Lay’s is getting into the specialty liquor game with a new potato vodka for the holiday season. The Pepsico-owned (PEP) brand unveiled the limited-edition booze on Thursday, in an effort to deliver “new and innovative ways to bring joy and fun” to fans, according to Melissa Miranda, Frito-Lay North America’s senior director of marketing. The 750 milliliter bottle, made in collaboration with Portland-based Eastside Distilling, contains a blend of Portland Potato Vodka and vodka distilled from… Source link

New weekly jobless claims ticked up slightly last week to hold near a 52-year low. The Labor Department released its latest weekly jobless claims report Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Dec. 11: 206,000 vs. 200,000 expected and an upwardly revised 188,000 during prior week Continuing claims, week ended Dec. 4: 1.845 million vs. 1.943 million expected and an upwardly… Source link

Google has struggled to uphold its recent pledge to stop running ads on content that promotes climate change denial, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The new research identified 50 articles that include lies about climate change and that still featured Google ads after the date that Google said they would be banned. Google announced a new policy in October that prohibits “ads for, and monetization of, content that contradicts… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) was upgraded by investment analysts at HSBC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Thursday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of Yandex from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $77.50 to $111.00 in a research note on Monday, September 27th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Yandex from… Source link

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Operator Tele2 Kazakhstan said customers can now pay on their operator bills for a subscription to the Yandex.Plus entertainment service from Russian internet search engine Yandex. The option is available for prepaid subscribers, for KZT 849 per month. Source link

Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda. The undisclosed investment comes two months after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced the tech giant’s intentions to commit $1 billion over the next five years in “tech-led initiatives”, which includes a $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at early- and growth-stage startups on the continent. He made this known at the Google for Africa… Source link

FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! StreetInsider.com Top Tickers, 12/16/2021 December 16, 2021 3:29 AM EST Tweet Send to a Friend (Updated – December 16, 2021 4:17 AM EST) HSBC analyst Raj Sinha upgraded Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) from Hold to …

Update: Meyer has been fired. For three years, Trevor Lawrence starred for one of the most stable programs in college football. Clemson went 34-2 with Lawrence under center, winning a national championship in 2018 and ACC Player of the Year honors in 2020. There were week-to-week challenges and some College Football Playoff disappointments, but there was little doubt as to the competence of head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff.  Oh, how things have changed for Lawrence, currently starting for… Source link

The two worst teams in the Western Conference delivered one of the wildest finishes you will ever see. Down 110-107 with 4.5 seconds left, Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received the ball and hit an awkward, nearly halfcourt 3-pointer to tie the game. The Oklahoma City crowd exploded, celebrating the kind of moment few and far between for the 8-19 Thunder this year. The game was headed to overtime. All that was left for the Pelicans, who were out of timeouts, was to inbound… Source link