Wall Street struggles for direction as Alphabet falls NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed on Wednesday, as Alphabet slid and as signs of moderating ... Published 15 Aug, 2024 05:59am
Markets Wall Street ends higher as investors eye jobs data NEW YORK: Major US stock indexes ended higher on Thursday, helped by a rally in Alphabet shares as investors, ... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
Technology Meta, Google defend Brazilian law on Internet platform responsibility for content BRASILIA: Meta Platforms Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google defended before the Supreme Court on Tuesday a Brazilian ... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
Business & Finance Yahoo to lay off more than 20% of staff Yahoo said on Thursday it plans to lay off more than 20% of its total workforce as part of a major restructuring of... Published 10 Feb, 2023 12:26am
Business & Finance Alphabet disappoints on sales as ad business slips NEW YORK: Alphabet Inc on Thursday posted fourth-quarter profit and sales short of Wall Street expectations as... Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:40am
Markets Nasdaq falls as megacaps drop ahead of earnings NEW YORK: The tech-focused Nasdaq fell more than 1% on Monday as megacap growth stocks including Apple, Amazon and... Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:55am
World Microsoft to invest more in OpenAI as tech race heats up Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would invest more in OpenAI, staking its future on the startup and tech behind the... Published 23 Jan, 2023 08:31pm
Markets Wall Street climbs on Alphabet, Netflix lift NEW YORK: US stocks rose on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Dow poised to snap a three-session losing streak and ... Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:56am
Technology Google to delay portion of staff bonus NEW YORK: Alphabet Inc’s Google is deferring a portion of its employees’ year-end bonuses as part of a ... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
Technology Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers in latest blow to tech sector Google’s parent Alphabet Inc is eliminating about 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, the company said Friday, in... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 04:11pm
Technology SpaceX to raise $750 million at $137 billion valuation Elon Musk’s SpaceX is raising $750 million in a new round of funding that values the rocket and satellite company at... Updated 03 Jan, 2023 02:13pm
Technology Google to appeal India antitrust ruling on Android BENGALURU: Alphabet’s Google said on Friday it will appeal the Indian antitrust watchdog’s ruling that ordered... Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am
Technology YouTube says fixing issues after reported outages Alphabet Inc's YouTube said it is working to fix an issue after the platform was down for thousands of users on... Published 01 Dec, 2022 12:49am
Technology US tech titans buffeted by economic headwinds and TikTok SAN FRANCISCO: US tech titans looking to the future are seeing growth take a beating in the face of foreign... Published 28 Oct, 2022 03:38pm
Markets Tokyo shares close lower after falls in US tech stocks TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed lower on Thursday after the tech-rich US Nasdaq index fell following disappointing... Updated 27 Oct, 2022 12:31pm
Technology Google's money churning ad engine sputters in rough economy SAN FRANCISCO: Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that fell short of market expectations... Published 26 Oct, 2022 02:08pm
Technology India fines Google $113mn in second antitrust penalty this month NEW DELHI: Alphabet Inc’s Google was fined 9.36 billion Indian rupees ($113.04 million) on Tuesday as India... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:49pm
World Google’s India policy head Gulati resigns NEW DELHI: Google’s head of public policy for India has resigned just five months after taking the job, two ... Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am
Technology Google Maps launches Street View in India after 11-year wait NEW DELHI: Alphabet Inc’s Google Maps on Wednesday launched its panoramic Street View service in 10 Indian cities... Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am
Markets Dow rises at start of big earnings week, Big Tech pulls Nasdaq lower NEW YORK: The Dow rose on Monday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting during the week and earnings from... Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am
World Musk denies ‘romantic’ affair with Google co-founder Brin’s wife Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk said late on Sunday on Twitter that he and Google co-founder Sergey Brin remain friends and... Published 25 Jul, 2022 12:45pm
Markets Social media stocks slump as Twitter, Snap warn of dire ad spending Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday after Twitter Inc and Snapchat’s owner signaled advertisers had... Published 22 Jul, 2022 08:40pm
Technology Google yet to sign up to Indonesia’s new licensing rules JAKARTA: Google was among the last remaining tech platforms yet to comply with Indonesia’s new licensing rules on... Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:52pm
Markets Growth stocks lift Wall St ahead of Fed’s big rate decision NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on gains in beaten-down growth and financial stocks on Wednesday even as... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am
Technology Big tech ad revenue growth to taper as pandemic bubble pops DALLAS: After unprecedented revenue growth last year, digital platforms including Alphabet Inc, Meta Platforms Inc,... Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am
Markets Wall St drops as economic data, weak forecasts reignite slowdown fears NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes plunged on Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading the slump, as economic... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
Markets Wall Street rallies as growth stocks rebound; Twitter slides NEW YORK: Growth stocks led a rebound in Wall Street’s main indexes on Friday in a week marred by worries about ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Technology Google unveils new 10-shade skin tone scale to test AI for bias OAKLAND: Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled a palette of 10 skin tones that it described as a step forward... Published 12 May, 2022 11:43am
Technology Google’s second try at computer glasses translates conversations in real time The science-fiction is harder to see in Google’s second try at glasses with a built-in computer. A decade after the... Published 12 May, 2022 11:37am
Markets Wall St slips in choppy trading ahead of inflation data NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes fell in volatile trading on Tuesday dragged down by banks and some megacap... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am