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Monopoly is one of the best-selling board games in history — sales went up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The game is built on powerful American lore: anyone can rise from rags to riches.
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Monopoly is one of the best-selling board games in history — sales went up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The game is built on powerful American lore: anyone can rise from rags to riches.
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Citroen C3 Customer Deliveries Have Begun
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The entry-level Citroen made its market debut in mid-July
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C3 is offered in two variants and it is priced from Rs 5.71 lakh to Rs 8.06 lakh (ex-showroom).
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It offers premium hatchback kind of space for compact hatchback pricing.
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It is offered with 1.2-litre and 1.2-litre turbo petrol engines, with 5-speed and 6-speed manual transmissions, respectively.
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C3 feature set includes a 10-inch infotainment touchscreen, digitised driver display, and manual AC.
The Citroen C3 is the French marque’s first affordable offering in India. Its prices were announced on July 20 and customer deliveries are now underway.
The C3 is a stylish sub-4 metre offering with SUV-inspired styling and premium hatchback proportions. It is offered with 1.2-litre naturally-aspirated and turbocharged petrol engines, both with a manual transmission only. The 82PS 1.2-litre engine gets a 5-speed while the 110PS turbocharged engine is mated to a 6-speed. Like most Citroens, the C3 also offers excellent ride quality.
The feature list of the C3 seems a bit bare save for the 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Its other comforts on offer include manual AC, digitised instrument cluster, LED daytime running lights, keyless entry, front USB charger and two rear fast charge ports.
The C3 is only offered in two trims - Live and Feel. The turbo-petrol engine is only available with the latter. Citroen is offering it with a variety of visual customisation packs.
It is priced from Rs 5.71 lakh to Rs 8.06 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Based on its pricing and feature list, the C3 rivals the likes of the Maruti Wagon R and Tata Tiago. It is also an affordable alternative to the likes of the Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger.
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SHANGHAI , July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The China International Import Expo (CIIE), as a major platform for international procurement, investment promotion, cultural exchanges and open cooperation, has been held successfully for four consecutive years and is widely regarded as an international public good and the multilateral trading system, as well as a pivotal carrier for building an open world economy and a community with a shared future for mankind.
Since its inception in 2018, the CIIE has been growing in scale and influence. The area of its business exhibition increased from 270,000 square meters in 2018 to 366,000 square meters in 2021. Exhibitors at the past four CIIEs launched more than 1,500 new products, technologies and services and clinched tentative deals worth over $270 billion.
As the CIIE enters its fifth year, multinational exhibitors have continued to express hope in participating in this year's edition in November.
At an online ceremony held recently, more than 30 heavyweight companies and institutions signed agreements to attend the fifth CIIE, demonstrating their optimism about the Chinese market.
Marc-Antoine Jamet, secretary general of LVMH, hailed China as a vibrant, huge and growing market and a major source of inspiration for the group at the ceremony. He added holding the CIIE as scheduled against the backdrop of COVID-19 showcases China's confidence and its bright economic prospects.
Among the contracted enterprises were not only firms with longstanding ties to China and the CIIE like LVMH, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Marubeni but also newcomers such as Gilead Science, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
So far, more than 80 percent of the planned business exhibition area has been reserved and more than 260 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders will attend the expo.
Many countries have confirmed their participation in the country exhibition, while a new World Openness Report and World Openness Index will be released at the Hongqiao International Economic Forum, a major part of the expo.
With so many showing their interest, space will be filling up fast. Be sure to sign up for the fifth edition before time runs out! Click here to register: https://www.ciie.org/exhibition/f/book/register?locale=en.
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Audrina Patridge has dished on her relationship and subsequent breakup with Chris Pine in her new memoir.
The Hills star recently released her autobiographical book Choices: To the Hills and Back Again.
In it, Audrina recounts her flirtations with Leonardo DiCaprio and Chace Crawford, as well as her relationship with 41-year-old Star Trek actor Chris.
On why their romance ended, Audrina wrote: “He didn’t like going out and being followed by the paparazzi - he was an introvert, and very focused on his acting… I loved to go out, and of course I was usually filming The Hills, so our lifestyles were complete opposites in that sense.”
Audrina, 37, explained that after meeting in April 2009 at the ShoWest Awards in Las Vegas, the couple spent time in Los Feliz or Silver Lake to avoid tabloid attention.
“With my filming schedule, and the fact that there was no way Chris would want to be on (The Hills), I just knew that after a couple months that I couldn’t date him,” Audrina continued. “My life was the TV show, and there weren’t enough hours in the day to do my job and find time to see him privately.”
After the breakup, Audrina said the pair talked and stayed in touch, though “it didn’t seem like our lives were lining up”.
Stressing that the split was amicable, she concluded: “He was truly one of the most normal people I’ve ever met in LA - and I mean that as the highest compliment.” | https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/95176/Audrina-Patridge-details-her-breakup-with-Chris-Pine-in-new-memoir | 2022-07-27T09:54:54Z | https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/95176/Audrina-Patridge-details-her-breakup-with-Chris-Pine-in-new-memoir | true | 1 |
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The Avett Brothers' catalog is broad enough to encompass jittery punk bluegrass, barren acoustic ballads about heartache and family, and stately folk-pop that borders on the orchestral. Along the way, brothers Seth and Scott Avett — along with bassist Bob Crawford and cellist Joe Kwon, among others, with production by Rick Rubin — have seen their star rise with the growth of Mumfordian folk-pop. But even as their sound has grown sleeker and more polished, they've never really strayed from their core themes: Each song remains rooted in a search for self-improvement, and in a kind of fundamental decency.
True Sadness, the band's ninth full-length album, opens with "Ain't No Man," a stomp-and-clap anthem ideally suited for the amphitheaters The Avett Brothers will help pack in the months to come. But underneath its "We Will Rock You" rhythm and Crawford's snaky bassline, Scott Avett sings an anthem of self-sufficiency that carries notes of religious faith: "You got to serve something, ain't that right / I know it gets dark, but there's always a light." Spirituality surfaces throughout True Sadness — and not just in the wirily rollicking "Satan Pulls The Strings" — accompanied by a larger sense that we're responsible for our own fate.
Elsewhere, True Sadness offers up its own twists on relatable themes: the end of a marriage ("Divorce Separation Blues"), the fear that a love might not be reciprocated ("I Wish I Was"), the realization that we all have to face disappointment sooner or later ("Smithsonian"). And from every angle, the Avetts' songwriting is suffused with belief in redemption — an understanding that heartbreak makes us stronger, and that our future needn't be dictated by the mistakes of our past. For all the changes in the band's sound over the years, and there have been many, some things never waver.
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Smart Wi-Fi Power Strips Market, Global Outlook and Forecast 2022-2028
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TOKYO (AP) — People in a southwestern Japanese city have come under attack from monkeys that are trying to snatch babies, biting and clawing at flesh, and sneaking into nursery schools.
The attacks — on 58 people since July 8 — are getting so bad Yamaguchi city hall hired a special unit to hunt the animals with tranquilizer guns.
The monkeys aren’t interested in food, so traps haven’t worked. They have targeted mostly children and the elderly.
“They are so smart, and they tend to sneak up and attack from behind, often grabbing at your legs,” city official Masato Saito said Wednesday.
When confronted by a monkey, the instructions are: Do not look them in the eye, make yourself look as big as possible, such as by spreading open your coat, then back away as quietly as possible without making sudden moves, according to Saito.
A woman was assaulted by a monkey while hanging laundry on her veranda. Another victim showed bandaged toes. They were taken aback and frightened by how big and fat the monkeys were.
The monkeys terrorizing the community are Japanese macaque, the kind often pictured peacefully bathing in hot springs.
One male monkey, measuring 49 centimeters (1.6 foot) in height and weighing 7 kilograms (15 pounds), was caught Tuesday by the team with the tranquilizer gun. It was judged by various evidence to be one of the attacking monkeys and put to death.
But more attacks were reported after the capture.
No one has been seriously injured so far. But all have been advised to get hospital treatment. Ambulances were called in some cases.
Although Japan is industrialized and urban, a fair portion of land in the archipelago is mountains and forests. Rare attacks on people by a bear, boars or other wildlife have occurred, but generally not by monkeys.
No one seems to know why the attacks have occurred, and where exactly the troop of monkeys came from remains unclear.
“I have never seen anything like this my entire life,” Saito said.
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A new trailer for South Korean disaster film Emergency Declaration, starring Squid Game’s Lee Byung-hun and Parasite’s Song Kang-ho, has been released.
Emergency Declaration follows a detective’s investigation into a suspected terrorist who has already managed to board a plane and has broadcast his plan to kill everyone on board.
The new visual follows Jae Hyuk (Lee) and his fellow airplane passengers, who begin to suspect that something sinister is afoot when their plane begins to tilt dangerously and they witness one of the stewardesses having a seizure.
Their suspicions are later confirmed when they see a video uploaded by passenger Jin Seok (Im Si-wan, also a member of the boyband ZE:A). “This is it,” Jin Seok declares, as he records the video elsewhere on the plane. “I want all the people on this plane to die.”
The trailer ends with the pilot attempting an emergency landing, while other passengers attempt to manage the situation as the plane continues to tilt out of control. Jae Hyuk, meanwhile, manages to track down and confront Jin Seok.
Emergency Declaration was first screened out of competition at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in 2021, and is set for theatrical release in South Korea on August 3 and in North America on August 12.
The film’s main cast also stars Jeon Do-yeon (Secret Sunshine), Kim Nam-gil (Portrait of a Beauty), Kim So-jin (The King) and Park Hae Joon (Doctor Stranger).
“When confronted by a disaster, humans become weak and scared. They sometimes start accusing and resenting each other,” Han Jae-rim, director of Emergency Declaration, said of the film’s plot per The Korea Herald. “But being human, they also make different choices. I tried to focus on our humanity which can overcome dire situations.”
Emergency Declaration star Lee Byung-hun will return for Squid Game season 2 alongside Lee Jung-jae, it was reported earlier this year. The second season of the Netflix show, which has notched several Emmy nominations, may only return in 2024. | https://www.nme.com/news/film/emergency-declaration-trailer-lee-byung-hun-song-kang-ho-3277637 | 2022-07-27T10:08:05Z | https://www.nme.com/news/film/emergency-declaration-trailer-lee-byung-hun-song-kang-ho-3277637 | false | 3 |
Love Island’s Liberty Poole has weighed in on the villa drama this year as Gemma Owen and Luca Bish ’s relationship hit the rocks this week.
While in the villa, Liberty’s relationship with Jake Cornish left viewers heartbroken as they exited the villa together after calling it quits days before the final of the show.
In a similar way, Gemma and Luca have hit the rocks in the final week of the ITV2 dating show after the Mile High challenge fractured the couple on Tuesday evening’s episode.
Dressed as Cabin Crew, the girls prepped the boys for departure, gave a full safety briefing and offered refreshments before joining their chosen passenger for a private Mile High Club moment.
Luca became irritated when Gemma licked Adam Collard and Andrew Le Page during the saucy challenge and when she approached him he shoved her to the side, shocking viewers.
Prior to this, Luca caused waves in the villa and among Love Island viewers when he insisted Gemma was “punching” in their relationship.
In the wake of this comment, Liberty weighed in on the drama, which seemed reminiscent of the frays that appeared between her and Jake in the villa this time last year.
Taking to Twitter, Liberty wrote: “Just wanna make it clear to anyone watching Love Island that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
“Other people's opinions to whether your punching don’t matter, to your partner you should be the most attractive person in the world for looks and personality.”
Jake and Liberty had been inseparable from the very first day in the villa, quickly making their relationship official.
However, cracks appeared after the Movie Night, when Liberty and the Islanders were played a clip of Jake discussing his doubts with the boys and saying he didn’t want to “rip her clothes off”.
Jake’s motives were also questioned by the girls of the villa, as Chloe Burrows and Faye Winter suggested he only dropped the ‘L bomb’ to keep Liberty on side in a bid to scoop the £50,000 prize.
The former waitress went on to call things off with the water engineer in emotional scenes, as she told him: “‘I just don’t feel like you love me for me and I want someone who loves me for me.”
“I just don’t think we’re right for each other,” she confessed, before breaking down in tears.
The pair went on to leave the villa together just days before the final, leaving many predicting Gemma and Luca could see the same fate.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Wednesday rejected as a “political lie” a report by The Wall Street Journal that Beijing tried to recruit informants in the Federal Reserve system to obtain U.S. economic data.
The report, citing an investigation by a Senate panel, adds to accusations of Chinese computer hacking and other efforts to steal U.S. commercial and government information.
The report “has no factual basis,” said a foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian.
The Journal said Chinese authorities tried to recruit employees of regional Fed banks by offering contracts. It said an employee who visited Shanghai in 2019 during U.S.-Chinese trade tension was threatened with prison to pressure the employee to disclose data including about tariffs.
“The report you mentioned is a political lie fabricated by a few Republican lawmakers who harbor ill intentions,” Zhao said in response to questions at a regular news briefing. He blamed “China-phobia and persecution mania.”
The Journal said the Senate panel’s report gave no indication whether sensitive information was lost in the decade-long effort that began in about 2013. It said internal Fed information could give insight into economic analysis, financial system oversight and interest rate policy. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/China-rejects-report-it-tried-to-obtain-Federal-17331615.php | 2022-07-27T10:10:33Z | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/China-rejects-report-it-tried-to-obtain-Federal-17331615.php | true | 34 |
HONG KONG, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new kitchen appliance brand Hazel Quinn announced the launch of the world's first true filter-free slow juicer today. With six patented technologies, including a revolutionary no-filter design, this product brings customers an easier usage and cleaning experience than ever, all while maintaining efficient juice extraction, fiber-rich pulp, and optimal nutrition that pleasantly nourishes their body and mind. The Hazel Quinn slow juicer is now available for pre-sale on Indiegogo and Kickstarter.
At a time when consumers are living in a fast-paced world and their attention to well-being is growing, balancing efficiency and healthy life has become an important theme for every industry. The Hazel Quinn slow juicer, designed to be an energy-refueling base, can be one of the solutions that gives users a kick start to their days without making preparation at home exhausting and time-consuming. Its biggest highlight is the true filter-free structure that avoids nooks and crannies, fundamentally cutting down on cleaning time and preventing bacteria growth for hassle-free and high-quality juicing. From fruits to vegetables to leafy greens, the exclusive auger thoroughly squeezes and liquefies ingredients while maintaining pulps that the gut will love. This gadget is also easy to assemble and disassemble thanks to the four juicer accessories. Moreover, its one-button removal of the juicing body, anti-drip nozzle, dual fixation technology, and simple appearance also contribute to making it straightforward to use, clean, and store for both beginners and juicing enthusiasts.
"We're thrilled to release this kitchen appliance to the public," said Ellis Bailey, Research and Development Director of Hazel Quinn. "Determined to create an innovative slow juicer to solve juicing pain points faced by home cooks everywhere, we spent more than 16 months developing it, and we believe it will revolutionize the way that people up their intake of fiber and vitamins.
Not only that, but this tool will break the barriers of what a cold press juicer could be—by relieving customers from daily chores and prioritizing their precious leisure and family time that truly cultivate joy and vibrancy. We realize this goal with the extreme pursuit of ease of use, a minimalist aesthetic, and the ultimate concern of customers. "
The Hazel Quinn slow juicer retails for $129 and is now available to purchase for a super early bird price of $65 on Indiegogo and Kickstarter for time-limited crowdfunding campaigns.
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Patented features of the Hazel Quinn slow juicer include:
- True Filter Free Design: By removing the sharp and porous strainer, the product further ensures your simple cleaning, safe use, and healthy drinking.
- Exclusive Auger: Safe bladeless design and fine grinding are presented by our customized auger after seven mold upgrades.
- 70's Retro Appearance: Highlight your kitchen with the era-inspired design and concise style.
- One Button Assembly and Disassembly: Install or remove the juicing body by pressing the button on the machine base.
- Dual-Axis Fixation: The two retaining accessories at both ends of the food processing unit enable minimum wobbling and maximum durability.
- Anti-Drip Nozzle: Rotate the anti-drip nozzle to block the juice outlet and avoid drips staining the machine and countertop after each use.
About Hazel Quinn
Originally founded in 2021, Hazel Quinn is a Hong Kong-based kitchen appliance brand that produces distinguished products with retro style, classic colors, and fine craftsmanship. With a collection of well-made electric kettles, toasters, slow juicers, and other kitchen essentials suiting various scenarios and aesthetic tastes, the company integrates cutting-edge technologies with unmistakable designs to pleasantly spark inspiration and enable people who enjoy cooking to live their best lives in kitchens and beyond. As an affordable luxury appliance brand, Hazel Quinn will continuously deliver high aesthetic value, a pleasant user experience, and a passion for good food to customers worldwide. To learn more, visit HazelQuinn.com or join us at Facebook.com/HazelQuinnOfficial.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.02 billion after no one matched all six numbers Tuesday night and won the top prize.
The new estimated jackpot will be the nation’s fourth-largest lottery prize.
The jackpot has grown so large because no one has matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive drawings without a big winner.
Tuesday’s numbers were: 07-29-60-63-66, Mega Ball: 15.
The $1.02 billion prize is for winners who choose the annuity option, paid annually over 30 years. Most winners opt for the cash option, which for the next drawing Friday night is an estimated $602.5 million.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries. | https://www.wytv.com/news/mega-millions-jackpot-now-over-1-billion-after-no-one-wins/ | 2022-07-27T10:19:24Z | https://www.wytv.com/news/mega-millions-jackpot-now-over-1-billion-after-no-one-wins/ | true | 75 |
Gaotuedu (GOTU) Drops in Light Trading for July 26
Equities Staff Follow |Today, Gaotu Techedu Inc - ADR (NYSE:GOTU) fell $0.12 to close Tuesday at $1.74.
The company began the day at $1.87 and shares fluctuated between $1.88 and $1.73 with 2,009,229 shares trading hands.
Gaotuedu is averaging 3,795,975 shares traded over the last 30 days. They have shed 4.12% YTD.
Gaotuedu is set to release earnings on 2022-09-21.
For technical charts, analysis, and more on Gaotuedu visit the company profile.
About Gaotu Techedu Inc - ADR
GSX is a technology-driven education company and leading online K-12 large-class after-school tutoring service provider in China. GSX offers K-12 courses covering all primary and secondary grades through the brand Gaotuketang as well as foreign language, professional and interest courses through the brand Genshuixue. GSX adopts an online live large-class format to deliver its courses, which the Company believes is the most effective and scalable model to disseminate scarce high-quality teaching resources to aspiring students in China. Big data analytics permeates each aspect of the Company's business and facilitates the application of the latest technology to improve teaching delivery, student learning experience, and operational efficiency.
To get more information on Gaotu Techedu Inc - ADR and to follow the company's latest updates, you can visit the company's profile page here: Gaotu Techedu Inc - ADR's Profile. For more news on the financial markets be sure to visit Equities News. Also, don't forget to sign-up for the Daily Fix to receive the best stories to your inbox 5 days a week.
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Gov Ortom challenges FG to account for $1bn security funds from States
“We must not allow this to continue,” Ortom said.
Governor Ortom threw the challenge Tuesday July 26, 2022 while addressing journalists at Benue Peoples House, Makurdi shortly before the commencement of the State Security Council meeting.
He wondered what the Federal Government has done with the money that insecurity has continued to escalate in the country.
The Governor mandated the State Deputy Governor, Engr. Benson Abounu who represented him at a virtual meeting of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF to seek clarifications on the matter.
“What have they done with the one billion dollars the Governors Forum gave on behalf of the local governments for security? That money is huge. What have they done with the money that terrorists will kidnap citizens without any rescue mission?
“It is even more worrisome and unthinkable that terrorists will threaten to kidnap our President. If that happens, that means we have no country again,” Governor Ortom lamented."
According to the Governor, “the primary responsibility of any responsive government is to ensure safety of lives and property,” stressing that the situation whereby innocent Nigerians are left at the mercy of vicious terrorists is unacceptable. “We must not allow this to continue,” Ortom said.
He decried the situation where Nigeria as the giant of Africa has become helpless to tackle its security challenges, saying “it is very painful to see the country where it is today.”
Governor Ortom affirmed that security issues should be the concern of all, emphasising that it should not be tailored along political lines as protection of lives and property of citizens ought to be prioritized.
While commending the sacrifices of security operatives in the state, he also acknowledged the challenges security officers in the State face in the discharge of their duties.
The Governor also reiterated his call on Benue people and other Nigerians to rise and offer support and appreciation to the families of security personnel some of whom he noted have paid the supreme prize.
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SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (AP) _ TE Connectivity Ltd. (TEL) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $594 million.
The Schaffhausen, Switzerland-based company said it had profit of $1.83 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.86 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.75 per share.
The electronics maker posted revenue of $4.1 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.9 billion.
For the current quarter ending in September, TE Connectivity expects its per-share earnings to be $1.85.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $4.2 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter.
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Senior Adviser To Orban Quits Over Hungarian PM's 'Openly Racist' Speech
A senior adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has resigned, saying comments the nationalist leader made at a recent rally were "openly racist."
The controversial prime minister touched off a wave of criticism after a July 23 speech, delivered in neighboring Romania, in which he defended his vision of an "unmixed Hungarian race" as he criticized mixing with "non-Europeans."
Zsuzsa Hegedus, a sociologist and longtime friend of Orban, said in a letter she could no longer tolerate being associated with someone who had taken "such a shameful position."
