In this episode of Motley Fool Money, host Chris Hill is joined by senior analysts Jason Moser and Ron Gross to discuss how the business world reacted to the insurrection at the United States Capitol Building. Also, Bezos, Buffet, and Dimon pull the plug on health venture Haven,
2020 was a record-setting year for IPOs, and among the new stocks were several high-flying tech-enhanced insurance companies. Lemonade is perhaps the best-known, and it was one of last year's hottest new stocks. But a number of other insurance outfits making their public debuts a
2020 was, among other things, the year of the special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Data from Goldman Sachs found that 200 "blank check" companies were formed last year, raising more than $73 billion in total proceeds, an increase of nearly 500% from the prior year. More
Privacy-focused messaging app Telegram continues its torrid streak of user growth. On Tuesday, founder Pavel Durov announced the service had grown to more than 500 million active users. That's an impressive total, but the acceleration in its growth has been particularly noteworth
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Twitter has suspended accounts linked to FARC dissidents after Colombian police complained that they were being used to encourage violence, and Facebook said it has also removed related content from its platform.
The outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of five major U.S. tech firms to answer detailed questions about decisions to restrict or permanently ban accounts of conservative users.
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that the messaging platform was watering down its privacy policy in the process.
Technology stocks continued their Friday selloff, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF this afternoon slipping 0.8% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling 1.8%.In company news, Tufin Software Technologies (TUFN) Friday hit a nearly 14-month high, rising 25%
Shortly after rampaging Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a fan of the president posted a message on the pro-Donald Trump website TheDonald.win. Inspired by the mob's attempt to stop lawmakers from confirming President-elect Joe Biden's electoral win, user CONN_WYNN said in an all-caps message, replete with an expletive, that it was "TIME TO LEAVE THE KEYBOARD" and "FIGHT FOR MY...COUNTRY."
Signal said on Friday it was experiencing technical difficulties and working to restore the service, as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.
Technology stocks were moderately lower, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF Tuesday slipping 0.4% although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling nearly 1.4% this afternoon.In company news, 3D Systems (DDD) declined 11% after JPMorgan Friday cut its investment r
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Facebook Inc (Symbol: FB), where a total volume of 472,315 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4
State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant's Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Market participants have been watching the state of the economy closely, especially as a leadership transition in Washington is underway. Markets reacted Friday morning to the release of President-elect Joe Biden's stimulus plan, which includes increased aid to Americans as well
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What happenedShares of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) spiked today after Bloomberg reported that the company has settled a yearslong dispute with Facebook over patents. This is the second day in a row that BlackBerry's stock has made significant gains.
Shortly after rampaging Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a fan of the president posted a message on the pro-Donald Trump website TheDonald.win.