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Google parent reports another quarter of robust growth, rolls out first-ever quarterly dividend
Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday released a quarterly report showing it’s still reaping double-digit revenue gains from its digital advertising empire while sowing potentially lucrative new ground in artificial intelligence. The results for the first three...
Alphabet: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $23.66 billion. The Mountain View, California-based company said it had net income of $1.89 per share. The results beat Wall Street...
American Express, Fifth Third rise; Netflix, PPG Industries fall, Friday, 4/19/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Alphabet Inc., down $1.92 to $154.09. Google says it will combine several divisions as it focuses on integrating artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. ...
Alphabet, Tesla rise; Hertz, Logitech fall, Monday, 3/18/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Alphabet Inc., up $6.50 to $147.68 Google's parent company is reportedly considering licensing artificial intelligence technology to Apple. Tesla Inc., up $10.31 to...
US applications for jobless claims hold at healthy levels
U.S. applications for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, settling at a healthy level as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates. Unemployment claims for the week ending March 2 were 217,000, matching the previous week's revised...
Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was...
California authorizes expansion of Waymo's driverless car services to LA, SF peninsula
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators on Friday authorized Waymo to expand services of its fleet of robotaxis into Los Angeles and to cities on the peninsula south of San Francisco. The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo's application for the expansion of...
US applications for jobless benefits rise but remain historically low despite recent layoffs
More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low even as more high-profile companies have announced job cuts this year. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 13,000 to 215,000 for the week ending Feb. 24, the Labor Department...
One Tech Tip: Don't use rice for your device. Here's how to dry out your smartphone
LONDON (AP) — You were walking next to a swimming pool when you slipped and dropped your phone into the water. Or it slipped out of your hand when you were next to a filled bathtub or toilet. However your smartphone got wet, you now need to dry it. But what do you do? There's lots...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street slips lower and bitcoin bounces higher
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a lackluster day on Wall Street, where selling of technology stocks pulled benchmarks lower. U.S. futures were flat and oil prices fell. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.7% to 38,953.49 after data showed...
