Alphabet is having its worst day since March 2020, when Covid shutdowns started in the U.S.
Shares of Alphabet dipped Wednesday, a day after the company released third-quarter earnings that missed on the top and bottom lines.
Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes
Germany set out plans to legalize cannabis, with promise it would become one of the first countries in Europe to make weed legal.
It’s not just severity—the types of Covid symptoms you get depend on the vaccines you’ve received, new data says
Your Covid symptoms — including their severity, and how long they might last — may depend on your vaccination status, data from the ZOE Health Study suggests.
‘Seismic shift’ in bank payments to help business and consumers, says EU
U.S. duo Visa and Mastercard dominate cross-border card payments, and Brussels hopes instant payments will boost competition.
Gender equity at work is stalling after ‘mass exodus’ of women during pandemic, new research finds
After the pandemic caused a “mass exodus” of women from the workforce, progress around gender equity has slowed down, a new KPMG report says.
Meta shares plummet on weak fourth-quarter forecast and earnings miss
Facebook parent Meta reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results.
Meta and Microsoft can’t self-regulate their metaverses, UK regulator warns
Ofcom Chief Executive Melanie Dawes said self-regulation of the metaverse wouldn’t fly under U.K. online safety laws.
Emissions reductions pledges ‘nowhere near’ what’s needed, UN says
The analysis comes ahead of next month’s COP27 climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where the shadow of 2015’s Paris Agreement will loom large.
New UK PM Sunak delays highly anticipated spending plan to mid-November
The U.K.’s fiscal statement will be delayed to Nov. 17 after it was initially brought forward to Oct. 31.
Foxconn’s iPhone factory in China — the world’s largest — hit by Covid outbreak
Foxconn said that a small Covid outbreak at its iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou, China, is “controllable” and production remains “relatively stable.”
