When Jeff Blackburn announced his retirement from Amazon in February after 22 years, the longtime Jeff Bezos lieutenant stressed that he was not retiring and hinted at news to come on his next move. That caused a wave of speculation in the GeekWire newsroom about the big tech, media or sports ...

https://www.geekwire.com/2021/ex-amazon-exec-jeff-blackburn-leaves-venture-capital-post-5-weeks-job/

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These up-and-coming stocks are ones to watch in 2021, belonging to some of the most promising sectors as the global economy restarts.
The post 5 Up-and-Coming Stocks in Red-Hot Sectors for 2021 appeared first on InvestorPlace.
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https://investorplace.com/2021/05/five-up-and-coming-stocks-red-hot-sectors-2021/

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"The labor-market recovery is likely to take a lot longer than anyone was anticipating," said an analyst speaking about the spike in gold prices after the weak April jobs report.

Gold prices picked up Friday.
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Gold prices climbed to their highest since early February on ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/gold-prices-today-jobs-report-treasury-yield-fed-rate-hike-2021-5

#Insider

Jim Cramer weighs in on DraftKings and Penn National after earnings.Jim Cramer weighs in on DraftKings and Penn National after earnings.DraftKings (DKNG) - Get Report reported a loss of $346.3 million, or 87 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier loss of $68.7 million, or 37 cents a share. The ...

https://www.thestreet.com/jim-cramer/jim-cramer-buy-draftkings-penn-national-stock

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The shares of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) have recovered to pre-Covid levels supported by stable benchmark prices and a strong balance sheet. Given the resurgence of coronavirus cases in various countries, OPEC has not eased production cuts and plans to gradually increase supply by 0.35 mb/d in......

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2021/05/07/more-room-for-growth-in-hess-corporation-stock/

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Despite the uneven impact of the mutating coronavirus, TSX stocks continue to surge and are trading close to all-time highs.
The post Should You Go Defensive as TSX Stocks Linger Around All-Time Highs? appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

The TSX Composite Index has added 10% to its year-long ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/07/should-you-go-defensive-as-tsx-stocks-linger-around-all-time-highs/

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Long-term holding of investment assets, especially stocks, is one of the most tried-and-tested ways of growing wealth over time.
The post 2 Great Canadian Stocks to Buy and Hold for Decades appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Time is an important variable when it comes to investments, as is ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/07/2-great-canadian-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-decades/

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"I've always considered myself an artist, but I was never good enough to make money with it," BEN Group CEO Ricky Ray Butler sheepishly admitted near the end of his Social Media Week session on Thursday. Butler's identification with the artist is likely what fuels his enthusiasm for the power that ...

https://www.adweek.com/social-marketing/when-art-and-artificial-intelligence-beautifully-collide/

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Sales soar and earnings turn profitable in Q1.Shares of toy maker Funko (NASDAQ: FNKO) popped 17.5% in afternoon trading on the NASDAQ Friday, 12:40 p.m. EDT, in response to a big earnings beat announced last night.Heading into fiscal Q1 2021, analysts had predicted Funko would earn a pro forma ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/07/why-funko-stock-popped-175-today/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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For some conservatives, the White House National Day of Prayer proclamation lacked specific spiritual language the right wanted to hear...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-right-panning-biden-s-day-prayer-proclamation-n1266687

#msnbc

Jim Cramer has some thoughts on crypto following Square's earnings.Jim Cramer has some thoughts on crypto following Square's earnings.Is Square (SQ) - Get Reporta Crypto Play?Square's first-quarter earnings and sales topped analysts' forecasts amid explosive growth in digital transactions.Adjusted ...

https://www.thestreet.com/jim-cramer/jim-cramer-square-bull-thesis

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Tilray's news is just the start of the good news for marijuana stocks.Friday began on a high note for marijuana stocks, as investment bank Jefferies announced it was turning around its opinion of Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) stock 180 degrees, upgrading the shares from underperform all the way to buy....

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/07/why-canopy-growth-aurora-cannabis-and-hexo-stocks/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Louisiana is poised to lead global green ammonia revolution if all goes according to plan, Mitch or no Mitch...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/07/green-ammonia-trickling-into-louisiana-like-a-boss/

#CleanTechnica

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are gaining some traction as automakers and governments plot the demise of the internal combustion engine, but the technology still has many speed bumps to overcome...

https://www.plasticstoday.com/automotive-and-mobility/hydrogen-powered-cars-could-be-more-competitive-future

#plasticstoday

Lawsuit seeking class-action status to bring in millions of Americans includes letters from Bay Area politicians attacking Google's handling of user dataGoogle is making a fortune by selling users personal information despite the companys pledge that it never sells the data, a lawsuit ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/07/google-selling-users-personal-data-federal-court-lawsuit-claims/

#TheMercuryNews

Jim Cramer weighs in on Expedia after earnings.Jim Cramer weighs in on Expedia after earnings.Expedia (EXPE) - Get Report reported earnings on Thursday, May 6.Gross bookings only fell 14% in the quarter, which beat analysts' expectations.Travel remains a study in contrasts - with strong vacation ...

https://www.thestreet.com/jim-cramer/jim-cramer-expedia-travel-stocks

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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said such a gathering risked "making international relations even more strained...

