Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified at the House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters The state’s attorney general is preparing to file an antitrust case against Facebook next week, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC’s Yalan Mui. At least …
Read More »Salesforce deal to buy Slack, expected to be announced tomorrow
Salesforce deals to buy Slack are expected to be announced on Tuesday after markets close, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. The deal is expected to be about half cash and half stock, sources said. Salesforce is set to report quarterly earnings on Tuesday. As of Monday morning, Slack’s market cap …
Read More »The Austrian village named F-King is renamed after the attention of unwanted tourists
Residents of a small Austrian village called F-King have voted to change its name after receiving unsolicited attention from English-speaking tourists. Next year, a village of 100 inhabitants near the German border will be named Fugging. “I can confirm that the name of the village is being changed,” Andrea Holzner, …
Read More »Slake shares rose following reports of a potential salesforce acquisition
Stuart Butterfield (C), Slack’s co-founder and chief executive officer, and Slack’s chief financial officer Alan Shim (2GL), will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on June 20, 2019. City. Drew Engerer | Getty Images Shares of Slake rose more than 25% on …
Read More »Protesters set fire to part of Guatemala’s congressional building
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Amid mounting protests against President Alejandro Giamattei and a legislator for approving a controversial budget that cuts education and health spending, hundreds of protesters stormed Guatemala’s Congress and burned down part of the building. The incident happened as about 7,000 people were protesting in front of …
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