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Slowing ad sales, an antitrust suit, and ChatGPT on deck

Slowing ad sales, an antitrust suit, and ChatGPT on deck

Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) will report its Q4 earnings after the bell on Wednesday as investors and analysts look for signs that the broader digital advertising market has hit its bottom. Here’s what Wall Street expects from the company, as compiled by Bloomberg, compared to how the company performed in the same period last year. Alphabet had a 20-to-1 stock split in July 2022. The company, like Meta (META) and Snap (SNAP), is working to overcome a slowdown in the digital… Source link

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Salesforce faces two activist investors amid layoffs, slowing growth

Salesforce faces two activist investors amid layoffs, slowing growth

Already under siege from Wall Street analysts amid slowing growth, Salesforce execs have returned from schmoozing clients in the Swiss Alps at The World Economic Forum only to be greeted by one of the most feared activist investors in the game. Elliott Management has taken a multi-billion dollar position in Salesforce, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Yahoo Finance, adding that the investment management behemoth may push for a board seat. “Salesforce is one of the preeminent… Source link

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Companies ‘cautiously slowing down’ amid uncertainty

Companies ‘cautiously slowing down’ amid uncertainty

One executive with a pulse on global companies says they’re displaying more cautiousness when it comes to investing. “A lot of companies that I’ve been meeting with are slowing down their investments,” S&P Global (SPGI) chief executive officer Doug Peterson told Yahoo Finance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year. BRAZIL – 2022/10/03: In this photo illustration, the SP Global Inc. logo is displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA… Source link

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Kittle needs more targets, Chubb & Saquon are slowing down

Kittle needs more targets, Chubb & Saquon are slowing down

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. Matt Harmon is joined by guest co-host Rich Hribar for a very special episode of Stat Nerd Thursday, where the guys provide one stat for all 32 teams and preview the Thursday night game between the 49ers and Seahawks. Find out why it’s pointless to complain about the Cowboys’ backfield committee, how high is too high for Isiah Pacheco, what… Source link

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Google’s core business is slowing down amid recession fears

Google’s core business is slowing down amid recession fears

New York CNN Business  —  Google may be the giant in the digital advertising world, but even it is not immune to the impact that the economic downturn and recession fears are having on the online ad market. Google parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) on Tuesday reported earnings results for the third quarter that fell short of Wall Street analysts’ estimates for both sales and profits,… Source link

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Google and Microsoft hit by slowing economy

Google and Microsoft hit by slowing economy

“When Google stumbles, it’s a bad omen for digital advertising at large,” said Evelyn Mitchell, principal analyst at Insider Intelligence, noting that Google’s core website has in the past been more resilient to ad spending downturns than social media sites like Facebook or Snap. Source link

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77% of investment fund managers see an economic storm of slowing growth and high inflation taking hold over the next year

77% of investment fund managers see an economic storm of slowing growth and high inflation taking hold over the next year

Top economists and money managers worldwide are warning that rising consumer prices and falling economic growth are combining to form a deadly recipe for the global economy—stagflation. Some 77% of investment fund managers say they see “below-trend growth and above-trend inflation,” a.k.a stagflation, as the most likely outcome for the global economy over the next year, according to a May survey from Bank of America Global Research. That’s the highest percentage seen since August… Source link

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Google Posts Slowing Sales Growth

Google Posts Slowing Sales Growth

Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG -3.04% posted slower sales growth as global economic turmoil disrupted digital advertising spending, which has already been easing after pandemic-fueled highs. The company said first quarter sales rose 23% from the year-ago period, the lowest rate for the tech giant since late 2020. The company at the time saw a period of massive sales growth, as small and large businesses… Source link

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Google Posts Slowing Sales Growth

Google Posts Slowing Sales Growth

Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG -3.04% posted slower sales growth as global economic turmoil disrupted digital advertising spending that has already been easing after pandemic-fueled highs. The company said first-quarter sales rose 23% from the year-ago period, the lowest rate for the tech giant since late 2020. The company at the time saw a period of massive sales growth, as small and large businesses… Source link

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