Trump sets target on Google and demands change

Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 8:34 AM

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Yahoo Finance’s Dan Roberts, Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, Melody Hahm, Rick Newman, Julia La Roche and Jared Blikre discuss today’s big stories.

Today’s topics include:

Trump accuses Google of conspiring against him
Pressure grows on Canada after US, Mexico reach trade deal
Trade fight costing consumer $6B a year: Retail Federation
DSW posts big Q2 earnings, revenue beat
Toyota investing $500M in Uber self-driving project
Papa John’s founder accuses CEO of mismanagement
Netflix hires communications exec from Facebook
Sports ETF lets fans cash in on pro sports market
Starbucks, Nestle close $7.15B licensing deal
Some teens making summer money through Instagram posts

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