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/07/russia-slams-us-proposal-for-summit-for-democracy-a73839

#TheMoscowTimes

Gold could make a run towards $1,857 level, one analyst says.
Gold continued its steady advance on Friday en route to its best week since November 2020 as US jobs figures for the month of April fell below expectations, spurring a retreat in both the dollar and US Treasury yields.

...

https://www.mining.com/gold-price-en-route-to-best-week-in-6-months/

#mining

Jim Cramer weighs in on the economic recovery and what he's seeing as a small business owner.Jim Cramer weighs in on the economic recovery and what he's seeing as a small business owner.A Super-V recovery?"Sometimes, reality can be a lot better than our expectations, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money ...

https://www.thestreet.com/jim-cramer/jim-cramer-we-cant-find-workers-jobs-report

#thestreet

The cybersecurity provider reports upbeat quarterly results and issues a rosy forecast.Shares of Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) jumped as much as 13% today after the company reported strong first-quarter earnings results. They topped Wall Street's forecast, and guidance was also ahead of expectations. As of...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/07/why-cloudflare-stock-jumped-today/?source=iedfolrf0000001

#fool

With more than 25 years of groundbreaking videos by everyone from Missy Elliott and Kendrick Lamar to Taylor Swift, Outkast and No Doubt, Dave Meyers is indisputably one of the greatest video directors of all time and that status is due in no small part to his long relationship with Pink, which goes...

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/pink-female-empowering-video-all-i-know-cher-1234968863/

#variety

Investors looked to end the week on a positive note.The stock market has seen some turbulence lately, but investors were in a good mood on Friday morning. Major market benchmarks climbed on readings that the U.S. employment picture was weaker than expected, as that supported the idea that the ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/07/stock-markets-climb-as-roku-square-deliver-strong/?source=iedfolrf0000001

#fool

NASA just released video and audio of its mini Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, flying around the Martian surface during its fourth flight test, as captured by the crafts robotic partner Perseverance from nearly a football fields distance away.
The footage, combining audio and video of an Ingenuity ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22424821/nasa-ingenuity-mars-perseverance-video-audio-helicopter

#TheVerge

Africa CDC says patent waiver would help the continent to scale up vaccine manufacturing.In a contentious reversal of its previous position, the US on May 6 announced its support for a suspension of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines. The African Unions public health agency applauded ...

https://qz.com/africa/2006375/africa-cdc-says-patent-waiver-would-help-continent-scale-up-its-manufacturing/

#Quartz

The latest teaser trailer for Stranger Things 4 is mysterious and scary, and could contain some clues about what to expect when the Netflix show returns.The latest teaser trailer for Stranger Things 4 is mysterious and scary, and could contain some clues about what to expect when the Netflix show ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/05/07/what-to-make-of-this-new-nightmarish-stranger-things-season-4-trailer/

#ForbesBusinessNews

For Modi, the optics of showing up to a virtual EU summit amid India's Covid-19 crisis are tricky.The leaders of the European Union are meeting in person for the first time this year at a summit in Porto, Portugal, on May 7 and 8. On the second day, theyll be joined (virtually) by a special guest: ...

https://qz.com/2006039/amid-resign-modi-calls-the-eu-india-summit-is-still-on/

#Quartz

PORTO, Portugal (AP) - European Union leaders said Friday that the most pressing impediments to COVID-19 vaccine supplies are not intellectual property rights but export bans and production capacity issues that need to be addressed before patent waivers should be considered...

https://apnews.com/article/europe-global-trade-technology-coronavirus-pandemic-business-cb05536ddf7e4546e8f0a38a0b0fcb64

#APNews

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma has secured a $2.6 million refund for the purchase of a malaria drug once touted by President Donald Trump as an effective treatment for COVID-19, a state official said Friday...

