Twitter Inc on Friday laid out its plan for banning political ads just as campaigns for the 2020 presidential election heat up, and for banning ads that advocate for a certain outcome on social and political causes.
Twitter said last month that it would ban political advertising, as social media companies have faced growing calls to stop accepting ads that spread false information and could sway elections. “We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought,” Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said in announcing the ban. …read more […]
Dominion Energy Inc said on Friday that one of their pipelines in Pepper Pike, Ohio had been isolated after it exploded, shutting off the flow of gas. “As a precaution, crews are working to confirm the integrity of Dominion Energy mains and service lines in the area and check for potential migration of gas from the incident site,” the company said in an emailed statement. Pepper Pike firefighters isolated the damaged line, shutting off the flow of gas and making the scene safe at about 3:35 a.m., Dominion said. …read more […]
Yahoo Finance’s Adam Shapiro highlights today’s top trending stories. …read more […]
The strength of the U.S. consumer has been often cited as a pillar of the economy and one of the reasons the S&P 500 has recently scaled new heights, but consumer discretionary stocks have skipped the party for several months.
Wall Street’s main indexes hit fresh record highs on Friday, as optimism related to U.S.-China trade talks and solid earnings from semiconductor industry bellwether Applied Materials boosted risk appetite.
Investors in Reed’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:REED) had a good week, as its shares rose 2.2% to close at US$0.72 following the… …read more […]
WeWork is facing scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over whether the company violated financial rules in the run-up to its canceled initial public offering, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.
Every investor in Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRAM) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups… …read more […]
Since the lockup period expired for Uber, its former CEO Travis Kalanick dumped more than $700 million dollars into the stock. Yahoo Finance’s Adam Shapiro, Julie Hyman, Scott Gamm and Brian Cheung discuss. …read more […]
Electronic Arts Inc launched “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” on Friday, garnering strong reviews for its flagship action-adventure series that is crucial to its holiday sales, after the videogame publisher shelved “NBA Live” game.
United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until March 4, joining U.S. peers who are also scheduling without the aircraft until early March as the jet awaits approval to fly again.
Amazon is protesting the Pentagon’s decision to award Microsoft a $10 billion DoD contract. …read more […]
Oil futures gained nearly 2% on Friday as comments from a top U.S. official raised optimism for a U.S.-China trade deal, but worries about increasing crude supplies capped prices.
United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until March 4, joining U.S. peers who are also scheduling without the aircraft until early March as the jet awaits approval to fly again. The March date will mark nearly a year since regulators around the world issued a safety ban on Boeing Co’s fastest-selling aircraft, the 737 MAX, following two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Boeing said on Monday that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration could approve in December fixes to software that played a role in both …read more […]
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