Britain, France, Italy and Spain suggested a "phased approach" to global digital taxation talks in a joint letter to the U.S. treasury secretary last week, which they said could open the way for a deal this year.
Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday it was pausing advertising on Facebook Inc following widespread support for a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms.
Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday it was pausing advertising on Facebook Inc following wide spread support for a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms.
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Walt Disney Co. (Symbol: DIS), where a total of 199,637 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 20.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
Investors have had to contend with unprecedented volatility in 2020, but so far it's actually been a pretty good year for many technology companies. No one knows exactly where the market is heading next, but identifying tech players at the forefront of powerful trends is a path
More and more big-name brands are joining a boycott against Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) advertising in an effort to get the social network to take further action to prevent hate speech on its platform.
The stock market has been on an amazing run, but even the most impressive bull moves have to end sooner or later. For the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), a run to record highs came to an end on Wednesday, with investors reacting negatively to signs that the coronavirus pa
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently announced it will shut down Mixer, its video game streaming platform, nearly four years after acquiring it. Microsoft will merge Mixer's community with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) Gaming.
Since hitting intraday lows on March 23, the Nasdaq Composite index has rebounded and pulled ahead of the S&P 500, but a technical market analysis suggests that the tech-laden index may be vulnerable to a deep retreat.
Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google recently launched Keen, a social media platform that offers similar collection and curation features as Pinterest (NYSE: PINS). Instead of pinning interests onto virtual pinboards, Keen's users curate their interest in "keens", an
Since its IPO in 2017, Snap (NYSE: SNAP) has mostly disappointed investors with its user growth. While it has posted strong user growth results in recent quarters, it had to reset expectations early in its life as a publicly traded company, including a dismal 2018, which saw it
Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google is the biggest ad platform in the world, and the origin of almost all of the company's $1 trillion in market value.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) acquired Beam way back in 2016, a couple years after Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) had scooped up live-streaming leader Twitch in 2014. Beam was subsequently rebranded as Mixer in 2017 due to global rights issues. Microsoft had been aggressively trying to grow M
Today's change in direction is being fueled by the continued resurgence of the coronavirus that is leading investors to shift their focus back to the current state of the economy
Brazil's central bank effectively suspended a newly-launched system allowing users of Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging service to send money via chats, ordering Visa and Mastercard to halt payments and transfers via the system.
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - As the Covid-19 epidemic began to peak in Asia, Piyush Gupta tried to boost morale for his quarantined workforce. The chief executive of Singaporean bank DBS led his management team through a parody version of Gloria Gaynor’s