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The new Social Security raise will be revealed this week. Will it be enough? As companies struggle with COVID-related shortages of supplies and workers, inflation is soaring at rates not seen in years. Steeper prices for gasoline, food, cars and many other things are squeezing Americans, especially older people living on fixed, often modest incomes. But the inflation spike is likely to provide seniors with their biggest Social Security raise in almost four decades. The government this week is… Source link

Third-quarter earnings season ramps up in earnest this week with a packed schedule of major financial companies poised to report results. Key economic data will include the U.S. consumer price index for September, in the latest print on the state of inflation in the U.S. economy.  Investors have been anxiously awaiting the start of the latest earnings season and bracing for a deceleration in corporate profit growth after a strong second quarter.  S&P 500 earnings are expected to grow by… Source link

GOOGLE Chrome users were warned of “multiple high-level hacks of [the] browser” for the second time this week, reports say. The tech giant advised its 2.6billion users to be aware in a new blog post, revealing four “high” rated vulnerabilities – days after discovering Chrome’s 12th and 13th “zero day” exploits, reported Forbes. 3 Google warned users to delete Chrome for the second time this weekCredit: Getty 3 Google confirmed ‘multiple high-level hacks of browser’Credit: EPA Google‘s… Source link

President Joe Biden prepares to speak about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The boom is off the rose (sorry). Shortly after President Joe Biden took office in January, economists foresaw an economic boom the president would likely ride into the 2022 midterm elections. The rollout of Covid vaccines meant the pandemic would soon be in retreat…. Source link

U.S. states posted a bigger-than-expected drop in new jobless claims last week as impacts related to Hurricane Ida and the Delta variant’s summer spike receded.  The Labor Department released its weekly jobless claims report Thursday morning. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial unemployment claims, week ended October 2: 326,000 vs. 348,000 expected and an upwardly revised 364,000 during prior week Continuing claims, week… Source link

We’re back with our Week 5 Yahoo DFS tournament lineup, and as always, we’re looking to differentiate with a unique lineup. By nature, our lineup will be boom-or-bust with a low floor but huge upside. That’s how you can win big in GPPs.  There’s an extra standalone game this week, so the slate is trimmed down a little bit. The Rams, Seahawks, Jets, Falcons, Bills, Chiefs, Ravens, and Colts won’t be available on DFS main slates. That’s a lot of talent… Source link

Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Monday, giving back some of Friday’s gains as traders awaited new economic and earnings data this week to confirm or assuage concerns over supply chain challenges, inflation and the pace of the labor market’s recovery.  Contracts on the S&P 500 fell by 0.4% with about two hours to go until the opening bell. Last Friday, the first day of October and the fourth quarter, the blue-chip index logged its best start to the month since 2007 with a jump of… Source link

The spotlight this week for Wall Street will be on labor market data, as investors await the release of the Labor Department’s September jobs report on Friday. Several earnings results from major consumer brands are also on tap.  Traders are looking to see payroll gains accelerate in September after a shockingly disappointing August jobs report, when just 235,000 jobs came back versus the more than 700,000 expected. Consensus economists anticipate that 475,000 payrolls returned in September,… Source link

In this article we will take a look at some notable stocks that were in the spotlight this week. You can skip our detailed analysis of these stocks and go to read Why These 5 Stocks Were in the Spotlight This Week. It’s the end of the trading week and also near the beginning of the fourth quarter. Some stocks that were in the spotlight this week include Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Netflix, Inc…. Source link

Yahooooo! There are 13 games on the Yahoo main slate that begins at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. This piece highlights my top overall plays, values, and best tournament plays for guaranteed prize pools (GPPs) at each position while using our Player Models. I will specifically be referencing the Bales Model. As news breaks throughout the week and we adjust our projections, player ratings in our Player Models will change. For updates, visit the models directly. Quarterbacks Top Play My top… Source link