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JUNE 4, 2020

Elon Musk said in a tweet that it’s “time to break up Amazon ,” citing the eCommerce giant’s monopoly as a reason to take action. Bloomberg reported that the statement will escalate a feud between Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos , whom Musk tagged in the tweet. “Monopolies are wrong!”

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JUNE 4, 2020

Elon Musk said in a tweet that it’s “time to break up Amazon ,” citing the eCommerce giant’s monopoly as a reason to take action. Bloomberg reported that the statement will escalate a feud between Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos , whom Musk tagged in the tweet. “Monopolies are wrong!”

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JANUARY 28, 2019

A General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaint shows that Google may have misused people’s personal data and categorized them in highly sensitive ways, according to reports. Google’s ad technology apparently labels users depending on their internet activity, noted a report in TechCrunch.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Weighing in on Amazon search interest data collected from Google, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster , who is ranked No. 6, put a $800 price tag on Amazon’s share value, CNBC reported. On Monday, Amazon’s share value closed at $718.81 on NASDAQ.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The pain is particularly pronounced in China , where the price tag of its latest iPhones and local competition have been weighing on demand. But diversifying beyond the iPhone may not be easy.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Following similar events held by Apple and Amazon , Google is hosting its own major product event Wednesday in California, where the company is expected to unveil several new products. CNBC reports that the highlight of the event is expected to be the unveiling of two new Google smartphones : the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.

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JULY 26, 2018

Last year, Google and Levi’s teamed up for a smart jean jacket selling for $350. Like any regular denim jacket, you can wash it (just remove the snap tag); it’s durable, designed to be comfortable for cycling and it’ll keep you warm on and off the bike,” wrote Google.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Security researcher Oliver Hough told TechCrunch that the site’s Google-hosted ElasticSearch database was left online without a password, exposing hundreds of thousands of customer and staff records. Other clients were tagged as “dangerous,” while others were blocked due to “police enquiries.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2016

Just in case New York’s primary results didn’t overload those brains with too many numbers to crunch — here at PYMNTS we decided everyone needed another dose of daily data. And we’ve got plenty of it, so here’s just a small taste. And it’s only Wednesday. Unattended Retail’s Potential. $42

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Whatever else one can say about the slew of products Google set loose yesterday at its big event in San Francisco — no one will ever say that Google did not think big enough, or that it has decided to wade into the wildly competitive world of devices by half-measure or two. The Pixel Phone — The Day’s Headliner .

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APRIL 14, 2019

The big price tag to acquire new video games also highlights the fact that competition is fierce to land exclusive rights to top content. Google and Tencent — as well as Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft — are operating in the same area. Apple has stiff rivals in the gaming market. To compensate, it has set its sights on services.

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MARCH 28, 2016

And it’s that exact legacy that may have some retailers rejoicing and Adobe’s competitors fretting that it’s now entering the battle for in-store marketing supremacy. As customers place items also equipped with RFID tags into the bag, those potential purchases are immediately registered to a central system.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Think back a few short years to the first heavily-hyped wearable by a major player, Google Glass. Serious fitness buffs seem to flock to Garmin wearables despite their rather high price tag and a near-universal observation that its screen is fairly “blah.”. And those were just the big headlines. What’s Next.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Capital One ’s further reprots domestic card loans increased 8 percent or $5.8 Mastercard and Google Fend Off Fines. Mastercard got tagged with a $648.3 s Google was hit with a $57 million fine Monday (Jan. A few days later, Google had decided how it would respond to the fine — it will be disputing it.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Apple’s big selling point for the HomePod was its superior auditory quality, which was supposed to justify the $349 price tag. The search engine giant has added a finance tab to its search results, incorporating information from Google Finance such as news and detailed financials on companies in an easier-to-find format.

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MARCH 16, 2017

On the investment end, Alphabet’s venture department (formerly Google Ventures) recently put some cash in the hands of Currencycloud, a U.K.-based s Nest is vying for a larger piece of the smart home market by developing less expensive versions of its products. At the time of writing, one GOOG share was worth $843.12, down 0.30

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In the world of voice commerce, Amazon’s main competitor is Google with its Home Assistant and Nest line of smart home products. Amazon Echo is the clear leader, outselling Google Home by a wide margin, according to analyst firm Canalys. percent and Google came in fourth, with 12.3

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Such was the the weather, so to speak, at Apple’s annual device rollout event. It was everything everyone waiting for today’s event expected, with no big or unexpected fireworks. These are Apple’s $1,000 phones of 2018: the XS will start at $999; the XS Max will start at $1,099. The New Watch .

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

You can stream and download our full conversation, including the podcast extras on iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher , Google , Bloomberg , and Acast. Let’s delve into that, starting with your background. So it’s been a central to what I do and who I am. RITHOLTZ: So let’s talk about the timing of school.