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-oklahoma-coronavirus-pandemic-malaria-business-4bd90e5ab95ba95097cb0f986ead20d1

#APNews

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A Canadian electric-vehicle maker will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Joliet to produce small trucks and heavier electric machinery, officials said Friday...

https://apnews.com/article/il-state-wire-joliet-technology-business-d48e9d965efa281b4fcbf40ed8dd8e55

#APNews

Pentagon Chief Says 'No Plan' To Shoot Down Falling Chinese Rocket While Blasting 'Negligence'

China's Long March 5B Rocket is expected to tumble back to Earth this weekend, but at an unknown place, which as we described earlier is driving fears that tons of debris could fall on populated areas ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/pentagon-chief-says-no-plan-shoot-down-falling-chinese-rocket-while-blasting-negligence

#ZeroHedge

Women manage five of the eight Amazon Fresh stores in Southern California.Amazon Fresh grocery store managers Meyali Plascencia and Louisa Van like to say they lead by example.
And they demonstrated as much.
Masked and standing apart, the lively duo both immigrants, mothers and college grads with ...

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/07/meet-the-women-running-socals-new-amazon-fresh-stores/

#OrangeCountyRegister

Docebo (TSX:DCBO)(NASDAQ:DCBO) and Lightspeed POS (TSX:LSPD)(NYSE:LSPD) are great on-sale growth stocks for Canadian investors.
The post Canadian Investors: 2 Great Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Many high-valuation growth stocks are still off a ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/07/canadian-investors-2-great-growth-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-forever/

#MotleyFoolCanada

Kurt Cobain is many things...but the subject of an FBI file? Yep, you read correctly. AsRolling Stonepointed out, the FBI recently released its archived records pertaining to the 1994 death of the Nirvana singer.

The bureau's 10-page file reveals nothing too exciting. Basically, two people not ...

https://www.spin.com/2021/05/kurt-cobains-death-was-apparently-looked-into-by-the-fbi/

#SPIN

As is being widely noted, plenty of individual equities are benefiting from expectations that President Bidens $2 trillion infrastructure package, even if its trimmed, will make it to the political finish line. Like any other investing scenario with political implications, stock-...

https://www.etftrends.com/multi-asset-channel/etf-bet-on-biden-stimulus/

#ETFTrends

Jim Cramer weighs in on the economy following a disappointing jobs report.Jim Cramer weighs in on the economy following a disappointing jobs report.April's jobs report disappointed Wall Street on Friday as the U.S. economy added far fewer than expected new jobs last month, the Labor Department ...

https://www.thestreet.com/jim-cramer/jim-cramer-no-economic-showldown-jobs-report

#thestreet

Chiles lower house approved a measure that would introduce progressive taxes on copper sales, potentially creating a total burden of more than 80%.
The worlds top copper producer Chile is giving bulls another reason to cheer while prices soared to an all-time high on Friday as optimism about ...

https://www.mining.com/copper-price-hits-record-high-as-chile-gives-bulls-another-reason-to-cheer/

#mining

Theres a lot to be optimistic about in the Healthcare sector as 2 analysts just weighed in on T2 Biosystems (TTOO) and Aurinia ...
The post Analysts Top Healthcare Picks: T2 Biosystems (TTOO), Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Theres a lot to be optimistic about in ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/analysts-top-healthcare-picks-t2-biosystems-ttoo-aurinia-pharmaceuticals-auph/

#SmarterAnalyst

PORTO, Portugal (AP) - Hardship felt during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred European Union leaders to add muscle to the bloc's safeguards for its 450 million citizens in welfare, jobs and gender equality...

https://apnews.com/article/europe-health-coronavirus-pandemic-summits-business-328cdd0d76fa0d8396fb633f8ee312f8

#APNews

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As the Minnesota Legislature enters the last full week of its 2021 session, lawmakers face long hours of tough negotiations as they seek to agree on a balanced budget by next Monday's mandatory adjournment date...

https://apnews.com/article/mn-state-wire-death-of-george-floyd-minnesota-health-coronavirus-pandemic-7ba9de127e000bf4a579530144ecab19

#APNews

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Two Republican leaders said Friday that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has committed to signing a bipartisan plan that boosts funding for public schools while also making more students eligible for private school scholarships...

https://apnews.com/article/ks-state-wire-kansas-business-education-health-ed116e5adac94ebffb2eebcda8d7c744

#APNews

It comes as bitcoin and dogecoin investors recently saw prices skyrocket...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/cryptocurrency-value-bank-england-andrew-bailey-bitcoin-dogecoin-b1843918.html

Workers say McDonald's is turning to small perks and hiring incentives instead of just raising their pay.

A McDonalds sign is seen outside one of its restaurants in Joliet, Illinois, March 26, 2015.
REUTERS/Jim Young

McDonalds workers in 15 US cities plan to strike on May 19.
The strikes...

https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-workers-striking-for-higher-wages-shareholders-meeting-2021-5

#Insider

The major telecom carriers all said they expect the NYSE to request permission from the SEC to delist their American depositary receipts.

Staff members use their smartphones at a China Mobile display during the PT Expo in Beijing Oct. 14, 2020.
AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Shares of three Chinese ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-telecom-carriers-delisted-nyse-losing-appeals-trump-investment-rules-2021-5

#Insider