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To show investors that its cloud unit could compete with Amazon Web Services, Google in recent years signed billion-dollar, long-term deals with multinationals such as Deutsche Bank and Sabre. Google incentivized sales teams to nail those deals by basing a portion of their commissions on the value of the contracts—even if those customers didn’t actually spend the full amount on Google Cloud services. Those days may soon be over. As companies pull back on cloud projects and Google’s… Source link

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin urged the Russian government on Wednesday to control car prices, as one industry head said Western sanctions could send annual sales crashing to below 1 million for the first time since records began. Auto sales have fallen over 60% so far this year, and may end up being less than a quarter of what they were a decade ago, according to Maxim Sokolov, head of Russia’s top carmaker Avtovaz. Some of this year’s drop is due to the pullout of foreign… Source link

U.S. stock futures slumped Wednesday morning as Wall Street weighed an earnings warning from retail bellwether Target against government retail sales data that showed robust consumer spending ahead of the key holiday season. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) hovered below the flatline, while contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were off by 0.2%. The Commerce Department said Wednesday retail sales jumped 1.3% in October as… Source link

China has been supplying LNG to Europe after Russia curbed supply to the region.Hoëgh LNG China told state-owned natural gas importers like Sinopec and CNOOC to halt LNG sales to Europe, per Bloomberg. The order to halt resales comes as Beijing looks to protect domestic gas supplies for the winter. China has been a crucial supplier of gas to Europe as the region faces a Russia-driven energy crisis. Beijing has reportedly told state-owned natural gas importers to halt resales of cargoes to… Source link

EV (electric vehicle) stocks are on the move today as third quarter earnings season approaches. Here are two big stories that have investors’ attention. Rivian announces a big recall Rivian (RIVN) shares are sliding today after the electric adventure truckmaker announced it would recall all of the vehicles it has produced thus far due to a safety issue. The recall affects around 13,000 vehicles Rivian has delivered to customers. The safety concern at issue is a nut that attaches the front… Source link

Japan’s largest internet auction site will ban individuals from offering rare or endangered species, along with many other species that could potentially disrupt the ecosystem. Yafuoku’s (Yahoo Japan Corp.’s Yahoo Auctions) prohibition will begin from Sept. 29 and cover about 4,000 species, including the “ookuwagata” (Japanese stag beetle) and killifish, which are currently not banned by law for sale. “I expect (the Yahoo move) will lead to… Source link

Papa Johns (PZZA) is getting extra spicy. The pizza chain officially debuted its hottest pizza to date — the new “Dragon Flame Pizza” — in honor of the upcoming “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon.” The spicy concoction, hand-tossed in Papa Johns’ signature pizza sauce, is topped with sriracha dry spice, smoked pulled chicken, Italian sausage, fresh green peppers, melty cheese, and Fresno chilies. The final pie is dusted with red chili and garlic crunch. To celebrate the new menu… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. gave an upbeat sales forecast for the fiscal year that just began, easing investor concerns about growth that had flared up following a lackluster fourth-quarter earnings report. Shares jumped more than 5% in late trading, reversing earlier declines. Most Read from Bloomberg On a conference call Tuesday, the software giant said it expects revenue and operating income to increase at a double-digit pace for fiscal 2023, which ends next June. Currency fluctuations… Source link

A Google sign is pictured outside the Google office in Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 26 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday barely missed estimates for quarterly revenue, showing that its industry-leading Google search and advertising business may be able to withstand big countries potentially going into recession over the next year. Shares of Alphabet rose 3.5% in after-hours trading.

(Bloomberg) — US social-media giants were poised to see more than $76 billion wiped off their stock-market values Friday after disappointing revenue from Snap Inc. raised concerns about the outlook for online advertising. Most Read from Bloomberg The Snapchat parent plummeted as much as 30% in premarket trading. Meanwhile, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. fell 4.8%, Google owner Alphabet Inc. declined 2.8%, Twitter Inc. slipped 2.5% and Pinterest slumped 7.2%. The losses mark the second… Source link