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Citi downgrades Zoom to sell as growing Teams competition could push the stock down 20%
Growing competition from Microsoft Teams, coupled with a tough macroenvironment, could lead to even more pain for Zoom Video shareholders, according to Citi. Analyst Tyler Radke downgraded Zoom to sell/high risk from neutral/high risk. He also trimmed his price target ahead of its earnings report next week . “Zoom’s post-COVID growth trajectory has always been […]
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‘Avatar,’ Spider-Man and Star Wars return to the big screen as summer box office winds down
Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Sony Spider-Man, the Na’vi and a ragtag group of galactic rebels are making their way back to theaters at the end of the summer. Disney is releasing Star Wars prequel “Rogue One” and “Avatar” in domestic theaters in the coming weeks, while Sony will […]
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Chinese food delivery giant Meituan tanks 9% after Tencent reportedly plans to divest $24 billion stake
Meituan is one of China’s largest food delivery companies. Delivery drivers can be seen zipping around Chinese cities. Tencent first backed rival Dianping in 2014 which merged with Meituan to form the current company. Jade Gao | AFP | Getty Images Shares of Chinese food delivery giant Meituan plunged 9% on Tuesday after Reuters reported […]
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U.S. Navy is seeing more ‘unsafe’ aerial intercepts by China, says Seventh Fleet commander
U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet said on Tuesday that he’s seen an increase in “unsafe” aerial intercepts by the Chinese military in the South China Sea region. As recently as May, a Chinese fighter aircraft allegedly intercepted a Royal Australian […]
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Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ leaps to top of Amazon bestseller lists
British author Salman Rushdie poses behind some copies of his book “Joseph Anton” on October 1, 2012 in Berlin. Author Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” topped several Amazon’s bestsellers lists on Tuesday, days after he sustained serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in New York. Johannes Eisele | Afp | Getty Images Author […]
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SoftBank-backed Ola Electric wants to launch a made-in-India EV in 2024
Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal appears on screen during a presentation in August 15, 2021. The company’s EV-arm, Ola Electric, plans to launch an electric car in 2024. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of Ola Electric said Monday his firm would launch an all-electric vehicle that can go from 0 to 100 […]
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DOJ urges judge to keep Trump search warrant affidavit sealed to protect national security investigation
Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump asked a judge Monday not to unseal a key document related to the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, saying it contains “highly sensitive information” that could compromise the national security probe. The government’s request came three days after the federal judge made public the search warrant and […]
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‘Dangerous territory’: Investor Peter Boockvar warns recession is spreading to other parts of economy
There may be no escape from recession. The latest reports on housing and manufacturing, according to investor Peter Boockvar, suggest it’s rapidly spreading to other parts of the economy. “People are not being sensitive enough to this economic slowdown and what it’s going to be mean for corporate earnings and profit margins,” the Bleakley Advisory […]
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Tesla’s valuation doesn’t make sense until it hits this level, fund manager says
Top tech investor Paul Meeks doesn’t buy into the Tesla hype, saying the stock could be a buy — but only at the right price. “You almost have to believe in the cult, and it is a cult, just a little bit to buy that stock, because you are never going to be a hardcore […]
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Apple tells employees to work at the office three times per week starting in September
An aerial view of Apple Park is seen in Cupertino, California, United States on October 28, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Apple employees who work in Santa Clara County near the company’s California headquarters have been called back to the office starting in September, where they are expected to work three […]
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