Users will be notified of the deletion and encouraged to revoke their access from the popularity boosting apps, so that their account activity is more genuine. Earlier this year, Instagram increased its anti-harassment scrutiny, by introducing a new technology for detecting bullying comments on photos/captions in order to filter out detrimental activity on the website.Instagram’s moves comes amidst  increasing awareness and action among social networking platforms to restrict  fake news, online harassment and hate speech.

Apple now allows you to download all the data it keeps about you, your purchases, and how you interact with Apple services. It started providing an easy way for European users to request this data earlier this year because of GDPR, a European privacy regulation, but now the website is available to Americans, too. READ MORE...

Natural gas prices surged to a more than four-year high in panicky and volatile trading Wednesday, after the latest cold weather forecasts raised fears that the U.S. is heading for a potentially colder-than-expected winter with too little gas supply. READ MORE...

Germany's economy just saw its worst quarter for several years, flash data showed on Wednesday morning, but with news of a draft Brexit deal and Italy refusing to budge on its controversial budget plans, you'd be forgiven for not noticing. READ MORE...

Global oil supply will outpace demand throughout 2019, as a relentless rise in output swamps growth in consumption that is at risk from a slowing economy, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. READ MORE...

PG&E's stock lost more than 20 percent of its value Wednesday after the utility said it does not have nearly enough insurance coverage if it is found liable for a Northern California wildfire that has left at least 56 people dead and destroyed about 9,000 homes. READ MORE...

Many growth stocks have gotten hurt as the market turned south again the past week.But Medpace Holdings (MEDP) is showing unusual strength, which puts it among top stocks to watch. READ MORE:

Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen said a bear market is coming within two years, adding to a chorus of voices who say the U.S. economy could falter by 2020. READ MORE...

Chesapeake Energy Corporation's decision to acquire WildHorse Resource Development for nearly $4 billion in cash and stock came as a surprise to many investors, especially given the recent oil rout. However, the CEO of Chesapeake Energy, Doug Lawler, labeled this deal as one of the most exciting events in the recent history of the company, in terms of it could potentially transform the company. So how would this deal help Chesapeake Energy? First, the acquisition of WildHorse is expected to strengthen and accelerate the delivery of Chesapeake's near-term strategic priorities of margin improvement, sustainable free cash flow generation, and a net debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 2.0.The increased scale of its operations, coupled with its ability to drill longer through its capital-efficient drilling mechanism, will help the company in yielding stronger drilling returns as well as eliminate additional oilfield service and supply chain costs. 

The escalating trade war between China and the U.S. spurred concerns for the impending deal between Walt Disney and 21st Century Fox. But with Chinese regulators finally approving Walt Disney's $71.3 billion acquisition of nearly all 21st Century Fox’s film and television assets, the most important hurdle for the blockbuster deal has been cleared. With the news hitting the market, shares of Disney rose nearly 1% while shares of Fox rose 3%. Although the deal still needs regulatory approval from several other nations, this unconditional Chinese approval is the biggest stepping stone towards successful execution of the deal amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions. With the deal expected to be complete within the first half of 2019, it would transform the entertainment landscape as it gives Disney access to key film brands such as Avatar and X-Men, as well as some of the big TV hits such as “Atlanta,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and “American Horror Story.” Furthermore, it wou

The recent volatility in the oil sector has led to the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index losing ~8% in November, thus prompting some investors to label the energy sector as cheap.Thing is, even when the energy stocks were rising owing to a rally in the oil prices earlier this year, some analysts and market observers were still labeling the sector inexpensive based on valuations. Penalized severely by the recent oil rout, WTI futures touched their worst losing streak in nearly 34 years, while IYE -- and ETF that tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index -- suffered a year-to-date loss of ~7% and falling 15.68% below its 52-week high. Several energy stocks trade at roughly a 50% discount to the broader market. Is the Energy sector a "buy" in these conditions?

Sears Holdings wants to pay executives as much as $19 million in quarterly bonuses, amidst the company’s struggle to stay in business in the wake of a bankruptcy possibility. The retailer has submitted two bonus plan for the court’s approval.The first one intends to pay as much as $2.1 million per quarter collectively for the top 18 executives.As part of the second plan, 322 other unnamed executives could get $16.9 million a quarter in aggregate - apparently as an incentive to stay with the firm during its tough times.

While that isn’t terrible given how many stocks in the materials sector have struggled, but there could be something in the chart that is a good sign for Arcelor. Looking at the daily chart, we see that the stock hit a low at $23.80 back on October 26.There is still resistance looming overhead at the $28 level, but that is 12.9% above yesterday’s closing price. Arcelor’s fundamental measurements are all over the place.

Over the last six months, drug manufacturer AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has been confined to a downward trend with a channel defining the different cycles of the trend.Given the current situation is showing such a scenario, it could be a sign that the stock is getting ready to get hit with another downswing. From a fundamental perspective, AbbVie as a company has been performing far better than its stock would indicate.

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One such stock is American Airlines (Nasdaq: AAL) and it has jumped almost 25% in the last three weeks.Keep in mind that the S&P 500 is up a whopping 2.5% in the last three weeks. Despite the sharp rally by American, the stock is facing some resistance just ahead in the form of the upper rail of a downward-sloped trend channel.

There have been fears that the border between the two will “become an external EU border…thus inhibiting movement and trade on the island,” says a report from crypto news site CCN.This has created a problem for politicians, who want to ensure frictionless trade while “respecting the spirit of the referendum decision.” Phillip Hammond, the UK’s finance minister, believes he has the solution – blockchain. Blockchain has been embraced across industries for its security, transparency, and ability to work in a variety of contexts, making it a natural fit for the diverse range of tasks overseen by the government.

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Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $22.7 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver 255 aircrafts of the F-35 family. According to the deal, Lockheed’s Aeronautics division's aircrafts will be allocated as follows: 64 F-35As for the U.S. Air Force, 26 F-35Bs for the Marine Corps,16 F-35Cs for the Navy, 89 F-35s for non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants and 60 F-35s for Foreign Military Sales customers. What makes this deal potentially even more crucial for Lockheed Martin is that F-35 aircraft models accounted for 27% of the company’s revenues in the third quarter this year, and helped its Aeronautics’ division’s annual revenues to increase by 19.6%.      

Tesla is apparently signing contracts and/or making acquisitions to mitigate bottlenecks in its car deliveries. On Thursday, the company’s CEO Elon Musk tweeted that Model 3s ordered by the end of month would be delivered by the year’s end in the U.S., and that the auto maker is relying more on trucks (versus rail) as it is relatively time-efficient in the delivery process. He also indicated that the company is making some acquisitions in trucking firms – without elaborating any further.In September, Musk expressed that the company might be building its own car carriers to supply cars to customers, aiming to improve the delivery processes.