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Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) shares are trading higher after the company announced it will acquire 100% of Uber’s interest in the Foodtech, Delivery and Self-driving businesses. “Since we started our partnership with Uber in 2018, we’ve been able to create and rapidly develop a number of successful businesses — all of them are highly synergetic to our e-commerce initiative and to the entire Yandex ecosystem. The consolidation of these businesses puts us in a great position to further… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) shares are trading higher after the company announced it will acquire 100% of Uber’s interest in the Foodtech, Delivery and Self-driving businesses. “Since we started our partnership with Uber in 2018, we’ve been able to create and rapidly develop a number of successful businesses — all of them are highly synergetic to our e-commerce initiative and to the entire Yandex ecosystem. The consolidation of these businesses puts us in a great position to further increase… Source link

Stock futures rose Monday evening, with the major indexes on track to close out August trading with another monthly gain.  Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Both the blue-chip index and the Nasdaq set fresh record intraday and closing highs during the regular trading day, powered higher by a jump in heavily weighted Big Tech stocks.  The S&P 500 is on track to post a seventh straight monthly advance in August, pacing toward a 3% monthly gain and bringing its year-to-date increase to nearly… Source link

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 Wednesday, August 25, 2021 S&P 500 targets are rising left and right The calendar today reads August 25, but it’s starting to feel like the year is over.  Starbucks (SBUX) unleashed its Pumpkin Spice Latte on the masses Monday; the chain’s holiday-themed cups are now right around the corner. And Wall Street strategists have been issuing revised… Source link

Bitcoin crested above $50,000 on Monday, benefiting from simultaneous supply chain shortages and a crackdown from Chinese regulators – putting bitcoin mining on par with profits near the coin’s April all-time-high.  Now, building infrastructure for the energy-intensive business poses the greatest challenge for companies and individuals hoping to reap big money. That means finding cheap and reliable energy sources, striking deals and building out mining facilities. “Throughout the summer,… Source link

Stock futures opened higher Monday evening, building on advances following a record-setting day.  Contracts on the S&P 500 edged up. The blue-chip index set a record intraday high earlier on Monday, but ended just short of a record close. The Nasdaq outperformed and rallied 1.6% to new highs, led by gains in Big Tech stocks including Amazon (AMZN). “Reopening” stocks including the airlines and cruise lines also added to gains after rising during the regular trading day, with optimism over a… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly higher Thursday evening as investors considered the latest batch of earnings and economic data and continued to contemplate the path forward for monetary policy.  Contracts on the S&P 500 edged up. Earlier, the index narrowly eked out its first positive trading session in three days. Technology stocks led the way higher, and the Nasdaq outperformed.  Traders this week have watched a number of market concerns unfold, with infections related to the Delta variant… Source link

By Dhirendra Tripathi Investing.com – SoFi Technologies stock (NASDAQ:SOFI) slumped 14% Friday after a second quarter loss that was wider than expected. The fintech reiterated its 2021 outlook. For the full-year, it forecasts adjusted net revenue of $980 million and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $27 million. The company has already logged $453.25 million in revenue in the first six months of the year. Its second-quarter adjusted net revenue jumped… Source link

Goldman Sachs is getting more bullish on stocks. The Wall Street firm on Thursday upgraded its year-end price target for the S&P 500 (^GSPC) to 4,700, up from the 4,300 seen previously. That new target would represent an upside of nearly 7% from closing prices on Wednesday, and add to what has already been a more than 17% year-to-date gain for the blue-chip index. Goldman also expects the S&P 500 to close out 2022 at 4,900, raising this from a previous target of 4,600. A combination of… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly to the upside Wednesday evening as investors awaited more earnings and data on the labor market’s recovery.  Contracts on the S&P 500 traded a tick above the flatline. The blue-chip index had ended the day in the red, pulling back from Tuesday’s record closing high. The Dow also ended lower, while the Nasdaq eked out a higher close.  Some of the closely watched companies that reported earnings results after market close on Wednesday disappointed relative to Wall… Source link