"However, after such a speech, which was against all my basic values, I had no other choice" than to resign, she said in a letter published by the hvg.hu news website.
"I don't know how you didn't notice that the speech you delivered is a purely Nazi diatribe worthy of Joseph Goebbels," she wrote, referring to the head of Adolf Hitler's propaganda ministry in Nazi Germany.
A nationalist who has repeatedly clashed with the EU over his increasing authoritarian rule at home, Orban's speech at the Baile Tusnad Summer University in Romania's Transylvania region, home to a large Hungarian community, started with an analysis of the situation surrounding Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
But it quickly devolved into a polemic that the International Auschwitz Committee of Holocaust survivors called "stupid and dangerous."
"We move, we work elsewhere, we mix within Europe," he said. "But we don't want to be peoples of mixed race."
The Hungarian premier and his nationalist government have targeted migrants from Africa and the Middle East, as well as NGOs that support them, restricting the right to seek asylum and putting up barriers at borders.
Those policies have resulted in several rebukes by the European Court of Justice and sparked outrage among several European Union nations.
Hegedus had worked alongside Orban since 2002. In May, she began work as a representative for the prime minister tasked with "consulting on issues related to the development of current and future strategies for social integration, the management and the resolution of social conflicts."
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Bulgaria Faces Fresh Elections After Socialists Give Up Bid To Form Government
Bulgaria's Socialist Party has renounced plans to propose a new coalition government after failing to form a majority in parliament, a development that promises fresh elections in the autumn for the EU and NATO country.
President Rumen Radev will now have to appoint an interim government before fresh elections can be held, most probably in October.
The Socialists had made a third and final go in the bid to form a government after the coalition government of pro-Western reformist Prime Minister Kiril Petkov resigned last month following a no-confidence vote.
"What happened today showed Bulgarians who is on which side of this dividing line -- the people and parties who want to fight corruption and those who want to protect corruption," Georgi Svilenski, a senior member of the Socialist party, told reporters on July 27.
The Socialists agreed with their partners in the outgoing government on a six-month program to fight widespread graft and offer measures to help businesses with surging prices, but failed to secure the support of a former ally, the ITN party.
The Socialists' attempt force a vote in parliament on their governing program was rejected by deputies, clearly showing their lack of a majority.
The extended political blockage amid surging inflation and war in Ukraine is likely to endanger access to billions of euros in EU recovery funds for Bulgaria, the bloc's poorest member state, and hurt prospects of joining the euro zone in 2024.
With reporting by Reuters
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European Court Of Justice Upholds Ban On Russia's RT France
The European Court of Justice, the EU's second-highest court, has rejected an appeal by RT France to end a ban on its broadcasts imposed in March over what the bloc said was the systematic broadcasting of disinformation by the Russian state-controlled outlet.
"The Grand Chamber of the General Court dismisses RT France's application for annulment of acts of the Council, adopted following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, temporarily prohibiting that organization from broadcasting content," the Luxembourg-based General Court said in a statement on July 27.
The European Union suspended the broadcasting activities of some Russian state-backed media, including RT, on March 1.
European media regulators have questioned the impartiality of RT over its coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine since it was launched on February 24.
The court said on July 27 that EU authorities were not required to hear RT France prior to the decision temporarily to prohibit it from any form of content broadcasting, and thus "there has been no infringement of RT France’s right to be heard."
It added that current circumstances were sufficient for the EU to take the measures it did and that the measures "do not disproportionately infringe the essential content of RT France’s freedom to conduct a business."
Launched in 2005 as Russia Today, state-funded RT has continually expanded its broadcasts and websites in languages including English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.
The channel has been banned in several countries, including the ex-Soviet republics of Lithuania and Latvia.
Fighting In Donetsk Continues As More Russian Air Strikes Hit Ukraine's Black Sea Regions
Moscow-backed separatists claimed they have seized control of Ukraine's second-largest coal-fired power plant near the city of Svitlodarsk in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, as Russia targeted the southern Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolayiv with air strikes on July 26, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure.
While photographs were shared by Russian separatist media purporting to show Russian mercenaries from the private Vagner Group in front of the power plant's administration building, the Russian claim could not be independently verified.
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Britain's Ministry of Defense said in its daily intelligence bulletin on July 27 that Vagner contractors have "likely" succeeded in making tactical advances around the Vuhlehirsk power plant and the nearby village of Novoluhanske, but it did not confirm that they were in control of the plant, although it mentioned that some Ukrainian forces have likely withdrawn from the area.
The Ukrainian General Staff did not mention the power plant in its evening situation report but said there had been fighting around the village of Semyhirya nearby.
Ukrainian troops repelled attacks along the front line in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions on July 26, the General Staff said.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Russian planes struck Ukrainian military positions near the Donetsk village of Zaitseve. Konashenkov also said that Russian missile strikes had inflicted heavy losses on a Ukrainian artillery division near Mykolayiv.
But the Ukrainian military said Russia hit private buildings and port infrastructure in Mykolayiv and Odesa. The buildings that were hit in the Odesa region caught fire, Ukraine’s Operational Command South said on Facebook. In the Mykolayiv region, port infrastructure was targeted despite a deal intended to allow grain shipments to resume from Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
A Ukrainian Air Force spokesman said long-range Russian bombers and fighter jets launched the strikes from the Black Sea.
The attacks came days after Russian strikes that hit Odesa called into question a deal to resume exports of grain from Ukraine that have been blocked because of the war.
Hours after the strikes on July 26, Kirill Stremousov, the Moscow-appointed deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, said the Odesa and Mykolayiv regions would soon be “liberated” by Russian forces.
The Ukrainian military said separately that it shot down a Russian drone that was trying to attack a radar station in the Mykolayiv region.
Russian shelling over the previous 24 hours killed at least three civilians and wounded eight more in Ukraine, the Ukrainian president’s office said on July 26.
Shelling continued along the entire front line in the eastern Donetsk region as Russian forces targeted Bakhmut and other cities, the presidential office said.
The head of the military administration of the eastern Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, again accused Russian troops of using illegal cluster munitions and repeated his call for civilians to evacuate.
“There is not a single safe place left. Everything is being shelled," Kyrylenko said on Ukrainian television. "But there are still evacuation routes for the civilian population.”
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said that Ukraine on July 26 received several multiple-rocket launchers and three self-propelled howitzers from Germany, a day after the first batch of German Gepard (Leopard) anti-aircraft tanks arrived in Ukraine.
With reporting by Reuters, AFP, dpa, and Interfax
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Britain Presents Ukrainian President With Churchill Leadership Award
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award.
Zelenskiy participated virtually in the award ceremony on July 26 in Johnson's London office, where descendants of Britain’s prime minister during World War II, Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko, and Ukrainians who have received training from British soldiers had gathered.
Johnson recalled the Russian invasion launched on February 24, telling Zelenskiy, “In that moment of supreme crisis, you faced a test of leadership that was, in its way, as severe as Churchill’s challenge in 1940.”
Zelenskiy thanked Johnson and Britain for their support and noted that the award represents not only his efforts but the heroism of tens of thousands of Ukrainians who distinguished themselves in battle.
"Democracies of the world are capable of stopping any tyranny. We are capable of stopping any evil that threatens our freedom,” Zelenskiy said.
He said patience is the way to victory, and although no one knows how much time it will take to reach it, “victory is worth the effort. And it will become our shared history with you.”
The Ukrainian leader also said he considered it “outstanding” that he and Johnson will be quoted in the future in the same way Churchill is quoted today.
Zelenskiy was hailed by the British Parliament in March when he invoked one of Churchill's most famous wartime speeches.
Johnson and Zelenskiy have formed a close relationship since the start of the war, and Zelenskiy said he was saddened when Johnson quit as Conservative Party leader after months of ethics scandals.
With reporting by AP
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Legendary Goalie Hasek Calls For Law To Keep Fellow Czechs From Playing In Russia
Dominik Hasek, the Czech Olympic gold medalist and two-time Stanley Cup champion, says his government should make it illegal for Czech nationals to play with professional teams in Russia because they are supporting Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Commenting after fellow Czech Dmitrij Jaskin signed to play for CKA St. Petersburg in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, Hasek said in a tweet that such a move was "a danger to our country."
"The work of a Czech citizen in the Russian Federation is supporting the Russian regime, the war against Ukraine, and therefore a danger to our country and its citizens. However, I don't blame the player or his agent, but the government and the parliament of the Czech Republic for not having adopted a law that prohibits this," Hasek said.
While Finland and Sweden have told their players that skating with a KHL team will exclude them from being eligible for the national team, the Czechs have not implemented such a restriction.
The 29-year-old Jaskin, who played last season in the National Hockey League for the Arizona Coyotes, was born in the Russian city of Omsk but grew up in the Czech Republic, where his father played professional hockey.
Jaskin has played as both a junior and an adult for the Czech national team. He also previously played in the KHL from 2019 to 2021 for Dynamo Moscow.
The International Ice Hockey Federation has banned national and club teams from Russia and Belarus, which has aided Moscow in its war with Ukraine, from international competition.
Hasek, 57, is the most decorated Czech hockey goalie of all time. He played 16 seasons in the NHL before returning home in 2009 to play with the Czech team HC Pardubice.
A year later, he played one season in the KHL for Spartak Moscow before retiring for good.
Neither Jaskin, nor his agent, have commented on Hasek's statement.
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Exclusive: German Foreign Minister Says EU Won't Fall For Russian Gas 'Blackmailing'
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says the European Union won't give in to Moscow's "blackmailing" after Gazprom announced another large reduction in gas supplied through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline linking Russia and Germany.
Speaking to RFE/RL in an interview on July 26, Baerbock said Germany and the EU see Russia’s tactic as another attempt to divide the EU, one that will be unsuccessful because Europe is united like never before and understands that it must end its dependence on Russian energy.
“We want to get independent 100 percent -- independence from fossil energy from Russia as fast as we can,” she said, adding that Europe intends to stay on this path.
WATCH: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the European Union would not give in to Russian "blackmailing," after Gazprom announced a large reduction in gas supplied via the Nordstream 1 pipeline linking Russia and Germany.
Baerbock made the comments a day after the Russian state-owned energy giant said it would cut flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany to one-fifth of capacity from July 27.
Gazprom made the announcement just days after resuming gas flows through the pipeline after a 10-day maintenance break, but only at 40 percent of the pipeline's capacity. It said it was forced to lower the volume because of the delayed return of a turbine that was sent to Canada for maintenance.
Gazprom blamed the latest reduction on the need to halt the operation of another turbine at a compressor station on the Russian end of the pipeline.
Both Germany and the EU have said there is no technical justification for slowing the flow of gas. They say Russia’s moves are politically motivated and are linked to EU sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Baerbock said the turbine maintenance was another example of how Russia tries “every kind of tool and trick” to divide Europe, and Europe has to stick together.
She also said that if Russia cuts off the gas flow completely through Nord Stream 1, there is “no doubt at all” that Germany will continue its sanctions policy toward Russia.
Europe banned Russian coal imports beginning on August 1, and most oil imports are to end by December 31.
Baerbock also discussed Germany's supply of high-powered weapons to Ukraine, saying there is no lack of political will in Berlin to deliver them. She said Germany initially was in a poor position to supply modern arms to Ukraine because it "did the worst you can ever imagine" with keeping its military stocks up to date during peace time.
The criticism Germany faced over being slow to provide military support went to her heart, she said, and "this is why we try to get better."
WATCH: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said her country's military "did the worst you can ever imagine" with keeping up-to-date, leaving Berlin in a poor position to supply modern arms to Ukraine. She said criticism that Germany had been slow to provide military support went to her heart, and "this is why we try to get better."
Germany is now delivering artillery, including howitzers, and has helped train Ukrainian forces. She added that Germany hopes to deliver an air-defense system by the beginning of September.
The top German diplomat also commented on Bosnia-Herzegovina's hopes to join the EU after some frustration in the country when Ukraine and Moldova were granted candidate status. She noted that “nationalistic rhetoric is coming up again” in the country, but said she believes young Bosnians want unity among the country’s ethnic groups and a chance to live together and build a future together.
On Afghanistan, she said sending military support to the armed resistance opposing the Taliban “is not on the agenda.” She said the country is suffering a humanitarian disaster and that Germany is one of the largest donors of aid to help alleviate the situation, but there is no contact with the Taliban-led government.
Germany must support the people of Afghanistan and continue bringing out people whose lives are endangered because of their past work for the coalition and Western governments, she said.
She also underscored that women in Afghanistan are experiencing "the biggest violation of women’s rights on Earth" and there must therefore be a special focus on women and girls, whose lives "stopped" when the Taliban took over.
With reporting by Ray Furlong
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Tehran Cemeteries Cover Graves That Have Pictures Of Women Without Hijabs
The organization of cemeteries for Tehran Province says it has covered graves that feature images of the deceased not wearing the hijab, as authorities continue to widen their crackdown on a government decree on head scarves.
Saeed Ghazanfari, the head of Behesht-e Zahra, the largest cemetery in Iran, said that 98 tombstones that had images of women without a proper hijab had been "corrected."
A July 5 order by President Ebrahim Raisi to enforce the hijab law has resulted in a new list of restrictions on how women can dress. The country's notorious Guidance Patrols, or morality police, have become increasingly active and violent in enforcing the law, with videos emerging on social media showing officers detaining women, forcing them into vans, and whisking them away.
Since Raisi's order, women judged not to be in compliance have been told they will be barred from government offices, banks, and public transportation.
Gholamreza Karim Aghaei, the director-general of Fars Province Airports in southern Iran, said on July 26 that women wearing a hijab "improperly" would now be prevented from entering the Shiraz Airport, the country's third-largest, and its flight terminals.
In response to the crackdown, activists have launched a social media campaign under the hashtag #no2hijab to urge people to boycott companies enforcing the tougher restrictions.
On July 12, women's rights activists posted videos of themselves publicly removing their veils to coincide with the government’s National Day of Hijab and Chastity.
The hijab first became compulsory in public for Iranian women and girls over the age of 9 after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Many Iranian women have flouted the rule over the years in protest and pushed the boundaries of what officials say is acceptable clothing.
With reporting and writing by Ardeshir Tayebi
Two Mothers Detained In Iran Ahead Of Hijab Protests Released
Two Iranian mothers whose sons were killed during protests in November 2019 have been released from detention after they were arrested two weeks ago ahead of a demonstration over the country's mandatory hijab law.
Mahboobeh Ramezani and Rahimeh Yousefzad, the mothers of Pejman Gholipur and Navid Behboodi, were released on July 25.
The two were among several people -- all of whom were family members of victims of the November 2019 protests -- arrested by security agents on July 11, one day before a planned protest against the mandatory hijab law that requires women to wear head scarves when in public.
The charges against those detained have not been officially announced, but the Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), quoted an "informed source" as saying that the family members of the November 2019 victims were arrested for "receiving money from a foreign financial link to create chaos and insecurity in the country."
For the past three years, Mahboobeh Ramezani and Rahimeh Yousefzad have been grieving the loss of their sons while calling for justice over their death at the hands of Iran's security forces.
Pejman Gholipur, 18, and Navid Behboodi, 23, were shot and killed during the November 2019 protest in Tehran that was triggered by a sudden rise in the price of gasoline.
Gholipur and Behboodi were among thousands of citizens who joined the protests in more than 100 Iranian cities and towns. The protests quickly turned political, with many chanting against the Iranian clerical establishment and its leaders.
The Iranian Human Rights Organization has confirmed the death of 324 citizens, including 14 children, in the protests, but others estimate that the actual number of people killed was as much as five times higher.
Iranian authorities have not held anyone accountable for the killings.
With reporting and writing by Ardeshir Tayebi
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Russia Has Not Yet Formally Notified U.S. Of Decision To Quit ISS, White House Says
The United States said on July 26 that Russia has not formally notified NASA of its intention to quit the International Space Station (ISS) but that it is already "exploring options" for dealing with a withdrawal.
The newly appointed head of Roskosmos, Yuri Borisov, said Russia will quit the ISS after 2024 to focus on building its own project in outer space.
Moscow's move to abandon one of the last areas of cooperation between the United States and Russia comes at a time of heightened tensions between the Kremlin and the West over the Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Speaking at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 26, Borisov said Moscow will fulfill all of its obligations at the ISS before leaving.
“The decision to leave the station after 2024 has been made,” Borisov said.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Russia has not formally notified the United States of its intention to withdraw from the ISS, but said the United States is "exploring options to mitigate the potential impacts on the ISS beyond 2024 if Russia does withdraw."
NASA had no official response.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price called Borisov's announcement “an unfortunate development” given the “valuable professional collaboration our space agencies have had over the years.”
Borisov's statement came a week after NASA, the U.S. space agency, and its Russian counterpart, Roskosmos, agreed on exchange flights to the ISS on Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets for cosmonauts, while U.S. astronauts will be able to fly on Russia's Soyuz.
"We will continue the piloted program in compliance with the plans already approved," Borisov said.
"The main focus going forward will be on creating a Russian orbital station," he added, noting Roskosmos would also make scientific space research a priority.
Putin appointed Borisov to replace sacked Roskosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin on July 15. Rogozin had previously said that Russia could not agree to extend his country's role on the ISS beyond 2024 unless the United States lifted sanctions on two Russian companies that had been blacklisted for their suspected military ties.
NASA has previously called Russian participation crucial to keeping the space station running. The ISS is due to be retired after 2024, but NASA says it can remain operational until 2030 and would like the partnership with Russia to continue through then.
The ISS was launched in 1998 at a time of hope for cooperation in space between the United States and Russia. It is jointly run by Russia, the United States, Europe, Japan, and Canada, and has been continuously inhabited by astronauts and cosmonauts from those countries and others for nearly 22 years.
With reporting by TASS and Reuters
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Kremlin Says It Hopes Nord Stream Turbine Will Be Installed 'Sooner Rather Than Later'
The Kremlin says a gas turbine for Russia's Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline has not yet arrived after maintenance in Canada, but officials hope it will be installed "sooner rather than later" to allow gas flows to Europe to rise.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 26 that sanctions against Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine have complicated the work on Nord Stream 1, a major artery for gas supplies to reach the European Union, which has accused Moscow of weaponizing energy in retaliation for its isolation over the war.
Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom resumed gas flows through Nord Stream 1 last week after a 10-day maintenance break, but only at 40 percent of the pipeline's capacity. Russia said it was forced to lower the volume because of the delayed return of a turbine that was sent to Canada for maintenance.
This is an open gas war that Russia is waging against a united Europe."-- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Gazprom then said late on July 25 that it would further restrict the flows by another 50 percent from July 27 to 33 million cubic meters per day because it needed to halt the operation of a gas turbine at a compressor station on instructions from an industry watchdog.
Gazprom is expecting the turbine, serviced by Siemens Energy, to arrive from Canada after maintenance.
"Yes, indeed, there are some defects with the turbines. The turbine has not arrived after a major maintenance; it's on its way. We hope that it will happen...sooner rather than later," Peskov said.
He added that another turbine has also some defects.
Germany’s energy regulator on July 25 reiterated Berlin’s position that the cuts are not necessary for technical issues.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on July 25 urged Europe to retaliate against Russia's "gas war" by boosting its sanctions against Moscow.
"Today we heard new gas threats to Europe," Zelenskiy said in his evening video address on July 25. "This is an open gas war that Russia is waging against a united Europe."
With reporting by Reuters and dpa
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Britain, EU Extend Sanctions On Russia Over War In Ukraine
Britain and the European Union have extended sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The U.K. Foreign Office said on its website on July 26 that the sanctions, which included travel bans and asset freezes, were imposed on 42 new people and entities, including several governors of Russian regions and the Kremlin-installed prime minister of the separatist-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine, Vitaly Khotsenko.
The EU, meanwhile, approved the extension of its sanctions for another six months until January 31, the European Council said in a statement.
The U.K. said its list also includes Vladislav Kuznetsov, the Moscow-imposed first deputy chairman of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, which is held by Russia-backed separatists.
"We will not keep quiet and watch Kremlin-appointed state actors suppress the people of Ukraine or the freedoms of their own people," Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement. "We will continue to impose harsh sanctions on those who are trying to legitimize Putin’s illegal invasion until Ukraine prevails."
Since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Britain has sanctioned more than 1,100 people and over 100 businesses.
The EU has introduced six rounds of sanctions on Russia in coordination with its Western partners.
Iran Seals Cameras Installed At Nuclear Facilities By UN Watchdog
Iran has collected and sealed cameras used by the UN atomic watchdog to monitor its nuclear program, the Fars news agency reported on July 26, citing the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
On July 25, Iran's nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, said 27 cameras installed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would not be reactivated until a deal is reached to restore a 2015 nuclear agreement with global powers.
Iran turned off the surveillance cameras at several nuclear facilities last month in response to a resolution from the IAEA board of governors demanding Iran cooperate with UN inspectors looking into undeclared nuclear sites.
The U.S. withdrawal from the deal in 2018 has led Tehran to gradually break from compliance with the accord.
The IAEA has warned several times that Iran needed only a few more weeks to produce raw material for a nuclear bomb.
Tehran recently suggested it could still return to compliance if a new deal is struck, but it has insisted Washington must move first.
The United States has said that negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal can only conclude if Tehran drops its extraneous demands.
Talks to restore the deal have been stalled since April.
