- Lithuania's transport and economy ministers have asked Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) to remove the app for the Yandex taxi ride-hailing service in the country, Reuters reports.
- The app is a threat to Lithuanian national security, Lithuania's transport minister Marius Skuodsi said.
- Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) and Russia's Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) own the app. Uber holds a 29% stake in Yandex's mobility businesses, Reuters notes.
- Yandex halted for trading today as the Russian stock exchange is shut on the instruction of the Russian Central bank.
- Price Action: YNDX shares traded lower by 21.3% at $14.91 in the premarket on the last check Monday.
