El Ibex 35 sube un 1,17% a media sesión y recupera los 7.000 puntos

El Ibex 35 se teñía de verde a media sesión con ascensos de Amadeus (+3,37%), Arcelormittal (+3,15%), Ferrovial (+2,94%), Aena (+2,05%), Siemens Gamesa (+2,02%), CIE Automotive (+2%), Inditex (+1,85%) y Acciona (+1,79%).

Las caídas más pronunciadas estaban lideradas por los valores del sector bancario, encabezadas por Sabadell (-1,94%), Bankinter (-1,65%), Bankia (-1,16%), Viscofan (-0,65%), BBVA (-0,37%), Repsol (-0,27%) y CaixaBank (-0,35%).

El resto de plazas europeas cotizaban también en positivo, con subidas del 1,71% en Londres, del 2,36% en París, del 2,52% en Fráncfort y del 2,02% en Milán.

En este escenario, el barril de petróleo West Texas Intermediate (WTI), de referencia para Estados Unidos, cotizaba en 42,87 dólares, mientras que el crudo Brent, de referencia para Europa, marcaba un precio de 45,62 dólares.

Por su parte, la prima de riesgo española se situaba en 80 puntos básicos, con el interés exigido al bono a diez años en el 0,349%, mientras que la cotización del euro frente al dólar se colocaba en 1,1873 ‘billetes verdes’.

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Jonu Media abre encuesta sobre Jonu Play y sorteo

Jonu Media ha abierto una encuesta a fin de mejorar el servicio Jonu Play y sobre futuras ediciones y licencias.

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Tom Skerritt’s new Seattle digital media startup launches PNW lifestyle streaming channel

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Tom Skerritt wants to help storytellers from the Pacific Northwest share their work with the world.

Tom Skerritt. (Triple Squirrels Photo)

The “Top Gun” star and Emmy Award-winning actor recently launched a new digital media startup called Triple Squirrels, which this month revealed the EVRGRN Channel, a new free streaming channel airing on STIRR.

Skerritt told GeekWire he realized how difficult it is for independent filmmakers to find distribution after spending the past three decades teaching and mentoring creators. So he launched his own platform to help them find audiences and share their work.

“The EVRGRN Channel is my tribute to the Pacific Northwest region’s creative community, as well as a statement about the cultural impact the region has had and continues to have on the arts,” he said. “The EVRGRN Channel, as a result, reflects the authentic PNW persona: resilient, independent, artistic, and adventurous.”

Some of the initial content includes Leslie and Dale Chihuly’s documentary, “Chihuly Outside,” and selections from the Seattle International Film Festival.

Leslie Grandy. (Triple Squirrels Photo)

STIRR is a Sinclair-owned streaming service that launched last year and offers free ad-supported live and on-demand content.

“We chose STIRR as the initial streaming platform as it offered us two ways to deliver EVRGRN content to interested and relevant audiences nationwide — as a linear streaming channel and on demand,” said Leslie Grandy, CEO of Triple Squirrels. “STIRR also provides local, live news programming, which pairs well with our regionally curated catalog.”

Grandy is a Seattle tech industry veteran, having worked in leadership roles for RealNetworks, Apple, T-Mobile, Discovery, and Best Buy.

Triple Squirrels plans to launch EVRGRN on other streaming platforms later this year. It makes money with revenue from ads and sponsorships. The company has two employees and raised cash from a private investor in Los Angeles.

Skerritt previously founded and led another Seattle-based digital media company called Heyou Media, but shut the firm down at the end of 2019.

Skerritt has appeared in dozens of films and series, including “Alien” and “Steel Magnolias.” He studied English at Wayne State University and UCLA. Skerritt has lived in the Northwest since the 1980s.

More people are streaming media due to the pandemic and social distancing mandates. A recent study from Deloitte found demand increasing for cheaper, ad-supported streaming video options such as STIRR, Variety reported.