Based on reporting by dpa and Reuters
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U.S. Basketball Star Griner Back In Russian Court As Drug Trial Slowly Moves Forward
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has appeared in a Russian court for the fifth hearing in her slow-moving trial on drug charges that could see her sentenced to a decade in prison.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist made a brief court appearance at the Khimki court near Moscow on July 26 as her defense team presented evidence in a hearing that lasted about an hour. Another hearing is scheduled for July 27.
The 31-year-old Griner, who appeared in court wearing a black-and-gray sweatshirt with "Black Lives For Peace" written on it, has been detained in Russia since authorities said they found cannabis oil in vape cartridges in her luggage when she passed through Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February.
Griner's lawyers put a narcology expert on the stand to explain how athletes such as Griner routinely use medical cannabis where it's legal as a method to manage pain and injuries.
"With the prescription in place, Brittney may have used it for medical but not recreational purposes," Maria Blagovolina, Griner's lawyer, said.
U.S. officials say she was wrongfully detained and have assigned a special official for "hostage" situations to her case.
Griner faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the drugs possession charges in a case that critics fear is an attempt by Moscow to extract concessions from Washington amid Russia's war on Ukraine and with relations at a low point.
She has already acknowledged possessing the vape cartridges.
The U.S. government is under pressure at home to do more to secure her freedom.
When she was detained, Griner was returning to play for the Yekaterinburg team in the off-season of the U.S. Women's National Basketball Association.
'Coronavirus-Free' Turkmenistan Tightens Measures Against COVID-19
Authorities in Turkmenistan have strengthened measures to ward off the spread of the coronavirus even as they continue to deny a single coronavirus case has been registered in the country.
RFE/RL correspondents in the Central Asian nation reported on July 25 that teams of workers have been spraying streets with disinfectant while people are being told to wear masks at markets.
"People just got used to not wearing masks. Now masks are required again. Starting from [July 25], children in kindergartens have to bring in antiseptic wet wipes. All this creates panic among the population. People say that if the authorities admitted there was coronavirus, it would show that they weren’t prepared," one RFE/RL correspondent said.
Another correspondent noted that in the capital, Ashgabat, streets over the weekend were filled with employees from the sanitation and epidemiology station spraying chlorine solutions in public areas.
"The authorities' attention shows the seriousness of the situation," the correspondent said.
The correspondents said Turkmenistan is considering introducing new restrictions starting on August 1. According to health-care sources, the government is currently working on a concrete action plan which if approved will see another round of restrictions put in place from August 1.
Turkmenistan's government still clings to its narrative that the country has no cases of coronavirus -- even though practically no one believes the claim.
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EU Agrees To Compromise Gas Cuts Prompted By Russia's Reducing Flow
European Union member states have approved an emergency plan to curb gas consumption that includes compromises to limit the cuts for some countries as they prepare for further Russian reductions in supply.
The EU has urged member states to save gas and store it for winter to offset a potentially total Russian gas cut-off in retaliation for Western sanctions over Moscow's war with Ukraine.
The bloc's energy ministers on July 26 approved a proposal for all EU countries to voluntarily cut gas their gas usage by 15 percent from next month until the end of March.
That reduction could be become compulsory in a supply emergency, but the ministers agreed to exempt numerous countries and industries following resistance from some governments to Brussels' original proposal to slap a binding 15 percent cut on every member state.
Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela, whose country currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, hailed the outcome of the meeting as a model of European solidarity.
"The EU is united and solidary," Sikela said in a statement.
"Today’s decision has clearly shown the member states will stand tall against any Russian attempt to divide the EU by using energy supplies as a weapon," he said.
Ireland and Malta, which are not connected to other EU countries' gas networks, were among the exempted countries.
Hungary, whose right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban maintains warm relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was the only country that opposed the deal, two EU officials said.
Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom has said it would cut flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany to a fifth of capacity from July 27 after already reducing the supply last week to 40 percent.
Gazprom has blamed its latest reduction on needing to halt the operation of a turbine -- a reason dismissed by EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, who called the move "politically motivated."
Russia supplied 40 percent of EU gas before it invaded Ukraine.
News of the latest reduction to Russian supply has driven gas prices higher.
With reporting by Reuters
More Russian Air Strikes Hit Ukraine's Black Sea Regions, Despite Grain Deal
Russia targeted Ukraine’s southern Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolayiv with air strikes on July 26, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure, the Ukrainian military said.
The buildings that were hit in the Odesa region caught fire, Ukraine’s Operational Command South said on Facebook. In the Mykolayiv region, port infrastructure was targeted despite a deal intended to allow grain shipments to resume from Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
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A Ukrainian Air Force spokesman said long-range Russian bombers and fighter jets launched the strikes from the Black Sea.
The attacks came days after Russian strikes that hit Odessa called into question a deal to resume exports of grain from Ukraine that have been blocked because of the war.
Hours after the strikes on July 26, Kirill Stremousov, the Moscow-appointed deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, said the Odesa and Mykolayiv regions would soon be “liberated” by Russian forces.
The Ukrainian military said separately that it shot down a Russian drone that was trying to attack a radar station in the Mykolayiv region.
Russian shelling over the previous 24 hours killed at least three civilians and wounded eight more in Ukraine, the Ukrainian president’s office said on July 26.
Shelling continued along the entire front line in the eastern Donetsk region as Russian forces targeted Bakhmut and other cities, the presidential office said.
The head of the military administration of the eastern Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, again accused Russian troops of using illegal cluster munitions and repeated his call for civilians to evacuate.
“There is not a single safe place left. Everything is being shelled," Kyrylenko said on Ukrainian television. "But there are still evacuation routes for the civilian population.”
Britain said earlier that there was "no indication" that a Ukrainian warship and a stock of anti-ship missiles were located in the Black Sea port of Odesa at the weekend, contradicting the Kremlin's claim that it targeted a Ukrainian ship and military installations with a missile strike on July 23.
The strike came a day after an agreement on the export of grain by Russia, Ukraine, the United Nations, and Turkey raised hopes that a global crisis could be averted after a spike in food prices prompted by the Ukraine war.
Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn, and sunflower oil, but Russia’s invasion of the country and its naval blockade of Ukrainian ports have halted shipments.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on July 24 acknowledged the missile strikes on Odesa the day before but claimed that they had destroyed “military infrastructure” and a Ukrainian Navy “patrol boat.”
The British ministry said Russia sees Ukraine’s use of anti-ship missiles as “a key threat” limiting its Black Sea Fleet.
“This has significantly undermined the overall invasion plan, as Russia cannot realistically attempt an amphibious assault to seize Odesa,” the ministry said. “Russia will continue to prioritize efforts to degrade and destroy Ukraine’s anti-ship capability.”
However, Russia's targeting processes “are highly likely routinely undermined by dated intelligence, poor planning, and a top-down approach to operations," the intelligence update concluded.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on July 26 that it plans to hold strategic military exercises in the east of the country starting next month.
The "Vostok" (East) exercises will take place in the Far East from August 30 to September 5, the ministry said.
In addition to the troops of the Eastern Military District, some airborne forces and military contingents of other states will take party, the ministry said, according to Interfax.
The exercise appears intended to show that Russia is capable of sustaining its schedule for such exercises and that it remains focused on the defense of its entire territory.
The ministry statement emphasized that its capacity to stage such drills was unaffected by what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.
With reporting by Reuters, AFP, dpa, and Interfax
Blinken Holds Calls With Armenian, Azerbaijani Leaders To Press For Final Peace Deal On Nagorno-Karabakh
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has offered U.S. assistance in building ties between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Blinken held separate calls on July 25 with the leaders of the two countries to encourage efforts to achieve a permanent settlement between the adversaries almost two years after a Russian-brokered truce ended a six-week war over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Blinken said the two nations have a "historic opportunity to achieve peace in the region," according to State Department spokesman Ned Price in a statement.
Blinken has "offered the United States' assistance in facilitating regional transportation and communication linkages,” Price said.
Blinken also noted that the United States has been a co-chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group since 1994 and “stands ready to engage bilaterally and with likeminded partners to help Armenia and Azerbaijan find a long-term comprehensive peace.”
The U.S. secretary of state commended Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian for “positive momentum and concrete agreements” toward normalizing relations between Armenia and Turkey.
He also spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev about the ongoing peace negotiations and called for further progress in the direction of peace and stability in the region.
Aliyev and Pashinian met under EU mediation in May to discuss a future peace treaty. Their foreign ministers followed up by meeting on July 16 in the Georgian capital for their first bilateral talks since 2020.
Nagorno-Karabakh, which had been under ethnic Armenian control for nearly three decades, is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.
Under the truce, Armenia agreed to cede to Azerbaijan swathes of territory, and Russia deployed some 2,000 peacekeepers.
With reporting by Reuters and AFP
Syrian Kurds Repatriate 146 Tajik Women And Children From Camps Holding Relatives Of IS Fighters
Syria's semiautonomous Kurdish administration has repatriated 146 Tajik women and children who were held in Syria because a relative fought in the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.
The group of 104 children and 42 women arrived in Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, late on July 25.
The transfer process was coordinated by the Syrian Foreign Ministry, the International Red Cross, and the diplomatic representatives of Tajikistan in Kuwait.
Fanar al-Kaeet, a Kurdish foreign-affairs official, said it was the first repatriation to Tajikistan. He said the coronavirus pandemic was among the reasons for the delay in the repatriation operation.
The women "did not commit any crimes or terrorist acts in northeastern Syria," he told a news conference.
Thousands of foreign extremists joined IS as fighters, and many of them brought their wives and children to live in the caliphate declared by the group across parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014.
The jihadists were dislodged in 2019 from the last bit of territory they held in Syria by Kurdish-led forces backed by a U.S.-led coalition.
Kurdish authorities have repeatedly called on countries to take back their citizens, but there have been only sporadic repatriations because countries fear a domestic political backlash.
According to Human Rights Watch, more than 41,000 people are being held in crowded camps and prisons in northeastern Syria over their alleged links to IS.
More than 500 Tajik women are believed to be at the Al-Khol and Roj camps. Many of them followed their husbands to Syria without knowing where they were going or why.
The women have complained about the difficult living conditions in the camps and repeatedly asked the Tajik authorities to organize their return to their homeland.
With reporting by AFP
Zelenskiy Replaces Commander In Eastern Ukraine After Territorial Losses
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy replaced a top military commander in eastern Ukraine after major territorial losses to Russia.
Zelenskiy issued decrees on July 25 dismissing Major General Hryhoriy Halahan and appointing Viktor Horenko to replace him as commander of the special operations forces of the Ukrainian Army.
Halahan, 44, had led the unit in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions since August 2020. He is being transferred to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), where he will serve as deputy head of the counterterrorism center.
Russian forces have taken complete control of the Luhansk region and a large portion of the Donetsk region since Russia launched the invasion in February.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on July 25 in its battlefield assessment that Russian units had achieved successes at the Vuhlehirsk coal-fired power station located some 50 kilometers northeast of Donetsk. The power plant has been under assault for days.
On a nearby front, however, Russian attacks in the direction of the towns of Bakhmut and Siversk were repulsed, the General Staff said.
Russian troops also reportedly made further assaults on the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk area in Donetsk, but most attacks were repelled.
In the south, the Ukrainian general staff reported heavy artillery battles and Russian air strikes in Kherson.
The General Staff also reported that the Ukrainian military shot down another Russian Su-25 attack aircraft.
The information could not be independently verified.
With reporting by dpa and AFP
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Zelenskiy Urges Europe To Increase Sanctions On Russia Over Gazprom's 'Gas War'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Europe to retaliate against Russia's "gas war" by boosting its sanctions against Moscow after Gazprom announced that it will cut daily gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 20 percent of capacity later this week.
"Today we heard new gas threats to Europe," Zelenskiy said in his evening video address on July 25. "This is an open gas war that Russia is waging against a united Europe."
The state-owned Russian gas giant Gazprom earlier cited the “technical condition” of another turbine on the pipeline, saying that from July 27 it would be halting its operation.
Gazprom resumed gas flows through Nord Stream 1 last week after a 10-day maintenance break, but only at 40 percent of the pipeline's capacity. Russia said it was forced to lower the volume because of the delayed return of a turbine that was sent to Canada for maintenance.
Germany’s energy regulator on July 25 reiterated Berlin’s position that the cuts are not necessary for technical issues.
The Federal Network Agency found "no technical reason" for the curtailment and is closely monitoring the situation, a spokesperson for the agency said on July 25.
Klaus Mueller, head of the agency, recently warned that Germany remains "at the mercy of Russia" because it can decide how much gas flows through Nord Stream 1.
The government has said the reduction in gas flow is punishment for the EU imposing tough sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week accused Russia of using energy as a weapon as she warned that Europe must prepare for a potential full disruption of Russian gas flows.
Von der Leyen was quoted on July 25 as saying that "it's obvious the Kremlin is not a reliable partner for Europe's energy supply."
In addition to the issues with Nord Stream 1, Gazprom has deliberately kept its storage levels low, and Russia is supplying 12 EU member states only partially with gas or not at all, she said in an interview with the German Press Agency, dpa.
To prepare for the consequences of a complete halt to gas supplies from Russia, Europe needs to save 15 percent of its gas consumption by March and "should start immediately because the faster we act, the more we save -- and the safer we are."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on July 25 pushed back against complaints about gas deliveries through Nord Stream 1, saying they would be increased as much as was technically possible.
Russia is not interested in stopping gas supplies to Europe, he said, according to Interfax.
"Russia is a responsible gas supplier, and whatever is said by the European Commission, in European capitals or in the U.S., Russia was and remains the country that largely guarantees Europe's energy security," Peskov added.
A total shutdown of imports or a sharp reduction could result in factory closures and force households to either turn down the heat or pay even higher prices.
Last year, 40 percent of the EU's total gas imports came from Russia.
Gazprom's announcement on July 25 about its further reduction of gas flow came after it raised questions about the turbine for a compressor station on the pipeline’s Russian end after Siemens Energy sent it to Canada for maintenance.
It could not be returned to Russia because of sanctions, but Canada subsequently said it would be delivered to Germany to get around the sanctions, and that is where the German government said it was last week.
Gazprom said in an earlier statement it had received documents issued by Canadian authorities but after studying them, “had to conclude that they do not eliminate the previously identified risks and give rise to additional questions.”
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Siemens Energy's export documents are complete, but Russia refuses to issue import documents. The company confirmed that it could transport the part immediately from Germany to Russia once it has the paperwork.
"Russia is breaking contracts and blaming others," Habeck said. Russian President Vladimir Putin "is playing a duplicitous game."
Gazprom's statement also said that issues regarding European Union and British sanctions “remain unresolved for Gazprom” and a resolution is important for delivering the turbine “and performing urgent major repair of other turbine engines” for the same compressor station.
Based on reporting by Reuters, AFP, dpa. and Interfax
U.S. Congressman Adam Smith Says Long-Range Weapons Key To Ukraine Victory
U.S. Representative Adam Smith, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, says Washington hopes to significantly increase the amount of long-range weaponry Ukraine has to defeat Russia and thwart President Vladimir Putin's brutal, unprovoked attack on the country.
Speaking to RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, Smith (Democrat-Washington) said he aims to get Ukraine as many as 30 multi-rocket launch systems -- Kyiv has requested at least 50 -- as soon as possible "because in this fight, whoever can see far and shoot far is going to be in better shape."
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"Putin is trying to expand Russian territory through a brutal, unprovoked attack. It's not because Putin felt threatened. It's because Putin wanted to expand the territory of Russia through brute force," said Smith, who met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy while on a trip to Kyiv with a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
The United States has already delivered a dozen M142 high-mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, to Ukraine and recently approved the delivery of four more. Meanwhile, Western allies have delivered a few M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) to Ukraine, as well.
The systems can fire rockets far behind enemy lines with the precision of a few meters, making them highly effective.
Addressing one of Kyiv's longstanding requests, Smith said in the interview, recorded on July 23, that giving Ukraine U.S. fighter jets is not feasible at this point, and that instead the focus "is more on the missile systems, the range, the drones and the electronic warfare aspects of it."
"The HIMARS systems with their range, you know, 30 to 50 kilometers is really helpful. We've seen the impact already just in the last month. But if they had a longer range, it'd be tougher for the Russians to hide their stuff," he said.
Smith said the importance of the war goes far beyond the borders of Ukraine as Russia was breaking one of the central premises of the modern world: "that sovereign borders matter."
"Everybody in the world has a stake in making sure that he [Putin] doesn't succeed. Because if he does, anybody can do it anywhere," Smith said.
"And Putin is not inclined to stop at Ukraine. He has claimed another territory, China has claimed another territory, we need to make it clear that you cannot take other sovereign territory by force. So I think he is a profound threat not just to Ukraine, but to world peace and stability."
With reporting by Taras Levchenko and Kyrylo Lazarevych
Iranian Veterans Arrested At Protest Over Government Failure To Pay Bonuses
Several Iranian veterans protesting in front of the Iranian Parliament over the government's failure to pay bonuses and compensation were arrested by security forces over the weekend.
The veterans, most of whom fought in Iran's 1980-88 war with Iraq, gathered in front of the legislature saying they had failed to receive pension bonuses, as well as war compensation and subsistence allowances.
Hassan Nowrozi, a member of parliament, acknowledged the veterans' complaints, saying the government owes the veterans and their families for "medical claims."
Compounding the situation were reports that Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, head of the Martyrs Foundation that is charged with helping the families of those who fought in the war, found that tens of millions of dollars earmarked for the fund had been embezzled. Upon his call, an investigation has been started into the issue.
The foundation has dozens of companies under its supervision.
According to some reports, between 320,000 and 500,000 Iranians were wounded in the Iran-Iraq War.
In recent months, many of those wounded in the conflict have been gathering in front of the Martyrs Foundation building in Tehran to protest their living conditions, the non-payment of salaries, and the government's neglect of their demands.
Iran has been swept by a wave of unrest over economic conditions over the past year.
Labors and pensioners protests in Iran have been on the rise in response to declining living standards, wage arrears, and a lack of insurance support.
The government's response to the protests has been arrests, violence, and repressions.
With reporting and writing by Ardeshir Tayebi
Iranian Ministry Announces Ban On The Presence Of Women In Advertising
Iran's Guidance Ministry has told advertising agencies that under the government's tightening of the so-called hijab and chastity law, women are now prohibited from appearing in advertisements.
The ministry sent a letter to agencies over the weekend following the release of a promotional video by the Domino ice-cream company that featured an actress wearing a sweater donning additional layers of clothing while images of ice cream flash across the screen.
At the end of the ad, she is wearing a winter coat and hat and takes a bite of the ice cream.
A government agency subsequently called the ad "a crime" and condemned the use of an actress saying such ads lead to the "promotion of immorality" in the society.
The move comes as authorities increasingly crack down on women deemed to be in violation of a law making it mandatory to wear a hijab in public.
A July 5 order by President Ebrahim Raisi to enforce the hijab law has resulted in a new list of restrictions on how women can dress. The country's notorious Guidance Patrols, or morality police, have become increasingly active and violent in enforcing the law, with videos emerging on social media showing officers detaining women, forcing them into vans, and whisking them away.
Since Raisi's order, women judged not to be in compliance have been told they will be barred from government offices, banks, and public transportation.
In response, activists have launched a social media campaign under the hashtag #no2hijab to urge people to boycott companies enforcing the tougher restrictions.
On July 12, women's rights activists posted videos of themselves publicly removing their veils to coincide with the government’s National Day of Hijab and Chastity.
The hijab first became compulsory in public for Iranian women and girls over the age of 9 after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Many Iranian women have flouted the rule over the years in protest and pushed the boundaries of what officials say is acceptable clothing.
With reporting by Ardeshir Tayebi
Kubrakov Says First Grain Shipments From Ukraine May Be This Week
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov says he hopes the first shipments of grain under a deal mediated by the United Nations and Turkey will leave the country's Chornomorsk port this week.
Speaking at a news conference on July 25, Kubrakov said there was no limit stipulated in the deal as to the amount of grain that could be shipped from Ukraine.
"We expect the agreement to start working in the coming days...We are preparing for everything to start this week," said Kubrakov, who led Ukraine's delegation at talks to clinch the deal in Istanbul last week.
Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yuriy Vasyukov added at the same news conference that after Chornomorsk, shipments will then follow from Odesa and Pivdeny. The timeframe for all three ports to be functioning is within two weeks, he added.
Under the grain deal, exports of Ukrainian grain from three Black Sea ports would be restored to prewar levels of some 5 million tons a month.
Russian missile strikes in Odesa on July 24 raised questions about Russia's commitment to the agreement, but Kubrakov said technical preparations for the launch of exports of agricultural products from the ports continue.
Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn, and sunflower oil, but Russia’s invasion of the country and its naval blockade of Ukrainian ports have halted shipments.
That has caused global food price to spike, leaving millions of people in impoverished countries at risk of hunger and sparking fears of social unrest.
Kyiv has said around 20 million tons of grain from last year's harvest and the current crop would be exported under the agreement. The exports could generate $10 billion in revenue for cash-strapped Ukraine.
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Rakhi Sawant, the entertainment queen, never fails to make us laugh with her antics. However, a video of Rakhi’s automobile causing massive traffic congestion on a busy route while she posed for the cameras went viral recently.
Video footage of Sawant pointing at other vehicles stuck in the traffic jam and stating, “Jahan hum khade hote hai line wahi se shuru hoti hai. Ruk jao," came into discussions on the social media platform Instagram.
Viral Bhayani shared the video showing the drama queen, making her way to the car in the footage. Her vehicle was parked in the middle of the road, causing other motorists to halt.
