The secretary general of the United Nations, António Gutteres, called for social media companies to face “accountability,” including “legal action,” for promoting “false information” in remarks made […]
Author: John Hugh DeMastri
Retail sales fell 1.1% in December, unadjusted for inflation, with consumers cutting back spending in almost all sectors except food, clothing and hobby stores, according to data […]
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) dismissed a Republican complaint alleging that Google was providing financial support to Democrats by flagging their fundraising es as spam “overwhelmingly” less […]
Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts said Tuesday that Europe was “way ahead” of the U.S. in terms of regulating the internet at a panel on disinformation […]
A panel composed of members of the media, a European regulator and a Democratic congressman will convene to discuss “disinformation” Tuesday as part of the World Economic […]
Sales of electric vehicles increased rapidly in 2022, nearly doubling their U.S. market and setting a worldwide record, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The market […]
Goldman Sachs lost just over $3 billion on its consumer credit and consumer technology unit from 2020 through the third quarter of 2022, according to a regulatory […]
Nearly all — 98% — of U.S.-based CEOs anticipate that America will face a recession in 2023, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing data from the […]
China’s global network of ports and shipping terminals, overwhelmingly operated by civilian firms, is a critical part of its ability to gather intelligence worldwide and central to […]
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager and possibly the most high-profile of the so-called environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investment strategy, is planning to cut roughly […]
Average interest rates for bank-issued credit cards this past November surpassed a record set in 1985, Axios reported Wednesday, citing data from the Federal Reserve. The previous […]
Several executives at electric vehicle startup Rivian have departed the company in the past several months as the company struggled with the rollout of its first all-electric […]
