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Progressive activists are calling on Ford, Target, Google, Bank of America and other major companies that have pledged to support voting rights to cut ties with the US Chamber of Commerce, CNN Business has learned. At issue is the Chamber of Commerce’s fierce opposition to the Democrats’ sweeping voting bill known as the For the People Act, which advocates say would counter efforts by Georgia and other states to impose new voting restrictions. The Chamber of Commerce has Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) saw unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors acquired 7,627 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,573% compared to the typical daily volume of 456 call options. Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Yandex by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 106,168 shares of the information services… Source link

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Google and Apple Inc.’s “symbiotic relationship” should get scrutiny from the U.K.’s antitrust regulator, a group of online advertisers said. Marketers for an Open Web said it has asked the Competition and Markets Authority to look at concerns that the… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Stocks From Oppenheimer’s Top Analysts Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones average have closed at record highs, and the NASDAQ has reversed the brief foray it took into correction territory in the second week of March. The market gains reflect several factors: relief that the $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill passed Congress and was signed by the President; a general optimism that the ongoing vaccination program will allow a normal economic environment sooner rather… Source link

An antitrust lawsuit against Google has been amended to take into account changes to ad tracking in Chrome. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton announced the multi-state suit, which focuses on Google’s advertising tech, in December. Meanwhile, five more attorneys general (from Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada and Puerto Rico) have joined the lawsuit, for a total of 15. The AGs claim that Google harnessed its dominant market positions in search, video and other areas to kill off smaller ad… Source link

A handful of new standards will personalize ads without the privacy violations of today Photo: Christian Wiediger/Unsplash The internet is about to experience a dramatic shift toward privacy. Today, advertisers like Facebook and Google use cookies to track people as they interact with different websites, building profiles for the sake of targeted marketing. But on Wednesday, Google — a giant in the global digital ad market — announced that it would stop using this kind of system to track… Source link

Facebook has turned the news back on. In Australia, the websites that were previously blocked by Facebook are now accessible and sharable once again. But the battle involving social networks and news is just beginning. Last week Australia’s government passed a law this week that offered a glimpse at the future for Facebook and media consumers around the world. The News Media Bargaining Code, passed Wednesday, effectively forces big tech platforms to pay publishers for news… Source link

TipRanks Raymond James: 2 Big 7% Dividend Stocks to Buy Now Watching the markets with an eye to the main chance, Raymond James strategist Tavis McCourt sees both risk and opportunity in current market conditions. The opportunity, in his opinion, stems from the obvious factors: the Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats in the recent runoff vote, giving the incoming Biden Administration majority support in both Houses of Congress – and increasing the odds of meaningful fiscal support getting… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Set for Monster Growth in 2021 We’ve turned a new page on the calendar, Old Man ’20 is out the door, and there’s a feeling ‘21 is gonna be a good year – and so far, so good. The markets closed out 2020 with modest session gains to cap off larger annual gains. The S&P 500 rose 16% during the corona crisis year, while the NASDAQ, with its heavy tech representation, showed an impressive annual gain of nearly 43%. The advent of two viable COVID vaccines… Source link

In recent years, the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence communities have identified domestic threats linked to a variety of ideologies and movements, ranging from the “boogaloo bois” to conspiracy theorists. But a recent internal government report obtained by Yahoo News adds what may be the most surprising addition to the list of threats: an obscure satanic cult. A special analysis report authored by the National Counterterrorism Center, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security… Source link