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US stocks drop and bond yields rise as traders await round of new economic data

Spencer Platt/Getty US stocks fell to start the week, with investors awaiting more economic data after the November jobs report.  On tap this week is the latest Producer Price Index Reading on Friday, as well as new consumer sentiment data.  Bond yields rose, with the 10-year Treasury trading four basis points higher at 3.55%.  US…

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Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel roasts Jerome Powell as the Fed continues to signal more rate hikes despite signs of falling inflation: ‘I don’t know what planet he lives on’

Steve Marcus/Reuters Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel blasted Fed chair Jerome Powell for creating the inflation he seeks to now tame. Siegel took issue with Powell’s recent comments that he sees no evidence inflation is falling.“Very honestly I don’t know what planet he lives on!” Siegel said to CNBC’s Scott Wapner. Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel didn’t pull…

Need for Speed Unbound tech review – profound improvements, bold artistic touches

After spending most of the last decade as a Battlefront and Battlefield support studio, Criterion Games is back with a full-fledged arcade racing adventure. Need for Speed Unbound is a boldly stylised open-world racer, with graffiti-inspired particle effects and cel-shaded character models. Criterion Games’ last full titles were the much-loved Hot Pursuit and Most Wanted,…

Genshin Impact leakers down tools, as publisher asks Discord to divulge high-profile source’s identity

Multiple Genshin Impact leakers are quitting or pausing activities after the game’s publisher filed a DMCA subpoena over prominent leaker Ubatcha. Ubatcha is one of the most popular sources for Genshin Impact leaks. As well as having over 460,000 followers on Twitter, Ubatcha posts in a Discord channel called Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, which has over…