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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

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

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

Alphabet Inc. was worth more than Amazon.com Inc. for the first time in 16 months Friday, as the online-advertising giant’s strong 2021 stock rally continues. Google parent company Alphabet GOOG, +1.96% GOOGL, +1.96% finished Friday’s session with a market value of $1.622 trillion, while Amazon AMZN, +0.60% closed out the day with a $1.616 trillion valuation, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Shares… Source link

TipRanks Billionaire Ray Dalio Pulls the Trigger on 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks There are experts out there in the stock market whose investing moves command respect. They’ve earned this through the long-term cultivation of a reputation for true savvy in finding solid returns – and few of these experts have the stature of billionaire financier Ray Dalio. Dalio got his start trading commodity futures on Wall Street, and in 1975 he founded Bridgewater Associates from his New York City… Source link

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup Canoo is bringing its first vehicle to market next year. The company said Monday its electric microbus-slash-van will be available to buy in 2022 at a base price of $34,750 before tax incentives or add-ons. It’s now taking preorders in the United States for the “lifestyle” vehicle, as well as for its round-top pickup truck and multi-purpose delivery van. While Canoo did not release pricing for the other two vehicles, it said that deliveries for… Source link

Google‘s following Apple again by committing to introduce privacy labels for Android apps in the Play Store next year. Google will show these labels for the app on the Play Store under the new Saftey section. It’ll show you what kind of data the app collects — approximate or exact location, personal information, photos, and storage — and how it plans to use the data. The iPhone maker gave a glimpse of these labels last year at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), and introduced… Source link

With COVID-19 restrictions lifting, more people are booking trips and hotels online, which is very good for Google’s advertising business. Google’s employees, however, are working from home and not traveling as much on the company dime — and that’s also good for its business. During the first quarter, Google parent Alphabet Inc. saved $268 million in expenses from company promotions, travel and entertainment, compared with the same period a year earlier, “primarily as a result of… Source link

With Covid-19 restrictions lifting, more people are booking trips and hotels online, which is very good for Google’s advertising business. Google’s employees, however, are working from home and not traveling as much on the company dime — and that’s also good for its business. During the first quarter, Google parent Alphabet Inc. saved $268 million in expenses from company promotions, travel and entertainment, compared to same period a year earlier, “primarily as a result of… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Stocks Around $10 With Triple-Digit Upside Potential The S&P 500 rose to another record high on Friday, and at least one strategist believes we’re at the start of a new bull market. Writing from LPL Financial, chief market strategist Ryan Detrick noted several market-historical points that indicate sustained gains are in the offing. Key among his points are the first quarter returns and the breadth of the current stock rally. On returns, Detrick highlights that… Source link