According to police, the incident occurred in Andheri West, and the vehicle belonged to a person known to Sawant. After the Andheri Lokhandwala Oshiwara Citizens’ Association shared the video on Twitter, Mumbai Police said they would look into it.
According to The Times of India, the Mumbai Police have now issued an e-challan on the actress’s car.
Netizens began trolling her as soon as the video was shared. “Road tera baap ka hai kya," one social media user commented. “Chalan banwa diya tumne bhai, wait kro ab kl ka," the second remarked. The third individual asked Mumbai Police to investigate the incident and take appropriate action against her.
Rakhi Sawant previously spoke with News18 about dealing with trolls, saying, “If you won’t troll us, how will we become stars? Troll us. What can you do? At max, you will abuse us. You won’t kill me. If everyone will talk good about us, we might get diabetic. We should have some karela and neem in life too. A person improves with trolling. That’s not going to happen to me. You will change but I won’t. I will be the way I am. I do not hurt anyone, I am very honest and I am an entertainer."
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BRENTFORD, Britain (AP) _ GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $1.05 billion.
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The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 76 cents per share.
The drug developer posted revenue of $8.71 billion in the period.
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PRAGUE (AP)Top-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia cruised past Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Prague Open on Tuesday.
The world No. 2, who reached the Hamburg European Open final last week, needed just 48 minutes to beat Gorgodze and set up a match against Lucie Havlickova, who defeated Barbora Palicova 6-2, 7-6 (5) in an all-Czech match at the outdoor hardcourt tournament.
Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova reached the second round by beating Russian Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-1. The second-seeded Czech was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. Open last year after winning the French Open.
Fifth-seeded Alize Corne,t who eliminated top-ranked Iga Swiatek in Wimbledon’s third round, defeated Anastasia Zakharova of Russia 6-2, 6-3.
Fourth-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania was upset by unseeded Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva 7-5, 6-4, while seventh-seeded Anastasia Potapova of Russia advanced with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over China’s Xinyu Wang.
Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova and Czechs Linda Noskova and Dominika Salkova also advanced.
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Cloud base artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) stock has collapsed (-82%) for 2022. It’s hard to believe the stock was trading at a high of $401.49 in October of 2021. Shares were rocketed higher by triple-digit growth blowout earnings through 2021 thanks to robust demand perpetuated by loose monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. That took a severe turn for the worse since the Fed started raising interest rates. While margins may improve on loans, rising interest rates all but shatter demand for loans. The Fed is anticipated to accelerate its rate hikes to try to get a handle on the runaway 9.1% inflation. The platform has its own risk grade ratings as its system tends to have few default rates than traditional scores from FICO. AI-based credit underwriting was the next step in lending versus traditional credit underwriting. The recession risk and rising interest rates put banks on cautious footing, causing funding restraints. The Company converted loans on its balance sheet to cash, which hit revenues hard. The Company has $8.94 cash-per-share. Upstart lowered it guidance in May and lowered them even further in July, resulting in cascading waves of selling. The Company is focusing on the rollout of its auto retail product. The active auto dealership footprint spans over 35 different OEMs, including Volkswagen (OTCMKTS: VWAGY), Toyota Motors (NYSE: TM), and Subaru (OTCMKTS: FUJHY). Despite a downward forward trajectory, revenues still rose 155% in fiscal Q1 2022, and the Company is profitable. Prudent investors looking to get in on a leading AI-powered loan platform can watch for opportunistic pullbacks in shares of Upstart.
Fiscal Q4 2021 Earnings Release
On May 9, 2022, Upstart released its fiscal first-quarter 2022 results for the quarter ended March 2022. The Company reported an earnings-per-share (EPS) profit of $0.61 versus $0.53 consensus analyst estimates, a $0.08 beat. Revenues grew 155.6% year-over-year (YoY) to $310.14 million, beating analyst estimates for $300.13 million. Bank partners originated 465,537 loans totaling $4.5 billion, up 174%. Conversion on rate requests grew 21%, down (-22%) from year-ago period. Upstart Holdings CEO David Girouard commented, “Upstart just delivered our seventh consecutive profitable quarter and our fourth straight quarter with triple-digit year-on-year revenue growth. While this year is shaping up to be a challenging one for the economy, we know the drill and are confident that we can navigate whatever 2022 and beyond might hold."
Downside Guidance
Upstart lowered its fiscal Q2 2022 revenues to between $295 million and $305 million versus $334.83 million consensus analyst estimates. Adjusted EBITDA us expected to be between $32 million and $34 million. Adjusted net income is expected to be between $28 million to $30 million. Upstart provided downside guidance for fiscal full-year 2022 revenues of $1.25 billion versus $1.4 billion consensus analyst estimates. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be around 15%.
Conference Call Takeaways
CEO Girouard said 2022 was off to a great start, with record loan transactions growing by over $4.5 billion. The Company also added a huge number of dealerships and lenders in the quarter. Total dealers grew to over 500, as well as 57 banks and credit unions. They are adding a lender per week. They also have 11 lenders who require no minimum FICO score. The Company did over 11,000 auto refi loans in the quarter, up nearly 100% from 2021. The economy became challenging in recent weeks, notably in the financial services industry. Lending is a cyclical industry so expect volume and pricing to vary accordingly on the platform. Due to the rising economic risk coupled with higher returns demanded by banks and credit investors, the average loan pricing rose an average of 300 basis points since October 2021. Increasing rates for approved borrows, in essence, lowers the approval rates for applicants. Higher prices are expected this year due to the hawkish stance of the Fed.
UPST Opportunistic Pullback Levels
Using the rifle charts on the weekly and daily time frames provides a precise view of the landscape for UPST stock. The weekly rifle chart put in a swing low near the $24.09 Fibonacci (fib) level. The weekly downtrend has a falling 5-period moving average (MA) at $30.52 followed by the 15-period MA at $48.23. The weekly stochastic fall back under the 10-band on a mini inverse pup. The weekly lower Bollinger Bands (BBs) sit at $18.36. The weekly market structure low (MSL) buy triggers above $33.65. The daily rifle chart has a make or break. The daily 5-period MA stalled at $27.51 as the 15-period MA continued lower at $28.56. The daily 50-period MA sits at $36.81. The daily stochastic is stalled just under the 30-band as it attempts a potential mini pup. Prudent investors can monitor for opportunistic pullback levels at the $24.09 fib, $22.61 fib, $20.62 fib level, 19.41, $17.61, and the $15.69 fib level.
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ATHENS, Ga. and LOS GATOS, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CyanVac LLC, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing intranasal vaccines using a proprietary transformational parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5)-based vector, announced that Dr. Biao He, founder and CEO of CyanVac, participated yesterday as a panelist at the White House Summit on the Future of COVID-19 Vaccines. The event was held on the White House campus in Washington DC on July 26, and featured US scientists from academic institutes, organizations, and companies on the cutting edge of innovative next-generation COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. He spoke on a panel entitled "Innovation in Vaccine Delivery", moderated by Dr. Francis Collins, Acting Science Advisor to the President and Acting Co-Chair of the President's council of Advisors on Science and Technology and former director of the National Institutes of Health.
"We were truly honored to be invited by the White House to speak at this summit," said Dr. He. "COVID-19 is an ongoing challenge for the world, and as Dr. Fauci pointed out in his opening remarks yesterday, there is a need for a vaccine that generates mucosal immunity to help break the cycle of viral transmission. It is encouraging that the Administration and its scientific advisors have recognized that our intranasal COVID vaccine may be part of the solution."
The panel discussed innovative vaccines that use alternative delivery routes and elicit broad and durable immune responses, and the need for manufacturing infrastructure and funding for clinical trials to support the development of these vaccines. Intranasal vaccines were highlighted as perhaps the best way to generate mucosal immunity which could block transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and thereby help end the pandemic. CyanVac has previously shown that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVXGA1, generates mucosal immunity and reduces SARS-CoV-2 transmission between animals in a ferret cohabitation model (data which were peer-reviewed and published in Science Advances in July 2021).
CyanVac is currently conducting a Phase 1 clinical trial of CVXGA1, its PIV5-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Its subsidiary, Blue Lake Biotechnology, Inc., is currently conducting a Phase 1 clinical trial of BLB-201, a PIV5-based RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine candidate.
CVXGA1 is a clinical-stage COVID-19 vaccine candidate that encodes the spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2. The PIV5 vector itself is a respiratory virus that is not known to cause disease in humans, although it has been commonly administered to dogs as part of combination distemper / kennel cough vaccines for decades. CyanVac and its subsidiary, Blue Lake Biotechnology, Inc., are developing CVXGA1 as a single dose, intranasal vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and serious complications associated with COVID-19. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that CVXGA1 is immunogenic, protective, and prevents transmission of SARS-CoV-2. CVXGA1 is currently being studied in a multi-center Phase 1 clinical trial in adults and adolescents led by Dr. Paul Spearman, Director of Infectious Diseases at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, with additional clinical trial sites in Rochester NY, Bardstown KY and Plano TX. Learn more about the trial at https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05281263
BLB-201 is a clinical stage RSV vaccine candidate that has received Fast Track designation from the Food and Drug Administration for prevention of RSV-associated acute disease in adults older than 60 years and children under 2 years. BLB-201 encodes a full-length RSV F protein and uses a proprietary PIV5 vector which is not known to cause disease in humans, although it has been commonly administered to dogs as part of combination distemper / kennel cough vaccines for decades. Blue Lake Biotechnology and CyanVac LLC are developing BLB-201 as a single dose, intranasal vaccine to prevent acute and severe disease associated with RSV infection. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that BLB-201 is immunogenic and prevents RSV infection in animal challenge studies. BLB-201 is currently being studied in a Phase 1 clinical trial also led by Dr. Spearman at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, with an additional clinical trial site in Charleston SC. Learn more about the trial at https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05281263.
CyanVac LLC and its subsidiary, Blue Lake Biotechnology, Inc., are technology-driven companies developing lifesaving intranasal vaccines based on a proprietary PIV5-based vaccine platform licensed from the University of Georgia. Our COVID-19 and RSV vaccine programs are in Phase 1 clinical trials. In addition, the companies have early-stage proof of concept vaccine programs targeting norovirus and Lyme disease. CyanVac and Blue Lake Biotechnology are headquartered in Athens, Georgia, with a second site in Los Gatos, California.
Learn more at https://www.cyanvacllc.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including with respect to the clinical development of CVXGA1 and BLB-201, prophylactic vaccines to prevent COVID-19 and RSV-associated disease, respectively, which are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to the timing and success of clinical trials and potential complications thereof; the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval; the labeling for any approved product; the scope, progress and expansion of developing and commercializing product candidates; the size and growth of the markets and the rate and degree of market acceptance thereof vis-à-vis alternative therapies; the establishment and maintenance of any applicable collaborations; and the ability to achieve business development transactions on favorable terms to the Company, if at all, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the events and circumstances discussed in such forward-looking statements or which are either made by or on behalf of CyanVac and/or Blue Lake Biotechnology may not occur, and CyanVac's and/or Blue Lake Biotechnology's actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied thereby. Factors which may affect CyanVac's and/or Blue Lake Biotechnology's results include, but are not limited to, uncertainties and/or unexpected results related to research and development and clinical testing, the timing, costs and uncertainty of obtaining any required regulatory approvals, changes in the regulatory landscape, uncertainties related to obtaining additional capital as needed to meet CyanVac's and/or Blue Lake Biotechnology's needs on acceptable terms, or at all, the absence of any guarantee of product demand, market acceptance or competitive advantage for any of CyanVac's and/or Blue Lake Biotechnology's product candidates, if approved, and certain trade, legal, social and economic risks. Any forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to CyanVac as of the date of this release, and neither CyanVac nor Blue Lake Biotechnology has any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statement.
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LONDON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EQONEX Limited (NASDAQ:EQOS), a digital assets financial services company, is investing in its Asset Management business with new senior appointments in key regions earmarked for growth. Nick Cogswell has been appointed to the role of Head of Sales, Asset Management, based in London, and Franklin Heng, will drive the company's Asian asset management products strategy as the Head of Asset Management Asia, based in Hong Kong. Both appointments are effective immediately.
EQONEX is directing significant resources and investment into building its Asset Management business, as part of its ambition to deliver a leading digital assets investment platform. EQONEX Asset Management encompasses key business lines including Investment Products, Structured Products, Bletchley Park, a fund of crypto hedge funds, and Lending.
The new hires follow the listing of EQONEX's first exchange-trade product, a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the Deutsche Börse XETRA Exchange, earlier this month. Further ETNs are expected to list in the coming months, together with the launch of the EQONEX Structured Products business.
Nick will be responsible for driving growth across the entire Asset Management product suite. Nick joins EQONEX with experience of running his own firm, an FCA regulated investment advisory business where he served as CEO and Managing Director. He brings 20 years' experience in cross asset derivatives sales and structuring, alternative investments, and global structured products, dealing with Institutional investors.
He was previously the Head of Equity Structured Product Sales EMEA at Jefferies and before that ran the Santander Private Banking Structured Product Sales business for the UK. Nick has also held senior roles at both Lehman Brothers and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
Franklin will be responsible for growing EQONEX's Asset Management footprint in the Asia Pacific. Franklin joins EQONEX after an eleven-year tenure with Springboard Capital, where he was a Managing Partner and nominated Responsible Officer for regulated activities.
Franklin was previously Managing Director, Head of Equity Derivatives and Structured Products Distribution for The Royal Bank of Scotland, leading the Asia ex-Japan business from Hong Kong. His team distributed structured products to institutional and professional investors and advised them on the use of derivatives and structured products to hedge their risk and enhance returns. Prior to this, he spent seven years at HSBC Hong Kong in various roles including Head of Asia Derivatives (trading and sales) and Head of Wealth Management Sales. Franklin brings 30 years of asset management, derivatives and structured products experience, and he is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Nick will work alongside Head of Business Development Matthew Clapp, who is also based in London. Prior to joining EQONEX, Matthew was Head of Institutional Business Development at Levendi Investment Management. Matthew has been involved in the Structured Investment arena for over ten years. With his wide-ranging experience across asset classes, he has developed a deep understanding of the needs and demands of a broad investor base.
Nick, Franklin and Matthew will report to Frank Copplestone, Head of Asset Management at EQONEX, who recently celebrated his first anniversary with the company. Frank is a 30-year veteran of Asset Management and Investment Products holding global roles at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies.
Speaking of the appointments, Frank said: "The last year has been a period of ambitious growth and expansion for EQONEX's Asset Management business, with the listing of our first exchange-traded product in Germany, and the establishment of our strategic partnership with Binance Connect".
"We see tremendous market opportunities across the globe in the digital asset investments space and we are working hard to become a preeminent Asset Management Platform. We are delighted to welcome Nick and Franklin to this growing, talented and highly experienced team. Their wealth of experience in asset management, equity derivatives and structured products will be invaluable in growing our Asset Management business."
Nick added: "I am thrilled to join EQONEX and look forward to leveraging my experience in traditional finance to harness the growing opportunities in the digital asset space. EQONEX is reputable in the marketplace for its highly experienced team, so I'm excited to join them in delivering EQONEX's ambitious product roadmap across structured and investment products and also driving growth for Bletchley Park, the fund of crypto hedge funds."
Franklin commented: "With regulation now finally becoming a reality, EQONEX's commitment to compliance and security, as well as its status as a NASDAQ-listed company, puts it in an ideal position to further differentiate itself from the competition. I am excited to join the team during such an anticipated period of business growth and working with them to define best-in-class digital asset investment products for EQONEX's clients."
About EQONEX Group
EQONEX Limited (NASDAQ: EQOS) is a technology driven digital assets financial services group that provides institutional grade infrastructure and a full suite of trading, custody and asset management solutions to clients. The Group's digital assets ecosystem has been designed to accommodate the needs of institutions and individuals with the same degree of regulatory oversight and security they are accustomed to in traditional financial markets. EQONEX's ecosystem primarily encompasses EQONEX, a digital asset exchange; Digivault, a FCA accredited hot and cold digital assets custodian and an Asset Management arm comprising EQONEX investment Products, EQONEX Structured Products and Bletchley Park Asset Management, a fund of crypto-hedge funds.
For more information visit: https://group.eqonex.com/
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Waste Management, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of WM during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of all purchasers of certain Waste Management redeemable senior notes between February 13, 2020 and June 23, 2020.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the U.S. Department of Justice had indicated to Waste Management that it would require Waste Management to divest significantly more assets than the $200 million indicated in the merger agreement between the Company and Advanced Disposal Services; (ii) as a result, the merger would not be completed by July 14, 2020, the end date under the merger agreement; and (iii) the Waste Management redeemable senior notes would be subject to mandatory redemption at 101% of par.
DEADLINE: August 8, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/waste-management-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=30244&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of WM during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 8, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Ukraine uses new artillery to hit key bridge for Russians
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian artillery hit a strategic bridge essential for Moscow to supply its forces occupying Ukraine’s southern region, using a U.S.-supplied precision rocket system to deliver a morale-lifting punch.
The Ukrainian military struck the Antonivskyi Bridge across the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine late Tuesday, the deputy head of the Moscow-appointed administration for the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, said.
He said Wednesday the bridge was still standing but its deck was pierced with holes, preventing vehicles from crossing.
The 1.4-kilometer (0.9-mile) bridge sustained serious damage in Ukrainian shelling last week, when it took multiple hits. It was closed for trucks but had remained open for passenger vehicles until the latest strike.
Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to hit the bridge, Stremousov said.
The HIMARS system has precision strike capability and has added a more modern technological edge to Ukraine’s dated military assets.
The HIMARS have a longer range, a much better precision and a faster rate of fire compared with Soviet-designed Smerch, Uragan and Tornado multiple rocket launchers used by both Russia and Ukraine.
The billions of dollars in Western military assistance have been crucial for Ukraine’s efforts to fend off Russian attacks, but officials in Kyiv say the numbers are still too small to turn the tide of the war.
While halting traffic across the bridge, at least temporarily, makes only a slight dent in the overall Russian military operation, the strike showed Russian forces are vulnerable and was a minor triumph for Ukrainians.
The bridge is the main crossing across the Dnieper River in the Kherson region. The only other option is a dam at the hydroelectric plant in Kakhovka, which also came under Ukrainian fire last week but has remained open for traffic.
Knocking the crossings out would make it hard for the Russian military to keep supplying its forces in the region amid repeated Ukrainian attacks.
Early in the war, Russian troops quickly overran the Kherson region just north of the Crimean Peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014. They have faced Ukrainian counterattacks, but have largely held their ground.
The accurate targeting of the bridge contrasted with Russia’s indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas since the invasion five months ago.
The governor of Dnipropetrovsk, in the central eastern area of Ukraine, said Wednesday that Russian forces struck two regions with artillery. Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko said that in the town of Marhanets, a woman was wounded and several apartment buildings, a hospital and a school were damaged by the shelling.
“Chaotic shelling has no other goal but to sow panic and fear among the civilian population,” he said.
The Ukrainian attacks on the bridge in Kherson come as the bulk of the Russian forces are stuck in the fighting in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of Donbas where they have made slow gains in the face of ferocious Ukrainian resistance.
Russian forces kept up their artillery barrage in the eastern Donetsk region, targeting towns and villages, according to regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
“The Russian army is using scorched earth tactics in attacking the Ukrainian cities,” Kyrylenko said in televised remarks.
He said the region is without gas and power, while water supplies to some areas also have been cut.
In Bakhmut, a key city on the front line of the Russian offensive, the shelling damaged a hotel and caused casualties, Kyrylenko said. A rescue operation was under way.
Amid Moscow’s push to take full control of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Russians have gained marginal ground northeast of Bakhmut, according to a Washington D.C.-based think tank.
Russian forces, however, are unlikely to occupy significant additional territory in Ukraine “before the early autumn,” the Institute for the Study of War said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Russian military losses have climbed to nearly 40,000, adding that tens of thousands more were wounded and maimed. His claim couldn’t be independently verified.
The Russian military last reported its losses in March, when it said that 1,351 troops were killed in action and 3,825 were wounded.
In other developments:
— Six people were wounded when the city of Kharkiv, in the northeast, came under shelling overnight, according to the city mayor, Ihor Terekhov.
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Rivers Cuomo, the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the rock band Weezer, has released a solo set of at-home demos called Alone and Alone II. Cuomo released the first CD in 2007, and the second CD in Nov. 2008. The CDs feature demo versions of songs from Weezer's albums, as well as a few original songs and outtakes not heard before.
Cuomo is well-known for including Weezer's fans in his songwriting process. In March 2008, he asked fans to submit song ideas via a collaborative project on YouTube called "Let's Write A Sawng." The project featured YouTube videos of Cuomo walking fans through his process of songwriting as he worked with submissions from fans.
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- Initiated monotherapy expansion cohorts with enrollment open for NSCLC and esophagogastric tumors with MTAP deletion
- Initiated combination dose escalation cohorts with enrollment open for combinations with taxanes and separately, with potential first-in-class combinations, including pemetrexed
- Entered into Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Amgen to clinically evaluate IDE397 in combination with AMG 193, Amgen's investigational MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor
- ctDNA Molecular Responses observed in 3 of 4 (75%) patients in Cohorts 5 and 6, demonstrating target engagement and tumor pharmacodynamic modulation
- Delivered Option Data Package to GSK, including preclinical data and clinical data from the IDE397 monotherapy dose escalation study of the Phase 1 clinical trial
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDYA), a synthetic lethality focused precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics, announced clinical program updates for IDE397, an investigational, potential best-in-class, small molecule MAT2A inhibitor being evaluated in an ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial (NCT04794699).
