Facebook blocks users from creating new events near White House, Capitol and state houses
In a blog post that was updated Friday, the company said the action was meant to prevent people from using its platform to incite violence.
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6,000 Amazon warehouse workers will hold union vote in Alabama on Feb. 8
Roughly 6,000 employees at the Alabama warehouse will begin voting on Feb. 8 to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
Manhattan district attorney expands criminal probe of Trump company to Westchester County property
Trump faces a criminal probe at the same time that he has been impeached for a second time. He is accused by the House of inciting a riot at the Capitol.
QAnon 'shaman' Jacob Chansley held without bail after storming Senate during Capitol riot by Trump supporters
President Donald Trump was impeached for inciting a mob to object to Joe Biden's election. QAnon supporters including Jacob Chansley were among the rioters.
SoftBank Vision Fund is losing Jeff Housenbold, who led investments in DoorDash, OpenDoor and Wag
Rajeev Misra, head of SoftBank's Vision Fund, announced internally on Friday that Jeff Housenbold is leaving to "run his own business."
Trump to depart White House hours before Biden inauguration, flying Air Force One to Mar-a-Lago last time
Last week, Trump announced that he will not attend Biden's inauguration.
Pence calls Kamala Harris to offer assistance ahead of inauguration
The phone call between Pence and Harris marked their first discussion since they debated publicly last fall during the Trump-Biden presidential campaign.
Democrats ask hotel, rental car chains to help find Capitol rioters and prevent more attacks
Law enforcement authorities are preparing for potentially more violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week.
New Covid variant first found in UK could become dominant strain in U.S. by March, CDC says
"The modeled trajectory of this variant in the U.S. exhibits rapid growth in early 2021, becoming the predominant variant in March," a new CDC study says.
Coca-Cola and Pepsi won't be advertising their namesake sodas during the Super Bowl
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will not be advertising their namesake sodas with Super Bowl commercials this year.
Citigroup beats analysts’ profit estimates as bank releases money set aside for loan losses
Citigroup's earnings per share of $2.08 far exceeded Refinitiv estimates of $1.34.
Bumble IPO filing warns Apple privacy changes could harm its business
Dating app company Bumble listed Apple's upcoming IDFA privacy changes as a risk factor in its Friday IPO filing.
JPMorgan beats profit estimates on better-than-expected credit, record trading revenue
JPMorgan Chase's fourth-quarter earnings per share of $3.79 beat the Refinitiv estimate of $2.62.
Suspicious package deemed safe at Google campus in Mountain View
The building was evacuated out of an abundance of caution, police said.
GitLab CEO weighing options for going public after employee share sale valued company at $6 billion
GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij confirmed CNBC's reporting from November of an employee share sale and said the company topped $150 million in annual revenue.
WHO says Covid vaccines aren’t ‘silver bullets’ and relying entirely on them has hurt nations
With global deaths reaching 2 million and new strains of the virus appearing, world leaders need to do all they can to curb infections, the WHO said.
Fed's Rosengren voices support for Biden stimulus proposal
Rosengren said he was comfortable with the action despite a nearly $2 trillion price tag that will take the government deeper into the red.
10-year Treasury yield falls below 1.1% after weaker-than-expected retail sales
U.S. Treasury yields gave back some gains made in the previous session, when President-elect Joe Biden announced the details of his economic stimulus plan.
Spotify's big bet on podcasts is failing, Citi says
Analysts are looking for Spotify to show its podcast investments were worth it.
Capitol rioters came within a minute of reaching Pence, report says
The mob that invaded the Capitol nearly reached the Senate floor only about a minute after Pence left the chamber, The Washington Post reported.
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