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Jeff Bezos calls social media a ‘nuance destruction machine’ during antitrust hearing, with Mark Zuckerberg on the call

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. (Amazon Photo)

Don’t expect Amazon to roll out a social media platform anytime soon.

Speaking at an antitrust hearing that often waded outside of antitrust-related topics, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos called social media a “nuance destruction machine.”

The comment was made with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the video conference call, in addition to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

“What I find a little discouraging is that it appears to me that social media is a nuance destruction machine, and I don’t think that’s helpful for a democracy,” Bezos said.

I think Jeff Bezos calling social media a “nuance destruction machine” may be the quote everyone will remember coming out of this hearing.

— Brian Fung (@b_fung) July 29, 2020

The Amazon chief was responding to an inquiry from U.S. Rep Jim Jordan about whether the tech execs were concerned about the “cancel culture mob.”‘

“You are four individuals who have so much influence,” Jordan said. “It would sure help if you are out there criticizing what the cancel culture mob is doing to this country.”

The New York Times described “cancel culture” as “an attack on someone’s employment and reputation by a determined collective of critics, based on an opinion or an action that is alleged to be disgraceful and disqualifying.”

Zuckerberg said he is “very worried about some of the forces of illiberalism I see in this country that are pushing against free expression.”

“Our company is committed to doing what we can to protect people’s voice,” Zuckerberg said.

The closest Amazon has come to its own social media platform was an Instagram-inspired shopping feed called Amazon Spark that shuttered last year.

Good point via @spencersoper: Amazon’s generally worked to stay away from hot button social issues (and, acquisition of Twitch aside, is on the outside looking in re: social media)
That’s helped spare Jeff Bezos questions from Congress so far today.

— Matt Day (@mattmday) July 29, 2020

The House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust arm grilled all four execs on Wednesday about the power their companies wield in the tech sector. Here’s more about what Bezos said during today’s hearing. See the “cancel culture” exchange below (starts at 4:55:50):

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El Ibex 35 cae un 0,9% a media sesión y se aleja de la barrera de los 7.000 puntos

El Ibex 35 mantiene su tendencia a la baja con la que abrió esta mañana el mercado, con una caída del 0,9% a media sesión, alejándose de los 7.000 puntos alcanzados en las jornadas anteriores. El selectivo se sitúa en los 6.895 puntos con la mirada puesta en la prohibición impuesta por Donald Trump de realizar cualquier tipo de transacción con la empresa propietaria de TikTok. Por su parte los inversores mantienen el miedo a los rebrotes del covid-19.

Esta orden se aplica a «cualquier transacción por parte de cualquier persona, o con respecto a cualquier propiedad, sujeta a la jurisdicción de Estados Unidos con ByteDance o sus subsidiarias», según el texto difundido. De este modo, Trump ha firmado una orden ejecutiva que prohíbe «cualquier» transacción con la empresa propietaria de la aplicación móvil TikTok, ByteDance, dentro de 45 días.

El parqué español ha presentado importantes caídas en empresas como IAG (-4,56%), BBVA (-3,96%), ACS (-3,44%), Meliá (-3,32%), CIE Automotive (-3,31%), ArcelorMittal (-2,71%) e Indra (-2,42%). Manteniendo su crecimiento Cellnex (+0,85%), Siemens Gamesa (+0,68%), Grifols (+9,62%)) y Almirall (+0,52%), continuan en números verdes.

Tras el cierre a la baja de la jornada del jueves, con una caída del 1,16% y amanecer hoy lejos de la barrera de los 7.000, los inversores se mantienen a la espera por el miedo a los posibles rebrotes.

Plazas europeas

Las bolsas europeas se tiñen de rojo en esta jornada en la que destacan las importantes caídas del 0,23% para el FTSE 100 de Londres, del 0,61% para el CAC 40 de París, del 0,3% para el DAX de Fráncfort y del 0,99% para el MIB de Milán.

Siguiendo su tendencia, el barril de petróleo West Texas Intermediate (WTI), de referencia para Estados Unidos, cotizaba en 41,571 dólares, mientras que el crudo Brent, de referencia para Europa, marcaba un precio de 44,7 dólares.

