2 h. ago ‘Slap on the wrist’: critics decry weak penalties on Google after landmark monopoly trial

Judge said tech giant had monopoly but let it keep Chrome and Android; critics cried foul while Wall Street cheeredA judge ruled on Tuesday that Google would not be forced to sell its Chrome browser or the Android operating system, saving the tech giant from the most severe penalties sought by the US government. The same judge had ruled in favor of US prosecutors nearly a year ago, finding that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly with its namesake search engine.Groups critical of Google’s dominance in the internet search and online advertising industry are furious. They contend the judge missed an opportunity to enact meaningful change in an industry that has suffocated under the crushing weight of its heaviest player. Tech industry groups and investors, by contrast, are thrilled. Shares in Alphabet, Google’s parent company, have risen 9% since Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Wall Street higher amid September rate cut bets while London stocks staged recovery

Wall Street higher amid September rate cut bets while London stocks staged recovery  uk.finance.yahoo.com

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11 h. ago Venus Williams’s new quest: finding out how much longer she can stretch time

The 45-year-old fell short in her quest to reach the US Open doubles quarter-finals, but her love for tennis appears undiminishedFor a minute there, it was just like old times – with the high stakes and the capacity crowd and the Venus Williams on court. After Aryna Sabalenk’s singles match ended in a walkover on Tuesday, Williams’s doubles quarter-final was bumped into primetime on Louis Armstrong Stadium to fill the hole in the schedule. And when Williams took the court with partner Leylah Fernandez in her black pleated dress and matching visor as the sun dipped toward the horizon, she looked for all the world like a woman determined to turn back time. Unfortunately for her, Fernandez and the throng that gathered to cheer them on, their opponents were keen to skip forward.Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend didn’t just cut the nostalgia trip short. Quite emphatically, they illustrated the difference between Williams and Fernandez, the doubles pairing out there for funsies, and ...

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13 h. ago Macy's quarterly profit and sales fall but it raises guidance with declines limited

Macy’s reported lower profits and sales during the fiscal second quarter as the department store chain grapples with a still cautious consumer and higher costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs

Economics

13 h. ago London stocks rebound led by mining and healthcare after worst day in five months By Reuters

London stocks rebound led by mining and healthcare after worst day in five months By Reuters  Investing.com

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13 h. ago London stocks rebound led by mining and healthcare after worst day in five months

London stocks rebound led by mining and healthcare after worst day in five months  Reuters

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31 h. ago Jane Street revenue eclipses $10bn in a quarter for first time

Trading group’s results surge past big Wall Street banks as it takes over increasing share of market volume

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32 h. ago Banks and industrials drag London stocks to lower close on fiscal worries

Banks and industrials drag London stocks to lower close on fiscal worries  Reuters

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33 h. ago M&S reveals newborn clothing essentials ready for September's birth rate peak

From baby grows to socks, M&S has revealed the new-born essentials every parent should have on their checklist.

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56 h. ago London Stock Exchange’s Private Securities Market Obtains PISCES Approval Notice by FCA

London Stock Exchange’s Private Securities Market Obtains PISCES Approval Notice by FCA  Crowdfund Insider

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56 h. ago NBC forced to cut cameras as couple spotted in 'sex act' during baseball game

NBC was forced to cut the cameras during the game between The Athletics and Texas Rangers after a couple were spotted in a saucy sex act in the stands

Sport

59 h. ago London Stock Exchange Group Updates on Share Capital and Voting Rights

London Stock Exchange Group Updates on Share Capital and Voting Rights  TipRanks

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61 h. ago Citadel’s options fight is a battle for the new Wall Street order

Dispute over IEX’s options platform is a new riff on an older debate around high-speed share trading and its utility

Events

4 d. ago Five arrested after masked men try to enter west London asylum hotel

Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police sayFive people have been arrested at a protest in London where a group of masked men attempted to enter a hotel housing asylum seekers on Saturday.At about noon, two anti-asylum groups marched to the Crowne Plaza in Stockley Road, west London, and a group of men in masks attempted to enter the building through the rear entrance and damaged security fences, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Terror boss who wanted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and was a close ally of London Bridge attacker is freed from jail

Mohammed Shahjahan - who grew up in Burslem and Cobridge - was put behind bars back in 2012 over a planned bombing spree, intending to target Boris Johnson , Big Ben and the Stock Exchange.

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4 d. ago Man Utd mega flop Antony breaks silence after Real Betis pull plug on £21.6m transfer

Antony was set to leave Manchester United for Real Betis in a cut-price £21.6million deal but the transfer has now been called off with the Spanish side pulling out of the move

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5 d. ago Wall Street panics as key inflation gauge suggests tariffs will wreak havoc on prices

Core inflation rose last month, sending Wall Street into a spiral.

Economics

5 d. ago The next dotcom 'bubble burst' could be coming and these are the signs anyone with investments or a pension must not ignore. Now ANNE ASHWORTH tells what you should do to protect your money

A new spectre has appeared over Wall Street. Fear is growing that the billions staked on technology companies at the forefront of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution could be in jeopardy.

Economics

5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Tax raid fears hit banking shares, US inflation data in focus

FTSE 100 banking stocks are under pressure after a think tank urged Rachel Reeves to consider tax raid on major firms such as Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest.

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5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Banking stocks hit by levy fears, US inflation data in focus

Banking stocks are under pressure after a think tank urged Rachel Reeves to consider hiking a windfall tax on major firms such as Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest.

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