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Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled a solution Friday to being shunned by U.S. companies: its own operating system. What Happened Huawei was placed on a U.S. government blacklist in May and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) quickly suspended business activity with the Chinese...

Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR) and Snapchat (NASDAQ: SNAP) are the only two big names in Silicon Valley’s social media alley willing to provide a space for cannabis companies to show ads in Canada. According to MarketWatch report by Max Cherney, this willingness to accommodate cannabis businesses...

Remember when Tom Cruise put on those weird gloves and waved his hands around to manipulate images on his screen in "Minority Report"? Yeah, we're there now. Only you don't need the gloves. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) is taking a hands-off approach with its new Pixel 4...

Google-parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), a tech giant trailing the broader market, reports quarterly earnings after the closing bell July 25. Perhaps investors may get some fresh news to give the stock more momentum after a sluggish quarter these past few months. Several Wall Street...

This morning delivered a diversion from the steady drumbeat of earnings with an update from the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB finished its meeting today without announcing a new rate cut, but hinted strongly that one could happen in September. The ECB hasn’t cut rates since 2016, and...

First-hand checks with 33 service providers (SPs) who operate (or used to operate) on ANGI Homeservices Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI) suggest competition from Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s Google is intensifying, according to Needham. The Analyst Needham's Brad Erickson maintains a Buy rating on Angi...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)-owned YouTube has been cutting ties with scores of its content creators for over a year now. The latest effort is focused on removing racist content. YouTube has zeroed in on cannabis content and its creators as well. In the case of social media bans on...

While investors were selling off shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Monday in the wake of reports of an impending antitrust investigation, UBS Securities downplayed the threat to the stock.  The Analyst Eric Sheridan reiterated a Buy rating on Google with a $1,420 price...

If the federal government were to try to break up Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), it would likely take several years and, though it would be a major distraction for management, a federal probe could actually be good for Google’s long-term value, Bank of America...

The U.S. Justice Department is preparing for an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s Google. Officials from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission, which also enforces antitrust law, let in recent weeks to give...

Apps that facilitate the sale of marijuana on Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google platform have 30 days to comply with a new restrictive policy, The Verge reported. What Happened Google confirmed apps that facilitate the sale of marijuana will be banned. The new rule no longer...

The Huawei soap opera took another plot twist overnight, and this one looked positive. Stocks ricocheted higher following Monday’s poor showing, but how the episode ultimately turns out remains a mystery. Now the Commerce Department says Huawei will be allowed to access U.S. technology and...

Benzinga has examined prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included tech giants and a big oil leader. Bearish calls included biotechs and a recent IPO. The escalating trade war with China continued to overshadow the markets in the past week. Furthermore,...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in a New York Times op-ed Tuesday that privacy is "one of the most important topics of our time" and said privacy is not a "luxury good." What Happened There is no widely held definition of privacy, which implies companies should make it clear...

Google parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is "well-positioned" to capitalize on local advertising, which represents 30 percent of the global ad and marketing services addressable market of around $650 billion excluding China, according to UBS. The Analyst Eric...