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Russian Tech Giant Yandex Says Might Default

Russian tech giant Yandex warned Thursday it may default on its debt after it was suspended from trading on New York’s digital stock exchange. Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange this week halted all listings of Russian companies until they explain how they will be impacted by sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. In a press release published Thursday, Yandex, which is legally headquartered in the Netherlands but has its… Source link

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Ex-Yandex news boss accuses Russian tech giant of ‘hiding info’ on Ukraine

It comes as platforms around the world take action against Russia’s state-backed media. The former head of news at Russia’s largest tech company has called on past colleagues to quit, accusing the business of censoring the invasion of Ukraine. Lev Gershenzon wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday (1 March) that Yandex, which is behind one of the biggest search engines in Russia, is “a key element in hiding information about the war”. “Today is the… Source link

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Peloton Deal May Pose Regulatory ‘Headache’ for a Tech Giant

(Bloomberg) — Peloton Interactive Inc. — the early pandemic home-fitness darling that’s become a potential takeover target following a sharp plunge in its stock price — could find a challenging climate if it opts for a deal with a big-technology firm. Most Read from Bloomberg One key consideration is regulatory scrutiny. There’s a chill against large transactions at the moment in Washington, where technology companies are being probed by regulators for their reach and influence and the… Source link

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Why the giant intraday reversal in stocks is not sticking

Monday’s rip-your-face-off rally following the morning’s gut-wrenching plunge — when the Nasdaq Composite cratered 5% — was one for the history books.  Quant desks and equities analysts are still scrambling to make sense of the mother of all hammer candles in the major indexes. But the balance of evidence that’s emerging is favoring the bears — not the least of which is Tuesday’s nearly 3% sell-off in the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC). Huge reversal days are rare enough that investors pay… Source link

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This tech giant will shape the future of the metaverse, buy its stock: analyst

Adobe (ADBE) will be a major winner from the build out of the metaverse, says one widely followed Wall Street analyst. “Adobe is the best software play for the metaverse — its creative tools will enable the next generation of the internet,” said Jefferies tech analyst Brent Thill in a new research note Thursday.  Thill reiterated a Buy rating and $680 price target on Adobe. Shares of Adobe were relatively unchanged in pre-market trading Thursday. It closed down 7% at $514.43 on… Source link

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Charlie Munger just doubled his bet on tech giant Alibaba to $71.5 million — try these 3 China plays instead to diversify your exposure

Charlie Munger just doubled his bet on tech giant Alibaba to $71.5 million — try these 3 China plays instead to diversify your exposure Warren Buffett is famous for getting “greedy when others are fearful.” And his right-hand man Charlie Munger isn’t opposed to going against the herd, either. Best known as Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman and Buffett’s long-time business partner, Munger also serves as the chairman of Daily Journal, a newspaper publisher with a sizable stock portfolio of… Source link

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5 giant stocks are driving the S&P 500 to records: Goldman Sachs

Rally on despite markets being powered to records by a handful of very large stocks, says David Kostin, Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity strategist. Goldman’s research shows that five stocks have accounted for 51% of the S&P 500’s return since the end of April. Those five stocks — Microsoft, Google, Apple, Nvidia and Tesla — account for more than one-third of the S&P 500s 26% return this year. While this has unfolded among these household name tech giants, Kostin points to narrowing… Source link

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Former NY Giant Victor Cruz on COVID, the Super Bowl and fashion

Long suffering New York Giants fans are marking an auspicious anniversary. This February will be 10 years since the Giants beat the New England Patriots, 21-17, in Super Bowl XLVI . The former star wide receiver Victor Cruz helped lead the Giants to victory, catching four balls for 25 yards and a touchdown. Since then, the team has been unable to win a playoff game. In an exclusive interview, Cruz told Yahoo Finance Live that the team needs to first “get healthy” after a number of players… Source link

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Investors are making one giant mistake headed into 2022: strategist

Ignore a more hawkish Federal Reserve at your own peril, warns RBC Capital Markets head of U.S. equity strategy Lori Calvasina.  “They [our strategists] think the market is too sanguine. They think people are underestimating the number of hikes in 2023 and how high the Fed could ultimately go,” said Calvasina on Yahoo Finance Live.  The markets have rallied back to within all-time highs this week as traders push aside a shift in the tone by Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell just one week… Source link

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