Tesla and Facebook Are Lower as Black Friday Begins in the Red

As it stated in Text size32 days until Christmas: We are now in the stretch run for the year, with 26 trading days left in 2018. This morning, European stocks are up a little, but U.S. futures pointed to a lower open. Dow, S&P and Nasdaq futures were all down 0.5%. Facebook (FB) is down 0.8% to $133.80 on reports from TechCrunch that it's still seeing "intermittent issues" with its ad products. Tesla (TSLA) is down 1.2% to $334.15 after Reuters reports it plans to lower prices of cars in China amid tariffs.

Save $50 on the all-new Facebook Portal at Best Buy on Black Friday

With the popularity of the Amazon Echo Show and the Google Lenovo Smart Display, Facebook decided to launch their own video calling system with the Facebook Portal, which is now on sale for $149.99 — a $30 savings — at Best Buy for Black Friday. Normally retailing for $199.99, the all-new Facebook smart display features a smart camera that can track and follow your movements without moving or shifting the display unit itself. The Facebook Portal even works with the Amazon Alexa, so now you have the best of Facebook and Amazon in one sleek and futuristic touchscreen display. If you're worried about your privacy, this smart display is designed to keep your personal information completely private. Best Buy customer John writes:"I've watched many reviews on this product.

Facebook is still facing 'intermittent' outages for advertisers ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

As it stated in According to a spokesperson for the company, while most systems are restored there are still intermittent issues that could affect advertisers. For most of the day yesterday, advertisers were unable to create and edit campaigns through Ads Manager or the Ads API tools. Some advertisers are still experiencing outages and are not happy about it. And FB has the audacity to send me a message that says, "Happy Thanksgiving, our offices will be closed for Thanksgiving!" But unlike the problems with bullying, hate speech, and disinformation that don't impact the ways Facebook makes money, selling ads is actually how Facebook makes money.

collected by :Roy Mark