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Google: The Empire Will Strike Back (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Google: The Empire Will Strike Back (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

400tmax We have seen the market turn against certain tech stocks (and many other companies) in the recent past and beyond. History has so many examples whereby buying a “legendary” or “superstar” tech company that has stumbled can be incredibly profitable. Let’s review a few examples where there was a loss of faith in some tech giants. In 2017, Microsoft (MSFT) was trading in the $50 range and was considered as a “has been” tech company by many investors who felt this company missed some… Source link

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Google cancels contract of team that went on strike against the company

Google cancels contract of team that went on strike against the company

Google has reportedly cut a team of contractors that had gone on a union strike against the company. According to a report by The Verge. the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA, representing contractors for YouTube Music, allege that Google terminated their contracts following an extended strike.The affected group, comprising moderators employed by Google contractor Cognizant in Austin, Texas, was responsible for vetting music content for YouTube Music.According to a statement provided to The Verge,… Source link

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Google cuts team of YouTube Music contractors who went on strike

Google cuts team of YouTube Music contractors who went on strike

A union representing contractors for YouTube Music claims that Google cut the workers’ contract after they went on a prolonged strike.  The Alphabet Workers Union-CWA, which represents the contractors, said the team consisted of moderators employed by Google contractor Cognizant in Austin, Texas, that was responsible for approving music content for YouTube Music. In a statement emailed to The Verge, Google spokesperson Courtenay Mencini maintained the decision to cut the team did not lie… Source link

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Grief and mourning for 3 US soldiers killed in Jordan drone strike who were based in Georgia

Grief and mourning for 3 US soldiers killed in Jordan drone strike who were based in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — During their last phone conversation, Spc. Kennedy Sanders told her mother she wanted to take her military career to a new level when she returned home from the Middle East. She also revealed, to her mother’s strict disapproval, that she was thinking of buying a motorcycle. The 24-year-old Army reservist and her family were already looking ahead to summer when Sanders was scheduled to return to Waycross, Georgia, the hometown where she helped coach soccer and… Source link

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Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan

Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Biden, who was traveling in South Carolina, asked for a moment of silence… Source link

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Three US troops killed, up to 34 injured in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran

Three US troops killed, up to 34 injured in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran

By Phil Stewart, Steve Holland and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three U.S. service members were killed and dozens wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and U.S. officials said on Sunday. Biden blamed Iran-backed groups for the attack, the first deadly strike against U.S. forces since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October and sent shock waves throughout the Middle East. “While we are still… Source link

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