Google will start giving users more information about who’s running the ads they see. The company’s “About this ad” menu will show basic information about advertisers, as well as any other ads they’ve run in the past 30 days. The goal is to help users better judge whether a given ad buyer is trustworthy, following criticism about scams on the platform. Google mentioned that more ad disclosures would be coming last year, when it started verifying the identities and locations of… Source link

When will the Federal Reserve start pulling back on its extraordinary monetary stimulus? That’s the major question that Fed watchers hope to get an answer for later this afternoon, when the Federal Open Market Committee releases its updated policy decision.  Chatter has been building within the central bank over slowing the pace of its asset purchases. Since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fed has been absorbing about $120 billion a month in U.S. Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed… Source link

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Home sales in the U.S. cooled down in the final month of summer. Existing home sales fell 2% to a seasonally adjusted 5.88 million units in August from a month earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). July sales were revised slightly upward to 6 million units. The results exceeded analyst expectations of a 1.7% decline, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates. The dip was expected since pending home sales — a leading indicator for actual sales — fell for two… Source link

Google Chrome has now amassed 2.65BN users worldwide and holds a 65% share of the web browser market. But dominance means attention from hackers and Google has now issued a new upgrade warning for all Chrome users worldwide.  Google has confirmed five new ‘High’ security threats have been found in Chrome LightRocket via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Reveals 2 New ‘Zero Day’ Flaws Fixed In Chrome 93By Gordon Kelly In an official blog post, Google has… Source link

A legal fight in Los Angeles has exposed a bitter and widening divide between public servants like teachers, police officers and firefighters, as COVID-19 mandates become increasingly common — and first responders push back. Earlier this month, more than filed a lawsuit against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The suit is one of several challenges among police and EMS personnel across California and , some of whom have in response to the new rules. Jeff Burmeister, who’s part of… Source link

Banza is the latest company to partner with Beyond Meat (BYND) to unveil a new menu offering, as alternative meat makes inroads in fast and comfort foods. On Tuesday, the food company known for chickpea-inspired creations like pasta, pizza, rice and mac & cheese, announced the release of a new, frozen vegetarian pizza option — but this one using plant-based Beyond Sausage Italian Crumbles. The new pizza is dubbed Banza Supreme.  The latest entry to the frozen food section is made with… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Debt, debt everywhere — and not a drop of it paid for Have you heard? The United States is on the path to a showdown over the debt ceiling — again. As the spectacle of heavily-indebted Chinese real estate giant Evergrande held investors in its sway for a second day, another drama slowly played itself out on the… Source link

The real estate company said a payment due on Thursday, for an onshore renminbi-denominated bond, had ‘already been resolved through off-exchange negotiations’. Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images European stock markets were sharply higher on Wednesday as worries over the Evergrande crisis in China started to ease. The real estate company said a payment due on Thursday, for an onshore renminbi-denominated bond, had “already been resolved through off-exchange negotiations”. Traders… Source link

The flash crash has not deterred institutional investors. Photo: AP Major cryptocurrencies were down on Wednesday morning as a flash crash in the price of bitcoin earlier this week wiped out over $200bn from the market. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1.7% to trade at $42,223 (£30,913) at the time of writing and is trading at levels not seen since August, while ethereum (ETH-USD) fell 8.3% and was trading at $2,920. “Over the last few days, bitcoin has been on a downward spiral after sentiment… Source link