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Thomas Andrew Merritt (born June 28, 1970) is an American technology journalist, writer, and broadcaster best known as the host of several podcasts. He is a former co-host of Tech News Today on the TWiT.tv Network, and was previously an executive editor for CNET and developer and co-host of the daily podcast Buzz Out Loud.[2] As of March 2023, Merritt hosts Daily Tech News Show, Cordkillers and Sword and Laser, among other programs.
In addition to these regular shows, Merritt hosted live breaking news coverage of major technology events on TWiT's live stream such as WWDC, Google I/O and the resignation and death of Steve Jobs. These ware later released as TWiT Live Specials podcasts. He has acted as a relief host for Laporte on TWiT, Windows Weekly, Security Now and other shows when Laporte has been unavailable.
In 2012, newspapers reported calls by consumer groups to boycott Apple products in response to accounts of worker suicides and dangerous working conditions at the Foxconn plant in China.[19] Merritt, who has followed tech news since 2005,[20] responded by saying, "Boycotts of Apple might be good to nudge Apple into doing something to improve conditions, but, you're going to have to boycott buying electronics if you really wanted to punish China. I'm not sure that that's called for, necessarily."[21]
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The Russell 2000 advanced almost 8% in June alone to 1888, then jumped another 6.1% in July. A weekly chart also revealed technical buying support for the Russell small-cap gauge during last week's pullback. Bullish action. Small and medium lenders, which make up a big chunk of the Russell 2000, have rebounded amid positive news on the Federal Reserve's stress tests on the nation's biggest lenders.
In addition to trends in tech stocks, investors should stay alert to banking news. Bank stocks continued to nose-dive in April and May, even though the U.S. government provided a guarantee of deposits that exceeded the federal deposit insurance limit of $250,000.
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