Goldman Sachs lowers recession forecast as ‘Goldilocks’ debate heats up
Goldman Sachs now sees just a 20% chance the US economy will enter a recession in the next 12 months.
The firm had previously projected a 25% chance for a recession and remains well below the consensus estimates it cited from the Wall Street Journal that showed a 54% chance.
“The recent data have reinforced our confidence that bringing inflation down to an acceptable level will not require a recession,” Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius wrote on Monday in a note titled “The Narrative Turns.”
Investors have been closely watching for signs of whether the Federal Reserve’s interest rate…
From home to out-of-home, understanding the evolution of voice usage
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Discover how voice technology is being embraced outside the home, with millennials leading the way in using voice assistants in public spaces like pubs, shops, and offices
Explore the surprising decline in privacy concerns related to voice technology as users become more reliable on their conversational assistants and gain better control over their data usage
Gain insights into the voice market in the US, UK, and Germany, including the level of familiarity with voice technology, recognition of popular voice assistants, and the prevalence of out-of-home voice usage
Learn about the growing importance of conversational technologies and the potential…
Nasdaq falls as Tesla, Netflix cast a pall: Stock market news today
Stocks were mixed to open Thursday’s session as the Nasdaq fell after Tesla (TSLA) and Netflix (NFLX) updates took the shine off the earnings season and a fresh batch of results started to roll in.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was down around 0.4% at the open, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was roughly flat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 0.4%.
Wednesday’s after-hours earnings from Netflix and Tesla — the first to report among the tech giants that have driven a recent stock rally — failed to excite investors. Shares of Netflix dropped after its revenue missed,…
10 years since bankruptcy, Detroit’s finances are better but city workers and retirees feel burned
DETROIT (AP) — Mike Berent has spent more than 27 years rushing into burning houses in Detroit, pulling people to safety and ensuring his fellow firefighters get out alive.
But as the 52-year-old Detroit Fire Department lieutenant approaches mandatory retirement at age 60, he says one thing is clear: He will need to keep working to make ends meet.
“I’m trying to put as much money away as I can,” said Berent, who also works in sales. “A second job affords you to have a little bit of extra.”
Detroit officials say a man has survived a 150-foot plunge into…
RBC misses expectations as profit falls
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The Royal Bank of Canada missed expectations as profit fell in the second quarter on higher credit-loss provisions and staffing and technology costs.
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CIBC beats estimates, raises dividends
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce beat expectations in the second quarter and raised its dividend, despite putting aside more funds for potential credit losses.
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A blueprint to select visuals that boost SEO in a TikTok-centric world
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Creating an emotional connection through visuals is crucial to connect with consumers
The ever-changing landscape of consumer visual processing requires marketers to thoughtfully select visuals that align with their content, boost SEO performance and drive higher conversions
When visual content can increase search visibility, more than 43% of marketers struggle to constantly produce it for SEO
Matthew O’Such, Vice President of Digital Marketing & SEO at Getty Images and iStock helps brands navigate visual processing through compelling imagery and video to boost ROI
The advent of TikTok and its meteoric rise in popularity throughout the pandemic has changed…
Biden says the debt deal is ‘very close’ with the default deadline now set at June 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government’s debt ceiling crisis seemed “very close” late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the Whites House and Republicans into another frustrating week.
The later “X-date,” laid out in a letter from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, sets the risk of a devastating default four days beyond an earlier estimate. It came as Americans and the world uneasily watched the negotiating brinkmanship that could throw the US economy into chaos and sap…