"We are excited to advance our clinical development of IDE397 and to progress our strategic collaborations with GSK and Amgen on this program. Delivery of the IDE397 Option Data Package to GSK represents an important milestone in our collaboration with GSK. The clinical collaboration with Amgen enables clinical evaluation of a potential first-in-class combination to inhibit two synthetic lethal nodes within the MTAP pathway – MAT2A and PRMT5, providing a complementary approach for targeting MTAP-null tumors," said Yujiro S. Hata, President and Chief Executive Officer, IDEAYA Biosciences.
"The ctDNA molecular response clinical pharmacodynamic data reflects evidence of dose-dependent tumor pharmacodynamic modulation and target engagement at clinically achievable doses in patients having MTAP-deleted tumors," said Dr. Michael White, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, IDEAYA Biosciences.
IDE397 is a potent and selective small molecule inhibitor targeting methionine adenosyltransferase 2a (MAT2A), in patients having solid tumors with methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) deletion. The MTAP deletion patient population is estimated to represent approximately 15% of solid tumors, including approximately 15% of NSCLC, 28% of esophageal, 26% of bladder, and 10% of esophagogastric cancers.
IDEAYA is leading early clinical development of IDE397, in collaboration with GSK, in an ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial. The company has initiated and is actively enrolling patients into monotherapy expansion cohorts, including in NSCLC and esophagogastric cancer. The company selected Cohort 5 dose as its Phase 2 expansion dose, while it continues to dose escalate into Cohort 6; it has not yet determined a maximum tolerated dose.
IDEAYA has also initiated and is actively enrolling patients into combination cohorts to evaluate IDE397 in combination with docetaxel in NSCLC, with paclitaxel in esophagogastric cancer and with pemetrexed in NSCLC. IDEAYA also plans to clinically evaluate IDE397 in combination with AMG 193, Amgen's investigational MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor, pursuant to a Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Amgen. In preclinical studies, IDEAYA observed a complete response from evaluation of IDE397 and a representative MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor combination therapy in in vivo xenograft models.
IDEAYA reported additional clinical pharmacodynamic (PD) data from translational analysis of patient liquid biopsy samples based on circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA, molecular responses. These data were obtained using the GuardantOMNI™, a diagnostic panel for genomic analysis of ctDNA. Molecular responses were evaluated based on changes in mean variant allele frequency, or VAF, on-treatment as compared to VAF levels at baseline. Patients whose ctDNA showed a reduction of greater than 50% mean VAF following treatment with IDE397 were characterized as having a molecular response (ctDNA MR) as reported in Zhang et al (Cancer Discovery, August 2020).
The IDE397 ctDNA molecular response data demonstrates target engagement and a dose-dependent tumor pharmacodynamic modulation. Molecular responses based on ctDNA were evaluable for thirteen patients with liquid biopsy samples available at baseline and after first treatment cycle. Across dose escalation Cohort 1 thru Cohort 6, a ctDNA molecular response was observed in four (4) of thirteen (13) evaluable patients (31%). Significantly, ctDNA molecular responses were observed in three (3) of four (4) evaluable patients (75%) treated with IDE397 at higher doses in Cohorts 5 and 6, as well as in two (2) of two (2) NSCLC evaluable patients (100%). This is indicative of a preliminary signal of clinical activity and is consistent with preclinical in vivo observations in patient-derived xenograft models.
IDEAYA has delivered an IDE397 option data package to GSK. The GSK option data package comprises preclinical data and clinical data from the IDE397 monotherapy dose escalation study of the Phase 1 clinical trial.
IDEAYA is a synthetic lethality focused precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics. IDEAYA's approach integrates capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from its targeted therapies. IDEAYA is applying its research and drug discovery capabilities to synthetic lethality – which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to clinical evaluation of IDE397 in combination with AMG 193. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause IDEAYA's preclinical and clinical development programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainties inherent in the drug development process, including IDEAYA's programs' early stage of development, the process of designing and conducting preclinical and clinical trials, the regulatory approval processes, the timing of regulatory filings, the challenges associated with manufacturing drug products, IDEAYA's ability to successfully establish, protect and defend its intellectual property, the effects on IDEAYA's business of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and other matters that could affect the sufficiency of existing cash to fund operations. IDEAYA undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of IDEAYA in general, see IDEAYA's recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2022 and any current and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Guild Wars 2: Festival of the Four winds, start date, events, and more
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The Guild Wars 2 yearly social calendar is littered with exciting and wonderful events. Some coincide with real-world events, like Christmas or Halloween. Others, such as Dragon Bash, are unique to the game and set the atmosphere for past events and future times. The latest event to grace the shores of Tyria is the Festival of the Four Winds. This annual event takes place in a particular location only accessible during the event itself. In this guide, we’ll list the events, start date, and what you can expect from the Festival of the Four Winds in Guild Wars 2.
What is the Festival of the Four Winds in Guild Wars 2
An annual summertime event, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, the Festival of the Four Winds is a combination of retired events from the past. These former events, namely, the Queen’s Jubilee, seen in the latest release of the living world season, titled Clockwork Chaos, and the Bazaar of the Four Winds, have had choice parts selected and combined into a single event. The events occur in two areas, the Labyrinthine Cliffs and The Crown Pavilion.
Related: Who is Scarlet Briar in Guild Wars 2 Clockwork Chaos? Scarlet Briar’s villain origin story explained
When does the Festival of the Four Winds start in Guild Wars 2
The Festival of the Four Winds is set to launch on August 3. There may be a minor update when the event begins, meaning that you will need to close your game before you can access the events themselves. Players should receive their invitations to the events in their in-game mail.
Events during the Festival of the Four Winds in Guild Wars 2
Some of the former events of the previous festivals have fallen away over time, but there are a few staple events to enjoy. Events that have run during the Festival of the Four Winds include the following:
- Queen’s Gauntlet.
- Aspect Arena.
- Sanctum Sprint.
- Sky Crystal scavenger hunt.
- Flying Dolyak race.
- Skimmer Slalom race.
- Treasure hunt meta event.
- Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Expert.
- Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Master.
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In retrospect, Peggy Dula said, she shouldn't have taken the ambulance.
She was the least injured of the three siblings who were in a car when it was struck by a pickup truck last September. Her daughter had even offered to come to the crash site and pick her up.
Jim Martens, 62, and Cynthia Martens, 63, Peggy's brother and sister, were more seriously hurt and on their way to the hospital in separate ambulances.
Peggy, 55, was told it would be a good idea for her to get checked out, too. So she accepted a ride with a third ambulance crew.
When the wreck happened, the siblings were going to see the horses that Peggy's daughter trains at a barn west of Peggy's home in St. Charles, Illinois, about 45 miles outside Chicago. Peggy, who was driving on unfamiliar country roads, pulled into an intersection, mistakenly thinking it was a four-way stop.
The truck slammed into the car's side, spinning it into an electrical box.
Cynthia, who wasn't wearing a seat belt in the back seat, spent five days in the hospital with a brain bleed, a cracked rib, and a bruised lung. Jim also had fractured ribs, which he learned days later — only after he was back home in Tampa, Florida.
Peggy was "a little stunned" but mostly unhurt as three ambulances descended on the crash site, alerted by 911. She was seen briefly in an emergency room and went home with just a bruised sternum, grateful she had dodged major injury.
Then the bill came.
The Patient: Peggy Dula, 55, who works in a fine jewelry store in Geneva, Illinois.
Total Bill: $3,606 for an ambulance ride to the hospital.
Service Provider: Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District, a fire district serving more than 50 square miles near Elgin, Illinois.
Medical Services: An ambulance ride to a nearby hospital and brief medical evaluation.
What Gives: All three siblings were charged for the same service: "Advanced Life Support Emergency Level 1." It's code for transportation by a ground ambulance in response to a 911 call, and it can include medical services as simple as an assessment. All three were also charged a mileage fee. Jim and Cynthia were billed for 15 miles; Peggy was billed for 14 miles. But because they rode in separate ambulances, each from a different nearby fire protection district, they were billed three separate amounts:
And although private, for-profit ambulance companies have become notorious for pricey bills, Peggy and her siblings were being billed by taxpayer-funded fire departments.
How could charges for the exact same services vary so widely?
"The simple answer is that these bills are all made up," said Dr. Karan Chhabra, a surgical resident at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston and a former research fellow at the University of Michigan.
In a 2020 paper published in the journal Health Affairs, Chhabra and his colleagues looked into surprise ambulance bills by analyzing a large national insurer's claims data from 2013 to 2017. They found that 71% of ambulance rides were out of network, meaning the ambulance companies were not bound by a rate that was negotiated in advance with the insurer and could basically charge whatever they want. Even local fire departments can decline to join local insurance networks.
"It often is the municipalities that are sending some of the most staggering bills and often pursuing them in really aggressive ways," Chhabra said.
The Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District's chief, Kieran Stout, said their charges are in keeping with the federal Ground Emergency Medical Transportation program, which allows some public emergency services to receive supplemental payments for transporting patients on Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes. Ambulance services fill out a cost report, and if their average cost per ride is higher than the set rate Medicaid pays, they get paid the difference.
Hampshire Fire Protection District uses the same program to determine the rates they bill, and the Burlington Community Fire Protection District recently began the cost report process as well.
But ambulance services can get their full supplemental amount even if they charge non-Medicaid patients less than that average, said Jim Parker of the University of Illinois Office of Medicaid Innovation. The program is relatively new, though, and some services mistakenly think they need to raise their charges for every patient in order to participate, Parker said.
So for Medicaid patients, the program will pay the difference between the ambulance company's costs and the standard Medicaid payment.
But for patients with private insurance, like Peggy, the fire protection district bills patients directly for the balance not covered by their insurance, Stout said, a practice known as balance billing. He added that the district only balance-bills patients who live outside the district. In the case of Peggy's accident, all three siblings lived outside all three districts. (Jim and Cynthia both eventually received settlements from Peggy's car insurance.)
Congress took aim at balance billing with the No Surprises Act, which went into effect Jan. 1. The law limits the patient's responsibility for most surprise bills, such as those from an out-of-network anesthesiologist who puts a patient to sleep for surgery at an in-network hospital or for a ride in an air ambulance, almost all of which are privately owned.
But ground ambulances were, controversially, exempt from the law — even though ground ambulance rides are far more common. Of the 1,498,600 ambulance rides in Chhabra's study, nearly 98% were by ground ambulances.
Chhabra suspects ground ambulances got special treatment because federal lawmakers felt a need to "tread lightly" around their relationships with local governments. Many ambulance services are run by municipalities and may need to bring in enough revenue to pay their expenses.
"This might be what they need to do in order to cover their own budget," Chhabra said.
Resolution: Peggy said her insurer, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, deemed the "reasonable and customary rate" for the services Peggy received to be $1,892. It applied $400.23 to her deductible and then paid $895.06 — 60%, according to the cost-sharing requirement of Peggy's plan. Pingree Grove and Countryside then billed Peggy for the balance of their charge, $2,710.94.
Peggy challenged the balance with Paramedic Billing Services, the company that handles the district's billing, citing her siblings' much lower charges. "Needless to say, I am speechless at the outrageously high bill I received," Peggy wrote. "I am willing to pay $354.94, which (with my insurance payments) equals the amount my sister is being charged for the exact same ride."
Paramedic Billing Services Vice President Michael Tillman said patients must dispute charges directly with the ambulance service. Peggy said her subsequent calls to Pingree Grove and Countryside have gone unanswered.
To demonstrate her good faith in the absence of an answer, Peggy said, she sent $20 to Paramedic Billing Services. She received a letter back with a coupon saying she needed to set up a payment plan for the full amount, so she sent another $20. In June, she received a letter from a collection agency saying she owed $2,670.94.
"They really weren't working with me, were they?" she said.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Peggy's insurer, John Simley, said the insurer pays for ambulance services according to the terms of a member's plan. "Certain ambulance companies may charge amounts far in excess of the benefits" a member's plan provides, Simley said. "This sometimes subjects members to pay the balance of ambulance services not covered by their benefit coverage."
The Takeaway: Getting into an ambulance involves financial risk. Your health may demand it. But your wallet may suffer. So understand your options.
Obviously, if you're seriously hurt in an accident, you have no way to figure out whether the ambulance that turns up is in your network.
However, if you feel well — just a bit banged up or with a laceration from a car crash or a fall from a bike — remember this: You do not have to get in just because an ambulance rolls up. They arrive because they've been informed of an accident by police or because a bystander has called 911.
Calling a friend or car service like Uber or Lyft to drive you to a doctor, urgent care, or a hospital emergency room could save you thousands of dollars. (And please do seek timely follow-up care on any possible head injury.)
It's also worth knowing whether your local fire department's ambulance service is in your insurance network, information that might influence your decision.
Of course, this all raises the larger question of whether ambulance operations should be revenue generators at all.
"Or should it just be something that's a public good that we pay for out of our taxes like the fire department or police department," Chhabra said, "none of whom I've ever heard of anybody getting a bill from?"
Bill of the Month is a crowdsourced investigation by KHN and NPR that dissects and explains medical bills. Do you have an interesting medical bill you want to share with us? Tell us about it!
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Brazilian footballer Neymar faces fraud trial in Barcelona
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Nine years after footballer Neymar moved from Brazil to Barcelona, he faces trial for alleged irregularities surrounding the transfer.
In a legal saga that has dragged on for years, the Brazilian international who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain is accused of fraud and corruption.
The trial is due to take place for two weeks from 17 October, a month before the World Cup in Qatar.
Several other figures are also due to stand trial.
Two former presidents of Barcelona football club, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, as well as Neymar's parents face the same allegations, according to Spanish reports.
All those involved in the case have long denied the allegations, made by investment fund DIS, which argued it was entitled to 40% of Neymar's 2013 transfer fee when he left Brazilian club Santos.
DIS said it had received far less than it should have, as part of the transfer fee had been concealed.
Neymar's expensive transfer fees have long been overshadowed by legal rows.
A year ago, Barcelona reached an out-of-court settlement with the footballer surrounding his €222m (£185m) move to Paris St-Germain in 2017. The club said at the time he should pay back millions of euros he had received when he signed a new contract in 2016.
In an earlier Barcelona court case covering the transfer from Santos, dubbed Neymar 1, the club were told to pay a €5.5m fine because of irregularities in the move.
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Inotiv, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of NOTV during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
CONTACT US HERE:
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CLASS PERIOD: September 21, 2021 to June 13, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Inotiv's acquisition, Envigo RMS, LL ("Envigo"), and Inotiv's Cumberland, Virginia facility (the "Cumberland Facility") engaged in widespread and flagrant violations of the Animal Welfare Act ("AWA"); (2) Envigo and Inotiv's Cumberland Facility continuously violated the AWA; (3) Envigo and Inotiv did not properly remedy issues with regards to animal welfare at the Cumberland Facility; (4) as a result, Inotiv was likely to face increased scrutiny and governmental action; (5) Inotiv would imminently shut down two facilities, including the Cumberland Facility; (6) Inotiv did not engage in proper due diligence; and (7) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: August 22, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/inotiv-loss-submission-form/?id=30248&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of NOTV during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 22, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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The pair met backstage at the O2 Arena in London when 5ft 3in McCann flung him over her shoulder, as he shouted "oh my days bro!" in shock that she'd actually managed to do it.
"Listen, I don't want no problems!" he joked about her strength.
Fellow fighter Paddy Pimblett burst into laughter as Molly seemed unusually calm about her run-in with the superstar.
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NIL legislation now allows fans to support their favorite players legally
CHICAGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With University of Illinois athletes on its first roster of players, NextName is now offering fans the opportunity to purchase the "name, image, likeness" (NIL) of a team and individual player through the sale of their digital collectibles, also known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Company will be offering team tokens and player tokens with the majority of the net proceeds of all tokens going to the players. Team tokens are on sale now and player tokens will go up for sale in August.
The platform was created following last year's landmark Supreme Court ruling which opened the door for college athletes to receive compensation by restricting the NCAA's rule-making authority. Following the ruling, the NCAA changed its policy to permit student-athletes to receive compensation for their NIL. In addition, some states also passed laws to support college athletes and their ability to profit from the sale of their NIL, including Illinois.
As part of its launch, NextName has created professionally designed NFTs for University of Illinois athletes and their respective teams. This opportunity allows fans to support the team as a whole and individual players. Universities will also receive a share of the proceeds through a direct licensing agreement with the school.
"Our goal was to create a transparent method for fans of college athletes to support their favorite players, teams, and hometown heroes," explains NextName co-founder Steve Thayer. "Players can now share in the multi-billion-dollar college sports industry that has previously left them out."
Some alumni booster organizations, known as 'collectives,' are also trying to find ways to compensate and entice college athletes to attend a particular university, but have been warned by the NCAA that "pay-to-play" arrangements are still in violation of NCAA rules. By contrast, the NextName platform offers no compensation or other arrangements to any incoming players and simply provides compensation opportunities for the players who have already signed with a team.
NextName was founded by Steve Thayer, a 1988 University of Illinois LAS Economics graduate and 2018 Chicago Illini of the Year, and his son, Ryan Thayer, a 2021 University of Illinois graduate of The Gies College of Business. The duo sought to find a way to support collegiate athletes nationwide, both legally and fairly.
"This is a historic opportunity to change the world of college sports to level the playing field for players, and I'm excited to be a part of the solution," explains Ryan Thayer.
Following its initial University of Illinois launch of digital collectibles, NextName plans to expand its offering to include digital collectibles from other schools and universities across the country.
For more information, visit www.nextname.io.
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BEIJING (AP) — Major global stock markets and Wall Street futures advanced Wednesday as traders prepared for a possible sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool surging inflation.
London and Frankfurt opened higher. Tokyo and Sydney gained while Shanghai declined. Oil prices rose.
The Fed on Wednesday is expected to announce an increase of up to three-quarters of a percentage point in its benchmark interest rate, triple its usual margin. Investors worry such aggressive action by the Fed and other central banks in Europe and Asia to control inflation that is at multi-decade highs might derail global economic growth.
“The main risk at this stage is in fact an inflation ‘overkill’ with monetary tightening too abrupt, unnecessarily pushing up the unemployment rate,” Thomas Costerg of Pictet Wealth Management said in a report. Costerg said most economic indicators and lower commodity prices already point to slower inflation ahead.
In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London rose 0.5% to 7,345.81. The DAX in Frankfurt rose 0.3% to 13,136.88 and the CAC 40 in Paris advanced 0.3% to 6,230.48.
The future for Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index was up 0.9% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%.
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell 1.2% after Walmart warned inflation that has spiked to a four-decade high of 9.1% hurts American consumer spending.
The Dow dropped 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite closed 1.9% lower.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index lost less than 0.1% to 3,275.76 while Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.2% to 27,715.75. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 1.4% to 20,620.10.
Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 added 0.2% to 6,823.20 after data showed Australian inflation rose to 6.1% in the latest quarter from 5.1% but the increase was smaller than forecast.
The Kospi in Seoul gained 0.1% to 2,415.53 and India's Sensex rose 0.8% to 55,715.95. New Zealand declined while Southeast Asian markets advanced.
On Wall Street, other major retailers also fell Tuesday following Walmart's profit warning. Target dropped 3.6%, Macy’s slid 7.2% and Kohl’s fell 9.1%.
Tech stocks retreated. Microsoft fell 2.7%, Amazon slid 5.2% and Facebook owner Meta Platforms dropped 4.5%.
General Motors fell 3.4% after its second-quarter profit fell 40% from a year ago. U.S. sales fell 15% after shortages of processor chips and other components left the company unable to deliver 95,000 vehicles during the quarter.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.17 to $96.15 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.72 on Tuesday to $94.98. Brent crude, the price basis for international oils, added 94 cents to $100.40 per barrel in London.
The dollar rose to 136,90 yen from Tuesday's 136.00 yen. The euro gained to $1.0138 from $1.0120.
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Invesco Reports Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Published: Jul. 27, 2022 at 12:55 AM HST|Updated: 28 minutes ago
Invesco Announces Second Quarter Diluted EPS of $0.26; Adjusted Diluted EPS(1) of $0.39
ATLANTA, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) today reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
$6.8 billion of net long-term outflows, resilience in key capability areas with net long-term inflows of $4.8 billion from ETFs, $2.2 billion from Active Fixed Income and $2.2 billion from our China joint venture
$1,390.4 billion in ending AUM, a decrease of 10.6% from the prior quarter
Completed early redemption of the $600 million in Senior Notes due in November 2022
Update from Marty Flanagan, President and CEO
"The market environment for the first half of this year has been one of the most challenging in decades. Against this backdrop for the industry, and despite seeing the first net long-term outflow quarter in two years, our diversified product lineup maintained net inflows in key capability areas, notably ETFs, Active Fixed Income, and Greater China, where we maintain leadership positions.
"Our focus on building a stronger balance sheet has afforded us much greater flexibility as we weather this volatile period. In May, we took advantage of an economically attractive opportunity to redeem early $600 million of debt. As a result, total debt outstanding at the end of the second quarter was the lowest level in seven years and our leverage profile continues to improve. As we look to the future, we are committed to continuing to scale our global platform and delivering positive operating leverage as markets recover, while continuing to invest in our key capability areas.
