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Loss Of Advertisers Knocks Facebook’s Market Value Down $56B
Facebook // June 29, 2020

With advertising boycotts aplenty, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now out $7 billion, Bloomberg reports. The social media giant has faced backlash and losses in partnerships from companies like Unilever, Verizon and Hershey, which have decided to sever ties due to what they say is...

Coronavirus Fear Infects NYC Ridesharing
Ridesharing // February 19, 2020

The emergence of a novel threat — particularly one like the COVID-19 coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China — has a way of bringing out some of the best and most inventive traits in people. That is observable in the medical workers who have put their...

Apple’s Wozniak Accuses Apple Card Of Discrimination
Apple // November 11, 2019

Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak said Apple gave him a credit limit 10 times higher than they gave his wife after they both applied for an Apple Card, which is a credit card the tech giant recently released with the help of Goldman Sachs, according to...

Michigan Approves Charter For First LGBT Credit Union
Banking // September 10, 2019

Michigan has approved a charter for a new financial institution designed for LGBT customers. Superbia Credit Union will offer products such as loans for transgender people in the process of transitioning, said Myles Meyers, founder of New York-based Superbia Services Inc., which created the credit...

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Coronavirus Fear Infects NYC Ridesharing

February 19, 2020
The emergence of a novel threat — particularly one like the COVID-19 coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China — has a way of bringing out some of the best and most inventive traits in people. That is observable in the medical workers who have put their health and lives on the line, rescue workers who have streamlined […]

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US Chamber, Banking Groups Allege CFPB Overreaches on Discrimination Testing

September 28, 2022
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has joined several business organizations in suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying the agency is overstepping its bounds in new rules that deal with discrimination in banking. According to a chamber news release Wednesday (Aug. 28), the suit — filed in the Eastern District of Texas — challenges […]

Loss Of Advertisers Knocks Facebook’s Market Value Down $56B

June 29, 2020
With advertising boycotts aplenty, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now out $7 billion, Bloomberg reports. The social media giant has faced backlash and losses in partnerships from companies like Unilever,...

Apple’s Wozniak Accuses Apple Card Of Discrimination

November 11, 2019
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak said Apple gave him a credit limit 10 times higher than they gave his wife after they both applied for an Apple Card, which is a...

Michigan Approves Charter For First LGBT Credit Union

September 10, 2019
Michigan has approved a charter for a new financial institution designed for LGBT customers. Superbia Credit Union will offer products such as loans for transgender people in the process of...