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Read More »How The War In Ukraine Roiled Russian Internet Giant Yandex
Russian tech entrepreneur Tonia Samsonova in London on June 19, 2022. Samsonova resigned from Yandex in protest of the company’s refusal to run objective news stories about the Ukraine war. (Mary Turner/The New York Times) What a difference a war makes. Just a few months ago, Yandex stood out as a rare Russian business success story, having mushroomed from a small startup into a tech colossus that not only dominated search and ride-hailing across… Source link
Read More »Quaero Capital S.A. Takes Position in Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX)
Quaero Capital S.A. purchased a new stake in Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX – Get Rating) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 145,000 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,746,000. Yandex comprises 1.7% of Quaero Capital S.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Other hedge funds also recently made… Source link
Read More »Quaero Capital S.A. Purchases Shares of 145,000 Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX)
Quaero Capital S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX – Get Rating) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 145,000 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,746,000. Yandex accounts for about 1.7% of Quaero Capital S.A.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in YNDX…. Source link
Read More »Thunder No. 2 pick Chet Holmgren silences critics in NBA debut with game-high 23 points, 6 blocks
SALT LAKE CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have been in rebuild mode for a few years and added another piece in the 2022 NBA draft with the No. 2 pick, 7-foot, 195-pound center Chet Holmgren. Many criticize his slight frame and have doubts he can hold his own in the post at the NBA level. His first test, and Summer League debut, came at the Salt Lake City Summer League on Tuesday night and on paper, it was going to be a big test. Literally. The Utah Jazz walked out on the court with one of… Source link
Read More »Los Angeles Lakers agree to 1-year deal for likely starter
Free agent center Thomas Bryant has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers on a one-year deal, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Bryant will be given the opportunity to win the starting center position, sources said. He was courted by the Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Utah Jazz, sources said. Bryant returns to Los Angeles where he spent his rookie season with the Lakers after being a second-round pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He was waived in 2018 and signed with… Source link
Read More »Cowboys receive backlash after launching partnership with controversial pro-gun coffee company
The Dallas Cowboys launched a new coffee sponsorship on Tuesday morning, and it’s not going well. The timing of it was, well, about as poor as it possibly could have been. The Cowboys launched a partnership with Black Rifle Coffee on Tuesday, which they now call “America’s Coffee.” As part of their Independence Day celebration, the team is giving away two tickets to a game this fall and a year subscription to Black Rifle Coffee. While that looks like a simple giveaway that teams across… Source link
Read More »Yandex Could Buy Ordering Service Delivery Club
Russian search engine Yandex is considering buying food delivery service Delivery Club, which competes with Yandex Eats, its own delivery platform. According to published reports Tuesday (July 5), Delivery Club’s owners are seeking a buyer and discussing that sale along with the sale of some of Yandex’s media properties. The deal also reportedly hinges on VK and Sberbank, Delivery Club’s joint owners, agreeing on who will buy them out of that joint venture. In April, Yandex and its… Source link
Read More »Bill Gates just won legal approval to buy 2,100 acres of North Dakota farmland worth $13.5M — and people are ‘livid’ about it all across the state
Bill Gates just won legal approval to buy 2,100 acres of North Dakota farmland worth $13.5M — and people are ‘livid’ about it all across the state Bill Gates made his fortune in tech, but he’s now betting big on something completely different: farmland. Last week, Gates secured the legal approval for purchasing 2,100 acres of farmland from northeastern North Dakota potato growers Campbell Farms. Of course, this isn’t first time Gates has invested in the asset class. Having amassed… Source link
Read More »In the wake of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten, here is what every league in college football should do
Just about everyone in college football spent their Fourth of July weekend talking, texting and sitting through meetings about what will happen next in conference realignment and what, if anything, each school and league can do to either protect or maximize itself going forward. The move revealed Thursday that USC and UCLA will join the Big Ten and thus decimate the Pac-12 has led to panic and confusion. What six months ago was a Power Five with a lucrative, fair playoff plan on the table is… Source link
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