Google to test plain 'blue link' results for hotel searches in EU markets in latest DMA twist
  • November 26, 2024

Google to test plain 'blue link' results for hotel searches in EU markets in latest DMA twist

Google has announced it's making more changes to how it displays search results in the European Union in response to continued complaints that it's failing to comply with the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA). This will include what it bills as a “short test” of plain “blue link” style search results for hotel queries in three EU markets (Belgium, Estonia, and Germany), which will be akin -- the company suggests -- to how its search engine originally displayed results. The EU's flagship market co

Hello Kitty Stock Sinks Most Since 2014 on Share Sale Plan
  • November 26, 2024

Hello Kitty Stock Sinks Most Since 2014 on Share Sale Plan

(Bloomberg) -- Sanrio Co. shares tumbled the most since May 2014 after the brand owner of Hello Kitty said holders including its president will sell shares in the open market.Most Read from BloombergNew York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier SeasIn Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are GrowingIn Kansas City, a First-Ever Stadium Designed for Women’s Sports Takes the FieldNYC Gets Historic Push for 80,000 Homes With $5 Billion PledgeThe Tokyo-based company sank as much as 17% in e

HP forecasts Q1 profit below estimates on sluggish demand in PC market
  • November 26, 2024

HP forecasts Q1 profit below estimates on sluggish demand in PC market

(Reuters) -HP forecast its first-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, signaling persistent choppy demand in the personal computers market and sending the company's shares down 8% in extended trading. Traditional PC makers have been grappling with soft demand following a boom during the pandemic. AI PCs have not boosted the overall PC demand as "buyers have yet to see their clear benefits", Gartner analyst Mikako Kitagawa said.