Por su parte, la prima de riesgo española se situaba en 84 puntos básicos, con el interés exigido al bono a diez años en el 0,277%, mientras que la cotización del euro frente al dólar se colocaba en 1,1816 ‘billetes verdes’.

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In latest TikTok twist, Microsoft reportedly looking at buying entire social media giant

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Microsoft is considering buying a bigger chunk of fast-growing social media giant TikTok.

According to a report in The Financial Times, Microsoft has discussed the possibility of buying TikTok’s business in Europe and India.

Previously, Microsoft had expressed an interest in TikTok’s business in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Australia. TikTok’s U.S. business claims about 100 million users and could be valued in the range of $20 billion to $50 billion.

Adding the European and Indian operations to the mix would obviously boost that price tag. TikTok, a unit of Beijing-based ByteDance, does not operate in China.

President Donald Trump imposed a Sept. 15 deadline on a TikTok acquisition, threatening to shut down the platform for short-form video montages in the U.S. if a deal is not completed. He’s also requested a payment to the U.S. government as part of the deal.

“It’s probably easier to buy the whole thing than to buy 30% of it,” Trump said Monday. “How do you buy 30%? Who’s going to get the name? The name is hot. The brand is hot … my personal opinion is you’re probably better off buying the whole thing. I think buying 30% is complicated.”

In a statement on Sunday, Microsoft said it would move quickly to negotiate with ByteDance.

“During this process, Microsoft looks forward to continuing dialogue with the United States Government, including with the President,” the company wrote.

The Financial Times, citing five people with knowledge of the deal, reported (subscription required) that Microsoft is interested in TikTok’s entire global business due to the complexity of separating back-end functions. A full acquisition would also allow users to seamlessly use the app between countries.

Microsoft can afford a bigger acquisition. Its market value stands at $1.6 trillion, and its cash, short-term investments stood at $136 billion as of June 30. The company’s largest acquisition to date was the $26.2 billion acquisition of business social media network LinkedIn in 2016.

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Jeff Bezos calls social media a ‘nuance destruction machine’ during antitrust hearing, with Mark Zuckerberg on the call

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. (Amazon Photo)

Don’t expect Amazon to roll out a social media platform anytime soon.

Speaking at an antitrust hearing that often waded outside of antitrust-related topics, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos called social media a “nuance destruction machine.”

The comment was made with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the video conference call, in addition to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

“What I find a little discouraging is that it appears to me that social media is a nuance destruction machine, and I don’t think that’s helpful for a democracy,” Bezos said.

I think Jeff Bezos calling social media a “nuance destruction machine” may be the quote everyone will remember coming out of this hearing.

— Brian Fung (@b_fung) July 29, 2020

The Amazon chief was responding to an inquiry from U.S. Rep Jim Jordan about whether the tech execs were concerned about the “cancel culture mob.”‘

“You are four individuals who have so much influence,” Jordan said. “It would sure help if you are out there criticizing what the cancel culture mob is doing to this country.”

The New York Times described “cancel culture” as “an attack on someone’s employment and reputation by a determined collective of critics, based on an opinion or an action that is alleged to be disgraceful and disqualifying.”

Zuckerberg said he is “very worried about some of the forces of illiberalism I see in this country that are pushing against free expression.”

“Our company is committed to doing what we can to protect people’s voice,” Zuckerberg said.

The closest Amazon has come to its own social media platform was an Instagram-inspired shopping feed called Amazon Spark that shuttered last year.

Good point via @spencersoper: Amazon’s generally worked to stay away from hot button social issues (and, acquisition of Twitch aside, is on the outside looking in re: social media)
That’s helped spare Jeff Bezos questions from Congress so far today.

— Matt Day (@mattmday) July 29, 2020

The House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust arm grilled all four execs on Wednesday about the power their companies wield in the tech sector. Here’s more about what Bezos said during today’s hearing. See the “cancel culture” exchange below (starts at 4:55:50):

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