The UK’s competition regulator said on Tuesday that  $Apple (AAPL.US)$  and  $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$  have too much control over how users of mobile devices access information and make online purchases, and urges the government to allow it greater powers to intervene on anti-competitive behaviour.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), in response to a probe and consultation process launched earlier this year, said that when a mobile device is purchased, the owner is obliged to enter Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android ecosystem.
“As a result, Apple and Google are able to control how online content, such as mobile apps and websites, is provided to users,” Tuesday’s announcement said.

Asia stocks set for mixed open amid jump in dollar
Asian stocks looked set for a mixed open Thursday after the latest Federal Reserve minutes flagged the risk of a faster reduction in stimulus. The dollar jumped and the Treasury yield curve flattened.
Australian shares were steady, while equity futures for Japan rose and Hong Kong's fell. U.S. contracts fluctuated after the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and tech-heavy $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ edged up on below average trading volumes ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Data showed U.S. consumers kept spending despite skyrocketing inflation, pointing to a year-end growth spurt.
Oil edges lower after biggest U.S. supply build in three weeks
Oil edged slightly lower a day after U.S. stockpiles rose and the day after the announcement of a coordinated release crude from strategic reserves.
Futures in New York closed down 0.1%. A government report showed U.S. stockpiles increased 1.02 million barrels last week. The White House announced on Tuesday a release of 50 million barrels from its reserves in coordination with the U.S., China, Japan, India, the U.K., and South Korea.
Adidas Originals says it has partnered with Coinbase
$ADIDAS AG (ADDDF.US)$ Originals, the clothing line primarily focused on sneakers, tweeted out a cryptic announcement, saying it had partnered with $Coinbase (COIN.US)$, calling it "probably nothing."
Coinbase replied with a handshake emoji.
From Best Buy to Gap, retail carnage erases $10 billion of market value
Disappointing earnings reports have cost prominent U.S. retailers about $10.7 billion in market value this week, with stalwarts such as $Nordstrom (JWN.US)$ and $Gap Inc (GPS.US)$ posting their worst one-day plunges on record.
Investors shaved about $1.5 billion off Nordstrom on Wednesday, with the stock closing down 29%. The cut for Gap was even deeper at about $2.1 billion, while two days of carnage overtook $Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS.US)$ (down about $1.4 billion) and $Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF.US)$ ($460 million).
Elon Musk sold another $1 billion in Tesla shares on Tuesday
$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ CEO Elon Musk's trust sold about $1.05 billion in stock on Tuesday evening according to financial filings posted this week. It marks a total of $9.85 billion in stock offloaded in the past two weeks.
Tesla shares fell 15.4% the week ended Nov. 12, marking the worst week for Tesla stock in 20 months after Musk began selling shares. Shares of Tesla were up about 1% on Wednesday afternoon.
Trump hotels, other businesses reportedly subpoenaed, but executive Matthew Calamari expected to avoid charges
New York prosecutors issued new subpoenas for records on former President Donald Trump's properties as part of an ongoing criminal investigation of his business, a new report said. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s prosecutors also recently told top Trump Organization executive Matthew Calamari that they did not plan to indict him.
The developments come as Trump, the de facto leader of the Republican Party despite losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, signals he could run for president again in three years.
Tesla bull Cathie Wood says Apple should've bought the EV pioneer, but 'we're happy they didn't'
$ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK.US)$'s Cathie Wood told CNBC on Wednesday that $Apple (AAPL.US)$ could have owned the driverless vehicle market by purchasing Tesla. "We're happy they didn't," said Wood, a longtime Tesla uber-bull and believer in CEO Elon Musk. Wood also said on CNBC she sees "nothing wrong" with Musk selling stock and paying billions of dollars in tax bills related to option grants.
Love affair with riskiest assets turns turbulent on Fed fears
A selloff in hyper-expensive tech stocks. Travails in crypto land. Snowballing weakness in small caps. And now a runup in the cost of equity insurance.
Despite a solid markets close on Wednesday, there were other signs this week that showed this year's ardor for risky assets has hit a rough patch. The latest exhibit is the Cboe Volatility Index, which has gained 2 points since Monday of last week, a period in which the S&P 500 is little changed. Demand for protective options is suddenly growing as previously torrid corners of the equity market cool off.
Source: Bloomberg, CNBC

