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Futures sink after biggest rally in weeks

Futures sink after biggest rally in weeks

Stocks were higher, but ultimately little changed, near midday on Wednesday, reversing losses seen shortly after the opening bell. Near 12:00 pm. ET, the S&P 500 and Dow were up about 0.1%, while the Nasdaq was higher by about 0.2%. All three averages had fallen more than 1% at the opening bell. On Tuesday, the first day of this holiday-shortened trading week, each of the three major indexes rose more than 2%, the S&P 500 logging its best day since early June with the Dow gaining the most… Source link

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Google’s iPhone app for wirelessly switching to Android will be ready for Pixel owners in a few weeks

Google’s iPhone app for wirelessly switching to Android will be ready for Pixel owners in a few weeks

Anyone switching from an iPhone to an Android device has more to worry about than just green bubbles, they also want to bring along as much of the data from their phone as they can. While backing things up to Google Drive or plugging in a cable are solutions that Google can walk you through, now we know Google built an iOS app called Switch to Android to get the job done wirelessly. Switch to Android popped up in the App Store last week, but it’s unlisted so you’d need the link to dig… Source link

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Buffett needed two weeks for $11.6 billion Alleghany purchase, balked at Goldman fee

Buffett needed two weeks for $11.6 billion Alleghany purchase, balked at Goldman fee

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett needed just two weeks to put together Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s $11.6 billion takeover of Alleghany Corp, its largest acquisition in six years, even as he balked at paying the insurer’s banking fee, a regulatory filing on Monday shows. Alleghany said its Chief Executive Officer Joseph Brandon met with Buffett for dinner in New York City on March 7, where after some “casual conversation” Buffett offered $850 per share in cash for the… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex head steps down two weeks early

(Reuters) -Elena Bunina is stepping down as chief executive of Yandex LLC, Russia’s biggest technology company, some two weeks before her tenure is due to expire on April 15, the company said on Saturday. “Elena Bunina is leaving (her) positions of CEO and HR director at Yandex LLC, it was her personal decision,” Yandex’s press service said in an email. It said Artem Savinovsky, a senior manager at the company, had been appointed acting CEO. No further details were given of reasons for the… Source link

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Yandex director general steps down two weeks early – TASS

Russian internet group Yandex Chief Executive Officer Elena Bunina attends a session of the Moscow Financial Forum in Moscow, Russia September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register April 2 (Reuters) – Elena Bunina is stepping down as director general of Yandex’s principal operating subsidiary, Yandex LLC, Russia’s biggest technology company, TASS news agency said on Saturday, before her tenure is due to expire on April 15.

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US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq post worst weeks since pandemic start as Netflix woes deepen slide

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Netflix plunges, weighs on Disney, media stocks * S&P 500, Nasdaq have biggest weekly drops since March 2020 * Focus turning to Fed meeting for clarity on policy * Indexes down: Dow 1.3%, S&P 1.89%, Nasdaq 2.72% (Updates with further market data) By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Jan 21 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes ended sharply lower on Friday as… Source link

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Damian Lillard out 6-8 weeks, will have ab surgery

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will undergo surgery Thursday to address his abdomen injury and he will be reevaluated in six to eight weeks, league sources told Yahoo Sports. He saw two specialists this week — one in St. Louis and the other in Philadelphia — and both agreed this was the best course of action, sources said. Lillard returning to play this season will depend on his health and where the team sits in the standings, sources said. Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian… Source link

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Fed Vice Chairman to leave two weeks early in wake of ethics debacle

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida will leave the central bank two weeks earlier than planned, following increased scrutiny into financial transactions he made in 2020 — while the Fed was taking action to save the U.S. economy. Clarida, who served as the central bank’s No. 2 official on monetary policy efforts through the pandemic, said he will step down from the Fed effective Jan. 14. He was appointed by the Trump administration in September to serve for a term that expired… Source link

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