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The first time wasn’t quite the charm for Danielle Collins.  Against all odds (Collins was 50-1 entering the tournament), the 27th-seeded American battled world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty on Saturday at the Australian Open in her first Grand Slam finals appearance, losing 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).  After dropping the first set, Collins had her chance to force a third set, building a 5-1 lead, but Barty rallied and eventually won the set — and the match — in a tiebreaker. Barty became the first Australian… Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 25 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday announced its second try at enabling advertisers to buy ads based on users’ browsing interests without having to rely on what it has described as privacy-invasive tracking cookies. Google wants to block tracking cookies in its Chrome web… Source link

Omicron, the latest variant of COVID-19, has hit certain sectors of the economy hard, causing labor shortages and child care issues and making some Americans wary again of dining out. But in a new interview with Yahoo Finance this week, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo offered hopeful news from business leaders she’s spoken with recently amid all of this uncertainty. “They see [the problem] as short term,” said Raimondo, who sat down in Washington, DC for an upcoming episode of Influencers… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 5,570,000 shares, a drop of 26.6% from the November 15th total of 7,590,000 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,470,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.8 days. Shares of Yandex stock opened at $62.18 on Friday. Yandex has a one year low of $58.91 and a one… Source link

When Google released the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, it boasted about the devices’ fast-charging capabilities. Plugging a Pixel 6 series device into its $25 30W Fast Charger — which isn’t even included in the box — is supposed to take full advantage of the phone’s fast charging speed, juicing it up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes. We all can agree that this is an impressive spec, but unfortunately, it may not be totally realistic. Android Authority put the Pixel 6’s fast… Source link

For more business and finance explainers, check out our Yahoo U page. Buying a stock is often a bet that the stock’s price will go up. But what if you want to bet on a stock price going down? Short selling is one way to do that, and involves a few extra steps than simply buying a stock. It also comes with high risk. How does one short sell a stock? First, an investor borrows a share of a company, usually from a broker (likely in a margin account). The investor then sells the share in the… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totalling 6,120,000 shares, a growth of 13.8% from the July 29th total of 5,380,000 shares. Approximately 2.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 960,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.4 days. Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company…. Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totalling 6,120,000 shares, a growth of 13.8% from the July 29th total of 5,380,000 shares. Approximately 2.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 960,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.4 days. Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company…. Source link

COVID-19 Delta fears has unleashed the short sellers on the economically sensitive consumer discretionary sector.  Short sellers held 4.57% of outstanding shares in the S&P 500 consumer discretionary sector at the end of July, according to new data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Taking a short position in a stock is one’s way of betting on a decline in price.  The percentage of short sellers in the consumer discretionary space has trended higher since April as stimulus check spending… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Call it the Pretty Big Short. Michael Burry, whose huge, wildly profitable bets against the housing bubble were made famous in “The Big Short,” is wagering that long-term U.S. Treasuries will fall. His Scion Asset Management held $280 million of puts on the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF at the end of June, according to a regulatory filing released this week, an increase from $172 million three months earlier. The options contracts would make money if TLT, as the… Source link