By Tom Bemis Hollywood studios face growing pressure to halt business with Putin’s regime as Ukraine invasion continues. Walt Disney Co. (DIS) – Get Walt Disney Company Report is pausing release of its films in Russia as Hollywood faces growing pressur…
TikTok Surprises With 10-Minute Videos While Rivals Make Short Ones
By Vidhi Choudhary TikTok moves to give creators opportunities to create longer videos while industry rivals try to replicate TikTok’s success with short videos. While tech giants are busy making short form video investments a priority and drafting the…
Facebook Escalates Its anti-Russian Response
By Luc Olinga The social media giant steps up efforts to limit Russian propaganda on its platforms. Has Facebook finally learned from the Cambridge Analytica debacle? The social media giant seems determined not to find itself in the crosshairs from the…
Tesla Has the Backing of a Big GM Supporter
By Luc Olinga A major pension fund has made its choice between carmakers Tesla and GM, which are in the thick of the race for electrification. Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report and General Motors (GM) – Get General Motors Company Report are in the th…
Semiconductor Watch List: Qualcomm, AMD, Texas Instruments and Intel
By Brian O’Connell Investors struggle to assess the tech impacts from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The benchmark PHLX Index (SOX) started the week at 3,452, up 2% over the prior volatile and holiday-shortened week. The SOX is making up ground on a …
What Are Interest Rates? How Do They Work?
By TheStreet Staff What Are Interest Rates? When people need to finance large purchases like a home or a car, start a business, or pay college tuition, they often turn to their bank for a loan. These loans can be short-term in nature, lasting just a fe…
Russia Sanctions List: Here’s Who Is On It
By Riley Gutiérrez McDermid Wondering who made the list of Russians hit with sanctions? TheStreet has you covered. Banking officials, the foreign and defense ministers, and a host of oligarchs are now officially on the sanctioned list for the U.S., Eur…
Carmaker Toyota Shuts Down in Japan (Literally)
By Rob Lenihan Toyota suspends operations at several plants after a supplier is hit by a cyberattack. Anyone clicking on to the Kojima Industries’ website Monday was greeted with the same message: “This site can’t be reached.” Kojima Industries, a supp…
Pseudo Russian Stock Market Created By U.S. ETFs
By Dan Weil The two main Russian stock ETFs in the U.S. are the VanEck Russia ETF and the iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF. The Moscow stock market was closed for trading Monday in light of the financial turmoil caused by the conflict in Ukraine. That ha…
BP Stock: Here’s the Chart as Energy Giant Sheds Roseneft Stake
By Bret Kenwell BP is bailing on its near-20% stake in Russia’s Rosneft. Here’s how the charts look as the stock falls. BP (BP) – Get BP Plc Report is making headlines on Monday, with the share down about 6% after a climb off the lows. The decline come…