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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 12, 2022 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell in morning trading as investors continue to worry about inflation and other global issues. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Here are the most important news items that investors need […]
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Google CEO Pichai says company will slow hiring through 2023 in memo to employees
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 09: Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The CEO Summit entered its second day of events with a formal signing for the “International Coalition to Connect […]
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Goldman Sachs hires Alphabet tech incubator CEO Jared Cohen for new innovation group
Jared Cohen Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has hired another senior executive from the technology sector. The investment bank is adding Alphabet’s Jared Cohen, a protege of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and founder of Jigsaw, an incubator at the tech giant, to help start a new innovation group, Solomon said […]
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Google reportedly offered to spin off ad business into new Alphabet segment to ward off lawsuit
CNBC: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google being interviewed by Deirdre Bosa. CNBC Google has offered to split parts of its ad-tech business into a separate company under its parent company Alphabet to ward off a second expected antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Such a […]
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Barclays cuts Netflix target, sees bigger subscriber losses than expected
Netflix is on track to report another weak quarter as rising competition results in a big hit to subscribers, Barclays said. For the second quarter, Barclays anticipates a 2.8 million subscriber loss compared with Netflix’s anticipated 2 million loss. Meanwhile, recent credit card data from the bank suggests U.S. subscribers fell roughly 1% month-over-month in […]
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Longtime Google exec Nick Fox to take interim commerce business post after Ready departs to Pinterest
Nick Fox, vice president of product and design for Search and Assistant. Longtime Google exec Nick Fox will take over the company’s commerce and payments business on an interim basis. Fox’s appointment comes a day after the former head, Bill Ready, announced he is taking over the helm of Pinterest, replacing longtime CEO and founder […]
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