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Stock futures drift near record levels after Inauguration Day

TipRanks Are These 3 Electric Car Stocks Still Worth Buying? Analyst Weighs In Electric cars are growing in popularity, a trend fueled by social acceptance, the green mentality, and a recognition that the internal combustion engine does have its flaws. Some of those flaws are addressed by electric vehicles (EVs). They bring lower emissions, less pollution from the car, and the promise of high performance off the mark. For the present, the main drawbacks are the high cost and relatively short… Source link

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Stock futures rise ahead of Biden’s Inauguration Day

Stock futures rose Tuesday evening, extending earlier advances as investors looked ahead to the first actions of the incoming Biden administration. Contracts on the Dow added more than 50 points, or 0.2%, as the overnight session kicked off. Shares of Netflix (NFLX) spiked 12% in late trading after the company added more users than expected in the fourth quarter and surpassed 200 million paid subscribers for the first time ever. On Wednesday, all eyes will turn to the inauguration of… Source link

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How the world’s biggest tech companies are working to prevent more violence on Inauguration Day

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, tech companies ranging from Facebook and Twitter to Google have moved to stop the spread of violent content on their platforms. With the presidential inauguration set for Jan. 20, those sites, as well as others including Shopify and Etsy, have moved to address similar content on their platforms related to the day’s event. Here’s how some of the biggest tech companies in the world are working to address the volatile situation in Washington and… Source link

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Does Tommy Tuberville think inauguration is fluid?

Does Tommy Tuberville need to retake his high school United States government class? The freshman Alabama senator and former college football coach wondered to CBS 42 in Birmingham this week if President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration should be pushed back because of COVID-19. “We probably could have had a swearing-in and inauguration later after we got this virus behind us a little bit. Again, we’re talking about Washington, D.C.,” Tuberville said. “This virus” that Tuberville… Source link

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Google bans political ads until the inauguration.

Google said it would not allow political ads on its platforms until after Inauguration Day because of last week’s violent uprising at the Capitol. In a letter to advertisers on Wednesday, the company said the suspension covered any ads that referred to candidates, the election or its outcome, the upcoming presidential inauguration, the impeachment process, the Capitol riots, or planned protests about any of these subjects. There will not be exceptions for news or merchandise advertisers. The… Source link

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Google to pause U.S. political ads ahead of presidential inauguration

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outs a Google offcie near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will stop selling political ads referencing U.S. elections across its services until at least Jan. 21, following last week’s violence at the Capitol, according to an email to advertisers seen by Reuters. The email said the action was taken “following the unprecedented events of the past week… Source link

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