"In this uncertain environment, clients seek an investment manager that can partner with them to meet a comprehensive range of constantly evolving needs and solve their most challenging problems. Our broad set of investment capabilities and the differentiated platform we've built position us well to continue to meet our clients' needs and compete in a dynamic market environment."
Net Flows:
Net long-term outflows were $6.8 billion for the second quarter of 2022, compared to inflows of $17.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022. Active net long-term outflows for the quarter were $11.3 billion, which were partially offset by inflows of $4.5 billion from Passive AUM.
Retail net long-term outflows were $8.3 billion while institutional net long-term inflows were $1.5 billion. Net long-term flows by asset class include net long-term inflows of $4.8 billion in fixed income products offset by outflows of $7.7 billion in equity products, $2.3 billion in balanced products and $1.6 billion in alternative products. On a geographic basis, the Americas, UK and EMEA ex UK experienced net long-term outflows of $3.9 billion, $1.9 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.
Net market losses and foreign exchange rate movements decreased AUM by $142.3 billion and $19.7 billion, respectively, in the second quarter. We had inflows of $3.5 billion into money market funds and outflows of $2.0 billion from non-management fee earning products during the quarter. Ending AUM decreased 10.6%, while average AUM decreased 5.7% in the second quarter compared to the first quarter.
Second Quarter Highlights:
U.S. GAAP Operating Results:
Second Quarter 2022 compared to First Quarter 2022
Operating revenues and expenses: Lower average AUM driven by market declines, changes in foreign exchange rates on AUM and net outflows resulted in a decrease in operating revenues of $99.0 million in the second quarter compared to the first quarter. Investment management fees decreased by $67.0 million during the period, which was net of the favorable impact of lower money market waivers of $20.5 million. Service and distribution fees decreased $25.2 million. Performance fees were $9.2 million for the second quarter, an increase of $8.2 million from the previous quarter. Other revenues decreased $15.0 million in the second quarter, resulting from lower front end fees and real estate disposition fees. Foreign exchange rate changes in the second quarter decreased operating revenues by $19.9 million.
Operating expenses decreased $66.0 million in the second quarter as compared to the first quarter. Third party distribution, service and advisory costs were down $37.6 million during the quarter resulting from lower average AUM. Employee compensation expense decreased $25.7 million in the second quarter. The decrease resulted primarily from lower seasonal payroll taxes and variable compensation costs. Marketing expenses were up $12.1 million, reflecting higher advertising and client event costs. General and administrative expenses were up $17.5 million in the second quarter, primarily driven by $14 million of net fund-related expenses. Increased travel costs also contributed to the rise in marketing and general and administrative costs in the second quarter as travel activity returned to more normalized levels with the easing of COVID-19-related travel restrictions. Transaction, integration and restructuring costs decreased $35.0 million in the second quarter to $0.2 million. During the quarter, restructuring costs were almost fully offset by $15 million of ongoing insurance recoveries related to the OppenheimerFunds acquisition-related matter. Foreign exchange rate changes in the second quarter decreased operating expenses by $17.8 million.
Non-operating income and expenses: Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates was $24.7 million, earned primarily from our China joint venture. Other gains and losses was a net loss of $90.0 million, driven by market value changes on deferred compensation and seed money investments. Other net income/(expense) of consolidated investment products (CIP) was a gain of $26.2 million, primarily driven by market gains on the underlying investments held by the funds, which are generally recorded on a one to three month lag.
The effective tax rate was 22.3% in the second quarter as compared to 25.9% in the first quarter. The decrease in the effective tax rate in the second quarter is primarily due to the increase in income attributable to interests in CIP.
Diluted earnings per common share: Diluted earnings per common share was $0.26 for the second quarter of 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 compared to Second Quarter 2021
Operating revenues and expenses: Lower average AUM driven by market declines, changes in foreign exchange rates on AUM and net AUM outflows resulted in a decrease in operating revenues of $191.0 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021. Investment management fees decreased by $133.9 million during the period, which was net of the favorable impact of lower money market waivers of $35.5 million. Service and distribution fees decreased by $47.2 million. Performance fees were $9.2 million for the second quarter, a decrease of $1.3 million from the second quarter of 2021. Other revenues decreased $8.6 million, resulting from lower front end fees. Foreign exchange rate changes in the second quarter of 2022 decreased operating revenues by $39.6 million.
Operating expenses decreased $64.8 million compared to the second quarter of 2021. Third party distribution, service and advisory costs were down $64.6 million resulting from lower average AUM. Employee compensation expense decreased $79.8 million compared to the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily comprised of fair value changes on deferred compensation liabilities and reduced variable compensation. Marketing expenses rose by $9.3 million, related to increased client events and advertising. General administrative expenses increased by $16.4 million primarily driven by a net $14 million of fund-related expenses. Increased travel costs also contributed to the rise in marketing and general and administrative costs in the second quarter as travel activity returned to more normalized levels with the easing of COVID-19-related travel restrictions. Transaction, integration and restructuring costs increased to an expense of $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2022 from a benefit of $47.1 million in the second quarter of 2021. Foreign exchange rate changes in the second quarter of 2022 decreased operating expenses by $37.6 million.
The effective tax rate was 22.3% in the second quarter of 2022 as compared to 23.7% in the second quarter of 2021. The effective tax rate was higher in the second quarter of 2021 primarily due to an increase in tax expense related to the remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities following the enactment of an increase in the UK corporate tax rate, which was partially offset by the change in the mix of income across tax jurisdiction in the second quarter of 2022.
Adjusted(1) Operating Results:
Second Quarter 2022 compared to First Quarter 2022
Net revenues decreased $78.5 million or 6.3% as compared to the first quarter, resulting from lower average AUM. The impact of decreased investment management fees, service and distribution fees and other revenues was partially offset by lower third party distribution, service and advisory costs.
Adjusted operating expenses increased 0.6% in the second quarter to $762.0 million from $757.8 million in the first quarter, reflecting increased marketing and general and administrative costs partially offset by lower employee compensation costs.
Adjusted operating income decreased $82.7 million to $411.9 million in the second quarter from $494.6 million in the first quarter. Adjusted operating margin declined to 35.1% from 39.5% for the prior quarter.
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share decreased to $0.39 as a result of lower operating income, net market losses on our investments and lower equity in earnings compared to the first quarter. The effective tax rate on adjusted net income increased to 24.8% in the second quarter from 24.2% in the first quarter.
Second Quarter 2022 compared to Second Quarter 2021
Net revenues decreased $129.0 million or 9.9% as compared to the second quarter of 2021, resulting from lower average AUM. The impact of decreased investment management fees, service and distribution fees and other revenues was partially offset by lower third party distribution, service and advisory costs.
Adjusted operating expenses decreased $0.4 million or 0.1% to $762.0 million from $762.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, reflecting lower employee compensation costs offset by higher marketing, general and administrative and property, office and technology costs.
Adjusted operating income decreased $128.6 million to $411.9 million from $540.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted operating margin declined to 35.1% from 41.5% for the prior year quarter.
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share decreased to $0.39 as a result of lower operating income, net market losses on our investments and lower equity in earnings in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the second quarter of 2021. The effective tax rate on adjusted net income increased to 24.8% in the second quarter of 2022 from 22.8% in the second quarter of 2021. The rate increase is primarily due to the change in the mix of income across tax jurisdictions.
Capital Management:
Cash and cash equivalents: $936.8 million at June 30, 2022 ($1,309.6 million as of March 31, 2022).
Debt: $1,671.2 million at June 30, 2022 ($2,085.7 million as of March 31, 2022). The credit facility balance was $184.6 million at June 30, 2022 (zero as of March 31, 2022).
On May 6, 2022, the company redeemed the $600 million Senior Notes due November 30, 2022.
Common shares outstanding (end of period): 454.9 million
Diluted common shares outstanding (end of period): 459.6 million
Dividends paid: $85.6 million (common); $59.2 million (preferred)
Common dividends declared: The company is announcing a second quarter cash dividend of $0.1875 per share to holders of common shares. The dividend is payable on September 2, 2022, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on August 12, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of August 11, 2022.
Preferred dividends declared: The company is announcing a preferred cash dividend of $14.75 per share representing the period from June 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022. The preferred dividend is payable on September 1, 2022 to preferred shareholders of record at the close of business on August 15, 2022.
About Invesco Ltd.
Invesco is a global independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. Our distinctive investment teams deliver a comprehensive range of active, passive and alternative investment capabilities. With offices in more than 20 countries, Invesco managed $1.4 trillion in assets on behalf of clients worldwide as of June 30, 2022. For more information, visit invesco.com/corporate.
Members of the investment community and general public are invited to listen to the conference call today, July 27, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. ET by dialing one of the following numbers: 1-866-803-2143 for U.S. and Canadian callers or 1-210-795-1098 for international callers, using the Passcode: Invesco. An audio replay of the conference call will be available until Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. ET by calling 1-888-566-0411 for U.S. and Canadian callers or 1-203-369-3041 for international callers. A presentation highlighting the company's performance will be available during a live Webcast and on Invesco's Website at invesco.com/corporate.
This release, and comments made in the associated conference call today, may include "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements include information concerning future results of our operations, expenses, earnings, liquidity, cash flow and capital expenditures, industry or market conditions, assets under management, geopolitical events and the COVID-19 pandemic and their respective potential impact on the company, acquisitions and divestitures, debt and our ability to obtain additional financing or make payments, regulatory developments, demand for and pricing of our products and other aspects of our business or general economic conditions. In addition, words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," and future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may," "could," "should," and "would" as well as any other statement that necessarily depends on future events, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees, and they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although we make such statements based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. We caution investors not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider the risks described in our most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Forms 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may obtain these reports from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update the information in any public disclosure if any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate.
Invesco Ltd. Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliations
We utilize the following non-GAAP performance measures: net revenues (and by calculation, net revenue yield on AUM), adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income attributable to Invesco Ltd., and adjusted diluted EPS. We believe the adjusted measures provide valuable insight into our ongoing operational performance and assist in comparisons to our competitors. These measures also assist management with the establishment of operational budgets and forecasts. The most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures are operating revenues (and by calculation, gross revenue yield on AUM), operating income, operating margin, net income attributable to Invesco Ltd., and diluted EPS.
The following are reconciliations of operating revenues, operating income (and by calculation, operating margin), and net income attributable to Invesco Ltd. (and by calculation, diluted EPS) on a U.S. GAAP basis to a non-GAAP basis of net revenues, adjusted operating income (and by calculation, adjusted operating margin), and adjusted net income attributable to Invesco Ltd. (and by calculation, adjusted diluted EPS). In addition, a reconciliation of adjusted operating expenses is provided below, together with reconciliations of the U.S. GAAP operating expense lines to provide further analysis of the non-GAAP adjustments. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered as substitutes for any U.S. GAAP measures and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. The tax effect of the reconciling items is based on the tax jurisdiction attributable to the transactions. These measures are described more fully in the company's Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Refer to these public filings for additional information about the company's non-GAAP performance measures.
Invesco Ltd. Footnotes to the Assets Under Management Tables
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BOSTON, July 27 2022
- Appointment aligns with recognized high growth potential for INNOVO® in the US.
- A strong endorsement for the scientific and clinical credibility of INNOVO® as an accessible treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI).
- Endorses FemTech as a high potential investment category.
/PRNewswire/ -- Today Atlantic Therapeutics, a Galway, Ireland and Boston, USA-based MedTech innovator, announces the appointment of Russell Medford MD, PhD as Chairman. The addition of Dr Medford to the Board is a significant step to fulfill the potential of the INNOVO® brand in the large and under-served US stress urinary incontinence (SUI) market.
Dr Medford is a senior healthcare and life sciences executive with extensive private and public company experience. Currently he serves as Chairman and CEO of Covanos, Inc, a medical technology company focused on advanced cardiovascular diagnostics.
He has also led companies and organizations engaged in comprehensive therapeutic drug research and development and has executed multiple strategic partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies.
He has extensive experience in both the private and public financial markets, including initial public offerings raising over $500 million for corporate, clinical development and research programs and returning over $2.5 billion in shareholder value. He currently serves as a Board member of ThermoGenesis Holdings (Nasdaq:THMO), engaged in development and commercialization of automated cell processing technologies for cell and gene therapy. He has served on multiple public and private company Boards.
Dr Medford is a board-certified physician, an inaugural Fellow of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences of the American Heart Association and has held faculty positions at Harvard Medical School and the Emory University School of Medicine.
He currently serves as Chairman of the Center for Global Health Innovation, past Chairman and current member of the External Advisory Board for the Petit Institute of Bioscience and Bioengineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Global Center for Medical Innovation.
On joining the Board of Atlantic Therapeutics, Dr Medford commented: "From the first conversations with CEO, Susan Trent and other Board members, I could clearly see the huge potential of INNOVO® to positively change the outcome for women living with SUI. This very prevalent, yet under-served condition impacts the lives of many millions of women. It requires a treatment that is safe, clinically proven and easily accessible.
Since its FDA approval and launch onto the US market in 2020, INNOVO® has demonstrated that it can fulfil that requirement and has already transformed the lives of tens of thousands of women. I am delighted to apply my experience to help this innovative company realize its full potential"
Susan Trent, CEO commented: "I am delighted to welcome Dr Medford to the Atlantic Therapeutics Board. His experience in both clinical and commercial environments, as well as his obvious passion for delivering effective and innovative healthcare solutions in areas of unmet need, will be a major catalyst to maximize the potential for INNOVO®"
INNOVO® is an FDA-Approved, CE-marked treatment for women suffering from Stress Urinary Incontinence. It works by delivering clinically proven, safe, non-invasive pelvic- floor stimulation via unique wearable technology. In the privacy of their own home, women can simply wear the INNOVO® shorts technology for a 30-minute pelvic floor workout. Innovative NMES (neuromuscular electrical stimulation) technology embedded in the INNOVO® shorts does the work to strengthen and re-educate their pelvic floor muscles, giving women the opportunity to live life free from bladder leaks in as little as three months. Extensive clinical trial outcomes conducted on over 600 subjects consistently confirm improvements in key outcomes, symptoms and acceptability. Underpinned by this compelling peer-reviewed science, INNOVO® has received numerous prestigious awards for innovation and technology and is revenue generating in both the USA and Europe.
Based in Galway, Ireland and Boston, MA, Atlantic Therapeutics develops consumer medical devices, related software, apps and connected health technologies to treat all types of incontinence. The company's mission is to improve the quality of life of millions of people each year, by enabling them to restore and strengthen their pelvic health, thus regaining the confidence and control to lead active lives. Atlantic Therapeutics has attracted both international VC investment and enterprise grant funding and is experiencing high growth, establishing INNOVO® as the leading Femtech solution to treat SUI. For more information, please visit www.myinnovo.com.
Contacts: Daniel Forde, 00353 852823340, dforde@myinnovo.com
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Love Island star Megan Barton Hanson looked phenomenal as she took to her Instagram wearing a tantalising co-ord set that was bound to set pulses racing.
The 28 year old, who is often known to put on a raunchy display for her fans online, turned up the heat once again with a string of drop-dead gorgeous snaps.
Wearing a small black crop top, Megan left her 1.6million followers stunned as she put on a rather busty display.
READ MORE: Megan Barton Hanson's curves spill out of plunging swimsuit in sultry beach display
She also added a matching black skirt to the look which drew attention to her endlessly long pins.
As she posed up a storm, Megan's long blonde tresses cascaded over her chest while she gave sultry looks down the camera lens.
In one of the snaps, the star could be seen standing confidently with her hands on her hips while her silver cowboy boots stole the show.
Captioning the photos she wrote: "Bringing out my inner cowgirl, obsessed with this @shein_gb look."
Rushing to the comment section, fans also shared their thoughts on her stunning looks and gorgeous attire.
One person wrote: "Beautiful," while another impressed fan said "amazing," followed by a love heart emoji.
While others showered her with love-struck eyes and fire emojis.
The news comes after former Love Island star Theo Campbell recently spoke openly about Megan to Daily Star and said she longs to come across differently to the public and detach herself from her scandalous Love Island past in 2018.
Theo, who is currently starring alongside Megan in MTV's Ex on the Beach said she's planning to change her television persona completely.
He explained: "Megan, she was like normal really, she is quite shy and timid, she's not really someone who is very controversial or gets involved with this and that.
"She was a cool girl really. She wanted to come across as different as she did on Love Island - she feels like her reputation coming off of Love Island wasn't great so she wanted to show people she was a cool girl."
When asked if he would ever date Megan, Theo said: "Na, I would never go there, Lockie (James Locke) is my boy, I'm not that type of guy to get with any of my mates' exes."
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Price Alert: Shares of InnovAge (INNV) Trade 5.38% Lower at Midday July 26
Equities Staff Follow |Today InnovAge Holding Corp (NASDAQ: INNV) is trading 5.38% down.
The latest price, as of 11:58:47 est, was $4.40. InnovAge has moved $0.25 so far today.
15,489 shares have been traded today.
As of the previous close, InnovAge has a YTD change of 7.00%. The company anticipates its next earnings on 2022-09-20.
For technical charts, analysis, and more on InnovAge visit the company profile.
About InnovAge Holding Corp
InnovAge is a market leader in managing the care of high-cost, dual-eligible seniors. Its mission is to enable seniors to age independently in their own homes for as long as possible. Its patient-centered care model meaningfully improves the quality of care its participants receive, while reducing over-utilization of high-cost care settings. InnovAge is at the forefront of value based senior healthcare and directly contracts with government payors, such as Medicare and Medicaid, to manage the totality of a participant’s medical care. InnovAge believes its healthcare model is one in which all constituencies — participants, their families, providers and government payors—“Win.” InnovAge currently serves approximately 6,600 participants across 17 centers in five states.
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The experienced financial management professional supports the fast-growing National Automotive Styling Centers™ franchise development strategy
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™, a leading auto accessory and window tinting franchise, has hired Chris Hejda to support the company's dynamic franchise development strategy with expert financial management.
As the fast-growing franchise's accounting manager, Hejda is responsible for oversight of internal and external financial reporting, financial controls, accounting, tax, and audit relations.
"Our goal at Tint World® is to continue accelerating our growth, and that depends on a foundation of solid financials," said Charles J. Bonfiglio, CEO and president of Tint World®. "Chris has demonstrated throughout his career that he has the focus and experience we need to keep driving forward."
Hejda, a graduate of the University of Alabama, is an experienced financial manager with a proven track record of delivering profitable growth and managing strategy development to drive financial and cash performance.
"Joining the Tint World® family is a fantastic opportunity," Hejda said. "The company has shown great success over the years. Its growth trajectory is leading the industry. Most of all, this team is passionate about continuing to build the Tint World® brand and supporting our hard-working franchisees."
Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ offer sales and installation of auto accessories, mobile electronics, audio video equipment, security systems, custom wheels and tire packages, window tinting, vehicle wraps, paint protection films, detailing services, nano ceramic coatings, maintenance and repair services, and more. Tint World® is also the leading provider of residential, commercial and marine computerized window tinting and security film services with locations throughout the U.S. and abroad, with franchise opportunities available worldwide.
About Tint World®
Founded in 1982, Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ is America's largest and fastest-growing automotive accessories and window tinting international franchise, specializing in window tinting, protective films, vehicle wraps, audio and electronics, security systems, car and truck accessories, wheels and tires, detailing and ceramic coating, and installation services.
Tint World® Mobile Services™ include marine, residential, and commercial window tinting films, solar films, decorative films, safety and security films, and protective ceramic coatings. Tint World® has locations in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, with master franchise opportunities available worldwide. To find out more, please visit www.TintWorld.com or www.TintWorldFranchise.com.
Tint World® Contact:
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Agreement will see CGI help IGM accelerate its digital transformation
TORONTO and WINNIPEG, MB, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) and IGM Financial Inc. (IGM) (TSX: IGM) have signed a strategic agreement to deliver the next generation of mutual fund transfer agency (TA) platforms in Canada.
The IGM and CGI partnership will focus on integrating two leading mutual fund record keeping solutions into a single, modern platform. It will include CGI taking responsibility for the overall modernization of the platforms as part of the company's portfolio of intellectual property solutions as well as supporting IGM with ongoing operations and delivery of the new platform through a software-as-a-service (SaaS). This initiative furthers IGM's five-year digital transformation, which it began implementing in 2018 and has included working with global tech leaders such as Google Cloud and Salesforce.
"This is another important step in our ambitious, ongoing digital transformation, which has allowed us to elevate the client experience by leveraging strategic partnerships with world-class organizations such as CGI," said Mike Dibden, Chief Operating Officer, IGM Financial. "We're pleased to be working with CGI, whose scale and depth of expertise will help provide a seamless transition of technology services and capabilities and enable us to focus on our core mission: bettering the lives of Canadians by helping them better plan and manage their money."
CGI will support IGM's ongoing transformation by delivering new TA application management services and intelligent automation, including technology development and testing. With broad digital transformation and application services experience in banking and other industries across Canada, CGI will future-proof the platform through ongoing operational efficiencies and end-to-end management, while modernizing the platform over time—in line with CGI's proven intellectual property continuous evolution practices.
"We are delighted to expand on our successful partnership with IGM and are proud to support its ongoing digitization and growth in Canada," said Jamie Holland, Senior Vice-President of CGI's Canada Industry Solutions business. "Our long-term collaboration with leading Canadian financial services firms such as IGM gives us an in-depth understanding of the industry's challenges and goals. This, combined with our team's wealth technology platform and business process services expertise, enables us to provide the holistic solution and support required to help our clients thrive."
