Monday, September 20, 2021

CNBC: Facebook is playing defense after scathing reports on the company’s failure to protect users

 Facebook is playing defense after scathing reports on the company’s failure to protect users https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/20/facebook-playing-defense-after-wsj-reports-on-failure-to-protect-users.html


TECH

Facebook is playing defense after scathing reports on the company’s failure to protect users

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KEY POINTS
  • The Wall Street Journal’s investigation showed Facebook ignoring its own employees’ findings and demonstrated how it’s come up short when the company has made changes.
  • Facebook accused the Journal of mischaracterizing its efforts and how it uses its research.
  • While Facebook is often forced to defend itself against scathing criticism, investors have yet to punish the company, which is valued at $1 trillion.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

CNBC: Here’s everything Apple just announced at its iPhone 13 event

 CNBC: Here’s everything Apple just announced at its iPhone 13 event https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/14/apple-event-iphone-live-updates.html


Apple announces new products — Experts discuss what it means for the stock PUBLISHED TUE, SEP 14 20216:06 PM EDTUPDATED 29 MIN AGO https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/14/apple-announces-iphone-13-what-it-means-for-the-stock-performance.html

Crypto Currency

 What is Bitcoin? (v1) 9,960,640 viewsMar 22, 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um63OQz3bjo

CNBC: El Salvador bought $21 million of bitcoin as it becomes first country to make it a legal currency PUBLISHED TUE, SEP 7 20211:36 AM EDTUPDATED TUE, SEP 7 202110:14 PM EDT https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/07/el-salvador-buys-400-bitcoin-ahead-of-law-making-it-legal-currency.html

Bitcoin tumbles nearly 10% as El Salvador adopts it as legal tender PUBLISHED TUE, SEP 7 202110:22 AM EDTUPDATED TUE, SEP 7 202110:13 PM EDT https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/07/bitcoin-retreats-from-the-highest-level-since-may-as-el-salvador-adopts-it-as-legal-tender.html

Friday, September 10, 2021

News: 9/11

 How 9/11 Affected the US Economy The long-term costs of 9/11 are in the trillions of dollars. https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/economy/economic-impacts-9-11/


How 9/11 Affected the US Economy Andrew DePietro September 10, 2019 https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/25-ways-9-11-affected-190100524.html


20 years later: The lasting impact of 9/11 on Congress https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/08/27/20-years-later-the-lasting-impact-of-9-11-on-congress/


The Macroeconomic Impacts of the 9/11 Attack: Evidence from Real-Time Forecasting 1 https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Macroeconomic%20impact%209_11%202009.pdf


Economic effects of the September 11 attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_effects_of_the_September_11_attacks

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

CNBC: Job openings soar to 10.9 million as companies struggle to fill positions

 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/08/job-openings-soar-to-10point9-million-as-companies-struggle-to-fill-positions.html


ECONOMY

Job openings soar to 10.9 million as companies struggle to fill positions

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KEY POINTS
  • The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, which the Federal Reserve watches closely for signs of slack in employment, showed 10.9 million positions open.
  • That was well above the 9.9 million FactSet estimate and the 10.2 million from June.
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July JOLTS: 10.9 million job openings and labor turnover took place in July

Job openings outnumbered the unemployed by more than 2 million in July as companies struggled to fill a record number of vacancies, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

The department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, which the Federal Reserve watches closely for signs of slack in employment, showed 10.9 million positions open. That was much higher than the FactSet estimate of 9.9 million and the June total of 10.18 million.