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Unions are forming at Starbucks, Apple and Google. Here’s why workers are organizing now
For decades, union membership has been on the decline. Yet in the last few months, workers have been organizing at a pace this country hasn’t seen since the Great Depression. Amazon has captured headlines for union drives at its warehouses, including a successful effort on New York’s Staten Island. But activity is picking up elsewhere […]
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Taiwan’s trade with China is far bigger than its trade with the U.S.
Container trucks line up to enter the Port of Keelung in Keelung, Taiwan. Data show that Taiwan depends more on China for trade than it does on the U.S. Billy H.C. Kwok | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Data show that Taiwan depends more on China for trade than it does on the U.S., […]
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Goldman Sachs, bank behind the Apple Card, says regulators are investigating its credit card practices
Goldman Sachs CEO David Michael Solomon attends a discussion on “Women Entrepreneurs Through Finance and Markets” at the World Bank on October 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Goldman Sachs said that its credit-card business is being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a range of billing […]
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Gadget season is here — new folding phones, watches and earbuds are coming
Apple launches the iPhone 13 in the UK Ming Yeung | Getty Images Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung and other firms are teeing up for a busy fall filled with lots of new gadget launches. It’s like clockwork. Big tech companies launch the latest products, like phones, watches, or even robots and flying security drones, beginning […]
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Why this analyst believes advertising is the next big revenue driver for Apple
Advertising is the next revenue driver for technology giant Apple and the company is already making strides toward building it, according to Needham’s Laura Martin. “We believe advertising could be a meaningful upside driver for AAPL’s Services revenues and gross profit, especially based on AMZN’s success in growing its advertising business to $37B in 2022E, […]
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Pelosi’s Taiwan trip puts the world’s biggest chipmaker back in the spotlight of U.S.-China rivalry
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the biggest contract chipmaker in the world. But it has been thrust in the middle of U.S.-China geopolitical tensions. logo displayed on the screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have left Taiwan but the visit has cast a spotlight […]
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As most streaming stocks struggle, Spotify stands out as a subscription success story
Spotify does not deserve the same treatment as other streaming companies, according to a growing number of people on Wall Street. “I think that is the most interesting name that people have completely written off,” LightShed Partners’ Rich Greenfield said last week on CNBC’s ” Squawk Box .” Shares of the streaming company are down […]
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Why Amazon’s digital ad business grew faster than all its rivals in the second quarter
The Amazon logo displayed on a smartphone and a PC screen. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket via Getty Images Social media giants Meta and Snap are telling investors that the online advertising market is experiencing some turbulence due to the economic slowdown. Amazon is sending a very different message. While the bulk of its business comes […]
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Apple chipmaker TSMC warns Taiwan-China war would make everybody losers
A man walks past TSMC’s logo at the company’s headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images If China were to invade Taiwan, the most-advanced chip factory in the world would be rendered “not operable,” TSMC Chair Mark Liu said in an English-language interview with CNN this week. In the undated interview, […]
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Senate won’t vote on tech antitrust bill before summer recess, Klobuchar says
U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chair Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) presides during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Capitol Police following the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, one day before the anniversary of the attack in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The […]
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