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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Wall Street’s top bosses tested by shareholder proposals to strip them of power  Yahoo Finance Source link

By John McCrank NEW YORK, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote on whether to propose some of the biggest changes to the American equity markets in nearly two decades at a Dec. 14 meeting, the agency said on Wednesday. The potential changes include new rules that would require marketable retail stock orders to be sent to auctions before they are executed, a new standard for brokers to show they get the best possible executions for client orders, and lower… Source link

The Google logo is seen on on the company’s European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The French antitrust body said on Wednesday that Google (GOOGL.O) had submitted several proposals on how it would negotiate with news agencies and publishers in a dispute about paying for news content. Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van… Source link

Stock futures pointed to a higher open Thursday morning as investors considered a batch of stronger-than-expected earnings results from major companies and a sweeping set of proposals from President Joe Biden aimed at revamping the country’s infrastructure and supporting families, children and students.  Contracts on the S&P 500 added 0.7%, and the index was on pace to open at an all-time high. Dow futures gained more than 150 points, or 0.5%, while contracts on the Nasdaq gained about… Source link

First-Party vs Third-Party Cookies The Most Recent Measurement Proposals Tracking View-Through Conversions Tracking Cross-Device Conversions Keeping Up To Date With FLoC Earlier this year, Google announced that it would not build or use alternative identifiers to track users in replacement of third-party cookies, which are set to be phased out by 2022. Instead, Google has moved forward with testing Federated Learning Cohorts (FLoC), with the goal of anonymizing individual data within larger… Source link

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Google’s plan to overhaul its ad data system over worries it could leave even less room for rivals in the online ad industry. The Competition and Markets Authority said it opened a formal investigation into Google’s proposals to remove so-called third-party cookies from its popular Chrome browser and Chromium browser engine. Google has… Source link

“Google’s Privacy Sandbox proposals will potentially have a very significant impact on publishers like newspapers, and the digital advertising market. But there are also privacy concerns to consider,” the CMA’s Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli said in a statement. Regulators will work with the U.K.’s privacy commissioner and engage with Google during the investigation, he said. Source link

Ari Paparo, CEO of Beeswax, is one of the most recognizable names in ad-tech Twitter, with his insightful (and often acerbic) commentary making him essential reading for those who want a cutting-edge commentary on the space:    GDPR jail would be awesome. I’d know everyone, we could all wear blue blazers in the yard, and in our free time the inmates could get together to start an ad network. — Ari Paparo (@aripap) August 14, 2019 Ahead of the announcement that his company is soon to be… Source link

Experiments are underway at Google to engineer a sustainable ad-funded internet after the platform withdraws support in 2022 for the third-party cookie, the web’s default means of monetization since the 1990s. This includes a large-scale identifiability study that aims to establish a threshold of information publishers can access to personalize their websites to users of the market-leading Google Chrome browser, while preserving individuals’ privacy. Additionally, Google is testing a means… Source link

Google Chrome has a 70% market share, making it one of the dominant platforms of the internet. That means its withdrawal of support for third-party cookies in 2022 is a fundamental reboot for the entire online ecosystem. In particular, it brings into question the prevailing business model of target advertising. Unlike its Silicon Valley rival Apple, Google cannot jettison third-party ad tech, both financially and in the court of public opinion, especially as antitrust authorities have it in… Source link