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The venture capital firm that backed Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) is making its first investment in an autonomous trucking startup that was born of artificial intelligence research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Founders Fund is leading a $15 million...

Despite being a target for investigations, regulatory pressures and all the criticism, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) easily manages to beat estimates for its third quarter, causing its stock to surge 5% in after-hours trading on Wednesday and 3.9% in premarket trade on Thursday. The Silicon-Valley...

Halloween dawns with snow in the forecast across the Midwest and the Nationals claiming the World Series crown. There’s plenty of drama on Wall Street, too, with investors digesting two FAANG earnings and a Fed meeting. Payrolls loom Friday. More on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook,...

It’s decision day. Or is it?  The market seems to have made up its mind a long time ago about what the Fed is likely to do this afternoon, so the rate decision this afternoon seems almost pre-ordained. Futures prices indicate a 98% chance that by the end of the day, the Fed funds target...

When Facebook reports its Q3 earnings later this week, analysts say they have a laundry list of questions they’re hoping executives at one of the most powerful social-media sites can answer. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has been making headlines for some time now with the intense...

A total of 47 state attorneys general in the United States have now joined the antitrust probe involving accusations that social media giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) risked consumer data and inflated advertising prices, Reuters reports. What Happened The Facebook probe is part of a broader...

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included what may be a couple of surprises this past week. Bearish calls included a few recent IPOs and an industrial stock. The big U.S. indexes ended the first week of September up about 2.5...

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included an underappreciated automaker and a leading pharmaceutical. Bearish calls included FAANG stocks and an aerospace giant. Healthy earnings reports from sector leaders like Apple,...

Earnings are in full swing this week and technology investors who hold any of the nation's major social-media companies are likely preparing for a hectic few days. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), two platforms on which millions of investors and non-investors...

A lot of explanations have been given for Bitcoin's big move this year: Wall Street institutional interest, progress in market structure, gold-like accumulation as a hedge against central bank extravagance, Chinese wealth transfer, excitement around Facebook.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB) ...

FreightWaves features commentary from Market Voices – contributors with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. For some workers in the transportation and logistics sectors Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) can be a lifeline to what...

In his first U.S. interview since taking over as head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri said the social media platform is trying to deal with deepfakes, but hasn't yet figured out how to find them quickly, much less what to do with them. The Problem Instagram, its parent company Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ...

After several days of lackluster trading, it feels like there’s a little more energy in the air today as the Fed begins its two-day meeting. The positive vibe stemmed partly from comments European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi made Tuesday about the possibility for more stimulus....

This weekend's Barron's cover story offers the results of the latest Barron's Big Money poll. Other featured articles focus on what to expect from Warren Buffett and what to watch for in proxy season. Also, the prospects for an electric car titan and consumer staples makers. "...

We’re approaching earnings season crunch time, with many of the top names in social media, cloud services, semiconductors and other technology giants opening their books over the next week or so. Social media takes center stage Tuesday morning when Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) releases its...