Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. gas prices were rising rapidly — and are now marching toward a national average of $4 per gallon or higher in the coming months with the crisis showing no signs of abating. As sanctions isolate Moscow and crimp Russian energy supplies, skyrocketing crude oil and gas prices will impact consumers and businesses already facing the highest inflation levels since 1982. On Thursday, Brent (CL=F) briefly flirted with $120 per barrel, with U.S. oil ( Source link
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Google confirmed by phone label in local panel may add trust to local listings
Google is testing displaying in some local panel listing results within search if the local details of the business have been confirmed. Google is adding a label to the local listing that says “confirmed by phone” followed by when it was last confirmed; such as 8 weeks ago. What it looks like. Here is a screenshot I captured based on Saijo George spotting this and posting about it on Twitter: As you can see, it says this business listing was “confirmed by… Source link
Read More »Yandex-backed Yango Deli UK resists taking position on Ukraine | News
UK rapid grocery company Yango Deli – which is owned by Kremlin-linked tech giant Yandex – has resisted repeated calls to speak out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s largest technology company – which was banned in Ukraine in 2017 due to security concerns – launched its ultra-fast delivery service in 2019 in Moscow, and soon expanded into Tel Aviv and Paris. The 15-minute app-based grocer arrived in London in October last year. Yandex – which operates… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Sports Signs Chet Holmgren And Paolo Banchero To NIL First
Duke Blue Devils forward Paolo Banchero (5) and Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren (34) have signed NIL … [+] deals with Yahoo Sports (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Yahoo Sports is announcing it has signed Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren and Duke’s Paolo Banchero to name, image and likeness deals to support its Yahoo Sports Tourney Pick’em bracket game. These are the first NIL deals for the promotion of… Source link
Read More »Russia-Ukraine the end of dollar dominance? Don’t bet on it: Morning Brief
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, March 3, 2022 Waiting for the dollar’s Godot Is the U.S. dollar over as a reserve currency? That is one of several takeaways from the increasingly anfractuous conflict between Russia and Ukraine. A flurry of heavy-handed sanctions has isolated Moscow, and may yet ricochet across the global economy in unexpected ways (not the least of… Source link
Read More »After collecting $47 million in Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ether donations, Ukraine is rewarding its supporters with a special ‘airdrop’
After raising almost $47 million through donations in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Ukraine announced Wednesday it would reward those who have helped fund the country’s war against Russian invasion through a promotional “airdrop,” distributing crypto tokens directly into user wallets. Usually, a company conducts an airdrop as a promotional tool to increase the number of users for a new token or blockchain project. To unlock the free tokens, recipients are asked to complete a… Source link
Read More »Google reaches new deal with French newspapers on licensing rights
FILE PHOTO – The facade of a Google office is seen in New York City, New York, U.S., February 10, 2022. Picture taken February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) – A trade association including close to 300 French newspapers and Google (GOOGL.O) have reached a new agreement regarding the issue of content publishing rights, both parties said on Thursday. The deal meant that negotiations, which started in September… Source link
Read More »Jan. 6 Panel Claims to Have Evidence Trump Committed Crimes
(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump adviser John Eastman’s emails may have evidence the former president and his associates committed crimes in attempting to prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 election results, a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection said in a court filing. Most Read from Bloomberg It’s the first public signal that the committee is looking into criminal activity by those within Trump’s inner circle. The committee says the emails may contain evidence of… Source link
Read More »Ohio State Russia Ukraine divest pensions robots meal delivery yandex
Ohio State University will pull the plug on robots that deliver meals for GrubHub on campus after the meal service ended its partnership with Russia-based Yandex SDG. “Ohio State affirms and supports GrubHub’s decision to end their partnership with Yandex. We are in the process of ceasing the rover delivery option after completing any deliveries that are currently out on campus,” the university said in a statement. Grubhub had contracted with Yandex to provide about cooler-sized robots… Source link
Read More »Ohio State Russia Ukraine divest pensions robots meal delivery yandex
Ohio State University will pull the plug on robots that deliver meals for GrubHub on campus after the meal service ended its partnership with Russia-based Yandex SDG. “Ohio State affirms and supports GrubHub’s decision to end their partnership with Yandex. We are in the process of ceasing the rover delivery option after completing any deliveries that are currently out on campus,” the university said in a statement. Grubhub had contracted with Yandex to provide about cooler-sized robots… Source link
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