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The antitrust heat on Google is about to increase, according to a report. Politico reported late Tuesday that the Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, -0.14% GOOG, -0.17% search giant could face an antitrust lawsuit from several states as soon as Thursday. Google has already been sued by the Justice Department and a dozen states, which are targeting the company’s use of a search deal with Apple Inc. and the required inclusion of Google apps in… Source link

It’s always a difficult choice for a boxer to go to court to resolve a contract dispute because careers are so short, time is of the essence and court cases tend to drag out indefinitely. At the height of his earning power, though, Canelo Alvarez willingly went to court because of what he saw as obstacles in his path to get back into the ring. And on Saturday in San Antonio in a fight that will be streamed on DAZN and traditional pay-per-view, Alvarez will not only make his first appearance… Source link

Of the Big Four tech companies, Google was the first to be targeted by the federal government this year, but that likely wasn’t the end of the legal actions against the search giant. The Justice Department lawsuit, filed in late October with 11 state attorneys general, centers on Google’s conduct in the search market. Separate probes by the DOJ and states into Google’s power in digital advertising markets continue, as does the Justice Department’s review of Google’s… Source link

President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to take a page out of the Trump playbook and pick a recently retired general as his nominee for defense secretary has put him at odds with congressional Democrats. Biden confirmed Tuesday in an article in the Atlantic that he has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as the man he wants to run the Pentagon. “I chose Lloyd Austin as my nominee for secretary of defense because I know how he reacts under pressure, and I know that he will do whatever it… Source link

This photograph taken on September 28, 2017, shows a smartphone being operated in front of GAFA logos (acronym for Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon web giants) as background in Hédé-Bazouges, western France. Damien Meyer | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s antitrust watchdog threatened on Tuesday to impose heavy fines on big tech companies if they fall foul of new competition rules. Google, Facebook and other firms of “strategic market status” could face fines of up to 10% of their… Source link

GlobeNewswire Flushing Bank Has Plans to Open a New Location on Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, NY UNIONDALE, N.Y., Dec. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), announced that the Bank plans to open a new location at 89-12 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY.  This full-service branch will be opening later this month. John R. Buran, President and CEO of Flushing Bank, stated:… Source link

‘The San Francisco 49ers were 4-6 going into their bye week. Before they played last week against the Los Angeles Rams, they found out they were being forced from their home base in Santa Clara, without knowing when they’d be able to play or practice there again. It’s OK if you chalked up the 49ers’ season to the Super Bowl hangover already. We knew some teams would catch some really bad breaks in a weird 2020, and it’s arguable nobody has had worse luck than the 49ers. They have… Source link

Bloomberg Inflation Believers Playing Long Game Are Winning as They Wait (Bloomberg) — Investors shuffling trades amid a sputtering reflation narrative may have overlooked a little fact: Bond managers who’ve been bullish on inflation prospects this year have been winning.Inflation-linked U.S. Treasuries — known as TIPS — are on pace to outperform their regular counterparts for the second straight year, and some of the world’s biggest investors see scope for further gains. Vanguard Group… Source link

RFI Portuguese children take 33 European countries to court over climate crisis The European Court of Human Rights on Monday ordered 33 European countries to respond to accusations – levelled by six young Portuguese campaigners – that they’re “fueling the climate crisis”. The crowdfunded case, filed two months ago with the support of the Global Legal Action Network, a non-profit known as GLAN, hopes to elicit a landmark judgment on climate change that would legally oblige the… Source link

The NFL showed on Sunday that if a team can play, it will play regardless of the lineup it has to offer. The Denver Broncos played on Sunday without a quarterback. All of their quarterbacks were ruled ineligible due to positive COVID-19 tests or close contacts. But the team didn’t have an ongoing outbreak, so it played. Using practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton at QB, the Broncos completed one pass in a 31-3 loss to the New Orleans Saints. The Baltimore Ravens are just going to have to… Source link