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Canada''s main stock index came off a seven-week low Thursday, supported by defensive sectors and financials as major lenders boosted their dividends. The S&P/TSX Composite spiked 297.43 points, or 1.5%, by close of business Thursday to 20,762.03. The Canadian dollar gained 0.0 1 cents at 78.07 cents U.S. Consumer discretionary stocks gained with Magna International better by $4.39, or 4.6% to $100.86, and Martinrea International, taking on 49 cents, or 4.8%, to $10.75. In consumer staples, SunOpta hiked 30 cents, or 4%, to $7.83, and George Weston sprinted $5.26, or 3.9%, to $138.66. Health-care stocks also flourished, with Cronos Group up 24 cents, or 4.4%, to $5.64, and Canopy Growth improving 51 cents, or 4%, to $13.25. Only gold faltered, with Alamos Gold leaning lower 18 cents, or 1.9$, to $9.36, while Iamgold doffed 11 cents, or 2.9%, to $3.72. ON BAYSTREET The TSX Venture Exchange lost 7.7 points to end Thursday at 910.22. All but one of 12 TSX subgroups were in the green, led by consumer discretionary stocks, ahead 2.9%, consumer staples, improving 2.7%, and health-care, up 2.5%.

Stocks rebounded sharply on Thursday, following a omicron-driven selloff in the previous session, as cyclical names made back some of their recent losses. The Dow Jones Industrials regained 617.75 points, or 1.8%, to conclude Thursday at 34,639.79, helped by an uptick in Boeings stock. The S&P 500 index climbed 64.06 points, or 1.4%, to 4,577.10. The NASDAQ recovered 127.27 points to 15,381.32. Airline, casino and energy stocks led the gainers on Thursday, rebounding from Wednesdays market rout. Delta Air Lines rose 9.3%, MGM Resorts added 7.7% and Hilton Worldwide gained 7.5%. Norwegian Cruise Line added 7.7% and Wynn Resorts closed up 8.2%. Occidental Petroleum and Baker Hughes added 2.4% and 2.5%, respectively. Dow component Boeings shares jumped 7.5% after China cleared the 737 Max to return to fly. On the negative side, Apples stock dropped after Bloomberg News reported the tech giant is experiencing slowing iPhone demand ahead of the all-important holiday season. Investors continue to watch for developments on the new omicron COVID-19 variant, with uncertainty around its rate of transmissibility and fears that it could evade vaccines.

The United States Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has filed a lawsuit to block Nvidia from acquiring Arm in a deal worth $40 billion. According to the FTC, the deal would give Nvidia, one of the largest chip companies, control over computing technology and designs that rival firms rely on to develop competing chips. The FTC believes an acquisition would stifle "innovative next-generation technologies." The combined firm would be able to "unfairly undermine" Nvidia''s competitors. "The FTC is suing to block the largest semiconductor chip merger in history to prevent a chip conglomerate from stifling the innovation pipeline for next-generation technologies," said FTC Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova. "Tomorrow''s technologies depend on preserving today''s competitive, cutting-edge chip markets. This proposed deal would distort Arm''s incentives in chip markets and allow the combined firm to unfairly undermine Nvidia''s rivals. The FTC''s lawsuit should send a strong signal that we will act aggressively to protect our critical infrastructure markets from illegal vertical mergers that have far-reaching and damaging effects on future innovations." Nvidia''s plan to acquire Arm from SoftBank was announced back in September 2020 .

Rumors of a Google-branded smartwatch have persisted for years, but they might be close to coming true. Insider sources claim Google is planning to release its first self-developed smartwatch, codenamed "Rohan," in 2022. The Wear OS device would be an eye-catching device with a round display, but no physical bezel — the Galaxy Watch 4 might seem antiquated by comparison. Rohan would be a relatively typical smartwatch on the inside with a heart rate sensor and a battery that would still require daily charging. It would use proprietary watch bands, so you''d have to forget about using conventional straps. A tipster talking to The Verge claimed the watch would "cost more than a Fitbit " and serve as an Apple Watch competitor. The software may be the most important feature. Like Pixel phones , Rohan would serve as a "showcase" for Google''s platform — in this case, Wear OS 3 . The smartwatch (not necessarily called "Pixel Watch," despite the name floating around) would theoretically show customers what Wear OS can do, and give hardware partners a reference point to work from.

