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US STOCKS-Wall Street Rebounds After Virus-related Sell-off

2021-12-18T17:07:54Z

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By Sinéad Carew and Kevin Buckland Nov 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks closed higher on Monday, regaining some of the ground lost in Friday's sell-off, as investors appeared hopeful that the Omicron coronavirus variant would not lead to lockdowns after reassurance from U.S. President Joe Biden. Nasdaq led gains among the major averages with help from the technology sector, while the S&P and the Dow advanced after suffering their biggest one-day percentage declines in months in Friday's holiday-shortened session as investors worried that the latest COVID-19 variant would cause economic disruption. Biden said on Monday that Omicron-related lockdowns were off the table for now, though he noted the variant was a cause for concern but not for panic. He urged Americans to get vaccinated and wear masks indoors. He also said the United States was working with pharmaceutical companies to make contingency plans if new vaccines were needed. Those comments and indications from drug companies that they are taking the variant seriously were reassuring for investors, who had been anxious about the potential for further COVID restrictions. "Friday was a major de-risking event. You had the market go back to its worst fears of COVID spreading and the return of lockdowns." said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA. "Now you're starting to see there is some optimism when you listen to the President, when you listen to the Pfizer CEO. The Omicron panic is easing, and we're into a period of wait and see." Vaccine makers such as Pfizer, its partner BioNTech and their rivals Moderna and Johnson & Johnson said Monday they are working on vaccines that specifically target Omicron in case their existing shots are not effective against the variant. nFWN2SK0VH] "It's not like the start of the pandemic all over again," said Carol Schleif, deputy chief investment officer for the BMO family office in Minneapolis who also noted that after Friday's knee-jerk reaction, investors have been trained this year to buy the dip. "People are willing to just take a deep breath and try to reassess, be a little more patient." According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 gained 58.74 points, or 1.28%, to end at 4,654.43 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 288.61 points, or 1.86%, to 15,780.27. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 226.75 points, or 0.65%, to 35,126.09. Among the S&P's 11 major sectors, technology led the percentage gains. Amazon.com and Tesla Inc rose, helping to boost the consumer discretionary sector with investors viewing Friday's losses as a cue for bargain-hunting on high-value tech names. While the Dow advanced, it underperformed its peers with pressure from Merck & Co Inc, which extended losses from Friday. Updated data from a study of its experimental COVID-19 pill showed lower efficacy in reducing risk of hospitalization and deaths than previously reported. Twitter Inc lost ground after the social media firm said CEO Jack Dorsey will step down and be succeeded by Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal. Dorsey had been in the unusual position of having the CEO job of two major technology companies, the second being digital payments firm Square Inc . Advanced Micro Devices rose after a report that electric-car maker Tesla has started using a new AMD chip in Model Y vehicles in China. Tesla's shares gained after a report that chief Elon Musk urged employees to reduce the cost of vehicle deliveries. Other big boosts from single stocks in the S&P came from Microsoft and from Apple Inc, which gained ground after HSBC raised its price target on the iPhone maker's stock. (Additional reporting by Ambar Warrick, Devik Jain in Bengaluru, Sinéad Carew and Kevin Buckland in New York, Editing by Dan Grebler)

Square To Become Block As CEO Jack Dorsey Shifts Focus

2021-12-18T14:28:44Z

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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> The name change aims to make it clear that the company is more than the Square payments processing [https://www.savethestudent.org/?s=service service] for merchants. Getty Images Maybe the old name was falling flat. Maybe the company felt it needed to demonstrate some depth. Whatever the case, Inc. is changing its name to Block. The name change won't affect the company's merchant payment processing platform, also called Square. The new styling has a logic to it, as a block is of course the 3D rendering of a square. In a statement, Block CEO said the change makes it clear the company is more than a payment processing service. Get the CNET Personal Finance newsletter Save money with the best tips and products to make smart financial decisions. Delivered weekly. "We built the Square brand for our Seller business, which is where it belongs," Dorsey said. "Block is a new name, but our purpose of economic empowerment remains the same. No matter how we grow or change, we will continue to build tools to help increase access to the economy." After the name change, Block will be the corporate entity that runs the merchant payment platform called Square, in addition to peer-to-peer payment service Cash App, music streamer Tidal, and blockchain tech project TBD54566975. As a result, the company will no longer share a name with one of its products. Square Crypto, a company project focused on bitcoin, will become Spiral. The change comes during a cascade of executive departures and name changes at tech giants. at the end of October. Dorsey , on Monday. David Marcus, the executive leading cryptocurrency efforts at what's now Meta, Tuesday to pursue other projects. The change to Block will become legally effective Dec. 10. The company said in a press release that there's no single inspiration for the name. "The name has many associated meanings for the company," Block said in the release, "building blocks, neighborhood blocks and their local businesses, communities coming together at block parties full of music, a blockchain, a section of code, and obstacles to overcome."

Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey Quits Company

2021-12-18T11:04:29Z

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During his tenure as Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey confronted thorny freedom of speech issues, ways to make the platform profitable and pressure he had spread himself too thin Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced Monday he was leaving the company, after steering the social network during the tumult of Donald Trump's presidency and surviving an activist investor's ouster bid in 2020. Dorsey, who is also chief executive of payments company Square, was confronted during his tenure by thorny freedom of speech questions, challenges to making the platform profitable and criticism he had spread himself too thin. With his recognizable look of a shaved head, long beard and unconventional style, Dorsey for years embodied Twitter. "I want you all to know that this was my decision and I own it. It was a tough one for me, of course," he wrote in an email to Twitter staff announcing his resignation as CEO, which was effective immediately. "There aren't many companies that get to this level. And there aren't many founders that choose their company over their own ego," he added. The company said Twitter's chief technology officer Parag Agrawal has replaced Dorsey in the top post, with Dorsey saying he would remain a member of the board through until around May to help with the transition. "And after that... I'll leave the board," Dorsey wrote. "Why not stay or become chair? I believe it's really important to allow Parag the space he needs to lead." Nasdaq briefly suspended trading of Twitter on Monday, citing "news pending," and after some volatility, the price was down over 2.5 percent for the day. - Trump era - Like many Silicon Valley celebrities, from Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs to Bill Gates or Michael Dell, Dorsey dropped out of college, never graduating from either of the universities he attended, one in his native Missouri and the other in New York. Dorsey is credited with coming up with the idea for Twitter when eventual co-founder Evan Williams gave workers at blogging start-up Odeo two weeks to work on new projects as a way to break up the daily routine. He ran Twitter from 2007 to 2008 and returned later as CEO after Dick Costolo resigned in June 2015. With Dorsey at the helm, Twitter reported its first profitable quarter for the last three months of 2017, and then two full years in the green, before slipping back into the red in 2020. Twitter in March 2020 made a deal with key investors to end an effort to oust the chief, creating a new committee on the board of directors to keep tabs on company leadership. Dorsey came under pressure in 2020 from Elliott Management amid concerns he had spread himself too thin by running both Twitter and Square. During Trump's presidency, which ended in January this year, Twitter was widely seen as the medium used to broadcast America's deepening political and cultural rifts. Dorsey took the controversial decision to permanently ban Trump from the platform, where the former president had amassed 88.7 million followers. Dorsey made the decision days after Trump whipped up a mob of supporters who stormed the US Capitol, where they tried to prevent Joe Biden being confirmed winner of the 2020 election. - New CEO - Trump supporters accused Dorsey and the social media giants of trying to curb free speech, and many ditched Twitter to join new, far-right-friendly platforms. But some also defended the hard decisions Dorsey had to make. "People tend to conflate Jack Dorsey with Twitter censorship, but my sense is he's actually done what he could these past few years to keep the platform relatively open," tweeted Mike Solana, head of the private equity firm Founders Fund. "Things will be worse without him, not better. Godspeed, bird king," he added. Twitter's incoming CEO Agrawal joined the company in 2011 and has served as chief technology officer since October 2017, where he was responsible for the network's technical strategy. Dorsey cited Agrawal's understanding of the company as key to his decision to step down. "There's a lot of talk about the importance of a company being 'founder led.' Ultimately, I believe that's severely limiting and a single point of failure," Dorsey wrote to Twitter staff. Agrawal holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay. "We recently updated our strategy to hit ambitious goals, and I believe that strategy to be bold and right," he wrote in his own message to staff. He is the latest India-born talent to be tapped to lead a major US tech firm, following the likes of Google-parent Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. "USA benefits greatly from Indian talent!" tweeted Tesla boss Elon Musk on Monday.

CF Montreal Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive Defeating Houston

2021-12-10T01:45:57Z

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2021-12-10T01:45:51Z

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