Category: soothes

  • Meta soothes ad giants with ‘community notes’ after US fact-checking overhaul

    Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has sought to appease major advertisers following its decision to scrap third-party fact-checking in the US. Senior executives led by Nicola Mendelsohn, head of Meta’s global business, have held a series of meetings in recent days to address concerns about brand…

  • Stocks rally after Fed decision as Powell soothes rate nerves

    Stocks rally after Fed decision as Powell soothes rate nerves

    I’ve always been very critical of Starbucks (SBUX). I remember working for the company as a stock analyst and spending weeks inside its stores studying the workflow in each department. It was an extreme exercise that won me no fans among Starbucks management (especially with former CEO Howard Schultz), but…