Google is leading an effort to maintain work authorization for tens of thousands of people whose spouses hold H-1B visas, the high-skilled visa that’s common in the tech industry. Companies across the tech industry, which has been historically vocal in fighting for increased immigration rights, submitted an amicus brief Friday in a case known as Save Jobs USA v. Department of Homeland Security. A Washington district court is considering the plaintiff’s challenge to a DHS rule that allows… Source link
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TipRanks Goldman Sachs Predicts Over 50% Rally for These 2 Stocks Stocks started this year with heft gains, edged back last week, and now are rising again. The big tech giants led the moves, with volatility in Apple and Amazon leading the NASDAQ on its gyrations. The strategy team at investment bank Goldman Sachs have taken notice of the market shakeups, and are working out what it means for investors. According to macro strategist Gurpreet Gill, watching bond yields and stock values closely,… Source link
Read More »Another 875,00 Americans seen filing unemployment in the latest week
The ranks of the unemployed are expected to swell anew, with Wall Street economists forecasting a marginal improvement in weekly jobless claims amid a relentless wave of COVID-19 infections dragging on the economy. The Department of Labor will release its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here is what Wall Street is expecting, according to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Jan. 23: 875,000 expected vs. 900,000… Source link
Read More »Google rejects DOJ antitrust claims in court filing
(AP) – Google is pushing back in court this week on antitrust claims brought against it by the Justice Department two months ago. In a legal filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Google denied or partially rejected almost 200 specific complaints against it. On only one count, that Google was “founded in Menlo Park garage 22 years ago,” did the company side with the Justice Department. It said that people use its search engine “because they choose to, not… Source link
Read More »Google at odds with U.S. over protective order for firms tied to lawsuit: court filing
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google and the U.S. Justice Department have failed to reach agreement over a protective order for third parties like Microsoft that provided data to the government for its lawsuit against the search and advertising giant. Google is pressing for two in-house attorneys to have access to the confidential data while the… Source link
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