Technology
FTC sues to block Facebook owner Meta from buying VR fitness app maker
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee during An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Facebook-owner Meta from buying […]
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Spotify pops on revenue beat, subscriber growth
Daniel Ek, chief executive officer and co-founder of Spotify AB, stands for a photograph after a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spotify shares popped more than 14% on Wednesday after the company reported second-quarter 2022 earnings that beat analyst expectations on revenue and […]
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Shopify misses estimates and issues gloomy guidance
In this photo illustration the logo of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify Inc. is displayed on a smartphone. Thomas Trutschel | Getty Images Shopify on Wednesday reported weaker-than-expected results for the second quarter, and warned that inflation and rising interest rates would weigh on the business in the second half of the year. Here’s how the […]
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Vox Media cuts staff, slows down hiring as recession fears grow
Jim Bankoff, chairman and chief executive officer of Vox Media Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Just a month ago, media executives expressed optimism that their companies were well positioned for an economic slowdown. Vox Media may have injected a dose of reality to the industry Wednesday. The privately held digital media […]
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Microsoft and Alphabet earnings are signaling one thing: A lot of bad news has been priced in
Well, that covers just about … everything. Microsoft earnings release cited a litany of issues: unfavorable foreign exchange, extended productions shutdown in China, a deteriorating PC market in June, reductions in advertising spending and scaling down Russian operations. It left out frogs, boils, locusts, lice and hail, so the press release does not quite rise to […]
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Alphabet is still a buy despite uncertain macro ahead, analysts say after earnings
Alphabet is still a buy, even as uncertainty mounts for the tech giant amid a tough macro environment, according to analysts. Google’s parent company on Tuesday delivered quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analyst expectations. However, the company’s report showed strong year-over-year search revenue growth, helping appease investors and analysts. The stock traded more than […]
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Analysts cheer Microsoft’s cloud results and upbeat forecast
A strong showing in its cloud business, as well as an upbeat fiscal year forecast, has Wall Street bullish on Microsoft after the tech giant’s latest quarterly release. Microsoft reported earnings and revenue in its most recent quarter that missed expectations. Still, investors approved of the revenue growth in Azure and cloud services, which jumped […]
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YouTube has ‘obvious math’ problem as growth slows dramatically from pandemic highs
Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, speaks at the Atlantic Festival in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Throughout the pandemic, YouTube was one of Google’s main economic engines, benefiting from a surge in video consumption from people stuck at home trying to stay entertained. All that growth has […]
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Twitter says it significantly slowed hiring during the second quarter
The Twitter logo and trading information is displayed as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Twitter said on Tuesday that the company “significantly slowed hiring” in the second quarter. The company disclosed the hiring slowdown in […]
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Apple’s earnings will give a peek into the mindset of the high-end consumer
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 6, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple reports earnings on Thursday for the quarter ended in June. The third quarter of Apple’s fiscal year is […]
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