Nasdaq, S&P rise 1% driving day two of stock gains

U.S. stocks rose for the second straight session as traders digested positive economic news and the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of  Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill for use in adults and children ages 12 and older. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 35753.89 +261.19 +0.74%
SP500 S&P 500 4696.56 +47.33 +1.02%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 15521.89237 +180.81 +1.18%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 261 points or 0.6% building on its 560 point advance on Tuesday while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 1% each. 

Positive economic data included an uptick in the Consumer Confidence Index to the best level since July, a better than expected 3Q GDP report of 2.3%, albeit well below July’s 6.7% jump and home sales that rose 1.9%. 

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Two Kirkland Businesses Awarded $10k Grants Thru Comcast RISE

Joy Spa Massage and Purified Water to Go in Kirkland are among 100 small businesses owned by people of color in King and Pierce counties that will receive a $10,000 grant through the Comcast RISE program.

Comcast announced it will award $1 million in total grants as well as technology and marketing resources to more than 100 small businesses owned by people of color in King and Pierce Counties. The recipients are among nearly 6,700 entrepreneurs nationwide who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program, which provides marketing, technology, and capital support to small business owners.

To further build on the program’s success and provide support to even more small businesses, Comcast also announced a major expansion to eligibility, enabling all women-owned small businesses nationwide to apply. This expansion recognizes and seeks to help address the persistent inequities women continue to face in accessing the resources and funding that

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Memphis enterprises get assistance as section of Comcast’s Rise program

The present-day wave of apps for Comcast Rise Marketing and advertising & Engineering Companies opened on October 17, 2021 and will shut on January 15, 2022.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four smaller corporations in Memphis are having assistance from Comcast as element of the company’s Rise plan, which stands for “Representation, Expenditure, Power and Empowerment.”

8,000 business owners nationwide had been selected as aspect of the program’s 3rd phase, which will help support modest enterprises owned by Black, Indigenous and People today of Shade (BIPOC).

People awarded a Engineering Makeover will get  computer tools and web, voice, and cybersecurity solutions for up to 12 months. Those who were got Imaginative Output awards will get a production of a 30-second Tv commercial, moreover a media approach consultation, and 90-day media placement agenda.

TNCO Building Inc., a lady- and minority-owned industrial construction company, will get a Technology Makeover.

“As a Woman Minority

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text messaging frauds on the rise BBB scam artists scam

BBB scam tracker reveals scammers impersonating well-known businesses and offering savings.

TYLER, Texas — The Greater Organization Bureau claims citizens should really be on the lookout for text messaging ripoffs. Officers say the BBB Fraud Tracker has noticed many stories of scammers impersonating well-recognized organizations and offering savings, some of which are COVID-19 themed.

You obtain a check message from a huge, reliable organization. The concept claims that because of to the pandemic, the enterprise would like to help folks out by providing them an incredible deal. These array from cost-free or discounted products and services to reward playing cards and dollars.

People reported acquiring the pursuing text messages making use of the next messages:

  • “COVID-19 REFUND. VERIZON Enterprise is offering out $950 to all consumers of our Verizon provider, if sure kindly text your Verizon”
  • “Because of to the pandemic, Hulu is offering all people a free of charge
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Comcast Rise to Award $1 Million in Grants to Minority-Owned Tiny Corporations in South Florida

Comcast will be awarding a single million bucks to smaller enterprises owned by men and women of shade, which include Black, Hispanic and Asian American house owners, amongst others, in South Florida. A person hundred grants of $10,000 each individual will be presented to suitable enterprises in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties by the Comcast Rise Financial commitment Fund in November.

From October 1 by means of October 14, qualified firms in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties can use on line for just one of the $10,000 grants at www.ComcastRISE.com.

The Investment Fund is an extension of Comcast Increase, the multi-yr, multi-faceted initiative introduced in Oct 2020 to aid modest firms, furnishing sources as numerous keep on to offer with the at any time-transforming instances of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Increase stands for “Representation, Expense, Toughness and Empowerment.”

“As we reinvigorate our economic climate and set up our group to

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