Semiconductors, automobiles and the potential for tie-ups between the two industries took the spotlight in the tech sector with seemingly everyone from $Apple (AAPL.US)$ to $Qualcomm (QCOM.US)$ getting behind the wheel this week.
Let's start with $Apple (AAPL.US)$ which said...Absolutely nothing. But, reports that the company has developed a semiconductor "breakthrough", and will produce a fully autonomous electric car within four year were enough to send just about everyone wondering what companies might benefit from Apple putting a so-called "iCar" on the road.
Other chip companies involved into automotive industry actually did have a lot to say during the week. One of those was $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$, which got a big boost on Wall Street following its better-than-expected earnings report. Nvidia (NVDA) also said it was still pushing ahead with efforts to acquire British chip-technology company Arm Holdings despite more governmental inquiries into the proposed $40 billion acquisition.
$Qualcomm (QCOM.US)$ wouldn't be outdone, as it said it secured a deal to provide its chip technology to BMW for a new generation of the automakers self-driving cars. Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon also touted the company's automotive plans as part of its efforts to diversity into new industries for its chip products.
If that wasn't enough, $General Motors (GM.US)$ also said it was working with Qualcomm and other chipmakers to supply semiconductors for its vehicles in an effort to get around chip industry supply shortages.
Back to Apple for a moment. Chief Executive Tim Cook said Apple employees should plan on returning to the office, at least part time, on February 1. Apple also started up a new service program that will let consumers perform their own repairs on some Apple products.
Streaming TV companies weren't being quiet this week, either. $Netflix (NFLX.US)$ unveiled a new website where it will show its top-rated TV shows and movies every week.
$Disney (DIS.US)$ said it is raising the price of its Hulu Live TV service by $5 to $69.99 a month, but will include ESPN+ and Disney+ as part of the streaming package.
$Roku Inc (ROKU.US)$ took a hit after analyst Michael Nathanson cut his rating on the company's stock to sell due to slower advertising growth on the Roku Channel. There were also reports that Roku is developing more than 50 original shows for the Roku Channel.
After a bidding war between some of the largest TV broadcasters and streamers, $Comcast (CMCSA.US)$managed to renew its deal to carry games of the English Premier League for another six years.
For people who use $Uber Technologies (UBER.US)$ a lot, the ride-sharing leader unveiled its new Uber One program where, for a monthly or annual fee, subscribers can get discounts on ride and free food and grocery delivery from Uber Eats.

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According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Barclays Bank submitted the third quarter (Q3) position report (13F) as of September 30, 2021.
According to statistics, the total market value of Barclays Bank's positions in the third quarter reached 222.223 billion US dollars. The total market value of the previous quarter was 211.642 billion US dollars, an increase of 5% from the previous quarter. Barclays Bank added 266 new stocks to its holdings portfolio in the first quarter and increased its holdings by 2,664 stocks. At the same time, Barclays Bank also reduced its holdings of 1,371 stocks and liquidated 376 stocks. Among them, the top ten holdings accounted for 30.76% of the total market value.
From the perspective of holding preferences, IT, financial and communications stocks rank among the top three, accounting for 23.13%, 22.12% and 11.57% of the total holdings respectively.
Among the top five major stocks, the S&P 500 Index ETF (put options, SPY) ranked first, holding approximately 36.93 million shares and holdings with a market value of approximately US$15.8 billion, a decrease of 2% from the previous quarter’s holdings and accounting for a proportion of the portfolio. It was 7.13%.
The Nasdaq 100ETF (put options, QQQ) ranked second, holding approximately 25.97 million shares and holdings with a market value of approximately US$9.3 billion, a 36% decrease from the previous quarter and accounting for 4.18% of the portfolio.
Russell 2000 index ETF (put options, IWM) ranked third, holding about 32.87 million shares, holding a market value of about 7.2 billion US dollars, an increase of 1% from the previous quarter, and accounting for 3.24% of the portfolio.
The S&P 500 Index ETF (call option) ranked fourth, holding approximately 15.95 million shares and holdings with a market value of approximately US$6.8 billion, a 33% decrease in the number of holdings compared with the previous quarter, accounting for 3.08% of the portfolio.
Apple (AAPL.US) ranked fifth, holding approximately 41.92 million shares and holding a market value of approximately US$5.9 billion, an increase of 10% from the previous quarter’s holdings, accounting for 2.67% of the portfolio.
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