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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday, May 12

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop after Wall Street extends its multiday losing streak Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 11, 2022. Source: NYSE US stock futures dropped Thursday as the broad sell-off and revaluation of risk assets […]

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Artificial intelligence

California’s AI-Powered Wildfire Prevention Efforts Contend With Data Challenge

California-based utility companies are increasingly investing in artificial intelligence for wildfire mitigation but say they are struggling to collect enough data to train the AI. Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric Co. and PG&E Corp. say they see promise in AI algorithms that use images captured by drones and other means to detect […]

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Out of 100 housing markets in America, this is the least overpriced, study finds

Baltimore is the least overvalued housing market, new study reveals. Getty Images Housing prices have risen rapidly in the past year, even as mortgage rates are on the rise with pros saying they will likely go up more (see the lowest mortgage rates you can qualify for here). But some markets are now a lot […]

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Hot Job Market, Strong Demand for CFOs Strain Due Diligence

The sudden exit of Moderna Inc.’s newly hired chief financial officer shines a light on the challenges companies and recruiters are facing in a tight job market, in which candidates often have more than one competing offer, forcing hiring managers to make quick decisions. Jorge Gomez, who on Monday started as Moderna’s CFO, departed on […]

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Internet

Crypto crash: Mark Cuban says crypto is in ‘lull that the internet went through’

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban thinks that cryptocurrency is on the same downswing that tech and internet companies hit in the early 2000s. Bitcoin hit a 10-month low on Monday, and sales of non-fungible tokens, aka NFTs, plummeted between January and March 2022. See also: Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as lead NFL analyst when […]

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Markets

Will inflation push more people to go back to work? ‘They’ll be entering a job market that’s eager to have them,’ one economist says

Labor costs are driving up inflation. But will inflation also drive more people back to the workforce? The annual rate of inflation slowed to 8.3% in April from 8.5% the previous month, helped by a fall in gasoline prices, but consumers still face rapidly rising costs. The March reading was the highest since 1981. The […]

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Personal Finance

Will inflation push more people to go back to work? ‘They’ll be entering a job market that’s eager to have them,’ one economist says and you can now use bitcoin to pay college tuition — but should you?

Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Everything you need to know to get your yard ready for summer This week we caught up with Jeff Keiter, our resident landscape architecture guru, who previously chatted with us about winter trends for your yard. Today we are talking about spring gardening, the best tools and the […]

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Thierry W. Despont’s Personal Hamptons Home Hits the Market for $23.5 Million

The architect and designer Thierry W. Despont, known for designing lavish homes and hotels around the world, is listing his personal Hamptons estate for $23.5 million. Set on roughly 34 acres, the Southampton property was a horse farm that Mr. Despont transformed into a residence with a separate guesthouse and pool house, according to Harald […]

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Dallas Fed appoints Lorie Logan, a top staffer who oversaw market operations, as its new president

This version corrects a prior version’s description of Robert Kaplan’s departure from the Dallas Fed. The Dallas Fed announced Wednesday that it has appointed Lorie Logan, a top Fed staffer, as its president and chief executive. Logan, 49, is currently an executive vice president at the New York Fed. She is the manager of the […]

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Business

Cryptocurrency TerraUSD Plunges as Investors Bail

A selloff in a cryptocurrency that was supposed to be pegged to $1 accelerated Wednesday, briefly sending its price to less than a quarter of that value. TerraUSD traded as low as 23 cents Wednesday, according to data from CoinDesk. As of 2:43 pm ET, it had partially rebounded to about 68 cents in volatile […]