Russian technology company Yandex said that it was “pausing” its autonomous vehicle and sidewalk robot testing in the US. The news was first reported by Automotive News. The company said it was shutting down its robotaxi fleet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as well as a delivery service with Grubhub powered by its six-wheeled sidewalk robots. “We hope to resume the operations in the future,” a spokesperson said. The news comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send… Source link
Read More »Russia’s Ozon, following Yandex, warns of bond payment issue
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russia’s Nasdaq-listed e-commerce player Ozon (OZON.O) on Friday said that holders of its bond maturing in 2026 may be entitled to redeem the principal and interest accrued if trading remains halted until March 8, but has the cash in its accounts to pay. Trading of Ozon’s shares on Nasdaq was suspended on Feb. 28 and if suspension lasts for at least seven day, the company’s $750 million unsecured convertibles bonds due in 2026 can become subject to a “Delisting… Source link
Read More »Russia’s Yandex warns of bond repayment and supply risks
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) on Friday warned that a trading suspension on its Nasdaq-listed shares could trigger a redemption right on a convertible bond that it does not have the resources to cover. Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have hammered Russia’s financial system and investors have dumped Russian assets from the rouble to bonds and stocks. Yandex said that a suspension of trading of its Class A shares on Nasdaq of… Source link
Read More »Russia’s Yandex lacks funds to cover potential bond redemption
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex on Friday warned that a trading suspension on its Nasdaq-listed shares could trigger a redemption right on a convertible bond that it does not have the resources to cover. Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have hammered Russia’s financial system and investors have dumped Russian assets from the rouble to bonds and stocks. Yandex said that a suspension of trading of its Class A shares on Nasdaq of more… Source link
Read More »Yandex, considered ‘Russia’s Google’, shaken and isolated by Putin’s war
Yandex, the company often referred to as “Russia’s Google”, has become increasingly isolated as Western investors and key partners abandon it in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. More than 75 per cent of the company’s value has been wiped off in the past six months, while plummeting dramatically as Russian forces began their attacks last week. Trading in the company’s shares was halted on Monday because of volatility. Widely seen as one of the jewels in the… Source link
Read More »Grubhub ends driverless robot delivery partnership with Russia’s Yandex
People pass by a sign of Yandex company, a Russian internet search engine, at its headquarters in Moscow, December 2, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 4 (Reuters) – Online food-ordering company Grubhub on Friday said it was ending a partnership with Russian tech giant Yandex NV (YNDX.O) for driverless robots that deliver food to college students. The announcement came as Russian firms are being shunned globally over the invasion of… Source link
Read More »GrubHub ends partnership with Russia’s Yandex, pulls food delivery robots
Two U.S. university campuses are losing their food-delivery robots for now because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Grubhub said Thursday that it is ending its partnership with Russian tech company Yandex and pulling 100 Yandex-made food-delivery robots from the campuses of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Chicago-based Grubhub said it is working with both campuses to find alternatives. Grubhub had been… Source link
Read More »Bondholders Say Russia’s Yandex Has Paid Coupon on Dollar Debt
(Bloomberg) — A Russian telecommunications company has paid a coupon due Thursday on dollar bonds, in a relief to investors who fretted over whether Russian companies will continue servicing their foreign-currency bonds. Most Read from Bloomberg Search engine Yandex NV, the group’s entity based in The Netherlands, transferred $4.7 million to holders of its $1.25 billion bond due 2025, according to two bondholders who spoke on condition of anonymity. It’s the first foreign-currency coupon… Source link
Read More »Putin Has Broken Russia’s Brightest Tech Business–Founder Arkady Volozh Loses $2 Billion In Three Months
President Vladimir Putin (R) and Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh visit the Yandex headquarters in Moscow TASS via Getty Images Arkady Volozh, the tech entrepreneur behind Yandex—the Russian equivalent to search engines like Google and Yahoo—has seen the value of his stake in Russia’s top tech giant fall by over 60% since last Thursday, the day Putin attacked Ukraine. Volozh himself lost more than $400 million that day, as Russia’s wider business community… Source link
Read More »Stock futures rise as investors eye Russia’s war in Ukraine, await Powell
Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after sliding for a second straight session during the regular trading day, with jitters over Russia’s war in Ukraine and its implications for the global economy weighing on risk assets. Contracts on the S&P 500 recovered some earlier losses. Earlier, the blue-chip index slid 1.6%, extending Monday’s losses to kick off March trading on shaky footing. The Dow and Nasdaq each also fell sharply earlier, with risk assets reeling as investors… Source link
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