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Meta Faced With An Antitrust Fight Over An Acquisition

Meta Faced With An Antitrust Fight Over An Acquisition

On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission will ask a court to prevent Meta Platforms Inc. from buying a virtual-reality startup. This situation represents a change in US policy. Facebook’s parent company’s metaverse strategy is challenged by antitrust enforcement. Within is the creator of the fitness app – Supernatural. According to the Federal Trade Commission, Meta’s …

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Stock Market Comes Under Pressure Again

Stock Market Comes Under Pressure Again

Investors continue to worry that stronger-than-expected economic data will lead authorities to keep interest rates higher for longer. Potentially, this will weigh on the economy next year, as the stock market inched mostly down on Wednesday. The S&P 500 dropped 7.34 points to 3933.92, extending its losing streak to five days. The Nasdaq Composite focused …

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Dollar, Aussie, Kiwi, monetary policy

The Dollar Is Flat as The Outlook for Growth Dims

The Dollar Is Flat as The Outlook for Growth Dims The dollar showed little movement on Wednesday. The Chinese yuan strengthened simultaneously as the authorities relaxed some of the nation’s zero-COVID regulations. Leading bankers from JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs stated overnight that they are preparing for an economy that will deteriorate next …

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Broker News

Robinhood Is Entering the Retirement Game

The new offering from the fintech firm, Robinhood, has a waitlist. In an uncertain economy, Robinhood Markets offers its consumers retirement accounts for the first time, hoping that the tax benefits and matching contributions will spur investment interest. Until a user’s annual contribution limit is reached, the company will match 1% of what they contribute …

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Stocks Plunge to Start the Week with Losses

Stocks Plunge and Start the Week with Losses

Concerns over whether aggressive Federal Reserve tightening might lead to a recession triggered stocks to plunge on Monday. After capping a back-to-back weekly rise, the S&P 500 was under fire. The Federal Reserve’s potential to slow down its interest-rate increases boosted the benchmark index by 1.2% last week, extending a November rally. The Nasdaq Composite …

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Apple Diversifying Production Away from China

Apple Diversifying Production Away from China

According to individuals familiar with the discussions, Apple has accelerated its intentions to relocate some of its manufacturing outside China. It has long been the principal nation in the manufacturing chain. They claim to be instructing manufacturers to prepare more carefully for Apple devices production elsewhere in Asia; they are considering India and Vietnam. They …

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