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- FinanceCNBC•21 hours ago
A Google employee posted a 10-page treatise about bias, and people are outraged
Google employees and Silicon Valley pundits are reacting with outrage to a 10-page document written by a Google engineer that criticizes the company's "left leaning" culture, taking aim at company policies meant to foster a more diverse workplace. The engineer's identity has not been revealed, but he reports to Google VP Ari Balogh, who is listed on Crunchbase as the company's executive VP of storage infrastructure products. It also called on Google to "stop alienating conservatives" and calls into question practices like "unconscious bias" training for committees that promote employees.
- BusinessDayton Business Journal•1 hour ago
AK Steel among six steel industry stocks analysts expect a boost in price
Steel stocks have had recent surges on Wall Street, but overall the group of some of the largest steel companies have seen their prices decline so far year-to-date. However, with a slew of good news and several positive earnings reports, it seems many analysts think the time is right to get bullish on many of the steel industry titans. A report this past week by MarketRealist.com indicates that analysts appear bullish on six key steel stocks. The news comes after both AK Steel (NYSE: AKS), based in West Chester, and United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) both reported second-quarter earnings that beat analysts expectations. Steel giant ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) met expectations. Also, Barclays and
- BusinessBloomberg•10 hours ago
Sprint Resumes Preliminary Talks on T-Mobile Merger
Sprint Corp. has resumed preliminary talks about a potential merger with T-Mobile US Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said, as billionaire Masayoshi Son explores ways to build scale for a carrier facing increasing competition in the U.S. wireless market. The two wireless operators restarted discussions after Sprint’s exclusive negotiating period with Comcast Corp. and Charter Communications Inc. expired at the end of July, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The discussions show that Son, who leads Sprint’s largest shareholder SoftBank Group Corp., is pursuing all options for industry consolidation as he continues to weigh a potential offer for Charter. SoftBank has been considering making a formal takeover bid for the cable company and combining it with Sprint, people familiar with the matter said earlier.
