Month: June 2022

In this article NFLX A scene from Netflix’s “Stranger Things”. Source: Netflix Could Netflix ditch its binge-release model? Stranger things have happened. The all-at-once release strategy for television shows is a bedrock of Netflix’s strategy. The first seven episodes of “Stranger Things,” which all premiered on May 27, broke records. It was the biggest premiere
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U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher during overnight trading on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve implemented the largest interest rate hike since 1994. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.22%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.23%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.29%. The major averages ended Wednesday’s session higher, with
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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage points, the largest increase in nearly three decades. It’s the latest move from the U.S. central bank to combat the highest inflation in roughly 40 years, which
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Topline Mortgage rates have surged higher this week as markets digest more aggressive interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, and with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hitting its highest level since 2008, experts warn that warning signs in the housing market could spell trouble for the broader economy. Key Facts The average interest rate
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A kindergarten student gives the thumbs up to her teacher before starting the first day of kindergarten at Laguna Niguel Elementary School in Laguna Niguel, CA on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Paul Bersebach | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Moderna and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines for infants through preschoolers have moved a step closer to authorization
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Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading Tuesday as investors anxiously awaited the Federal Reserve’s aggressive action to tame surging inflation. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 70 points. S&P 500 futures edged up 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%. The S&P 500 suffered a five-day losing streak on Tuesday, dipping deeper
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amriphoto Most millennial millionaires feel optimistic about the U.S. economy, with nearly three-quarters expecting improvements by the end of 2022, according to the latest CNBC Millionaire Survey. Inflation concerns are a theme throughout the survey, with 37% of millionaires saying it’s the biggest risk to the economy over the next 12 months, the findings show. 
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A demonstration organized by the ParentsTogether Foundation in support of the child tax credit portion of the Build Back Better bill outside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images A group of more than 40 racial justice organizations are calling on leaders in Congress to reinstate the enhanced child tax
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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The stock market carnage this year continues to get worse, with the S&P 500 recently falling into a bear market amid rising fears of a looming recession. Investors have grown increasingly concerned about the Federal Reserve’s ability to achieve a “soft landing”—bringing down inflation without plunging
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“There is a whole new group of ‘plant parents’ and they are absolute beginners,” declares Lisa Steinkopf, blogging since 2011 as The Houseplant Guru and the author of four indoor gardening books, including Bloom, (August 2022). Many of these new plant buyers got started during the pandemic, (myself included), but indoor gardening was already becoming
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