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Apple, Facebook Post Blockbuster Earnings
Both Apple and Facebook both reported blockbuster earnings, and investors are reacting. Dan Ives, Managing Director of Equity Research at Wedbush Securities, joined Cheddar to discuss.
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Gauge Works With Large U.S. Corporations to Help Perfect Their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategies and Efforts
In the wake of George Floyd's death last year, many large U.S. corporations have launched social justice efforts, meant to show their support for racial equality. This was the first time several corporations stepped into the space,...
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Vizio Debuts on Wall Street, Bets on Future With New Strategy
Vizio, a company well known for its smart TVs and sound bars, has officially gone public, trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol 'VZIO.' The company's CFO, Adam Townsend, says Vizio is moving to a dual-revenue structure as more...
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Google Will Stop Selling Ads Based on Individual User Web Browsing
Google announced it will no longer sell ads based on users' specific web browsing. Cheddar Senior Reporter, Michelle Castillo, joined Opening Bell to discuss how the change in strategy will impact the digital advertising business.
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Snapchat Reports More Than $454M in Q2 Revenue
Snapchat raked in more than $454 million in the second quarter as the number of its users grew amid the coronavirus pandemic. The social media company also reported a 9-cent loss per share in-line with estimates.
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Ad Agencies Say TikTok Poses Privacy Risk
TikTok comes under fire as concern grows over the app's security. The company has since come out to say protecting user data is of the utmost importance. Cheddar's Michelle Castillo reports.
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Disney Cuts Facebook Ad Spending
Disney slashed its advertising spending on Facebook in support of #StopHateForProfit, the movement to get companies to suspending marketing budgets on Facebook for the month of July.
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Twitter Tops Estimates, Shares Seesaw in After-Hours Trading
Twitter reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, beating estimates on both the top and bottom lines. But how did investors react to the news, and what else did they uncover in the report? The Closing Bell team breaks it all down...
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Canadian companies join Facebook ad boycott
Several Canadian companies, including Vancouver-based Lululemon Athletica Inc. and Mountain Equipment Co-op, are joining a chorus of businesses calling on Facebook to do more to combat hate speech on its platform.
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Google Ad Revenue Expected to Fall Due to Pandemic
Google revenue from advertising is expected to fall for the first time in 10 years amid the pandemic. A slump in travel advertising is said to be the cause of the fall.
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Apple Rakes in $500 Billion Through App Purchases in 2019
Tech giant Apple reported bringing in an estimated $500 billion through app store purchases and advertisers in 2019. The figure does not include income from Apple-owned apps like Apple Music.
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Aunt Jemima to rebrand, end use of racist stereotype
The Aunt Jemima brand is based on a racist stereotype, but amid mounting criticism its 131-year history is coming to an end.
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Frito-Lay Provides Marketing Crunch for Super Bowl LV
The Chiefs, Buccaneers, Patrick Mahomes, and Tom Brady are not the only big names in the headlines ahead of Super Bowl Sunday. Frito-Lay and parent-company PepsiCo will be airing a series of ads during the big game featuring A-list...
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LEGO Scales Back Promotion of Police Sets Amid Protests
LEGO has stopped the promotion of police sets and the White House on its social media pages in the wake of the sweeping protests. The company will still sell the items but will not advertise them.
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AT&T to Drop Misleading 5G Advertisements
AT&T is dropping ads due to complaints about its "5G Evolution" branding, which in reality refers to its 4G technology accompanied by minor speed boosts.
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DOJ Sues Google for Alleged Antitrust Practices, Expected to be Lengthy Court Battle
Google is under fire. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice, joined by 11 states with Republican attorneys general, have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant. The lawsuit calls Google a, quote, 'monopoly gatekeeper of the...
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New York Times Will Pause Printing of Sports and Travel Section
With no major sporting events and barely any travel happening due to the coronavirus, The New York Times plans to stop printing hard copies of those sections in the storied newspaper's Sunday edition and replace them with a section...
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Creative sector seeks support amid fears over impact of lockdown
As a trapeze artist, Julia Campistany is used to taking risks in her work. But the lack of an economic safety net during the pandemic has her worried about her future in the arts. Having applied for a three-month minimum income scheme,...
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Game Developer Zynga Drives Revenue With Microtransactions
COO Matt Bromberg discussed with Cheddar how more engaged players also mean more spending in an industry that relies on microtransactions within free-to-play games.
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Super Bowl Ads Still Deliver, Says YouTube VP
YouTube VP Tara Walpert Levy told Cheddar that the Big Game is still a place to capture a national audience.
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Google Q4 Earnings Provides Increased Transparency
Google parent company Alphabet released its first earnings report since Sundar Pichai took over as CEO in December when founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down from their management roles.
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How much each party is spending on politicals ads on Meta platforms
The CBC's Election Fact Check team looked into how much each Canadian political party is spending on political ads through Meta this election. Here's what they found.
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Alberta will start regulating online gambling
The Alberta government has introduced a bill to regulate private online gambling. In Ontario, legal private gambling sites have been operating since 2022. Nigel Turner researches gambling at the Institute for Mental Health Policy...
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What to expect in the last week of the Ontario election campaign
There’s one week to go until election day and the candidates are out trying to win votes across the province. CBC's Shawn Jeffords breaks down what the parties and Ontarians can expect in the last week of campaigning.