Tag Archives: year

Google gives Pixel 4 XL an extra year of free repairs for power issues

If your out-of-warranty Pixel 4 XL has been exhibiting some problems, you might be able to get a free repair. Google recently posted a support page outlining a “one-year extended repair program” for the larger of its two 2019 flagships. Those who are eligible can receive a free repair for up to a year after their original warranty expires. As for who’s covered by this program, Google points to “certain power-related issues.” More specifically, the company says these are the… Source link

Read More »

Market history suggests stocks will keep climbing this year: 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 Friday, July 16, 2021 A market in motion tends to stay in motion   It’s already been a strong year for the U.S. stock market.  Through Thursday’s close, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) is up 16.1% year-to-date, while the Dow (^DJI) and Nasdaq (^IXIC) are both up more than 12%.  But index-level gains, of course, don’t tell the full story of what’s happening… Source link

Read More »

here’s where you can quickly find a more than $200,000 a year gig

If you have the right skills, finding a job in the surging cryptocurrency field may be as easy as ordering a McDonald’s Big Mac from a drive-thru. But that doesn’t mean you should jump on any opportunity. With the crypto job shortage continuing as investment banks such as J.P. Morgan and other players outside of financial services seek out key talent, job seekers are in the driver’s seat right now.  Neil Dundon, founder of Crypto Recruit (which provides job placement services for the crypto… Source link

Read More »

New stimulus benefit offers free health insurance through the end of this year

New stimulus benefit offers free health insurance through the end of this year The massive COVID rescue package President Joe Biden signed back in March — the same law that included $1,400 stimulus and the upcoming monthly payments for families — is now offering free health insurance to millions of Americans, through the end of 2021. The benefit’s zero-premium health care plans just became available, as of July 1, and there are no income limits to qualify. But you must meet one big… Source link

Read More »

Google Gives Two Year Reprieve To Cookie Tracking

PHOTO: yoni Google’s cookie execution will have to wait. Another two years, in fact.  The search engine giant announced June 24 it will delay Chrome’s phase-out of third-party cookies to over a three-month period starting in mid-2023 and ending in late 2023. Google originally announced in early 2020 it would phase out cookies within two years, or by the end of 2022, meaning this could be a near two-year delay. Google also plans to end trials of its cookies alternative — the… Source link

Read More »

‘People kind of look at the Nets now like — all right, they can be a contender next year’

Kevin Durant dunks on Brook Lopez The Nets came up short of a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals and, ultimately, an NBA title June 19 — a 115-111 overtime loss in Game 7 at Barclays Center against the Milwaukee Bucks — but Kevin Durant does see some positives. While Durant made clear his discontent with not winning, he expressed optimism about what Brooklyn has built in an appearance this past week on Episode 47 of the Boardroom: Out of Office podcast. “All of that s–t really don’t… Source link

Read More »

Kryptoin’s Bitcoin ETF Three Year Wait

In this series of articles, BeinCrypto explores the state of various cryptocurrency ETFs in the United States. This particular article will focus on the Kryptoin bitcoin ETF, which was first introduced in 2019. Kryptoin’s bitcoin ETF has been in the news since 2019 and may find approval alongside the cryptocurrency market’s success in 2021. Institutional involvement in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has ramped up in recent years. The turning point for this change was introducing the… Source link

Read More »

‘Waiters make $120,000 a year but I can’t find them’

Not even award-winning celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is immune to the labor shortage plaguing the restaurant industry. The two-Michelin starred chef told Yahoo Finance Live that he still hasn’t been able to re-open some of his more than 20 restaurants around the world, like Cartier in Beverly Hills, because he doesn’t have enough workers. “People get paid really well,” Puck said. “Still, it’s difficult to find people to work. At Chinois in Santa Monica it’s the same thing. I cannot… Source link

Read More »

Suns GM James Jones named NBA Executive of the Year

As his Phoenix Suns secured a Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference finals on Sunday, the NBA announced that general manager James Jones is the league’s Executive of the Year.  Jones won the award in a tight race, earning nine first-place votes and 65 total points. Utah Jazz Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Dennis Lindsey also secured nine first-place votes but finished behind Jones in total voting with 61 points.  The Suns improved from a 34-39… Source link

Read More »

Tom Thibodeau beats Monty Williams for Coach of the Year

The NBA announced on Monday that New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has been named Coach of the Year. Thibodeau edged Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams for the honor. Williams (45) actually got more first-place votes from media members than Thibodeau (43), but Thibodeau’s 351 points edged Williams’ 340 to secure the award. Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder (161 points) finished a distant third.  The award is Thibodeau’s second. He also won the honor in 2011 as head coach of the Chicago… Source link

Read More »