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 88,500 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is $12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada's leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $242 billion in total assets under management and advisement at June 30, 2022. The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals. Its activities are carried out principally through IG Wealth Management, Mackenzie Investments and Investment Planning Counsel. IGM Financial is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies. Learn more at igmfinancial.com.
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A VIDEO showing a cyclist falling off in traffic has everybody saying the same thing in the comments.
Uploaded to Instagram on the Inside Motors channel, the video shows why being cocky on a bicycle just isn't worth it.
The video is shot using a dash cam from inside a car and shows a typical urban street.
The camera car is stopped in traffic and in front is a large HGV and a cyclist.
The cyclist decides to hitch a ride on the HGV, stretching out his arm to cling on to its trailer.
The traffic then begins to move and the cyclist is pulled along slowly by the HGV.
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However, it quickly becomes clear that the cyclist isn't ready as the speed increases and he begins to lose balance.
For some unknown reason the cyclist doesn't simply let go of the HGV and in a panic is pulled onto the road in front of traffic.
For some other unknown reason, the cyclist isn't wearing a helmet.
While it isn't illegal to not wear a cycling helmet, the reasons for wearing one are displayed in this video.
Some cyclists, like the rider here, wear cycling caps for the image, but he's undone all his hard work with this tumble.
Some people walking next to the cyclist on the pavement turn to see if he's OK, but all looks fine.
He picks up his bike, clearly very embarrassed by the situation.
And nobody holds back in the comments - all saying the same thing.
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@d4vewit said: "No doubt nowadays people will think it was the lorries fault! He should be banned from cycling!"
@_k.zf said: "And drivers are a danger to others are they 🙄"
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Sumokoin (SUMO) traded down 1.1% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 7:00 AM ET on July 27th. One Sumokoin coin can currently be purchased for approximately $0.0181 or 0.00000085 BTC on exchanges. Over the last week, Sumokoin has traded down 9.5% against the dollar. Sumokoin has a total market cap of $843,860.63 and approximately $4,038.00 worth of Sumokoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- Monero (XMR) traded 6.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $151.87 or 0.00712343 BTC.
- Coalculus (COAL) traded up 4.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0031 or 0.00000014 BTC.
- Bytecoin (BCN) traded 3.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
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‘I’m sad that I won’t be there’ – Team England’s sprint star Dina Asher-Smith OUT of Commonwealth Games with injury
UNLUCKY Dina Asher-Smith is out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games with a hamstring injury.
The sprinter won 200m bronze behind Jamaicans Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene.
But last Saturday night, she dramatically pulled up while running the third leg of the 4x100m relay final with British teammates.
Medical scans in the UK have shown damage to her left hamstring and it means she cannot compete in front of a home crowd next week.
Asher-Smith, who was down to run the 100m and 4x100m relay at the Alexander Stadium, faces a race against time to be ready for the European Championships in Munich in August.
The issue has denied her the chance to win a hat-trick of medals at three major track-and-field championships this summer.
The Kent ace, 26, said: “Unfortunately, I’ve got a slight hamstring strain and won’t be ready to race at the Commonwealth Games.
“I love racing in front of a British crowd and was so excited to return to Birmingham.
“So I’m sad that I won’t be there. But I know that the athletes will put on a great show.”
Asher-Smith added: "Thankfully, I've only got a light hamstring strain.
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"No major issues and nothing to worry about. I feel good but I'm in need of a few days off.
"Due to the short turnaround between the end of the worlds and the start of the Commonwealths in a few days' time, I'm going to have to withdraw."
Team England athletics leader Kelly Sotherton said: “It’s obviously really sad to lose Dina through injury, given her stature and standing as one of the best female athletes in the world.
“We wish Dina well with her recovery and hope to see her back on the track very soon, doing what she does best.” | https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19333312/team-england-dina-asher-smith-commonwealth-games/ | 2022-07-27T11:41:29Z | https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19333312/team-england-dina-asher-smith-commonwealth-games/ | false | 2 |
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Here's Your Daily Horoscope For July 27, 2022
I’m carrying your love with me.
Bustle's resident astrologer Mecca Woods, founder of My Life Created, shares every zodiac sign's daily horoscope for today, July 27, 2022.
The moon is still stationed in Cancer, keeping the attention on how comfortable or nurtured we feel. With Mercury in warmhearted Leo teaming up with wounded Chiron in Aries come midday, this cosmic pair presents us with the opportunity to heal ourselves and other with the power of words. Listening to happy music, sharing some encouraging advice, or making funny memes are all examples of how we can put this Mercury-Chiron aspect to work.
Come later in the afternoon, the Cancer moon partners up with soothing Neptune in Pisces. We might find ourselves feeling more sleepy and low-energy at this time as this planetary team encourages us to rest. Creative work and hobbies can also provide us with some restorative vibes at this time. Meanwhile, we’re encouraged to swaddle ourselves and each other with love and kindness.
The vibes get a bit intense as the moon in Cancer ends the day alongside power-hungry Pluto in Capricorn. In some cases, caring for ourselves and others may mean setting healthy boundaries and working through our emotional stuff like holding space for our grief and our anger.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Aries (March 21-April 19)
Are you giving people too much power over you by caring too much about what they think? Take your power back by focusing inward and giving attention to the things that make you happy.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Taurus (April 20-May 20)
It’s not usually that you lean on your friends. However, you might have a change of heart today as someone could lend you an empathetic ear or fill you up with some encouragement.
If Your Zodiac Sign is Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Your confidence might not be as strong as you’d like it to be today. Consider if there are some affirmations that you can work with or an inspiring read that you can turn to. Ask for recommendations.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Cancer (June 21-July 22)
There’s a lot of bad juju to go around. If you’re not careful, you can easily soak it up. Value your time and energy today by focusing largely on the things you need to do for yourself.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Your energy levels might not be too high today. Look to this as an opportunity to bring a little more care and attention to your wellness routine. Asking for what you need is a form of self-care too.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
In what ways can you afford to be more flexible or understanding in how you deal with others? Can you appreciate someone for who they are rather than what you want them to be?
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Avoid being too critical of yourself today. If you’re able to accomplish anything, you’re already doing more than enough. Don’t feel like you’re burdening someone by asking for help.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Openness and honesty are your best options for today as whoever is listening will receive what you have to say well, even if it’s uncomfortable at first. Go ahead and be brave.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
If you’re feeling more sensitive or tender than you’re comfortable with today, what can you do for yourself that doesn’t involve spending money or increasing your debt? Take it easy.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You don’t always like to compromise but for today, teamwork is the key to accomplishing your goals or maintaining some peace of mind. Loosen up the reins for a little while.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
No matter how you want certain things to go, life will sometimes have other plans. Keep this in mind today if you find yourself trying to control every single detail. Trust the process.
If Your Zodiac Sign Is Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
You might feel much happier entertaining yourself today rather than feeling like you have to entertain or be present for others. This is your permission to be a little selfish.
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Canton Lends $5 Million to HOF Village for Phase 2 Work
CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – With Enshrinement Week coming next week, the city of Canton is providing a big assist to the Hall of Fame Village project.
Canton City Council has agreed to lend the Hall of Fame Village five million dollars.
Mayor Tom Bernabei spoke about it Tuesday on Canton’s Morning News with Pam Cook.
It’s part of a request for $15 million to pay for ongoing Phase 2 projects at the village.
The Stark County Community Redevelopment Fund tossed in $5 million, and the county commissioners are expected to do the same next week.
In fact, the city loan is contingent on the county’s loan.
The village will pay the city back over the next seven years.
Newer Phase 2 facilities in use during Enshrinement Week will include the Center for Performance, Play Action Plaza and the zipline and concession facilities. | https://www.mix941.com/canton-lends-5-million-to-hof-village-for-phase-2-work/ | 2022-07-27T11:43:46Z | https://www.mix941.com/canton-lends-5-million-to-hof-village-for-phase-2-work/ | true | null |
CALLAWAY COUNTY - First Chance for Children, an organization dedicated to providing family resources and fostering healthy outcomes for Missouri children, will host a free diaper and wipe event at the Callaway Health Department on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The sizes offered will be newborn to 7 and 2t to 4t pull ups. There is a limit of one package per child while supplies last, and family forms must be completed upon pick up. First Chance requests all participants bring their own pen or pencil.
First Chance will also offer an alternative for those who may be unable to attend the event. More options can be discussed by calling 573-777-1815x204. | https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/first-chance-for-children-to-host-free-diaper-event-in-callaway-county/article_da802400-0d34-11ed-a5cd-93c1f3e4fc65.html | 2022-07-27T11:44:45Z | https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/first-chance-for-children-to-host-free-diaper-event-in-callaway-county/article_da802400-0d34-11ed-a5cd-93c1f3e4fc65.html | true | null |
PIL in Guj HC opposes transfer of animals to zoo being set up by Reliance
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The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the state government and other authorities on public interest litigation (PIL) objecting to the transfer of animals to a zoo being set up by Reliance Industries in Jamnagar.
The PIL, filed by Halar Utkarsh Samiti Trust, also questioned the recognition granted to the zoo -- Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre -- by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) in 2020.
A division bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri issued notices to the Gujarat government, CZA, and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), scheduling the hearing for August 18.
The PIL sought the court's direction to restrain the authorities from transferring animals to the private zoo.
''On perusal of the records, we are of the considered view that at this stage it would suffice if notice is issued to respondents...Relist the matter on August 18,'' the court said.
The zoo was given recognition by the CZA under the Wildlife Protection Act on August 17, 2020, as per the petition.
The recognition was granted under Rule 9 of the Recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009, for a mini zoo, even when this center was going to be one of the world's largest zoos and did not satisfy any of the criteria under Rule 10 which pertains to protection and conservation of wild animals, the petition alleged.
The CZA and state authorities should stay the August 2020 order and not transfer wild animals to the zoo, the petition demanded.
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AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV – Get Rating) issued an update on its second quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.24-$3.28 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $3.43. The company issued revenue guidance of -. AbbVie also updated its FY 2022 guidance to $13.78-$13.98 EPS.
AbbVie Price Performance
Shares of AbbVie stock opened at $150.87 on Wednesday. AbbVie has a twelve month low of $105.56 and a twelve month high of $175.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $148.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $266.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 0.77.
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 29th. The company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.01. AbbVie had a net margin of 22.00% and a return on equity of 159.31%. The business had revenue of $13.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that AbbVie will post 14.03 EPS for the current year.
AbbVie Dividend Announcement
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts have recently commented on ABBV shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of AbbVie from $188.00 to $191.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research report on Friday, July 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of AbbVie from $165.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, May 2nd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of AbbVie from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report on Friday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of AbbVie from $122.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of AbbVie from $161.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research report on Monday, April 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AbbVie currently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $159.69.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Vice Chairman Michael Severino sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.28, for a total transaction of $15,028,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 152,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,858,038.84. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other AbbVie news, EVP Henry O. Gosebruch sold 83,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $13,013,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 16,623 shares in the company, valued at $2,576,565. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Vice Chairman Michael Severino sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.28, for a total transaction of $15,028,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 152,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,858,038.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 463,761 shares of company stock valued at $70,609,771 over the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital Group International Inc. CA purchased a new stake in shares of AbbVie in the first quarter valued at about $4,377,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 10.2% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 141,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,867,000 after purchasing an additional 13,043 shares during the last quarter. Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of AbbVie by 18.5% in the first quarter. Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC now owns 36,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,942,000 after purchasing an additional 5,719 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its position in AbbVie by 7.7% during the first quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 10,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,534,000 after buying an additional 751 shares during the period. Finally, Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. grew its position in AbbVie by 4.0% during the first quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 8,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,405,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.03% of the company’s stock.
About AbbVie
AbbVie Inc discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals in the worldwide. The company offers HUMIRA, a therapy administered as an injection for autoimmune and intestinal Behçet's diseases; SKYRIZI to treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults; RINVOQ, a JAK inhibitor for the treatment of moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients; IMBRUVICA to treat adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), and VENCLEXTA, a BCL-2 inhibitor used to treat adults with CLL or SLL; and MAVYRET to treat patients with chronic HCV genotype 1-6 infection.
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ATLANTA (AP) _ RPC Inc. (RES) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $46.9 million.
The Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 22 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 10 cents per share.
The oil and gas services company posted revenue of $375.5 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $322.1 million.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to economist Claudia Sahm about interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, and this week's release of quarterly economic growth numbers.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) _ Tempur Sealy International Inc. (TPX) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $90.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the Lexington, Kentucky-based company said it had profit of 51 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 58 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 57 cents per share.
The mattress maker posted revenue of $1.21 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.27 billion.
Tempur Sealy expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.60 to $2.80 per share.
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BARRIE, ON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX: LABS) (OTCQX: MEDIF) (FSE: MLZ) ("MediPharm", "MediPharm Labs" or the "Company") a pharmaceutical company specialized in precision-based cannabinoids, today announced that it has been awarded a favourable summary of judgement in the Ontario Court of Justice in connection with a supply agreement dispute in the amount of $9.8M.
On January 24, 2020, MediPharm Labs filed a statement of claim ("Claim") in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against one of its long-term customers of cannabis concentrates. The Claim related to, among other things, the payment of outstanding amounts due to the Company for products shipped to and received by the customer and deposits owed to the Company for committed amounts not yet shipped.
On February 26, 2020, the defendant in the Claim filed a statement of defense and counterclaim. The Ontario Court of Justice has dismissed this counterclaim.
This summary judgement and subsequent payment, and recent conditional sale of the Company's Australian facility, will add over $16M in cash, strengthening the balance sheet.
David Pidduck, CEO of MediPharm Labs commented, "In the early days of the nascent cannabis industry many companies faced risks in collecting large receivables. This summary judgement will allow us to collect this $9.8M, which will dramatically strengthen our balance sheet. MediPharm now has many customers across multiple channels and our accounts receivable are healthy. The collection of this cash will significantly improve MediPharm's cash position and give us flexibility to consider M&A opportunities."
Founded in 2015, MediPharm Labs specializes in the development and manufacture of purified, pharmaceutical-quality cannabis concentrates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and advanced derivative products utilizing a Good Manufacturing Practices certified facility with ISO standard-built clean rooms. MediPharm Labs has invested in an expert, research driven team, state-of-the-art technology, downstream purification methodologies and purpose-built facilities with five primary extraction lines for delivery of pure, trusted and precision-dosed cannabis products for its customers. Through its wholesale and white label platforms, MediPharm Labs formulates, develops (including through sensory testing), processes, packages and distributes cannabis extracts and advanced cannabinoid-based products to domestic and international markets.
In 2021, MediPharm Labs received a Pharmaceutical Drug Establishment Licence from Health Canada, becoming the only company in North America to hold a domestic Good Manufacturing Licence for the extraction of natural cannabinoids. The Company carries out its operations in compliance with all applicable laws in the countries in which it operates.
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, statements regarding: collection of the court award, the need to raise capital through equity or debt vehicles, and MediPharm's ability to execute M&A opportunities in the future. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon several estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the inability of MediPharm Labs to obtain adequate financing; the delay or failure to receive regulatory approvals; and other factors discussed in MediPharm Labs' filings, available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. Except as required by law, MediPharm Labs assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change.
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Shares of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP – Get Rating) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $105.00.
A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $113.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 23rd. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of American Electric Power in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Credit Suisse Group initiated coverage on shares of American Electric Power in a research note on Monday, April 25th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $113.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of American Electric Power from $94.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 29th.
American Electric Power Stock Performance
NASDAQ:AEP opened at $96.42 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $96.32 and its 200-day moving average is $95.51. American Electric Power has a 52-week low of $80.22 and a 52-week high of $104.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.61. The company has a market cap of $49.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.44, a PEG ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.36.
American Electric Power Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 10th will be given a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 9th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.24%. American Electric Power’s payout ratio is 59.66%.
Insider Transactions at American Electric Power
In other news, EVP Charles E. Zebula sold 1,902 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.05, for a total transaction of $188,393.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 18,134 shares in the company, valued at $1,796,172.70. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, EVP Therace Risch sold 5,330 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.35, for a total value of $545,525.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,248 shares in the company, valued at $844,182.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Charles E. Zebula sold 1,902 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.05, for a total transaction of $188,393.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 18,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,796,172.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 21,296 shares of company stock worth $2,140,463. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Electric Power
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AEP. American Research & Management Co. grew its position in American Electric Power by 100.0% in the first quarter. American Research & Management Co. now owns 250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in American Electric Power by 1,288.9% in the first quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. TFO TDC LLC bought a new position in American Electric Power in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in American Electric Power in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in American Electric Power in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors own 73.26% of the company’s stock.
About American Electric Power
American Electric Power Company, Inc, an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments.
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NPR's A Martinez talks to GOP strategist Scott Jennings about former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, who returned to the nation's capital to give dueling speeches.
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NPR's A Martinez talks to GOP strategist Scott Jennings about former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, who returned to the nation's capital to give dueling speeches.
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- Fuel-efficient upgrades will cut 350 tons of carbon per locomotive annually
- Modernization program will recycle 70,000 tons of steel – equivalent to 51,000 passenger cars
- Investment puts UP on path to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
OMAHA, Neb. and PITTSBURGH, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) signed a historic deal with Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) for 600 locomotive modernizations featuring a suite of digital solutions and innovations. The agreement, worth more than $1 billion, is the largest investment in modernized locomotives in rail industry history, and part of Union Pacific's fleet strategy to move more freight efficiently and sustainably across its service territory.
"Union Pacific is taking thoughtful, deliberate steps to reduce our environmental impact and to help our partners improve theirs," said Lance Fritz, Chairman, President and CEO of Union Pacific. "Wabtec's modernization program helps make our existing fleet more fuel efficient, capable and reliable. The resulting increased tractive power enables us to move more freight with fewer locomotives, which improves efficiency and reduces emissions."
Union Pacific's modernization initiative comes as the industry looks to sustainably meet the growing demands on the rail network by maximizing and extending the capabilities of locomotive fleets. It also helps place Union Pacific on a path to achieve its aggressive emissions target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 26% by 2030 from a 2018 baseline, and on a path to net zero emissions by 2050. The modernizations also support UP customers' efforts to meet their own carbon reduction targets.
"Modernizations are a game changer for our customers offering the ability to realize significantly more value out of existing locomotive assets," said Rafael Santana, President and CEO of Wabtec. "By customizing these solutions for our customers and installing state-of-the-art technology, we are helping our customers realize outcomes including increased tractive effort, fuel efficiency, reliability, and adhesion, which reduce maintenance, repair and overhaul expenses. These fleet benefits will support Union Pacific's sustainable service improvements and long-term growth strategy."
The modernizations will provide approximately 350 tons of carbon reduction per locomotive per year. The total order will enable Union Pacific to realize approximately 210,000 tons in annual emission reductions. The reductions are the equivalent of removing emissions from nearly 45,000 passenger cars per year. The modernizations also support the circular economy with more than half the locomotive's weight being reused. Throughout the order, approximately 70,000 tons of steel will be reused and recycled – the equivalent of more than 51,000 passenger cars.
Wabtec will modernize 525 of Union Pacific's AC4400 and AC6000 locomotives, as well as 75 Dash-9 locomotives. The modernized locomotives will feature a suite of digital solutions and innovations such as the FDL Advantage engine upgrade and Modular Control Architecture, a next-generation controls technology that is applicable throughout Wabtec's locomotive installed base. The modernizations will extend the locomotive's life and provide benefits, including a fuel efficiency improvement of up to 18%; more than 80% increase in reliability; and haulage ability increase of more than 55%.
This deal is the third major modernization order from Union Pacific since 2018, with more than 1,030 locomotives upon completion in 2025. Wabtec will modernize the locomotives at its plants in the United States. The deliveries are expected to begin in 2023.
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable, and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is focused on creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. The company is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Wabtec has been a leader in the rail industry for over 150 years and has the vision to achieve a zero-emission rail system in the U.S. and worldwide. Visit Wabtec's website at www.wabteccorp.com.
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Biden, Xi to hold talks amid new tensions over Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will speak Thursday, according to a U.S. official, their first conversation in four months coming amid new tension between Washington and Beijing over China’s claims on Taiwan.
The planned talks between the two leaders — the fifth in a series of regular check-ins — have been in the works for weeks. But the possibility of a visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top congressional Democrat and second in line of succession to the presidency, has added fresh strain to the complicated relationship.
Beijing is warning that it will take “forceful measures” should Pelosi visit the self-ruled island of Taiwan that China claims as part of its territory.
The U.S. official declined to be identified ahead of the public announcement.
Pelosi hasn’t confirmed plans to visit Taiwan, but Biden last week told reporters that U.S. military officials believed it was “not a good idea” for the speaker to visit the island at the moment. Biden’s comments came after the Financial Times reported last week that Pelosi planned to visit Taiwan in August, a trip she had originally planned to make in April but postponed after she tested positive for COVID-19.
The speaker has declined to comment on whether she plans to visit Taiwan, citing security protocol on her travel. But she said Biden’s comment stemmed from military brass being “afraid our plane would get shot down, or something like that, by the Chinese.” She would be the highest-ranking U.S. elected official to visit Taiwan since Republican Newt Gingrich visited the island in 1997 when he served as House speaker.
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In the 1970s, the J. Geils Band carved out a reputation as one of the wildest party bands out there.
Its lead singer, Peter Wolf, worked the crowd like a maestro. At a time when disco was the only dance in town, the J. Geils Band revived an R&B-influenced brand of rock.
