Australia news media ‘large and small’ discuss Google deals
CANBERRA, Australia — Google is quickly negotiating generous deals with big and small Australian media companies to pay for news as lawmakers consider forcing digital…
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Stocks open higher on Wall Street, natural gas prices climb
Stocks were modestly higher in early trading today, pushed by energy companies who have seen record electricity prices due to the frigid cold impacting much…
Bitcoin, seemingly omnipresent, crosses the $50,000 mark
SILVER SPRING, Md. — After a wild week in which Bitcoin soared to new heights, Bitcoin crossed the $50,000 mark early today. Bitcoin rallied throughout…
Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium…
CVS posts strong 4th quarter numbers, but pandemic weighs on results
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS is reporting surprisingly strong profit and revenue numbers for the fourth quarter, though the pandemic dragged adjusted operating income down by…
Activists fear Biden’s commitment to higher minimum wage
WASHINGTON — Union activist Terrance Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade…
Google fined $1 million for misleading French hotel rankings
PARIS — Google has agreed to pay a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) after French authorities concluded the search engine displayed “misleading” rankings…
Sign of inequality: US salaries recover even as jobs haven’t
WASHINGTON — In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic recession and recovery, Americans as a whole are now earning…
UK economy suffers biggest drop since 1709
LONDON — The British economy suffered its biggest decline in more than 300 years in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic closed shops and restaurants, devastated…
Australia report says make Google and Facebook pay for news
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Parliament will debate making Google and Facebook pay for news after a Senate committee today recommended no changes to drafts of…