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Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion said on Thursday after the head of Facebook said social media should not factcheck political advertisements. The comments come as Facebook Inc is under fire for its approach to political advertisements and speech, which Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg defended on Thursday in a major speech that twice referenced King, known by his initials MLK.
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 Despite its sales growth accelerating compared with the previous quarter, some of the headwinds Danone had flagged during second-quarter reporting didn't ease in the third quarter, management said.
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 E-Trade Financial Corp. stock fell slightly in the extended session Thursday after the discount brokerage reported third-quarter earnings above Wall Street expectations. E-Trade said it earned $274 million, or $1.08 a share, in the quarter, compared with $285 million, or $1 a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $767 million, which the company called a "record," from $729 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected GAAP and adjusted earnings of $1.01 a share on sales of $743 million. E-Trade and other brokerages have moved to "zero commissions" in the past weeks, which E-trade Chief Executive Mike Pizzi called a "meaningful shift" for the industry. "As a digital-first company, backed by one of the most sophisticated customer support teams in the industry, we will leverage our advantage to grow and take share, especially as price is removed as a point of competitive differentiation," Pizzi said. Shares of E-Trade ended the regular trading day 0.1% higher.
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 The chief executives of the three largest U.S. drug distributors and a drugmaker have been summoned to appear before a federal judge to discuss a proposal to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging they fueled the U.S. opioid crisis, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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