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Two Former eBay Officials Put Behind Bars for Cyberstalking

September 30, 9:39 AM

The U.S. Department of Justice sentenced two former eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) executives to prison for their roles in a cyberstalking campaign targeting the editor and publisher of a newsletter that eBay executives viewed as critical of the company.

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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Comes In Higher Than Expected: What You Need To Know

By Wayne Duggan

September 30, 8:54 AM

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded slightly higher on Friday morning after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported a 6.2% increase in the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index in the month of August, remaining near the highest levels since the 1980s.

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Multiple Democratic Lawmakers Write Letter To FTC Expressing Concern Over Amazon-iRobot Deal; Says ‘he FTC should use its authority to oppose the Amazon – iRobot transaction.’

By Benzinga Newsdesk

September 29, 3:17 PM

https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Letter%20to%20FTC%20on%20Amazon%20-%20iRobot%20Merger.pdf

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US Defense Extends Contract With Palantir That Google Dumped Earlier

By Anusuya Lahiri

September 29, 10:41 AM

The Defense Department awarded Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) a $229 million deal to develop and deliver artificial intelligence and machine…

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Facebook, YouTube, Twitter May Be Impacted As Vietnam Reportedly Plans Rules To Limit News Posts On Social Media

By Navdeep Yadav

September 29, 7:57 AM

Vietnam is reportedly planning to introduce new laws to limit which social media accounts can post news-related content.

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Janet Yellen Says US Monitoring UK Developments, Both Countries Share Inflation Woes

By Bhavik Nair

September 28, 4:14 AM

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States was monitoring developments in Britain after the government announced a fiscal program that dragged the pound to a record low against the dollar.

FXB

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EV Makers On A Roll As US Approves EV Charging Plans For 50 States

By Anusuya Lahiri

September 27, 1:56 PM

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) approved the electric vehicle charging station plans for all 50 States, the District of Columbia…

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British American Tobacco Invests $37M In German Cannabis Company, Joining Snoop Dogg

By Nicolas Jose Rodriguez

September 26, 6:37 PM

British American Tobacco (BAT) (NYSE: BTI) is investing in German cannabis company Sanity Group GmbH along with Snoop Dogg’s

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TikTok Negotiates With US To Alleviate Their Security Concerns; Oracle Could Play An Important Role Here

By Anusuya Lahiri

September 26, 9:53 AM

The U.S. preliminarily agreed to resolve national security concerns posed by the Chinese-owned video app TikTok just weeks before November's midterm elections.

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Biden’s New Tax Law Could Pinch Warren Buffett’s Berkshire, Amazon The Most, Says Study

By Bhavik Nair

September 26, 12:04 AM

The new 15% corporate minimum tax would impact nearly 80 companies with Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:

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