tech

Stocks Close Out Best Year Since 2013; S&P 500 Soars 28.9%

ALEX VEIGA / The Associated Press Dec 31, 2019 The three major indexes set more record highs than in 2018 and kept the longest bull market for stocks going. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Warren v. Zuckerberg

Pat Bagley / The Salt Lake Tribune, UT Oct 2, 2019 Dig deeper

Is the Government Finally Going After Google and Amazon?

Ilana Novick Jun 3, 2019 Agencies are taking steps toward investigations of the tech behemoths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Google’s Reliance on Temps and Contractors Creates Unfair ‘Caste System’

Ilana Novick May 28, 2019 They get paid less, have fewer benefits and no recourse when things go wrong. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Escalating U.S.-China Trade War Sends Stocks Plunging

DAMIAN J. TROISE / The Associated Press May 13, 2019 The U.S. stock market slide extends into a second week, with a loss of 617 points. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Silicon Valley’s Farm Bot Is as Dystopian as It Sounds

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Mar 18, 2019 A tech start up is building robots to siphon farm profits out of local communities and into the pockets of rich investors. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

E-Scooters Are Giving Cities Headaches—and Worse

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Feb 21, 2019 Tech-happy riders in San Francisco and Los Angeles love the new "green" machines, but for other city dwellers, they're hell on wheels. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

California Governor Wants Users to Profit From Online Data

DON THOMPSON / The Associated Press Feb 13, 2019 Gavin Newsom says consumers should get a piece of the billions tech companies make by monetizing the personal data they collect. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Embarrassing Secret Behind These Tech Giants’ Diversity Figures

Will Evans and Sinduja Rangarajan / Reveal Jan 13, 2019 Oracle, Pandora and Palantir said the numbers of women and people of color they employ are trade secrets. And the government bought it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

U.S. Stocks Stage Big Rally, Erase 600-Point Drop in Dow

ALEX VEIGA / The Associated Press Dec 27, 2018 Wall Street puts the market on track to end a topsy-turvy, volatile week with a gain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stocks Tumble Again on Report U.S. Plans More Tariffs

MARLEY JAY / The Associated Press Oct 29, 2018 The Dow loses 1 percent on fears the Trump administration will escalate its trade dispute with China. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )