Yandex has struck a $1 billion deal to buy out U.S. ride-hailing giant Uber from a host of the pair’s joint ventures in Russia, the company announced Tuesday. The deal signals a new stage in the partnership between Yandex and Uber which has seen the pair cement its position as Russia’s leading ride-hailing service and launch a host of initiatives in areas such as self-driving vehicles, express food delivery and car-sharing. Under the terms of the deal, Yandex will take… Source link
Read More »Russia’s Yandex restructures JV ownership with Uber in $1 bln deal
An Uber logo is seen during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson MOSCOW, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) said on Tuesday it would buy Uber’s (UBER.N) stakes in their joint foodtech, delivery and self-driving businesses, and increase its stake in a mobility-focused joint venture as part of a $1 billion deal. The company added it had received a call option to… Source link
Read More »Affirm stock explodes more than 40% after Amazon deal — here’s why, financially speaking
Affirm (AFRM) is poised to show investors a major jolt in its top and bottom lines amid its new tie-up with Amazon (AMZN). Shares of Affirm exploded more than 40% in pre-market trading on Monday after unveiling a new partnership with Amazon. The stock was the No. 1 trending ticker on the Yahoo Finance platform, too. Under the deal, Affirm — a leader in the buy now, pay later space — will help Amazon consumers finance large purchases. Select Amazon customers will now have the option to… Source link
Read More »Tesla’s Musk signals concerns over Nvidia deal for UK chip maker -The Telegraph
Aug 28 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has signaled competition concerns over Nvidia Corp’s planned purchase of British chip designer Arm, the Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing multiple sources. E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc and smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have also lodged opposition to the deal with U.S. authorities, the newspaper reported. Earlier this year, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission opened an in-depth probe into the takeover. The probe findings… Source link
Read More »UPDATE 2-Pfizer to buy cancer drug developer Trillium in $2.3 bln deal
(Adds details on Trillium’s drug candidates, share movement) Aug 23 (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Monday it would buy Canadian drug developer Trillium Therapeutics Inc in a $2.26 billion deal to strengthen its arsenal of blood cancer therapies. Pfizer, which acquired a $25 million stake in Trillium last year, will buy the remaining outstanding shares for $18.50 apiece, representing a 203.8% premium on the stock’s last closing price. Pfizer expects to benefit from Canada-based Trillium’s… Source link
Read More »Kelly Oubre Jr., Hornets agree to 2-year, $25M deal
Free agent wing Kelly Oubre Jr. and the Charlotte Hornets agreed to a two-year, $25 million deal, agent Torrel Harris of Unique Sports International Management told Yahoo Sports. In a free agent landscape in which cap space is drying up, Oubre Jr. is securing one of the few remaining deal structures that is above the midlevel exception of $9.5 million. Oubre Jr., 25, will be in prime position for major payday at the conclusion of this deal as he’ll only be in his late 20s. Free agent wing… Source link
Read More »Infrastructure deal is a good ‘down payment on climate:’ Milken’s Dan Carol
The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan before Congress is inching closer to becoming law. And though the investments in climate change have been scaled back, the bill still includes more than $150 billion to boost clean energy. Milken Institute Public Finance Program Director Dan Carol tells Yahoo Finance Live that the bill is a good start, but more needs to be done in order to address America’s vast energy infrastructure needs. “I think it’s a very good down payment on climate…. Source link
Read More »What former Gap CEO told Kanye West about the celebrity’s clothing deal with Gap
Retail legend Mickey Drexler — known for making Gap cool in the late 80s and early 90s and then reviving J.Crew in the early 2000s as CEO —apparently didn’t pull any punches in a chat with Kanye West on whether the music icon and celebrated clothing designer should partner up with Gap. “I probably shouldn’t say this but I told him he shouldn’t do the deal because it doesn’t make any sense in my opinion,” said Drexler, now the CEO of specialty apparel retailer Alex Mill, exclusively on Source link
Read More »DC, crypto industry tangle over potentially ‘devastating impact’ of infrastructure deal
Capitol Hill negotiators released their 2,702 page bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sunday night after a flurry of revisions over the weekend. One of the more significant last-minute edits concerns cryptocurrencies. The late addition aims to use the infrastructure bill to bring clarity to the way Americans report their digital assets – like bitcoin (BTC) or ethereum (ETH) – for tax purposes. The measure could bring in billions in revenue, but “this is not a new tax on… Source link
Read More »Square Acquires Afterpay for $29 Billion in All-Stock Deal
Square Inc. said it reached a deal with Afterpay Limited to acquire the buy now, pay later company in an all-stock deal valued at $29 billion. Square said in a statement today that the acquisition “aims to enable the companies to better deliver compelling financial products and services that expand access to more consumers and drive incremental revenue for merchants of all sizes.” More from WWD The company expects to close the deal in the first quarter of 2022. Jack Dorsey, co-founder and… Source link
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