I don't, but they often lead the way in trends....seems to me the excitement of fb is long gone in America and so the world markets would follow.
Zuckerberg Op-Ed Mark Zuckerberg wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, railing against those who criticize Facebook over its data-slurping ways. His argument in a nutshell: users can control whether the data is used for ad-targeting, but Facebook won't stop collecting the data and it won't "let them control how we use it for security or operating our services." WSJ
Facebook knowingly duped game-playing kids and their parents out of money https://www.revealnews.org/article/...-playing-kids-and-their-parents-out-of-money/
Facebook to create an independent board to monitor content Facebook says it's building an external independent board with authority to rule what kind of posts are permissible on the social network. It's an attempt to separate the platform from the thornier content questions that have put it under the microscope as it navigates policies on hate speech, bullying, nudity and other sensitive subjects. (Ad Age)
Facebook Research Facebook has had to remove an app from Apple's iOS platform that monitors almost all of the user's phone and web activity, in exchange for a $20 monthly gift card. That level of access is not OK under Apple's terms. But it's fine on Android, apparently. The Verge
I Mentored Mark Zuckerberg. I Loved Facebook. But I Can't Stay Silent About What's Happening. http://time.com/5505441/mark-zuckerberg-mentor-facebook-downfall/
Facebook Results Facebook, which seems impervious to damage from its many scandals, has recorded record profits and growing user numbers, sending its stock up by more than 11%. It had 1.52 billion daily active users in the further quarter of 2018. Analysts expected $16.4 billion in revenue and got $16.9 billion; earnings per share were $2.38 rather than $2.19. Fortune
Facebook Bonuses Facebook will link employee bonuses in part to "making progress on the major social issues," rather than just growth, it said. Those social issues include privacy and the spread of misinformation, as well as "building new experiences that… improve people's lives." What are the metrics for all this? That's not clear. Financial Times
Facebook acquires visual shopping startup to bolster AI work Facebook Inc. said it acquired visual shopping and artificial intelligence startup GrokStyle Inc. GrokStyle's technology, which was integrated into Ikea's mobile app, allowed a user takes a picture of a piece of furniture and the technology would match it to similar products that could be purchased online. (Ad Age)