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DOJ Wavers On Timeline For Possible Google Antitrust Lawsuit

DOJ Wavers On Timeline For Possible Google Antitrust Lawsuit
DOJ Wavers On Timeline For Possible Google Antitrust Lawsuit
August 17, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Some Department of Justice (DOJ) staffers don’t agree with Attorney General William Barr’s decision to level a swift antitrust case against Google parent Alphabet, The...

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Google May Get Boost In Fortnite Suit From Apple’s Policies
Google May Get Boost In Fortnite Suit From Apple’s Policies
August 17, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Google‘s less strict app-store policies give the search giant a better chance of beating game company Epic‘s lawsuit than fellow tech giant Apple has of...

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Bitcoin Daily: Pantera’s Crypto Fund Nets $164.7M In Investments; ING Bank, Rolls Royce Join Blockchain Group
Bitcoin Daily: Pantera’s Crypto Fund Nets $164.7M In Investments; ING Bank, Rolls Royce Join Blockchain...
August 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Pantera Venture Fund III has notched $164.7 million in private investments from slightly fewer than 200 investors, CoinDesk reported, citing a U.S. Securities and...

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Q2 Mortgage Delinquency Rate Highest In 9 Years
Q2 Mortgage Delinquency Rate Highest In 9 Years
August 17, 2020  |  Loans

Mortgage loans saw delinquency rates spiking in the second quarter of the year as the pandemic continued, according to a press release from the Mortgage...

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SoftBank Reveals Stakes In Amazon, Alphabet, Netflix And Tesla
SoftBank Reveals Stakes In Amazon, Alphabet, Netflix And Tesla
August 17, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank has built a stake worth around $1.2 billion in Amazon, according to regulatory filings as reported by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Apple To Block Epic Games Developer Account Over Fortnite Fight
Apple To Block Epic Games Developer Account Over Fortnite Fight
August 17, 2020  |  Apple

Game developer Epic said Apple plans to terminate its account with the tech giant’s mega-popular App Store, according to a 9to5Mac. Get the Full Story...

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Preview: Walmart Earnings Focus On Grocery And Digital Shift
Preview: Walmart Earnings Focus On Grocery And Digital Shift
August 17, 2020  |  Earnings

Online grocery and eCommerce will be on the radar when Walmart reports its second quarter earnings on Tuesday (Aug. 18). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Departure Delayed For Airline Recovery
Departure Delayed For Airline Recovery
August 17, 2020  |  Travel Payments

As airlines continue announcing September travel schedules, it’s pretty clear that the optimism of early summer — that air travel might recover sooner rather than...

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