Reuters / Brendan McDermid A record number of companies with low-rated credit are being publicly traded in the US and European markets, according to Bernstein data. The firm says this is a worrisome sign, and it has an easy investing solution for traders looking to profit from the market dislocation. Monetary conditions have been historically […]
Digital TV advertising may have duopoly problem — and it could get worse as ad-supported streaming explodes
ABC Comcast’s Freewheel and Google are the only two options that can serve OTT ad campaigns at scale. That’s a problem because some publishers say neither option fully suits their needs. The situation could get worse as ad-supported, video-on-demand options proliferate in 2019. Digital TV advertising may have its own duopoly problem. As OTT and […]
Deutsche Bank’s stock is getting hit. Again. This time it’s because of weaker than expected earnings. (DB)
Deutsche Bank stock is sliding 2% after the bank missed its fourth quarter revenue target. Bloomberg said the the German government would orchestrate a merger with with rival Commerzbank by mid-2019 if restructuring efforts fell short of targets. The shares also fell after that report. Deutsche Bank’s stock has been on a rollercoaster ride, hit […]
Saudi Arabia runs a huge, sinister online database of women that men use to track them and stop them running away
Samantha Lee/INSIDER/NOS Saudi Arabian law says every woman must have a male guardian, who has enormous power over her life and travel. The Saudi government has digitized parts of the guardian system, letting Saudi men manage women’s lives online. INSIDER spoke to Shahad al-Mohaimeed, a refugee who navigated this system to flee her family in […]
10 things in tech you need to know today
Nintendo Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. Apple restored Facebook’s developer certificate, ending two days of chaos inside the company. The move will allow Facebook’s internal company apps for employees to resume working. Google had its developer certificate revoked by Apple, thanks to the search giant running a […]
The 10 most important things in the world right now
Reuters/Kevin Lamarque Hello! Here’s everything you need to know on Friday, February 1. 1. President Donald Trump has described his presidency as ‘one of the great losers of all time.’ The former businessman likes the job well enough, but laments, "I lost massive amounts of money doing this." 2. US border agents made their largest-ever fentanyl seizure […]