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Facebook Inc will restrict publishers and users in Australia from sharing or viewing news content in response to a proposed law that would require it and Alphabet Inc’s to pay publishers for content, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday.

Investing in tech companies can be risky, partly because change in technology tends to be revolutionary, not evolutionary. That makes it even more important to pick your tech stocks wisely. Finding companies that demonstrate a continued ability to innovate and maintain leadership

There's little question that both Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) have been remarkable investments over the past decade, with each generating returns of roughly 600%. Yet recent changes to Apple's privacy policy have Facebook crying foul. Facebook even said, "We in

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have been incredible investments over the past 10 years, each returning about 600%. Both are among the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. For investors looking for stable, long-term returns, which is the better investing o

Congressional Democrats have begun discussions with the White House on ways to crack down on Big Tech including making social media companies accountable for the spread of disinformation on matters such as the U.S. Capitol riot and addressing the abuse of market power to harm corporate rivals.

Italy's competition watchdog has fined Facebook 7 million euros ($8.5 million) for not complying with a request to correct improper commercial practices in its treatment of user data, the regulator said on Wednesday.

Italy's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined Facebook 7 million euros ($8.5 million) for not complying with a request by the regulator to correct improper commercial practices in the group's treatment of user data.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed the importance of cooperation with the European Union in a call with the European Commission's vice president for the economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, on Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

Australia on Wednesday said promised laws forcing tech giants to pay media outlets for content had already succeeded after reports that publisher and broadcaster Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd agreed on a licensing deal with Google.

Hedge fund Melvin Capital Management on Tuesday disclosed it had raised the put option on Class A shares of U.S. video game chain GameStop Corp to 6 million shares for the quarter ended Dec. 31, from 5.4 million shares in the past quarter.

Publisher and broadcaster Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd has agreed on a content licencing deal with Google, one of its newspapers reported on Wednesday, the second large Australian media outlet to strike a deal with the internet giant.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Salesforce.com Inc (Symbol: CRM), where a total volume of 94,776 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxima

What happenedFor the second trading day in a row, the stock of Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) was given a raised price target from Wall Street. But unlike Friday's increase, today's boost is having a positive effect on the stock, which was up 4.8% in 1 p.m. EST trading.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (Symbol: VTI) where we have detected an approximate $3.3 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over w

To say that things have been interesting on Wall Street over the past three and a half weeks would be an understatement.Following a year of historic volatility, 2021 is attempting to one-up its predecessor, with retail investors to blame. The recent battle between retail investor

Amazon’s stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) has fallen by 2.2% over the last five trading days. The company announced its results on February 2nd, 2021. For FY 2020 Amazon recorded revenues at $386 billion, up 37% and earnings per share at $42.61, up from $23.46 in the previous year du

Australia's political opposition will support proposed legislation that would force Alphabet's Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, two sources briefed on the matter said.

Australia's political opposition will support proposed legislation that would force Alphabet's Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, two sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.

As cryptocurrencies increasingly go mainstream, pressure is growing on the world's biggest central banks to move forward with their plans to issue digital cash and fend off private sector threats to traditional money.

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