Dow loses momentum and S&P 500 ends lower in final hour of trading on Thursday as Pfizer announced to reduce COVID-19 vaccine deployment target

[ad_1] U.S. stocks ended for the most part higher, but lost momentum in the final hour of Thursday trading after the Wall Street Journal reported that Pfizer Inc. PFE, -1.74% plans to ship half of the COVID vaccines originally slated for this year due to supply chain issues, but still plans to deploy more than … Read more

Google star AI ethics researcher, one of few black women in the field, says she was fired for critical email – The Washington Post

[ad_1] Google star AI ethics researcher, one of few black women on the ground, says she was fired for critical emailThe Washington Post Renowned AI researcher claims Google abruptly fired her, prompting criticism of the company across industryCNBC Google’s AI Ethics Team Co-Head Says She Was Fired For Sending EmailYahoo Tech Google fires Timnit Gebru, … Read more

Atlantic Plucks Wired Top Editor-in-Chief as New CEO

[ad_1] The Atlantic, the 163-year-old publication that has grown under the direction of Laurene Powell Jobs, announced Thursday that it has selected a new chief executive after a year-long search: Nicholas Thompson, editor-in-chief of Wired, the magazine technician specialist published by Condé Nast. It is unusual for a journalist to take over the business operations … Read more

DOJ sues Facebook, alleging it inappropriately hired foreign workers and discriminated against Americans – The Washington Post

[ad_1] DOJ sues Facebook, alleging it improperly hired foreign workers and discriminated against AmericansThe Washington Post Trump administration claims Facebook has booked jobs improperly reserved for H-1B workersThe Wall Street Journal Justice Department suit says Facebook discriminates against American workersThe New York Times DOJ sues Facebook, claims it discriminated against US workers by reserving jobs … Read more

Why Tesla Stock jumped Thursday

[ad_1] What happened Actions of You’re here (NASDAQ: TSLA) appeared Thursday, increasing about 5% as of 2 p.m. EST. The stock’s gain follows Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney’s decision to increase his 12-month price target for Tesla stock from $ 455 to $ 780. Model Y. Image source: Tesla. So what Delaney’s bullish price target … Read more

Southwest warns 6,800 employees could lose their jobs

[ad_1] If the layoffs did take place, they would be the first in the carrier’s nearly 50-year history. The total includes 2,551 ground crew who handle baggage, cargo and resupply aircraft, as well as 1,176 customer service agents, 1,500 flight attendants and 1,221 pilots. The airline said the cuts would take place on March 15 … Read more

OPEC + finally concludes agreement on cuts in oil production in 2021

[ad_1] After much debate, the OPEC + group finally reached an agreement on oil production for next year. Or at least for January. OPEC + will, as a group, add 500,000 barrels per day in January to its oil production quotas, which currently requires a production cut of 7.7 million bpd. The total production reduction … Read more