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Stock in News: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) joins SupplierPay Program

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is one of the 26 businesses which have joined the government’s new SupplierPay initiative. The program is similar to the already existing “QuickPay” initiative, which makes sure federal employers pay contractors in a reasonable amount of time. The “SupplierPay” program, the White House says, is intended to be “private-sector counterpart” to QuickPay. Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is not the only large … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) joins SupplierPay Program

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Active Stock:EU Begins Questioning Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Rivals Over WhatsApp Deal

European Union antitrust officials have started questioning rival firms about Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB)’s proposed $19 billion acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp, ahead of a formal review that could be a test case for how to apply EU competition law to social media. Officials at the European Commission, the EU’s central competition authority, have in recent weeks sent detailed questionnaires to several technology and online-messaging … Continue reading Active Stock:EU Begins Questioning Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Rivals Over WhatsApp Deal

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Top Movers: Yelp Files Complaint Against Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Search in Europe

Coming off case where Google (NASDAQ GOOG) eliminated critical blog post of big bank executive, Yelp says Google playing favorites in search results to benefit its own companies, partnerships against EU guidelines. Among Google’s first moves after being required to delist certain “irrelevant” search results was to remove a posting critical of a large bank executive for his role in the 2008 mortgage derivatives crisis. … Continue reading Top Movers: Yelp Files Complaint Against Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Search in Europe

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Quitting Facebook (NASDAQ FB) for 99 Days can make you happy

A Dutch nonprofit initiative is calling on users to conduct their own Facebook (NASDAQ FB) mood experiment by quitting the site for 99 days and taking periodic happiness surveys to see whether they’re better off without it. The idea that started as a humorous undertone inside a small European advertising agency regarding Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB)’s emotional manipulation study and content alteration blossomed into a … Continue reading Stock in News: Quitting Facebook (NASDAQ FB) for 99 Days can make you happy

Richard Atkins
Analysis, Finance, Internet, Mobile

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) patches “Drive” right before the Launch of Drive 2.0

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has began launching the Drive 2.0 according to thousands of people online who are noticing the difference. Google Drive 2.0 was announced in the midst of the Google IO activity. The new and improved Google Drive brings forth a much more user-friendly interface, simulating that of a regular desktop file manager. Meanwhile, the Google Drive Android app has seen bug fixes and … Continue reading Google (NASDAQ GOOG) patches “Drive” right before the Launch of Drive 2.0

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) To Enter Digital Payment World

In an interesting development on the Wall Street, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) has announced that it would be soon implementing the Digital Payment world on its own platform. Facebook has already taken relevant steps for the same and is waiting for the approval from Central Bank of Ireland so that it can initiate its services. The approval would include the “e-money” status in its Europe … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) To Enter Digital Payment World

Richard Atkins