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OCTOBER 13, 2018

As American mountaineer Ed Viesturs famously said of climbing Mount Everest: “It’s a round trip. With the first introduction to L’Oréal’s “smart hairbrush” technology, the Kérastase Hair Coach, at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2017, the world certainly took notice. The Notorious Smart Hairbrush. The less good news?

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JULY 13, 2016

Sure, but the experts agree that it was unlikely that anyone was going to outdo the dominance Google (and to a lesser extent Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL, Apple and various cable firms nationwide) already enjoy. Drilling down a bit, it’s easy to see what held sway. Might there still be ways to innovate with email?

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AUGUST 25, 2018

That, according to Alphabet Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, is pretty much how he ended up at Google in the first place. “We Part of that bifurcation can be written off to differing tastes among qualified judges – one person’s life-transforming spiritual experience can be another’s perfect description of hell. A Gift Economy ….

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Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher , Google , YouTube , and Bloomberg. She’s been CEO since February 2020. She’s been with the firm for decades. With no further ado my conversation with Franklin Templeton’s CEO, Jenny Johnson.

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AUGUST 5, 2017

And love certainly has done wonderful things — the Taj Mahal is very impressive, Shakespeare’s sonnets are English language classics and, were it not for love-gone-wrong, there were be almost no pop songs on the planet Earth. But friendship deserves more than just an honorable mention. million — enough to buy two Lamborghinis!

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 30, 2023

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher , Google , YouTube , and Bloomberg. In America, he was vice chair of President Bush’s Council on Financial Literacy and sat on a similar council on financial capability for President Obama. That’s my favorite one.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

A high price tag – and perhaps a high risk, since high prices are increasingly unattractive to customers, and Samsung is not the only firm rolling out with a dual-screen 5G phone. based Google seem content to take a play out of their book. through AT&T and T-Mobile in the latter half of 2019. The Pixel is currently priced at $800.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

My guest on today’s podcast is Mindy Crary. Michael: I’m really excited about today’s conversation and getting to dig a little bit into the advisory firm that you’ve built. Everything’s a flat fee for 12-month engagement. That’s the whole engagement. Executive Summary.

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MAY 11, 2019

That device is still in the working prototype phase and is forecast to have a six-figure price tag when it hits the market. It is as of yet unknown what will happen with the firm’s assets or IP going forward. And if it seems that Amazon’s Alexa and/or Google Home will do all of those things, that’s true.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Of course, with the benefit of hindsight, we know how that story played out: Apple Pay and the wave of other Pays it touched off (Android Pay/Google Wallets, Samsung Pay, Walmart Pay, Chase Pay, Kohl’s Pay…) generated a lot of buzz, but not a lot of traction. And customers don’t always love this technology.

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JULY 1, 2016

There’s no doubt this is territory that can yield meaningful results for merchants in desperate need of some positive data to cling to, and the growth potential for these consumer-facing metrics is evidenced by the players jumping onto the court.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 23, 2023

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on iTunes Stitcher , Bloomberg , Spotify , Google , and YouTube. Then suddenly in the ensuing weeks, you get tagged to be CEO. Um, and but it really, let’s be clear, it’s ESG as a concept has really hotted up, if I’m allowed to use that phrase.

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Strategic Treasurer

DECEMBER 27, 2021

He discusses the implication of major activities and trends over the past year and looks ahead to what’s next in the coming year. It’s good to be here, Meredith. . . Let’s begin with a review of COVID-19’s impact on treasury. Maybe it’s a little derision, and it seems to have left.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

In what’s becoming an increasingly popular theme for B2B startup investors, this week’s funding rounds for B2B startups largely centered on tackling data silos and empowering the enterprise with the insights that data can provide. Cross River Bank. Reports in Reuters said this week that private equity firm KKR & Co.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In short, as former Google CEO Larry Page noted, after Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs finally inked an agreement with Toronto for a smart city pilot program — the city of tomorrow will change how consumers live in ways predictable from today and not. And “waiting on the wings,” in fact, maybe a slightly misleading way to tag that.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Apple shares are trading at $154, having come in from roughly $162 since mid-September, when details began truly emerging about the iPhone 8 (s) and the upcoming iPhone X (more on that in a bit). And should demand pick up, to quote and paraphrase an old snack food commercial (Doritos — no need to Google it): Buy all you want.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher , Google , YouTube , and Bloomberg. With no further ado, MarketCounsel’s Brian Hamburger. It’s so great to be here. RITHOLTZ: It’s great to have you. What led to the interest in finance?

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher , Google , YouTube , and Bloomberg. If you’re interested in what it’s like investing in emerging market debt, how that part of the investment firm has changed over the decades as the world itself has changed.

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