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Texas bakery sells out of inventory after facing Pride backlash

Confections in Lufkin, Texas announced on Thursday that it would be selling rainbow cookies for Pride Month. The bakery, located in East Texas, soon faced backlash for its decision. Confections took to Facebook to reveal that many of its customers had sent hateful messages and canceled orders and claimed its “likes” were also plummeting. “Today has been hard. Really hard,” a Facebook post from June 3 read. “We lost a significant amount of followers because of a rainbow heart cookie we posted…. Source link

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Jefferies Blocks Short Sells in GameStop, AMC, MicroVision

(Bloomberg) — Jefferies told clients Wednesday its prime brokerage arm will no longer allow the execution of short sells in GameStop Corp., AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and MicroVision Inc., according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News. “Until further notice, Jefferies Prime Brokerage will no longer offer custody on naked options in GME, AMC and MVIS,” the memo noted. The firm will no longer allow the execution of short sells of those securities, the memo continued, noting that other… Source link

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Verizon sells internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL

Verizon has been shedding media assets as it refocuses on wireless, spending billions on licensing the airwaves needed for the next generation of faster mobile service, called 5G (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the once-pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo Global… Source link

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Verizon sells internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL for $5B | Entertainment

AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the once-pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo Global Management in a $5 billion deal. Verizon said Monday that it will keep a 10% stake in the new company, which will be called Yahoo. Yahoo at the end of the last century was the face of the internet, preceding the behemoth tech platforms to follow, such as Google and… Source link

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Verizon Sells AOL and Yahoo to Apollo for $5 Billion

Yahoo and AOL, kings of the early internet, saw their fortunes decline as Silicon Valley raced ahead to create new digital platforms. Google replaced Yahoo. AOL was supplanted by cable giants. Now they will become the property of private equity. Verizon, their current owner, agreed to sell them to Apollo Global Management in a deal worth $5 billion, the companies announced Monday. The business housing the two brands, Verizon Media, is to be renamed (yet again) to Yahoo (sans the brand’s… Source link

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Verizon sells internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL for $5B – The North State Journal.

FILE – In this June 12, 2012 file photo, the Verizon logo is seen at Verizon store in Mountain View, Calif. Verizon is selling the segment of its business that includes Yahoo and AOL to private equity firm Apollo Global Management in a $5 billion deal. Verizon said Monday, May 3, 2021, that it will keep a 10% stake in the new company, which will be called Yahoo. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Wireless company Verizon will… Source link

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Verizon sells Yahoo, AOL for $5 billion: What’s next for them?

 May 3, 2021 @ 10:40 AM  Have a tip for the newsroom, press release, local event listing or digital content to share? Send it here. Support our mission by visiting patreon.com/fl1 and becoming a monthly subscriber. Verizon has sold AOL and Yahoo. This time though, a private equity firm is going to take ownership of the two former web leaders. The companies came to rise through the boom of the internet in the late-90s and early-00s. Verizon says it will maintain a 10% stake in the new… Source link

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Verizon sells off Yahoo and AOL – CNN

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