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EU To Review New Digital Tax Plan From France, Germany
Monday, December 3, 2018 - 4:44pm | 403Last month, the European Union announced the collapse of its plans to tax internet and tech giants like Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google and Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). The alternative included specific national initiatives. Advancements within the negotiations are slated to be...
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So What's The Difference Between YouTube And Facebook's New 'Watch'?
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 9:21am | 739Innovation is the only constant in the constantly evolving tech world, and companies risk their very existence and survival if they remain stagnant and don't innovate. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) has been aggressive in catering to the changing customer preferences and tastes, either by innovating...
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Could Trump's Emissions Plans End Up Hurting The Auto Industry?
Sunday, March 19, 2017 - 9:58pm | 792At the face of it, President Donald Trump might seem a champion for the auto industry. The president during his recent visit to Detroit, America's auto capital, warmed the hearts of the automakers by announcing he would revisit his predecessor former President Barack Obama's emission control...
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False Hope: The Street Believed Twitter & Salesforce Rumors For Too Long
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 2:36pm | 393Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares are getting hammered once again on Friday as hopes of a salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) buyout may now be completely extinguished. Financial Times is reporting that Salesforce has ruled out a bit for Twitter, sending Salesforce shares soaring 5.4 percent and...
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A Media 'Pangea' Is Teaming Up Against Facebook, Google, Twitter & LinkedIn
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 11:40am | 345Media outlets The Guardian, CNN International, Financial Times, Reuters and The Economist have teamed up to form an advertising alliance called Pangea, according to Business Insider. The idea behind the new association is gaining the necessary scale to compete with Internet ad giants like...
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Facebook had 15 Minute Outage on Thursday -FT
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 6:39am | 66Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) confirmed Thursday, the site experienced a 15-minute outage, reports Financial Times. Facebook announced: “Earlier this morning, we experienced an issue that prevented people from posting to Facebook for a brief period of time. We resolved the issue quickly, and we are now...
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Mylan Considering Takeover of Sweden's Meda -FT
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 6:03am | 68US generic drug make Mylan (NYSE: MYL) is mulling a bid for Sweden's Meda, according to Financial Times. Sources report Mylan has hired adivsors to help put together a deal, which would create a $23 billion pharmaceutical company. View full article http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/24aababc-bb78-11e3...
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UK's Financial Reporting Council Probes Autonomy -FT
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UPDATE: Lincare Holdings Rises 20% on Takeover Chatter
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 12:16pm | 60Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR) rose 20% Wednesday to $30.24 on a report from the Financial Times Germany's Linde could offer $40 or more for the Clearwater, FL medical equipment company. A spokesperson for Linde was aware of the FT report, but would not comment.
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How Is The FT Story New?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 9:03pm | 1169I'm still somewhat perplexed by how the euro fell nearly a cent and risk appetite evaporated after this story in the FT. There's almost nothing new there. Part of the story were reported here on Friday - Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos was quoted by two newspapers as saying an orderly...