If you’re a digital nomad or remote worker in the tech industry looking for a change of scenery, maybe Spain is the place for you.This month, the local government of Extremadura, Spain, announced it was offering up to €15,000 or $16,703 to move to the area for at least two years. The autonomous community has one of the lowest populations in Spain and has allocated €2 million to entice the relocation of 200 digital nomad and remote workers to the region.A press release from the Extremadura government states that the grants are for “available housing, arable land, and everything necessary…
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A woman tests Vueling’s new biometric recognition system at El Prat airport, January 19, 2023, in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. David Zorrakino | Europa Press | Getty ImagesAs end-of-summer travel lines back up at TSA airport checkpoints in the U.S., one overseas airport is going all-in on a biometric passenger experience. The Smart Travel Project at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi will involve biometric sensors at every airport identification checkpoint by 2025.Airport security and travel experts have generally cheered the move.”They are boldly moving forward in adopting facial recognition as the means to let travelers into their…
Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal and chief executive officer of financial technology company Affirm, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, in Sun Valley, Idaho.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesAffirm shares soared nearly 32% on Thursday, notching their best day in almost three years, after the provider of buy now, pay later loans beat on the top and bottom lines in its earnings report.It was the third-biggest gain for the stock since the company’s IPO in January 2021. Shares closed at $41.66.Affirm said late Wednesday that revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter climbed…
The Kansas City Chiefs have won back-to-back Super Bowls, so the entire NFL will be looking to knock them off their perch atop the league. What’s surprising, though, is that despite winning two titles in a row, my NFL Projection Model does not see the Chiefs as the favorites to win it all this year. That’s more a testament to the AFC, which is deep with talented teams, making the Chiefs’ march to another conference crown extremely difficult.Then again, the road won’t be easy for any team. If it were, we wouldn’t be watching.GO DEEPERNFL QB Tiers 2024: Only 2…
In functional romantic relationships, it’s psychologically healthy to feel a deep sense of belonging and attachment. However, becoming overly reliant on another person to feel whole, healed and secure is not only harmful to our wellbeing — it can damage relationships over time. This behavior is often referred to in mental health circles as codependency. People in codependent relationships develop a strong, unhealthy devotion to their partner, often at the expense of their own needs, because their identity revolves around taking care of and gaining approval from the other person. As a Harvard-trained psychologist who frequently works with clients with relationship issues,…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Intel — The chipmaker jumped 8.5% on news that Intel is working with bankers to explore options to address weaknesses in its core business. Elastic NV — The stock plunged more than 27% after its fiscal second-quarter revenue forecast missed Wall Street’s expectations. The artificial intelligence search company now expects revenue for the period to come in between $353 million and $355 million. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had estimated $361 million. MongoDB — Shares of the developer data platform surged around 16% after the company posted an earnings and revenue beat…
Ulta Beauty shares sank 7% in extended trading Thursday as the company fell short of second-quarter expectations and trimmed its full-year guidance after a decline in same-store sales during the most recent period.It was the company’s first earnings per share miss since May 2020 and first revenue miss since December 2020.Comparable sales for the second quarter fell 1.2%, compared with an 8% increase a year earlier and well below the 1.2% growth that Wall Street analysts had expected, according to StreetAccount.”While we are encouraged by many positive indicators across our business, our second quarter performance did not meet our expectations,…
Investors looking for a way to generate more income now that interest rates appear set to fall can look to wring some extra cash out of their stock portfolio using options. Bank of America derivatives analyst Arjun Goyal this week identified stocks that are strong candidates for an “overwriting” strategy. The trade, also called “call writing,” involves selling a call option on a stock that an investor already owns and is effectively a bet that the stock won’t rise too much before the contract expires. “The strategy is best suited for names the call seller has a neutral short-term view…
Julian Emmanuel, Evercore ISI, joins ‘Fast Money’ to talk today’s record market action and how it could manifest in the second half of the year. Source link
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesMortgage rates are fallingMortgage rates have already started to come down from recent highs, largely due to the prospect of a Federal Reserve-induced economic slowdown. The average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.35% on August 29 from 6.46% a week ago, the lowest mortgage rates have been in 15 months, according to Freddie Mac.”Would-be homebuyers are likely going to get a much more attractive rate today than they would have just a few short months ago,” said Jacob Channel, senior economic analyst at LendingTree.Still, many home shoppers are anchored to the…
