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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. Fabrice COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images As Google tries to navigate an unfamiliar environment of slowing growth, cost cutting and employee dissent over cultural changes, CEO Sundar Pichai is finding himself on the defensive. At a companywide all-hands meeting this week, Pichai was faced with tough questions from employees related to cuts to travel and entertainment… Source link

U.S. stocks were firmly lower early Monday after all three major indexes logged their worst week in three months. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and tech-heavy Nasdaq were each off by roughly 0.6% at the start of the trading session. Meanwhile in the bond market, the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note spiked to 3.49%, its highest level since 2011, while the 2-year Treasury note inched past a 15-year high of 3.9%. Investors are gearing up for the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy… Source link

For more business and finance explainers, check out our Yahoo U page. Every year in August, the Federal Reserve holds a small gathering of the world’s leading economists and policymakers against the backdrop of the Grand Teton Mountains in Wyoming. Only about 120 people attend the event every year, but the publicly-released papers and speeches — as well as media engagements by policymakers — have made the Kansas City Fed’s Economic Policy Symposium a landmark event for Fed watchers and… Source link

It was business as usual at Tesla’s (TSLA) annual meeting last night, peppered with commentary from CEO Elon Musk across a number of topics like car production, supply chain and pricing, and of course the status of the Cybertruck. A number of proposals were put to shareholders to vote on, key among them management’s desire for a 3 for 1 stock split, which was approved by shareholders. Based on yesterday’s closing price the new share price would be around $308. Musk’s presentation to… Source link

Big 12 poaching Pac-12 teams? Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Utah, Colorado, Arizona schools to Big 12? Conference realignment is nuts and the latest news and report is not out of left field, but more of teams taking care of their own self-interest. There have been rumblings and reporting that Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Arizona State are looking at the Big 12. The latest on that front comes from Wildcat Authority ($) — yes, it’s a paywall article but the information falls in line… Source link

Elon Musk attends the 2022 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Elon Musk has taken a strong stance on office work, requiring it from his Tesla employees. Musk might soon own Twitter and had a town hall with employees Thursday. Pushing back on the company’s current hybrid structure, he said people should be in the office. Elon Musk prefers employees in… Source link

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The White House announced a plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines for younger children — once authorized — ahead of next week’s FDA advisory meeting. The plan follows a similar strategy as those for adult and older kids’ vaccinations, including making doses available at pharmacies, hospitals, doctors offices and health clinics. “The Administration’s vaccination program for America’s youngest children will focus on addressing the specific needs of this age group and their… Source link

“The lunch was spirited,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), one of the more vocal attendees. “Google deflected, refused to provide any data, repeatedly refused to answer direct questions.” The senators’ furor is part of the broader conservative crusade against the major tech companies, who they claim routinely stifle right-wing speech. The companies, including Facebook and Google, have denied these allegations, while researchers have found that there is no evidence that the social… Source link

OMAHA, Neb. — A remake of “Empire State of Mind” with lyrics about Berkshire Hathaway, greeted shareholders this morning. (I’m not sure if it was actually sung by Jay Z and Alicia Keys, but it sure sounded like it. We’ll try to get the lyrics for you at some point.) The song is a throwback — fitting for a Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, which is the very definition of old-school. Picking up from what I wrote in today’s Morning Brief, the 2022 Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B)… Source link