Will companies still pay for Biden’s big spending plan?
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As Wall Street watches the debate over President Joe Biden’s flagship infrastructure, climate and social…
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Supply chain woes throw sand in the gears of German economy
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A closely watched survey of German business optimism has sagged for the fourth month in a row. The lower reading Monday…
Continue Reading Russian group that hacked SolarWinds is still attacking America’s computer networks
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Nobelium, the Russian hacking group responsible for breaching SolarWinds, is still at it. The Russian hackers behind…
Continue Reading Road-blocking climate protesters resume campaign in London
LONDON (AP) — Environmental protesters pressuring the British government to insulate all homes within a decade have resumed a road-blocking…
Continue Reading Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
By ISABEL DEBRE and FARES AKRAM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Across the Middle East, journalists, activists and others have…
Continue Reading Taiwanese delegation in Prague to boost ties; China protests
PRAGUE (AP) — Taiwanese government ministers are visiting the Czech capital accompanied by dozens of business and research representatives to boost…
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The Facebook Papers may be the biggest crisis in the company’s history
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has confronted whistleblowers, PR firestorms and Congressional inquiries in recent years. But now it faces…
Continue Reading The Facebook Papers may be the biggest crisis in the company’s history
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has confronted whistleblowers, PR firestorms and Congressional inquiries in recent years. But now it faces a…
Continue Reading Facebook knew it was being used to incite violence in Ethiopia. It did little to stop the spread, documents show
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Facebook employees repeatedly sounded the alarm on the company’s failure to curb the spread of posts inciting violence…
Continue Reading The Facebook Papers may be the biggest crisis in the company’s history
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has confronted whistleblowers, PR firestorms and Congressional inquiries in recent years. But now it faces…
Continue Reading Facebook has known it has a human trafficking problem for years. It still hasn’t fully fixed it
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has for years struggled to crack down on content related to what it calls domestic servitude: “a form of…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Money mistakes could signal dementia
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Paying bills late can be an early symptom of dementia — and it can happen years before diagnosis. If you have a family…
Continue Reading Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse
By JON GAMBRELL and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram…
Continue Reading Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
By ISABEL DEBRE and FARES AKRAM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Across the Middle East, journalists, activists and others have…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Just what are ‘The Facebook Papers,’ anyway?
By The Associated Press The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated…
Continue Reading People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook the company is losing control of Facebook the product — and of the carefully crafted image it’s…
Continue Reading Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse
By JON GAMBRELL and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app…
Continue Reading Merck asks EU regulator to authorize pill that treats COVID
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Pharmaceutical company Merck has asked the European Medicines Agency to authorize its COVID-19 antiviral treatment. In a statement…
Continue Reading Russia marks another record number of daily COVID-19 cases
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has reported another daily record of confirmed coronavirus cases as a surge in…
Continue Reading PayPal says it’s not looking to buy Pinterest
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business PayPal is not looking to buy Pinterest, the digital payments company said Sunday, following reports that it was…
Continue Reading Evergrande wants to build electric cars, not homes
By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande is starting to pay off its overdue debts and restart stalled real estate projects. Now the embattled Chinese…
Continue Reading Australia wants Facebook to seek parental consent for kids
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to crack down on online advertisers targeting children by making social…
Continue Reading Facebook profits rise amid revelations from leaked documents
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writers Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers showing its failure to address the harms its social…
Continue Reading Shiba inu coin, a meme cryptocurrency, hits all-time high
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The parody cryptocurrency shiba inu coin just climbed to an all-time high and is one of the biggest digital currencies…
Continue Reading China unveils plan to slash fossil fuels but fails to announce new emissions target
By Helen Regan, CNN Business China plans to cut its reliance on fossil fuels to below 20% by 2060, according to a cabinet document published in state…
Continue Reading Widodo calls for ASEAN travel corridor to bolster recovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged Southeast Asian countries to speed up plans to create a regional travel…
Continue Reading Plan for UK coal mine brings hope to some, horror to others
By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WHITEHAVEN, England (AP) — A proposal to dig a new coal mine in northern England is presenting a…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly higher, tracking Wall Street rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after another rally to record highs on Wall Street. Benchmarks in…
Continue Reading This Week: New home sales, Apple earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The Commerce Department issues its September tally of new U.S. home sales Tuesday. Apple serves up its latest quarterly results…
Continue Reading Australia invests in $1.6 billion South Pacific telco deal
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian telco Telstra has partnered with the Australian government in a $1.6 billion…
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