“Looks like someone is trying to take more than $10,000 from us.” That’s the message my husband typed to me on a Monday morning in October. By the time I wrote back, he was on the phone with our bank. The weekend before, someone walked into a bank branch, pretended to be one of us, and took thousands of dollars from our checking account. We joined the tens of millions of Americans who each year are victims of identity fraud, where criminals steal a bank or credit card number and use the… Source link
Read More »Why the stock market may skip the usual midterm election rally
History shows the stock market loves the period after the midterm elections — but that might not be the case in the wake of this year’s Nov. 8 election. “A lot of things will drive the stock market,” Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares investment strategy at BlackRock Americas, said on Yahoo Finance Live. “I don’t want to base it entirely upon the Fed and elections only. … But all else equal, if you are just giving me a hawkish Fed and a divided government, I think it is just going to be… Source link
Read More »Browns go with angry elf on field over usual helmet logo … no, seriously
If you aren’t a fan of the Cleveland Browns, don’t be alarmed when you turn on their game in Week 2. Yes, that is an elf on the field. And no, you haven’t time jumped to December. The Browns are using their Brownie the Elf logo at midfield in 2022. The team has not used a logo on the field in recent seasons, but are more known for their orange helmet logo. If you’ve never seen Brownie the Elf before, prepare to be amazed. Brownie the Elf isn’t a new logo. It’s actually a throwback. The team… Source link
Read More »Retail traders aren’t buying the dip like usual: Analysts
The maxim “buy the dip” has been commonplace in retail investing – and retail investors demonstrated their commitment to this idea during the pandemic. But for the first time in a while, retail investors might be ignoring that guidance now. The S&P 500 index dropped over 30% in March 2020. Ordinary investors didn’t flinch; instead, they bought up index funds on the cheap. In many cases, this activity has worked as a counterweight to the market’s plunges. A note from Vanda Research, a… Source link
Read More »Google allegedly offered Netflix a break on the usual Play Store commission
An antitrust lawsuit filed against Google and its Play Store by several state attorneys general echoed the Epic vs. Apple battle, and a new document highlights how and why Google’s app store is so similar. MLex senior correspondent Michael Acton points out the new complaint, which arrived Friday night from lawyers appointed to represent consumers (that’s us) in a potential class-action lawsuit that joins the states and Epic Games in accusing Google of abusing its monopoly power and of… Source link
Read More »7 smart home gift ideas that go beyond the usual Google/Amazon smart speakers – TechCrunch
Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. It’s never been easier to build a smart home. Beyond the same Google/Amazon/Apple/etc. voice-powered assistant speakers you’ve probably seen on every gift guide for years, there’s a world of wonderful smart home products that can delight, surprise and maybe make your… Source link
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