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Meta, other platforms should give users free option without targeted ads, EU privacy watchdog says
FILE PHOTO: People walk behind a Meta Platforms logo during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
european business
Britain’s The Independent signs deal to take control of BuzzFeed’s operations in U.K., Ireland
FILE PHOTO: A BuzzFeed sign is seen during the company's debut outside the Nasdaq Market in Times Square in New York City, U.S., December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
technology
Amazon loses court fight to suspend EU tech rules’ ad clause
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company's logistics centre in Boves, France, October 6, 2021 REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
international business
H&M tops estimates for quarterly operating profit on demand for spring collections
A woman enters a store of the Swedish fashion retailer H&M at a shopping mall in Beijing, China March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
report on business
Black Press closes sale of company; emerges from creditor protection
The Black Press Ltd. logo is shown in this handout image. Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada, says it has emerged from creditor protection following the restructuring and sale of the company. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
international business
Lululemon shares sink on disappointing outlook, slowdown in U.S. business
Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it earned US$669.5 million in its fourth quarter, up from US$119.8 million a year earlier. A sign on a Lululemon store is seen in Pittsburgh on Jan. 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gene J. Puskar
world
KLM ads misleading in 'greenwashing' case, Dutch court rules
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report on business
How third-party funding allowed a tiny newspaper to wage legal warfare against Google and Meta
Paul Rand (C), Chief Investment Officer-Canada for Omni Bridgeway, Naomi Loewith (R) Investment Manager, Legal Counsel, and Geoff Moysa (L) Investment Manager, Legal Counsel, are photographed on Mar 13, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
technology
TikTok advertisers will look to rivals if U.S. Senate moves ahead on ban
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the office of TikTok after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app or face a ban, in Culver City, California, March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
your practice
How Canadian advisors need to market themselves to gain warm leads
Advisors struggle with marketing themselves.
analysis
As CBC’s ad sales fall, the taxpayers step in
CBC president and chief executive Catherine Tait waits to appear before the Heritage committee in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Tait says it's the public broadcaster's financial model and governance that need reviewing, not its mandate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
report on business
Hudson’s Bay to sell Target children’s apparel brand Cat & Jack in stores and online
Hudson’s Bay announced Friday that it will begin stocking the U.S. retailer's kids apparel brand Cat & Jack in its department stores and online on March 14. Examples of Cat & Jack children's clothes are seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hudson's Bay Company, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
world
U.S. judge says Google must face some advertisers’ antitrust claims, dismisses others
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
technology
Competition Bureau obtains court order for investigation into Google’s ad practices
FILE - The Google logo is displayed at their offices, Nov. 1, 2018, in London. In a letter, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, children’s advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
technology
Facebook parent Meta targeted in privacy complaints by EU consumer groups
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
technology
Google hit with US$2.3-billion lawsuit by Axel Springer, other media groups
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
opinion
What justification is there for not changing tax laws to help Canadian media?
Louis Audet
technology
EU privacy watchdogs urged to oppose Meta’s no-ads subscription service
The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
opinion
The NDP’s effort to ban the promotion of Big Oil misses the mark
Kelly Cryderman
report on business
Canadian brands hope to score with Taylor Swift fans during Super Bowl
Canadian brands advertising during the Super Bowl are hoping to score with fans of Taylor Swift, who has boosted NFL audiences since she started cheering on her Kansas City-playing boyfriend Travis Kelce at his games. Kelce walks with Swift following the AFC Championship NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Julio Cortez
u.s. business
New York Times’ fourth-quarter revenue misses expectations on weak ad spending
FILE PHOTO: The New York Times building is seen in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
report on business
Mattel’s head of Fisher-Price brand to leave, Jan. 22 memo shows
The Mattel company logo is pictured at the entrance of the Montoi plant in the municipality of Escobedo, Mexico March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
international business
Amazon asks judge to toss U.S. class action over Prime benefits
FILE - An Amazon company logo is seen on the facade of a company's building in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany, on March 18, 2022. Amazon has called off its proposed acquisition of iRobot, with the ecommerce giant blaming "undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles." The companies said in joint statement Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 that they “entered into a mutual agreement to terminate their announced acquisition agreement." (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
report on business
British company brings digital advertising registry to Toronto
The Bay Street Financial District is shown in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
international business
Maker of Stanley Quencher cups sued over alleged lead in tumblers, class action proposed
Stanley tumblers are seen for sale at the Footprint retail store in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
screen time
If you want to win the streaming wars, it helps to be FAST
Barry Hertz
investment ideas
Alphabet, Meta ad sales in Q4 unlikely to reflect gen AI investments
Google logo and AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023.
world
U.S. prison labour tied to some of the world's most popular food brands
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international business
WPP to merge its PR agencies Hill & Knowlton and BCW
Branding signage for WPP, the largest global advertising and public relations agency at their offices in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/ File Photo
opinion
To save Canadian local media, end tax deductions for advertising on foreign digital media
Louis Audet
report on business
Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51-million to settle suit in 4 provinces
Meta is offering to settle a class-action lawsuit over the use of some images in Facebook advertising for $51 million. The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France on June 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus
report on business
Consumer group sues Starbucks over ‘ethical’ sourcing claims
FILE PHOTO: Branded coffee mugs are displayed in Starbucks' outlet at a market in New Delhi, India, May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
report on business
Chinese auto giant BYD sells more electric vehicles than ever
A BYD's electric vehicle (EV) Qin moves on a street in Beijing, China October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/ File Photo
report on business
Social media companies made $11-billion in U.S. ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
FILE - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health released Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)