European officials want new powers to oversee the internal affairs of large tech companies such as Facebook Inc., FB -0.55% The multibillion-dollar leer is backed by threats of fines as they seek to expand their role as global tech implementers. The European Union’s executive branch on Tuesday proposed two bills …
Read More »Is Google down? Gmail, YouTube suffers
More than a dozen Google services, including Gmail and YouTube, flew offline in the world’s beds on Monday morning, blocking access for individuals and businesses. Alphabet Inc. Google -0.13% According to users’ social-media posts, the company’s services showed errors when users tried to sign in, trying to access their emails …
Read More »U.S. Stock futures rise on stimulus hops, vaccine rollout
U.S. Stock futures on Monday rose above optimism that talk of additional monetary stimulus is in progress and that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine could help stem the tide. Futures linked to the S&P 500 rose 0.7%, indicating that the broad-market index could reach a higher level after New …
Read More »Vista Equity Partners, software maker agrees to buy plural
Plursite is a cloud-based online learning platform for software developers that sells to both businesses and individuals. Photo: Dustin Chambers for the Wall Street Journal Retrieved December 13, 2020 at 10:55 p.m. Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has agreed to buy educational software software maker Plurusite. Inc. P.S. 0.37% …
Read More »Huntington Bankshares agrees to merge with TCF Financial
The companies announced all-stock deals on Sunday, confirming an earlier report by the Wall Street Journal. Detroit-based TCF, valued at about $ 6 billion or about 11% of the premium, would be one of the most recent major bank mergers. Huntington, based in Columbus, Ohio, has a market capitalization of …
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