

TipRanks Raymond James: These 3 Stocks Are Poised to Surge by Over 80% We’re a little over one week past the Presidential election, and the market reaction shows that that investors are pleased. While the election margins were razor thin, the will of the voters came through: they rejected Donald Trump, and his brash, in-your-face style, but they also rejected the Democratic Party on policy; the Dems lost seats in the House, will likely not take control of the Senate, and also lost ground at… Source link