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Case against big tech, now at local bookstores

The political winds in Silicon Valley are shifting. As Bloomberg’s Eric Newcomer wrote on Friday, a spate of critical essays and surprising revelations have recently framed the big tech companies as all-powerful, unaccountable and primed for greater antitrust scrutiny. But if you want to get fully up to speed on the case against Big Tech, there are two new books ...

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Stocks mixed ahead of Fed meet; euro gains, oil rises

Bloomberg Equity markets were mixed on Tuesday, the dollar fell and Treasuries edged higher before as the Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting and investors awaited Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations. The S&P 500 Index churned near an all-time high, stuck in one of the tightest ranges in decades. The CBOE Volatility Index slumped below 10. Europe’s equity ...

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Qatar off 5-yr low as local traders buy, Saudi index nosedives

Reuters Qatar’s stock index came slightly off a five-year low on Tuesday as local funds intensified their buying of those shares, while Saudi Arabia was the region’s worst performer. The Doha index had recorded 11 straight sessions of losses, reflecting a lack of foreign investor confidence in a speedy resolution to the Gulf diplomatic crisis. Local investors, however, have been ...

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