Oct 7, 2020
House Democrats conclude it’s time to consider breaking up Big Tech companies
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies via video conference on Capitol Hill in July.
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Congress reports on the "monopoly power" of Big Tech. Also, market volatility over the fate of pandemic aid. Plus, Facebook's ban on QAnon groups and pages. And, tasking airlines with helping to distribute a future COVID vaccine.
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With markets turning on political winds, investors await earnings reports
Susan Schmidt, head of U.S. equities with Aviva Investors, says that investors would “welcome something concrete” among the uncertainty and volatility tied to federal coronavirus relief prospects. Earnings reports, especially from big banks and their management teams, could provide that. “So anything that they hear from those management teams is going to be a positive, helping the markets figure out how the economy is going to fare, and how things will evolve,” Schmidt said.
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Facebook will remove accounts dedicated to QAnon
The BBC’s Marianna Spring reports.
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