Today we’ll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) as an investment opportunity by estimating the company’s future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model is the tool we will apply to do this. Models like these may appear beyond the comprehension of a lay person, but they’re fairly easy to follow. Companies can be valued in a lot of ways, so we would point out… Source link

The advent of technology is changing banking, resulting in artificial intelligence’s (AI) deployment in data collection, data integration, and analysis. According to an IndustryArc report, the Fintech market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7% between 2021 to 2026, and is anticipated to be worth $161.2 billion by 2026. Using the TipRanks stock comparison tool, let us compare two retail companies, SoFi Technologies and Upstart Holdings, and see how Wall Street… Source link

Stock futures drifted sideways on Tuesday to hold near record levels, as traders prepared to return to a relatively sanguine session following a holiday weekend in the U.S.  Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq hugged the flat line. Each of the major indexes jumped to fresh record highs on Friday, propelled by a June jobs report that reflected a healthy pace of recovery in the labor market but that did not suggest an overheating economy.  Oil prices climbed amid a breakdown in… Source link

Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google recently partnered with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to develop new 5G and edge cloud solutions for telecom companies and enterprise customers. Google already provides cloud services to Ericsson, one of the world’s top telecommunications equipment providers, but the new partnership will expand that relationship with the co-development of new services at Ericsson’s D-15 Labs in Silicon Valley, as well as a pilot… Source link

The prospect of a retreat from Hong Kong was floated in a letter released publicly this week by the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), a Singapore-based association that counts Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR) and Google (GOOGL) as members. The memo, which is dated June 25 and sent by the group to Hong Kong’s privacy commissioner for personal data, Ada Chung Lai-ling, pushes back on a recently introduced bill that seeks to crack down on doxxing. The practice refers to the sharing of private… Source link

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is jumping onto a lawsuit filed by 37 other states Attorneys General to sue Google.  The suit claims that Google uses illegal, anticompetitive, and unfair business practices. Slatery is accusing Google of using its power to restrict competition with the Google Play Store which is in turn causing harm to consumers by limiting their choices. Slatery also claims that is driving up app… Source link

Chinese retailer JD.com (JD) has taken investors on a wild ride this year. Since hitting a high of more than $108 per share earlier this year, shares of this embattled e-commerce player have sunk to below $70 per share of late. Indeed, there are many reasons for this. In general, investors appear to be wary of Chinese tech stocks right now due to regulatory and geopolitical risk. The Chinese government has begun to assert its power over these tech monoliths in a big way. If this power struggle… Source link

If you’re lucky enough to meet the requirements for Windows 11, you’ll be losing some taskbar features when you upgrade to the new operating system. The new version of Windows 11 is based on modern WinUI, XAML and UWP components. It will sport a new File Explorer, Start Menu, Action Center, enhancements to Windows desktop apps interface, rounded corners, new context menus, faster performance, hardened security, and a centered taskbar. While this is certainly… Source link

Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, has brushed off a warning by major tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter that they may quit the Chinese-controlled city if authorities go ahead with plans to change privacy laws. Lam told reporters on Tuesday that the proposed changes would only target illegal “doxxing” – the act of sharing people’s private details online without their consent. That practice came under scrutiny in Hong Kong during the anti-government… Source link

Associated Press Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia has vowed to retaliate against America for the deaths of four of his men in a U.S. airstrike along the Iraq-Syria border last month, saying it will be a military operation everyone will talk about. Abu Alaa al-Walae, commander of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad that the electoral victory of Iran’s hard-line… Source link