German government organisations have until the end of the year to close their Facebook pages after the data protection commissioner found the social network had failed to change its practices to comply with German and European privacy laws.
The S&P 500 hit a record high for the fourth straight session on Tuesday, helped by shares of heavyweight technology firms and banks, while an upbeat consumer confidence report set a positive tone for key jobs data at the end of the week.
The S&P 500 hit a record high for the fourth straight session on Tuesday, helped by shares of heavyweight technology firms and banks, while an upbeat consumer confidence report set a positive tone for the key jobs report at the end of the week.
German government organisations have until the end of the year to close their Facebook pages after the data protection commissioner found the social network had failed to change its practices to comply with German and European privacy laws.
The blue-chip Dow index was set to open higher on Tuesday, as shares of big U.S. banks rose, while investors looked to consumer confidence data against the backdrop of rising inflation and a spike in COVID-19 cases across Asia.
All the sweat Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) has put into recovering from its treadmill recall is at risk of being wasted after the company reportedly made moves to "brick" customers' fitness equipment if they didn't sign up for its monthly exercise programs.
Futures tracking the blue-chip Dow edged higher on Tuesday as shares of big U.S. banks rose, while investors looked to consumer confidence data against the backdrop of rising inflation and a spike in new COVID-19 cases across Asia.
EU antitrust regulators will decide by Aug. 2 whether to clear Facebook's acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer, a filing on the European Commission website showed.
Japanese shares slumped on Tuesday, with weaker cyclical stocks outweighing gains in technology firms, as outbreaks of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant Delta raised concerns about a hindrance to global economic recovery.
Asian shares dropped on Tuesday on concerns new coronavirus outbreaks in the region could undercut an economic recovery, even as robust momentum in the United States prompts the Federal Reserve to contemplate a quicker exit from accommodative policy.
Japanese shares slumped on Tuesday, with weaker cyclical stocks outweighing gains in technology names, as outbreaks of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant Delta raised concerns about a recovery in the global economy.
Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday on concerns new coronavirus outbreaks in the region could undercut an economic recovery even as robust momentum in the United States prompts the Federal Reserve to contemplate a quicker exit from accommodative policy.
What happened
On the back of a 4.2% gain in its stock price Monday, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is now a $1 trillion-plus company in terms of market capitalization. The share-price lift was due to some very good legal news for the social media giant.
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit all-time highs on Monday, fueled by tech stocks as investors expect a robust earnings season while interest rates remain low.
The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.48 to 14,526.46. The total After hours volume is currently 63,364,984 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Marin Software Incorporated (MRIN) is +0.21 at $7.71, with 5,356,579 shares trad
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 headed to all-time highs on Monday, fueled by tech stocks as interest rates remain low, while investors awaited data on the U.S. labor market due on Friday.
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A U.S. judge dismissed a Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit against Facebook Inc on Monday and said an amended complaint should be filed by July 29.
The White House is working on an antitrust executive order that aims to push government agencies to consider how their decisions will impact competition in an industry, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The White House is working on an antitrust executive order that aims to push government agencies to consider competition concerns in their decision making, according to two sources familiar with the matter.