A group of state attorneys general led by Texas are likely to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google and are working on potential litigation for later this year, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday.The Justice Department is also moving toward bringing a case as soon as this summer, The Wall…
Month: May 2020
BOSTON/NEW YORK — Prominent U.S. fund managers piled into big-name technology stocks and bottom-fished in the beaten-down energy sector as markets reeled from the coronavirus-fueled selloff in the first quarter, regulatory filings released on Friday showed.They also cut exposure in restaurants, retail and airlines as the mounting number of deaths from the coronavirus — which…
In Alberta, a couple we’ll call Barry, 61, and Marissa, 63, are suffering from the virus-driven financial meltdown. Barry, formerly a contractor in the building industry, has been feeling the effects of corporate spending cutbacks. Business has dried up. Marissa, a clerk in office administration, recently lost her job. Their present combined income, less than…
What's perhaps most memorable about 1983's classic, Martha Coolidge-directed teen romance, Valley Girl, is its "trippin'-dicular" soundtrack, anchored by Modern English's "I Melt with You," which plays over one important montage and closes out the end credits. The iconic track makes a reprise in the musical update to the charming '80s time capsule, which arrived on-demand on May…
Jim Spellman/Getty Images Reporting by Alissa Godwin In this age of self-isolation and quarantine, it's never been more important to check in on each other and to connect. This goes for artists, too, who have been social distancing alongside us: livestreaming concerts and hangouts, creating their own talk shows, and... well, that's what we want…
B. Simone has made her love for DaBaby no secret -- and he may have made her wildest dreams come true. During this week's Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Outepisode, the rapper and the WNO cast member met at the alter during "Let Me Holla" (as seen in the video below). But not before B.…
Facebook Inc. acquired Giphy, a library of video clips and animated images known as GIFs that can be attached to messages to express emotion, adding features that could encourage users to communicate through its apps.Giphy will join the Instagram group within Facebook, according to a blog post on Friday, and the social-media giant has extended…
Getty Images Future, known supporter of masks during an unprecedented global time where they're more needed than ever before, had originally titled his eighth studio album Life Is Good. "It's about life and being good and just enjoying life," he told XXL earlier this year. That album is officially out as of today (May 15),…
Getty Images The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre…
Miss Rona can't keep television's fiercest competition down. RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 will sashay forward with an innovative presentation for its upcoming finale and reunion specials, both of which the network confirmed Friday will air as originally scheduled in the weeks ahead. Though the coronavirus pandemic complicated production, the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12…
Heading into 1993, Saskatchewan was a leading candidate for a dubious honour: provincial bankruptcy.No province had defaulted on its debts since Alberta during the Great Depression, but Saskatchewan’s borrowing had soared throughout the 1980s and its credit rating had been downgraded, making it harder to sell its bonds to investors.Compounding the problem were the after-effects…
Prom season is here. Even in the face of dances being modified or outright canceled or due to COVID-19 — something one student told MTV News was "weird and upsetting" — springtime still means prom time. And it's still a time to celebrate: That's why MTV and When We All Vote, Michelle Obama's nonpartisan organization,…
The theater awards show was previously postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Grease is the one CBS wants to fill in for one of the most beloved American awards shows. The network has announced a singalong version of the classic 1978 musical (starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John) will air on Sunday, June 7 at…
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August.The subsidy was set to expire in the first week of June, only a few weeks after the first payments rolled out.Trudeau says the idea is to give…
In my January 15 column, I had discussed the death of employment law, but, as Mark Twain put it, “the reports of (its) death are greatly exaggerated.”Whether my comments were prescient or premature, employment lawyers have now been resuscitated by COVID-19.There has long been a delicate dance in my field perpetrated by its bar. The…
Graduation has become grad-d'oh!-ation, as schools have gone online and public gatherings have been cancelled due to the pandemic. Who better than Homer to deliver your quarantine commencement speech? The world is in crisis, beset by challenges heretofore unseen. Ones that are testing spirits and reserves. Ones that will not allow you to attend concerts,…
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