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Tesla stock price largely based on ‘hype’ and ‘pixie dust,’ venture capitalist says

Tesla stock price largely based on ‘hype’ and ‘pixie dust,’ venture capitalist says

Investors are learning a painful lesson that Tesla’s stock price is valued on Elon Musk’s pomp and circumstance in addition to the automaker’s fundamentals. “Is Tesla a great company that produces a great car? Absolutely. Is Tesla worth what General Motors should be or Ford or Toyota should be? Of course not,” veteran venture capitalist Bradley Tusk said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “So much of Tesla’s share price is based on hype and the pixie dust that Elon Musk is so good at… Source link

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Russia’s VK drops Sberbank venture as part of Yandex tech deal

Russia’s VK drops Sberbank venture as part of Yandex tech deal

Get inside Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Claim your 1-week free trial here. MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian tech firm VK on Tuesday said it had exited its joint venture with top lender Sberbank, paving the way for a deal with competitor Yandex that may have significant ramifications on Russia’s internet industry. Leading internet firm Yandex said it had agreed to sell its news aggregator and yandex.ru homepage to state-controlled rival VK, a move that will likely further limit… Source link

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Russia’s VK drops Sberbank venture as part of Yandex tech deal

Russia’s VK drops Sberbank venture as part of Yandex tech deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian tech firm VK on Tuesday said it had exited its joint venture with top lender Sberbank, paving the way for a deal with competitor Yandex that may have significant ramifications on Russia’s internet industry. Leading internet firm Yandex said it had agreed to sell its news aggregator and yandex.ru homepage to state-controlled rival VK, a move that will likely further limit Russians’ access to independent media. VK said it had exited its O2O… Source link

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Russia’s VK drops Sberbank venture as part of Yandex tech deal

Russia’s VK drops Sberbank venture as part of Yandex tech deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian tech firm VK on Tuesday said it had exited its joint venture with top lender Sberbank, paving the way for a deal with competitor Yandex that may have significant ramifications on Russia’s internet industry. Leading internet firm Yandex said it had agreed to sell its news aggregator and yandex.ru homepage to state-controlled rival VK, a move that will likely further limit Russians’ access to independent media. VK said it had exited its O2O Holding joint venture with… Source link

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Russia’s VK drops Sberbank venture as part of Yandex tech deal

Russia’s VK drops Sberbank venture as part of Yandex tech deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian tech firm VK on Tuesday said it had exited its joint venture with top lender Sberbank, paving the way for a deal with competitor Yandex that may have significant ramifications on Russia’s internet industry. Leading internet firm Yandex said it had agreed to sell its news aggregator and yandex.ru homepage to state-controlled rival VK, a move that will likely further limit Russians’ access to independent media. VK said it had exited its O2O… Source link

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Uber to remove executives from Yandex joint venture | WKZO | Everything Kalamazoo

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday it would remove the company’s three executives on the board of its joint venture with Russia’s Yandex, as more western companies distance themselves amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Uber last year divested its stake in the foodtech and delivery joint venture, which it established with the tech giant in 2018 to combine their ride-sharing businesses in Russia and neighboring countries. The ride-hailing company sold all of its… Source link

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Uber to remove executives from Yandex joint venture

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday it would remove the company’s three executives on the board of its joint venture with Russia’s Yandex, as more western companies distance themselves amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Uber last year divested its stake in the foodtech and delivery joint venture, which it established with the tech giant in 2018 to combine their ride-sharing businesses in Russia and neighboring countries. The ride-hailing company sold all of its holdings in the… Source link

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Uber to remove executives from Yandex joint venture

Feb 28 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) said on Monday it would remove the company’s three executives on the board of its joint venture with Russia’s Yandex (YNDX.O), as more western companies distance themselves amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Uber last year divested its stake in the foodtech and delivery joint venture, which it established with the tech giant in 2018 to combine their ride-sharing businesses in Russia and neighboring countries. read more The ride-hailing… Source link

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Yandex takes more control of Russian venture with Uber in $1 billion deal, Auto News, ET Auto

The restructuring of the MLU ride-hailing and car sharing joint venture, which includes Yandex.Taxi, will see Yandex own 71% while Uber’s stake falls to 29% from 33.5%, Yandex said, adding it had taken out a $2 billion call option to buy out the rest if it chooses to do so. By Anna Rzhevkina and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW: Russian internet giant Yandex said on Tuesday it would buy Uber’s stakes in their joint foodtech, delivery and self-driving businesses, and increase its stake in their… Source link

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