On Tuesday, the company said it will more prominently feature publications people subscribe to in search results, as Bloomberg News reported this month. Additionally, Google said its search answers will now favor more authoritative outlets for news related queries. So will YouTube, which has been
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… value after revelations about misuses of Facebook user data and the company's typically inept response. Facebook's 6.8 percent share decline on Monday was the worst percentage swoon for the company since 2014, according to Bloomberg data, and shares are on track for another dip on Tuesday.
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Vertex, which makes tax automation software, has named former tax counsel for Microsoft Mike Bernard its new chief tax officer – transaction tax. Peggi Rockefeller, who served in that role for six years, is retiring. Vertex's chief tax officers — the company has three — have the responsibility of providing
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QuickBooks Online Accountant (QBOA), the practice management platform from Intuit, now allows accountants to manage all clients, including non-QuickBooks users, within the product. This is part of Intuit's open-platform strategy, which the company has envisioned as third parties “solving problems” on
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Peter G. Peterson, the Wall Street rainmaker with global connections who emerged from a fight for control of Lehman Bros. to become a billionaire as co-founder of the private-equity firm Blackstone Group LP, has died. He was 91. He died Tuesday at his home in New York City, according to an emailed
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