Consumer spending at stores and auto dealerships increased in June, the second straight month, but the recent uptick in coronavirus cases could slow future growth....more
7/20/2020
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Dow Jones ,
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Russia ,
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American Airlines Group Inc. stated that it plans to pledge its loyalty program “as collateral for a $4.75 billion government loan as it seeks to shore up capital to manage through the coronavirus pandemic.” The company...more
6/15/2020
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Apple ,
Automotive Industry ,
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DoorDash ,
EU ,
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Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
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Fourth Amendment ,
Google ,
Law Enforcement ,
Microsoft ,
Patent Infringement ,
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Popular ,
S&P ,
Semiconductors ,
Sonos ,
Trump Administration ,
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Big Tech companies using facial recognition software have begun to support “’precision regulations’ that don’t allow mass surveillance.” Lawmakers in New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Michigan, and California are considering...more
3/9/2020
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Big Tech ,
Boeing ,
China ,
Consumer Price Index ,
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Economic Downturn ,
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Emergency Management Plans ,
Equity Markets ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Records ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Regulations ,
Oil Prices ,
Personal Data ,
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Public Health ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
S&P ,
Startups ,
Surveillance ,
World Health Organization
Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay a total of $3 billion to resolve criminal and civil investigations by the DOJ and SEC. Wells Fargo admitted “that it took millions in wrongful fees and interest, misused customer information...more
2/24/2020
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Audi ,
Boeing ,
Capital Markets ,
China ,
Cloud Computing ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Crude Oil ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Futures ,
Gold ,
Google ,
Huawei ,
Intuit ,
Investment ,
Layoffs ,
Marijuana ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SoftBank ,
Sprint ,
T-Mobile ,
Wells Fargo ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wireless Technology ,
World Health Organization
On Tuesday, a U.S. federal tax court began hearing arguments regarding Facebook’s 2010 tax bill. The IRS valued Facebook at $13.8 billion, while Facebook reported only $6.5 billion. The final tally could potentially cost...more
2/19/2020
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Airbus ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Boeing ,
Business Valuations ,
Cell Phones ,
Clorox ,
Commodities ,
Competition ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Dish Network ,
Dismissals ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Financial Markets ,
Gag Orders ,
General Mills ,
Grocery Stores ,
Huawei ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Licensing Rules ,
Machine Learning ,
Marketing ,
Mobile Apps ,
Natural Resources ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Retail Market ,
Rolls-Royce ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Tax Liability ,
Telecommunications ,
Water
Big-Tech/Antitrust Update: the FTC has demanded information from Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Alphabet Inc. regarding acquisitions of small firms over the past 10 years that may have been...more
2/12/2020
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Alphabet Company ,
Amazon Marketplace ,
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Apple ,
Big Tech ,
Child Abuse ,
China ,
Commodities ,
Corruption ,
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EU ,
Facebook ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Futures ,
Germany ,
Huawei ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Microsoft ,
Nissan ,
Oil & Gas ,
Operation & Maintenance ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Southwest Airlines ,
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Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Television Programming ,
Tourism ,
Trade Relations ,
Twitter ,
UK ,
Wall Street ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wireless Devices ,
Wireless Industry ,
Wireless Technology
Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX aircraft face continued problems from “potentially hazardous wiring.” European regulators want the manufacturer to relocate some of the wiring to prevent “potential short circuit[s], which in a worst-case...more
2/3/2020
/ Aircraft ,
Airplane Accidents ,
Amazon Marketplace ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Aviation Industry ,
Boeing ,
CEOs ,
China ,
Corporate Taxes ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
Global Economy ,
Google ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Job Applicants ,
Mexico ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Multinationals ,
Office Space ,
On-Demand Services ,
Online Advertisements ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Safe Harbors ,
Search Engines ,
Sharing Economy ,
Tax Liability ,
Travel Ban ,
Uber
The White House will again slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina and Brazil in an apparent reaction to “massive devaluation” of currencies in both South American nations....more
12/2/2019
/ Aircraft Equipment ,
Algorithms ,
Aluminum Sales ,
Amazon Marketplace ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Brazil ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
China ,
Chrysler ,
Cyber Monday ,
Employment Contract ,
Energy Projects ,
EU ,
Excavation ,
Export Bans ,
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Fiat ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
General Electric ,
Google ,
Huawei ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Infrastructure ,
Internet Retailers ,
Jeff Bezos ,
Labor Relations ,
Life Sciences ,
Manufacturers ,
Microchip Technology ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Online Advertisements ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Search Engines ,
Social Media ,
Software ,
Steel Industry ,
Takeovers ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Tariffs ,
UAW ,
Unions