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Google bans ads on content, including YouTube videos, with false claims about climate change.

Google said it will no longer display advertisements on YouTube videos and other content that promote inaccurate claims about climate change. The decision, by the company’s ads team, means that it will no longer permit websites or YouTube creators to earn advertising money via Google for content that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.” And it will not allow ads that promote such views from appearing. “In recent years,… Source link

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Another 326,000 individuals filed new claims last week

U.S. states posted a bigger-than-expected drop in new jobless claims last week as impacts related to Hurricane Ida and the Delta variant’s summer spike receded.  The Labor Department released its weekly jobless claims report Thursday morning. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial unemployment claims, week ended October 2: 326,000 vs. 348,000 expected and an upwardly revised 364,000 during prior week Continuing claims, week… Source link

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Jury finds for Google against digital picture-frame patent claims

Google Nest Hub products don’t infringe Profectus Technology patent Relevant parts of patent are invalid, jury found Profectus previously lost cases against Apple, Samsung, others The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. (Reuters) – A jury in Waco, Texas found Wednesday… Source link

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Amazon faces new antitrust claims from DC attorney general

Amazon (AMZN) is facing expanded antitrust claims in an amended lawsuit originally brought against the e-commerce giant in May by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. The original suit, filed in May, accused Amazon of illegally abusing its monopoly power and violating the District of Columbia Antitrust Act by forbidding third-party sellers from offering cheaper rates for their products on competing websites. In the amended suit, Washington, DC Attorney General Karl Racine adds… Source link

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Another 350,000 individuals likely filed new claims, hovering near pandemic low

New weekly jobless claims are expected to hover near their lowest level since March 2020, underscoring the sustained improvement in the labor market despite ongoing concerns over the Delta variant and worker shortages.  The Labor Department is set to release its weekly jobless claims report on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here are the main metrics expected from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial unemployment claims, week ended August 21: 350,000 expected… Source link

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Google’s ‘Project Hug’ paid out huge sums to keep game devs in the Play Store, Epic filing claims

Google quietly paid game developers hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to keep their games on the Play Store, a newly unredacted complaint from Epic Games in its antitrust suit against Google alleges. The program was known as “Project Hug,” or later as the “Apps and Games Velocity Program.” In 2018, when Fortnite for Android first launched, Epic Games took the unusual step of exclusively releasing it outside of the Google Play Store. Instead, players had to download an… Source link

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Another 375,000 individuals likely filed new unemployment claims last week

New weekly jobless claims likely took another step lower last week, with the labor market’s recovery still making headway despite the lingering threat of the Delta variant.  The Labor Department is set to release its weekly jobless claims report on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here are the main metrics expected from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial unemployment claims, week ended August 7: 375,000 expected and 385,000 during prior week  Continuing claims,… Source link

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Another 385,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week

New weekly jobless claims dipped last week to come in near consensus estimates, trending down but still coming in well above pre-pandemic levels as the labor market’s recovery trudges forward. The Labor Department released its weekly jobless claims report on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial unemployment claims, week ended July 31: 385,000 vs. 383,000 expected and a revised 399,000 during prior… Source link

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Stock futures drift higher ahead of jobless claims, earnings

Stock futures opened slightly to the upside Wednesday evening as investors awaited more earnings and data on the labor market’s recovery.  Contracts on the S&P 500 traded a tick above the flatline. The blue-chip index had ended the day in the red, pulling back from Tuesday’s record closing high. The Dow also ended lower, while the Nasdaq eked out a higher close.  Some of the closely watched companies that reported earnings results after market close on Wednesday disappointed relative to Wall… Source link

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Futures xxx after 2 day rally, eyes on jobless claims

Futures ticked higher in Wednesday’s after-hours session, with investors looking to earnings and data for impetus to extend a 2-day rally that wiped out losses sustained during the worst trading day of 2021.  During the regular session, stocks rode a 2-day hot streak, calibrating a resurgence of COVID-19 cases against a red-hot economic expansion that continues to gain momentum. In the process, strong earnings have helped the market heal from Monday’s pandemic-inspired meltdown, with… Source link

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