Im about to introduce a topic that most of us would rather avoid: our digital legacy. In other words, what happens to all our digital stuff after we die? (And if your answer is Thats not gonna happen, you havent been paying a lot of attention lately, have you?) If youre reading this, odds are that youve got a lot of digital stuff, both on your own devices and floating around in the cloud: backups, photos, tweets, Facebook messages, texts, you name it. If youre no longer around to pay attention, these can hang around for a very long time and some of it may be important to your survivors. (For example, who else has the passwords to your bank accounts and credit cards?) So lets take a deep breath and discuss how to make things easier for your friends and relatives should something happen to you. What happens to all our digital stuff after we die? To begin with, if youre old enough (or wise enough) to have arranged for a will, then your executor (the person who is assigned to see that the terms of the will are carried out) will also have legal standing to access your digital assets: online accounts, websites, etc.

Markets Turmoil As Easing Omicron Anxiety Battles Surge In ''Technical Default'' Fear Markets everywhere... are turmoiling. Volatilities across every asset-class are spiking higher as the Powell-Put gets restruck lower... Source: Bloomberg You can''t un-cut the rope Jay!! A very technical buying panic to start the day but news that a second Omicron variant carrier had been found in the US (Minnesota, but traveled to NYC) initially sent stocks lower but once again he was said to have had only mild symptoms and was fully recovered. That sparked a serious relief rally (back above the technical levels). Late in the day a third Omicron case was reported in Colorado, stonks didn''t care until the last 5 minutes. This was Russell 2000''s best day since March until that last few minutes... The battle took place around S&P ~50DMA, Dow ~200DMA, and Nasdaq ~50DMA (Small Caps are well below their 50, 100, and 200DMA)... In case you were wondering why the sudden panic-surge today, Goldman has a clue: " The GS Prime book was heavily net sold to start December (largest 1-day $ net selling since September, -2.5 SDs vs. the average daily net flow of the past year) , driven by continued short sales and to a much lesser extent long sales (9 to 1) " Today was the biggest short-squeeze since the start of November...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nvidias $40 billion acquisition of Arm just ran into another massive hurdle: the Federal Trade Commission, which announced today that its suing to block the merger from going through due to concerns that the combined companies would stifle competing next-generation technologies. The suit comes after an FTC investigation into the deal following complaints from Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm shortly after the merger was announced. The FTC is suing to block the largest semiconductor chip merger in history to prevent a chip conglomerate from stifling the innovation pipeline for next-generation technologies, said FTC Bureau of Competition director Holly Vedova in a statement. Tomorrows technologies depend on preserving todays competitive, cutting-edge chip markets. This proposed deal would distort Arms incentives in chip markets and allow the combined firm to unfairly undermine Nvidias rivals. The FTCs lawsuit should send a strong signal that we will act aggressively to protect our critical infrastructure markets from illegal vertical mergers that have far-reaching and damaging effects on future innovations. Another major regulatory roadblock for Nvidia and Arm The FTCs complaint notes that Nvidia already uses Arm-based products for several areas, including high-level advanced driver systems for vehicles, Arm-based CPUs for cloud computing, and DPU SmartNICs (networking products used in datacenters).

Zoe Schiffer at The Verge is out with a new story exploring working conditions for Apples frontline employees, including retail employees, support staff, and sales staff. The report, based on conversations with 16 current and former employees, says that complaints about working conditions and pay have largely been ignored. more The post The Verge: Apple frontline workers struggling to survive amid untenable conditions appeared first on 9to5Mac .

It didnt take long for investors to go back to the buy-the-dip playbook. US stocks are only a few percentage points away from record highs on optimism the latest COVID variant wont completely upend economic activity. Risk appetite was dealt an early blow on reports that Apples iPhone demand was waning before the peak holiday []

The Dow Jones rallied despite the omicron variant while several homebuilder stocks showed promising gains. The Nasdaq was hindered by Apple.

Apple''s voice assistant, Siri, was stumped when a TikTok user asked it for the time in Palestine.

At the heart of every Apple device is a processor. Apple has been using its own processors in its iPhones and iPads for some time, while the Mac lineup just started the second year of a two-year transition. Apple has far more devices with its own silicon than Intels now, and before the end of [] The post A13 to M1: How every Apple processor performs appeared first on TECHTELEGRAPH .

Apple is requesting the reinstatement of exclusions from tariffs on the Apple Watch and several Mac Pro components that are imported from China. Apple currently pays a 7.5% tariff on Apple Watches imported from China, and seven key Mac Pro components face a 25% tariff. The policy originally initiated under the Trump administration. more The post Apple wants to dodge these tariffs on Apple Watch and Mac Pro parts imported from China (again) appeared first on 9to5Mac .

Apple (AAPL) may be dealing with lower iPhone demand right now but 2022 could be the year it announces a new product category such as augmented reality glasses or even an electric car. A big product introduction could be a catalyst for Apple stock to move higher. X Still, those next big thing products have [] The post Apple Stock: Apple Could Launch AR Glasses In 2022 appeared first on TECHTELEGRAPH .