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The 10 Biggest Tech Companies in the World 10/30/2023 08:00pm • Over the past few decades, technology has been integrated deeper into every corner of the economy. Technology stocks have been some of the market's best long-term performers, and the technology sector's total weighting in the S&P 500 has expanded to 27.5% as of Sept. 29. Even mega-cap companies Things go from bad to worse for Patriots, who are at the bottom of the AFC and without their top WR 10/30/2023 06:38pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick has said he usually gets a pretty good idea of what kind of football team he has around this time of year. Leading up to Sunday’s game with the Dolphins, he wasn’t quite ready to make that assessment. “I think we’re still working thro Business Highlights: UAW announces deal with GM; resilient US consumers 10/30/2023 05:21pm • ___ UAW announces deal with General Motors that tentatively ends strikes against Detroit automakers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says it reached a tentative contract with General Motors, the last of the Detroit Three automakers to agree to a deal. Under the deal reached early Monda Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices 10/30/2023 03:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “ Patriots' Kendrick Bourne out for season with torn ligament in knee, AP source says 10/30/2023 02:49pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots receiver Kendrick Bourne is expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ligament in his knee, according to a person with knowledge of the diagnosis. Testing revealed the extent of the injury Bourne incurred during Sunday’s 31 The Cowboys and Dak Prescott got the 2 wins they needed. But they know it's all about the Eagles now 10/30/2023 01:55pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott just had his best game of the season in a second consecutive win for the Dallas Cowboys since they were blown out by San Francisco. The star quarterback knows as well as anybody that both victories, including 43-20 over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, won't do muc FDA says WanaBana fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead 10/30/2023 12:57pm • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning parents and caregivers not to buy or serve certain pureed fruit pouches marketed to toddlers and young children because the food might contain dangerous levels of lead. Children who have eaten WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches should be tes Meta rolls out paid ad-free option for European Facebook and Insta users after privacy ruling 10/30/2023 11:04am • LONDON (AP) — Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules, parent company Meta said Monday. Starting in November, users on desktop browsers can pay about This Week in Business: Consumer confidence, Apple earnings, October jobs report 10/30/2023 03:10am • Gauging consumers The Conference Board on Tuesday issues its consumer confidence report for October. Analysts expect that American consumers' confidence fell for the third straight month under the weight of high interest rates, lingering inflation and geopolitical crises. Last month's most troublin 7 Smart Beta ETFs to Buy Now 10/29/2023 08:00pm • Investors looking to beat the market often find themselves sifting through a variety of different funds, each purporting to deliver the secret sauce that leads to outperformance. However, a long-standing reality is that a large majority of these funds do not outpace their benchmark indexes, especial Magnificent 7 Stocks: What They Are and How They Dominate the Market 10/29/2023 08:00pm • CNBC personality Jim Cramer is credited with coming up with the popular FANG acronym to describe mega-cap tech growth stocks Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google way back in 2013. Cramer expanded FANG to FAANG in 2017 when he added Apple to the mix. However, while all the original FAANG stocks conti How Much to Tip Hairdressers 10/29/2023 08:00pm • When you visit the salon or barbershop to get your hair done, do you ever wonder if you're tipping enough? We asked hairstylists to spill the tea so you can tip with confidence at your next appointment. Here's what they say about the standard tipping rate. Plus, learn how to tip if you get a discoun Messi's 1st year with Inter Miami brings a trophy and shows what can happen in Year 2 10/29/2023 10:10am • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi was at a youth soccer tournament in southwest Florida this weekend, watching his son play. He was trying to be just a normal soccer dad. Of course, there is no such thing as normal when talking about the best player in the world. Everyone gets mesmerized b Brooks scores 3 TDs; Arizona State breaks 6-game losing streak in 38-27 win over Washington State. 10/29/2023 01:37am • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — DeCarlos Brooks ran for a career-high 67 yards and three touchdowns in his first start of the season and Arizona State broke a six-game losing streak with a 38-27 victory over Washington State on Saturday. Cameron Skattebo had 121 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Sun Devil Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets 10/27/2023 07:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as clothing, food, beverage and technology want to be better stewards of the freshwater they use — especially as drought, floods and other extreme weather intensified by climate change threaten their supply chains. But of 72