Monthly Archives: September 2021

Investors in Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) have made a stellar return of 267% over the past five years

The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don’t use leverage) is 100% of your money. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. One great example is Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) which saw its share price drive 267% higher over five years. And in the last month, the share price has gained 17%. We note that Yandex reported its financial results recently; luckily, you can catch up on the latest revenue and profit numbers in our company… Source link

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‘This is how the SEC regulates:’ Crypto investors wary as Coinbase fight heats up, regulators circle

There’s a storm brewing between the booming cryptocurrency sector and regulators charged with overseeing a white-hot industry, where potential risks to investors are proliferating almost as fast as new products.  Tuesday’s Senate testimony by newly-appointed Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler did little to shed light on a number of crypto-related controversies — including an evolving battle with Coinbase (COIN), the premier crypto trading platform trying to offer a… Source link

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Sears just reminded us all it’s a zombie retailer

Just like a zombie, Sears continues to show that it refuses to die.  But one market this zombie will no longer be patrolling is its own backyard of Illinois. The company — bankrupt since 2018 and now known as Transformco — said this week it will close its last remaining Sears store in the state on Nov. 14, 2021. A nearby Kmart store had previously been closed.  Sears headquarters is in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The Sears store at Woodfield Mall opened in 1969, and was the location’s first… Source link

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Google and Apple said to have removed Navalny voting app as Russian elections begin

Ivan Zhdanov, a key ally of the jailed dissident, tweeted an image of an email he said was from Apple confirming the app was blocked. The email said the app, also called Navalny, was removed because Russia designates the Kremlin critic’s anti-corruption foundation as “extremist,” a reference to his now outlawed political movement. The app therefore contained content that is considered “illegal” in the country. The Navalny app included recommendations for the opposition leader’s “Smart Voting”… Source link

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Diem cryptocurrency will be in ‘class of its own,’ Facebook executive says

Facebook (FB) has a plan to take over the world of digital wallets, using cryptocurrency to separate it from the likes of PayPal (PYPL) and other digital payment platforms. Its upcoming digital wallet, Novi, will be built upon the still-pending stablecoin Diem. Diem is the cryptocurrency that grew out of Facebook’s in-house project that began in 2017 and was first known as Libra. After it was publicly revealed in 2018, the coin received intense scrutiny in Washington, DC, and around the… Source link

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Google reportedly plans to add free channels to its smart TV platform – TechCrunch

Chromecasts and other devices powered by Google TV might give users access to free television channels in the future. According to Protocol, Google has been in talks with free, ad-supported streaming television providers about the possibility of adding their channels to its smart TV platform. Those channels typically have a similar feel to traditional TV, and its shows will be interrupted by commercial breaks. Protocol says Chromecast users might be able to browse… Source link

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Opinion | Facebook, Google and Twitter are the new 'oligarchy of speech' – The Washington Post

As the price of something precious, the dissemination of speech, declines steeply, society is facing some disquieting consequences of the cheap speech that the Internet enables. Among the anomalous responses are conservatives demanding new government regulations of privately owned but liberal-leaning businesses (Facebook, Google, Twitter). And liberals, who excoriated the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that corporations and unions have a constitutional right to fund speech about… Source link

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Ford ramps up F-150 Lightning production to meet hot demand for the EV pickup

The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup hasn’t even gone on sale yet, but demand is so red hot that the automaker is already ramping up production. The first Lightning prototypes are rolling off an assembly line in Dearborn, Mich. for real-world testing, with the truck arriving in dealerships this spring. But with 150,000 reservations already in hand for its inaugural EV pickup truck, Ford (F) announced Thursday that it will invest an additional $250 million and add 450 more jobs at three… Source link

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China Adds $14 Billion Cash as Evergrande’s Pain Roils Markets

(Bloomberg) — China injected more cash into its banking system in a sign authorities are seeking to avert a funding squeeze amid a seasonal rise in financing demand and the intensifying debt crisis at China Evergrande. The People’s Bank of China added 90 billion yuan ($14 billion) of funds on a net basis through seven-day and 14-day reverse repurchase agreements on Friday, the most since February. Today was the first time this month it added more than 10 billion yuan short-term liquidity… Source link

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Google and Apple Remove App Aimed at Spurring Protest Voting in Russia

MOSCOW — An app designed by Russian activists to coordinate protest voting in this weekend’s elections disappeared from the Google and Apple app stores in the country on Friday, a major blow to the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny and allies who hoped to subvert the commanding position of President Vladimir V. Putin’s governing party. Google removed the app Friday morning after the Russian authorities issued a direct threat of criminal prosecution against the company’s staff in… Source link

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