Month: June 2022
How Twilio has made it easier for Nike and Uber to chat with you
Jeff Lawson, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twilio Inc., center, rings the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Sept.17, 2018. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years […]
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Biden to address the nation after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
[The stream is slated to start at 12:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh if you do not see a player above at that time.] WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is slated to address the nation on Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that eliminates a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion after […]
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European stocks log best session in more than 3 months; tech shares gain 3.8%
LONDON — European markets closed sharply higher on Friday to end a volatile week, as investors around the world assessed inflation and fears of an economic recession. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed up by 2.6% provisionally, its best day in more than three months, with tech shares adding 3.8% to lead gains as all […]
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Roe vs. Wade: Landmark Supreme Court abortion ruling divides America
Pelosi accuses Republicans of seeking to ‘punish and control women’ with state abortion bans U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol May 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of seeking to “punish and control […]
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JPMorgan tells employees the bank will pay for travel to states that allow abortion
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest employers in the U.S. financial industry, told workers that it will pay for travel to states that allow legal abortions, according to a memo […]
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Consumer sentiment survey followed by the Fed shows inflation expectations ease slightly
A shopper inside a women’s clothing store in the East Village neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Kathryn Gamble | Bloomberg | Getty Images A widely followed consumer sentiment survey released Friday showed inflation expectations have eased slightly. The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers said consumers expect inflation to rise […]
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UK Covid cases surge following Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, new variants become dominant
A total of 1,739,700 people tested positive for the virus in the week to June 18, new estimates from the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Covid-19 cases are on the rise again, according to new data, which points to […]
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Roe v. Wade overturned: Here’s how tech companies and internet users can protect privacy
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Abortion rights protesters participate in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2022. Caitlin Ochs | Reuters The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to roll back the […]
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Four abortion clinics in Kansas brace for a deluge of patients from states banning the procedure
Trust Women health clinic in Wichita, Kansas was already overwhelmed with the volume of calls from pregnant women in neighboring states seeking abortions. About 60% of the clinic’s patients are out of state, said Zack Gingrich-Gaylord, a spokesperson for Trust Women. They mostly come from Oklahoma, where the governor signed a law in May that […]
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Juul asks court for temporary block on FDA’s ban of its e-cigarettes
Juul brand vape cartridges are pictured for sale at a shop in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Juul asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on its e-cigarettes temporarily. The request came less than a day after the health agency told the company that it had […]
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