But by 1981, the band was going in a different, poppier direction. Its single "Centerfold" stayed atop the charts for six weeks, and it shifted the band's focus away from roots music for good.
Wolf didn't last much longer; he was out of the band two years later.
Now well into his solo career, he's recently released a new album. Wolf spoke to guest host Linda Wertheimer about Midnight Souvenirs, which reflects considerable country music influences.
"Growing up in the era that I did, when the first generation of rock 'n' rollers were coming out ... there was a fusion of rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll that was very profound," he says. "And I think that the R&B and blues artists always listened to the Grand Ole Opry. And the Grand Ole Opry artists always listened to Sonny Boy Williamson on the King Biscuit [Flower] Hour. And I think it was real, blue-collar music — and I don't really see the difference between a juke joint and a honky-tonk."
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EDMONTON—Pope Francis will set out today on the next leg of his landmark “penitential” journey in Canada, as he leaves Alberta for Quebec City.
The Pontiff is scheduled to depart Edmonton at 9 a.m. local time. Shortly after his plane touches down in Quebec this afternoon, he will visit with officials on the Plains of Abraham in the province’s capital.
As his apology this week for the role of the Catholic Church in Canada’s residential school system continues to reverberate across the country, Francis may be in for a tougher reception in Quebec.
A group calling itself Mohawk Mothers, or kanien’kehà:ka kahnistensera, is planning a protest in Montreal to mark the Pontiff’s arrival in the province.
The group says its members will gather at 3 p.m. at the foot of Mount Royal for a rally against the Catholic Church, which it referred to in a statement as Francis’s “evil church.” The group is also demanding the removal of a giant steel cross that sits at the summit of Mount Royal, the successor of a wooden cross said to have been erected when Jacques Cartier arrived in the territory now known as Montreal.
The group rejects the Pontiff’s apology, which was made Monday in Alberta and is likely to be reiterated when he arrives in Quebec City on Wednesday afternoon.
In the Iroquoian language used by Indigenous peoples living in the St. Lawrence Valley when European settlers arrived, there was no word for saying ‘I am sorry.’
“Only ‘I will make it right,’” the group said.
“Rather than apologies for forcefully attempting to wipe Indigenous peoples off the globe, we want what we have never ceded: our land. We will not accept the Vatican whitewashing its barbaric history in Canada while still being the largest private landowner in the world.”
There has been a predictably mixed reaction to the Pope’s apology. While many have expressed appreciation for the gesture from the 85-year-old, others have said the statement fell far short of what is needed from the church and of what was called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
On Thursday, Francis will hold a mass at the National Shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupré, then attend vespers with church officials at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec.
On Friday, he is to make a brief stop in Iqaluit before heading home to the Vatican.
The Alberta leg of the Pope’s journey included a visit to the Indigenous community of Maskwacis, south of Edmonton.
Standing there before residential school survivors and Indigenous leaders, he apologized for abuses at the institutions, most of which were run by the Roman Catholic Church.
Francis also led an outdoor public mass at Edmonton’s football stadium, which some criticized as too traditional.
He also joined a pilgrimage at Lac Ste. Anne, northwest of Edmonton — a place of spiritual significance for many Indigenous Catholics that is thought to have healing properties. Francis blessed the lake and then sprinkled some of its water on people in the crowd.
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If Vra-Rob has a message about a player, one day before that player can show it for himself, the message isn’t likely to be coachandgmspeak.
With that in mind, Titans coach Mike Vrabel and GM Jon Robinson delivered a bit of good news Tuesday at their “eve of camp” pressers: Rookie receiver Treylon Burks has “attacked the time” he has been back in the building, per Robinson, and ran well in the conditioning test and is ready for practice, per Vrabel. That doesn’t mean the rookie first-round pick from Arkansas is going to become A.J. Brown Lite in the next month, or even have a big rookie season, or even take part in all of camp (and don’t ask Robinson whether he knew about Burks’ asthma during the draft process, because he’ll ignore the question).
It does mean concerns can cool that Burks’ spring-time inability to stay on the field because of some combo of that asthma and insufficient conditioning will linger into August. Vra-Rob wouldn’t be helping anyone right now by giving inflated expectations. And if Burks is on the field along with star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons — as Vrabel said he expects — then the two biggest participation questions entering camp are answered (just don’t ask Robinson if he’s going to rework Simmons’ contract this camp, because as he reminded everyone, he doesn’t talk about contract negotiations).
Throw in Vrabel’s estimate of “90 percent” participation at this point from two crucial players coming off ACL repairs, receiver Robert Woods and cornerback Caleb Farley, and you’ve got an encouraging start to camp for a team seeking its third straight AFC South title — which hasn’t happened since the Colts won five straight from 2003 through 2007. Woods, not Burks, must replace Brown as the Titans’ No. 1 receiver. And Farley, as intended when the Titans drafted him in the first round in 2021, is the addition that can make a very good defense an exceptional one. Vrabel may have allowed a bit of excitement Tuesday as he talked about Farley’s length-aided pair of interceptions Monday in a practice that included quarterbacks, rookies and players who ended the offseason program injured.
In the meantime, here’s a 53-man roster projection to set the table before the whole crew hits the field Wednesday. Just don’t ask who’s starting at left guard or right tackle.
Quarterback (3)
Willis has to be on the active roster because opening him up to waivers and hoping to sign him to the practice squad would be too much of a risk. He’d have to have a pretty dismal month/outlook for the Titans to even consider it. If he has a monster month and somehow beats out Woodside for the backup job, that speaks very well of where things are going. The guess here is Woodside retains the trust of Vrabel and his staff to fill in for Tannehill if needed, and that the Titans do all they can to get Willis ready for a potential shot at the starting job in 2023.
Running back (5)
Cannon is the oddity here, getting the nod as a returner (23.2 career average) and special teams contributor. Everything else is straightforward and obvious. The big question is whether Haskins can cement himself as a guy worthy of siphoning a few carries from Henry early in games. Or at least as a guy who can jump in if Henry suffers another injury. Hilliard is the third-down back, but he also had some good moments as a ball carrier in 2021.
Receiver (7)
- Robert Woods
- Treylon Burks
- Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
- Kyle Phillips
- Josh Malone
- Dez Fitzpatrick
- Racey McMath
Just don’t cut anyone! (Actually, in this scenario, hopefuls Cody Hollister and Mason Kinsey are cut.) The Titans may end up scouring the waiver wire for a veteran add at the position, and they may not feel good about five current receivers being on this active roster, let alone seven. But I liked what I saw from Josh Malone in the spring, and it appeared Fitzpatrick made some strides as well. McMath’s inclusion presumes high value on his kicking-game contributions and continued hope that his size and speed will one day translate into a capable receiver. The top three listed are the only locks while Phillips has the look of a quick-footed slot receiver like the Titans once had with Adam Humphries (when he was healthy enough to play).
Tight end (4)
- Austin Hooper
- Chig Okonkwo
- Geoff Swaim
- Briley Moore
Anyone remember Moore? He was opening some eyes with his downfield ability a year ago when a serious knee injury ended his would-be rookie season. I think there’s room for one more tight end with pass-catching ability on this roster, and I think tight end should be the most improved position group from 2021 whether he makes the roster or not. Hooper is going to be a big part of this offense, and Okonkwo figures to get his chances. Tommy Hudson, who starts camp on the PUP list, might be a better keep for the run game. And, hey, if all the other offensive positions are going to be bloated, why not tight end too?
Offensive line (8)
- Taylor Lewan
- Aaron Brewer
- Ben Jones
- Nate Davis
- Dillon Radunz
- Jamarco Jones
- Nicholas Petit-Frere
- Xavier Newman-Johnson
Here’s a light number to compensate a bit for the skill excess. It works out because Jamarco Jones — who will battle with Brewer to start at left guard — has played tackle as well. That makes him the fourth tackle, in theory. Here’s a nod for Newman-Johnson, a rookie from Baylor, as the fifth interior option, beating out Daniel Munyer and Corey Levin. It’s certainly possible at least one of those two guys makes the cut as well.
Defensive line (5)
- Jeffery Simmons
- Denico Autry
- Teair Tart
- Naquan Jones
- Larrell Murchison
Incumbents rule the day here, and I feel great about Tart and Jones sticking and providing quality assistance to the Simmons Autry Wrecking Co. Murchison will be interesting. He’s trying to fend off DeMarcus Walker, Haskell Garrett and Kevin Strong. The guess here is he gets it done, but it’s going to take a healthy camp. The Titans could use six here, but hey, that offense needs bodies.
Outside linebacker (4)
- Harold Landry
- Bud Dupree
- Rashad Weaver
- Ola Adeniyi
This is an easy call. Adeniyi showed he can play last season, beyond special teams. And Weaver is one of the “new” faces on this team with the most potential to make an impact. Good backups for what could be one of the best edge-rushing duos in the NFL this season, if Dupree is about to break out as the Titans hope.
Inside linebacker (5)
Rice starts camp on the PUP, and the Titans need to start seeing the 2021 third-round pick on the field, showing why they picked him where they did. In the meantime, Campbell helped himself in the spring. Cole made some big plays in the kicking game last season. That still makes for a rather massive drop-off after the starters.
Cornerback (5)
- Kristian Fulton
- Elijah Molden
- Caleb Farley
- Roger McCreary
- Chris Jackson
Vrabel announced Buster Skrine’s retirement Tuesday, and there’s no obvious replacement, so make this a five-man group instead. Fulton and Jackson are the graybeards as third-year players, which isn’t necessarily ideal. But the Titans’ starting safeties should ease those concerns some. A couple of questions here beyond Farley: Where does McCreary fit best? And is Molden a lock as the starting slot corner?
Safety (4)
- Kevin Byard
- Amani Hooker
- Theo Jackson
- Joshua Kalu
Give Kalu, recently re-signed by the Titans, the nod over A.J. Moore. Both could stick. Like at inside linebacker, the Titans would not necessarily be comfortable on game day if either starter were hurt and unavailable. Veteran pickups should be considered possible at those two spots and at corner.
Special teams (3)
- Randy Bullock
- Brett Kern
- Morgan Cox
Iowa rookie Caleb Shudak is on PUP, diminishing the possibility that he could give Bullock a push. Kern does technically have competition in Colorado State rookie Ryan Stonehouse. It’s not impossible Stonehouse could make things interesting for Kern, who took a pay cut to $2.2 million in this final year of his deal at age 36. More likely, Kern’s tremendous Titans career is embarking on its final season.
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Hollywood director Brian Volk-Weiss has revealed that the first ever Star Wars film could have had a completely different ending.
Brian and his team at Nacelle Company, who are behind docuseries such as The Toys That Made Us and Down To Earth With Zac Efron, have taken a six hour deep dive into Star Wars Episodes I-VI for new TV show Icons Unearthed, which is currently airing on Vice TV.
Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Brian spoke about making Icons Unearthed, having dinner with C3PO actor Anthony Daniels and shared some of the incredible behind the scenes stories from the making of the saga.
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Icons Unearthed features interviews with cast and crew involved in the making of Star Wars, including Billy Dee Williams, Paul Hirsch, Rick Baker, John Dykstra and Ian McDiarmid - as well as the first ever on-camera interview with George Lucas' wife at the time, Marcia Lucas.
Their stories have revealed never-before-heard insights into the films, with Brian saying that one moment particularly took him by surprise.
"To give you a couple of specifics, I had never heard - and this is a spoiler for episode two - I had never heard that, because they were overschedule and over budget, Fox wanted to end the movie after they rescued Princess Leia," said Brian.
"There was lot of pressure on George [Lucas] to just wrap it up and don't even shoot the final battle."
He revealed that the first episode of Icons Unearthed also explains that a last-minute decision inspired the opening of the iconic cantina scene, saying: "Do you remember that shot in the cantina with that alien with the gold eyes and that's how they open the interior of the cantina scene?
"I never even noticed this, but I was sitting there interviewing Rick Baker and Rick's like, 'Did you ever notice that metal thing sticking out the back of his head?'
"I went, 'oh yeah, I never thought about it, but yeah.' I asked, 'what is that?' and he said, 'that's a flash light'.
"He said, 'when we were shooting, the eyes weren't lighting and we were in such a rush, I just placed a flashlight .into the back of the model and turned it on, not knowing the alien creature would turn its head and it would be in a the shot."
Along with the story behind a crew night out that later inspired the name of character Salacious Crumb, Brian recalled that interviewing cast and crew involved was a "surreal" and "wonderful" experience, where he learnt dozens of new facts everyday.
"If you want to understand the sense of scale, I would say, quote on quote, studying Star Wars since I was eight. I've been lucky to learn one or two new things per year.
"In Marcia's six hours, I learnt probably about 50 new things. In one day."
That's not all, as Brian also recounted the incredible moment he was taken out for dinner by none other than C-3PO himself, Anthony Daniels.
"It was very, very, very surreal. I am in showbusiness because of Star Wars. It was seeing Star Wars that affected my entire career choice. To be talking to people that were there, it was crazy.
"All of these people I had been reading about in books...to be sitting with them. I flew to England for Anthony Daniels and he wanted to get dinner afterwards, and it was like, 'is this real life?'. It was wonderful."
He added: "What people don't understand about Anthony Daniels...you know it, but you don't really think about it, more than George Lucas, he is a witness to history. Other than the writing process on A New Hope, he was there. He was there for absolutely everything."
Not only is Brian grateful to the cast and crew for sharing their stories with him as part of Icons Unearthed, but the director also said he could not have produced the eye-opening series without the team he works with.
"I know people know this, but I think it's important to say - I am part of a gigantic team. I am one person, I do what I do, but our Editors, our Researchers, our crew. I couldn't do any of this without being a part of this team."
With episode three recently airing, Brian is also thankful to the fans for their response to Icons Unearthed, saying: "Literally reading thousands of comments and DM's saying, 'oh my god this is beautiful.' Literally stuff, if I'm being honest with you, that made me tear up a little bit."
Talking about the future of Icons Unearthed, he also added:
"It's all about how this does. It has gotten off to a really great start and we're really happy with it. It seems like we'll do something next. I have a lot of ideas," saying: "It doesn't have to be a movie, it doesn't have to be a TV show - it could be a person, it could be a building.
"Whatever is iconic, in my dreams, that's what we would do."
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LONDON (AP) — David Trimble helped end decades of violence in Northern Ireland by shunning his hardline unionist past and negotiating with a former foe in pursuit of a goal they both shared: Peace.
That willingness to compromise was remembered Tuesday on both sides of the Atlantic as world leaders honored Trimble, who died Monday at the age of 77.
Trimble shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with John Hume for their work in securing the Good Friday Agreement, which helped end three decades of bloodshed that killed more than 3,000 people on both sides of Northern Ireland’s sectarian conflict.
“Time after time during the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement, he made the hard choices over the politically expedient ones because he believed future generations deserved to grow up free from violence and hatred,” former U.S. President Bill Clinton said in a statement. “His faith in the democratic process allowed him to stand up to strong opposition in his own community, persuade them of the merits of compromise, and share power with his former adversaries.”
The agreement, negotiated with the help of Clinton’s Northern Ireland envoy, George Mitchell, created a power-sharing government that sought to bridge the divide between unionists, who support continued ties with the United Kingdom, and nationalists, who back reunification with the Republic of Ireland. It also forced both sides to accept previously unthinkable concessions such as reorganizing the pro-unionist police force and requiring the Irish Republican Army to give up its weapons.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said Trimble had the courage to make the deal, even though he knew he would be called a traitor by some members of his community.
“It wouldn’t have happened without him; it’s as simple as that, really,” Blair told the BBC. “What he gave, not just through the period of the negotiations … but then in the years afterwards, it was a master class in leadership.”
Born William David Trimble in Belfast on Oct. 15, 1944, he was educated at Queen’s University, Belfast, and pursued an academic career in law before entering politics in the early 1970s as a member of the hardline Vanguard Party. After moving to the Ulster Unionist Party, he became leader of what was then the largest unionist party in 1995.
Like most Protestant politicians at the time, Trimble initially opposed power-sharing with the largely Catholic republicans as something that would jeopardize Northern Ireland’s union with Britain. At first he refused to speak directly with Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA. But ultimately he relented and in 1997 became the first unionist leader to negotiate with Sinn Fein.
Formal peace talks began the next year, with Trimble and Hume signing the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998.
Trimble was elected first minister in Northern Ireland’s first power-sharing government the same year, with Seamus Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour Party representing the nationalist community as deputy first minister.
In accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, Trimble encouraged other would-be peacemakers to pursue pragmatic solutions and avoid being “too precise or pedantic.”
“Heaven knows, in Ulster, what I have looked for is a peace within the realms of the possible,” he said. “We could only have started from where we actually were, not from where we would have liked to be.”
But Trimble paid a huge price for his pragmatism.
There were threats to his safety, and ultimately he was replaced by more hard-line politicians who hadn’t supported the peace deal. As he worked to make sure both sides implemented the terms of the agreement, Trimble was forced to look on as his former opponents were celebrated for the concessions they had made.
But he never complained, Blair said.
“The hardest thing in leadership is to say no to your own supporters,” Blair said. “It’s easy to say yes to them and it’s easy to say no to your opponents, but to say no to your own supporters, that is tough. And he did it, and he carried it.”
In his Nobel speech, Trimble told his audience not to fear the future.
“The dark shadow we seem to see in the distance is not really a mountain ahead, but the shadow of the mountain behind — a shadow from the past thrown forward into our future,” he said.
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HAMBURG, BOCHUM and DARMSTADT, Germany, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) announces CGI Sense360, its cloud-based, smart analytics platform that gives emergency responders holistic and accurate situational awareness in the event of a disaster. Using comprehensive data sources and augmented reality, the platform creates a visual situation overview that helps organizations more efficiently organize and accelerate rescue operations.
Whether a disaster is caused by natural or human hazards, up-to-date information is critical to safe and successful rescue efforts. CGI Sense360 creates a holistic picture of a disaster using data from a variety of sources across the ecosystem, such as satellites, drones and maps; infrastructure, geospatial, weather and environmental data; and online databases, blogs and social media. The platform's integrated and secure communications system combines augmented reality, situational images and other data to create a visual overview that is shared with emergency responders in a context-aware manner to enable faster, safer rescue operations.
International aid organization I.S.A.R. (International Search and Rescue) in Germany is a project partner in the design and development of CGI Sense360. I.S.A.R. is certified by the United Nations for international rescue operations.
"We provide international assistance in humanitarian missions; for example, after natural disasters and accidents or in war zones," says Dr. Steven Bayer, Project Coordinator at I.S.A.R. "The immediate availability of detailed situation images and current data is crucial for efficient, rapid rescue measures. And, it is precisely this information that the new cloud-based data analytics platform CGI Sense360 can provide."
Development of the platform also is supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). CGI space experts have worked closely with the ESA for about 40 years, including in Bochum and Darmstadt, Germany. CGI's current projects include the development of a centralized "pooling and sharing" system for secure satellite communications services.
"In rescue operations, analog processes still dominate in many cases," notes Stefan Wichert, Senior Vice President of CGI's operations in Northern Germany. "However, an exact situation picture and an unrestricted flow of information are indispensable in the event of a crisis or disaster. In addition, the time factor is important. With CGI Sense360, we offer a high-performance, intelligent and secure platform that meets these criteria. It delivers all the information needed for time-critical coordination and relief operations in near real-time. We see a very large market potential for our new platform, which takes the benefits of digitalization a decisive step forward."
CGI Sense360 initially is designed to support disaster rescue teams, for example, in war zones or in the event of terrorist attacks, accidents, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and forest fires. The solution draws upon CGI's extensive experience in supporting clients globally with natural disaster planning and recovery programs. This includes developing wildfire mapping services using artificial intelligence and space data for the ESA, delivering England's Future Flood Forecasting System, and working with U.S. states and territories to deploy data management systems for administering natural disaster recovery programs. CGI continues to develop the CGI Sense360 solution for additional situational awareness scenarios, such as for the military, police and fire departments, and organizations with critical infrastructure such as utilities, airports and container terminals.
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 88,500 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is $12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military used a U.S.-supplied precision rocket system to deliver a morale-lifting knockout punch Wednesday to a bridge Russia used to supply its forces in an occupied region of southern Ukraine.
Ukrainian artillery struck the Antonivskyi Bridge late Tuesday, the deputy head of the Moscow-appointed administration for the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, said. The bridge, which crosses the Dnieper River in the southern region, was still standing Wednesday, he said.
However, holes in its deck prevented vehicles from crossing the 1.4-kilometer (0.9-mile) span, Stremousov said. After previous Ukrainian attacks damaged the bridge last week, it was closed to trucks but remained open for passenger vehicles until the latest strike.
Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to target the bridge, Stremousov said. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military’s Southern Command, Nataliya Gumenyuk, told Ukrainian TV that “surgical strikes” were carried out on the bridge.
The HIMARS system has added a more modern technological component to Ukraine's dated military assets.
The HIMARS have a longer range, much better precision and a faster rate of fire compared with the Soviet-designed Smerch, Uragan and Tornado multiple rocket launchers used by both Russia and Ukraine.
Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Twitter Wednesday that “occupiers should learn how to swim across” the Dnieper River or “leave Kherson while it is still possible.” “There may not be a third warning,” Podolyak tweeted.
Billions of dollars in Western military assistance have been crucial for Ukraine’s efforts to mount an ongoing defense following Russia's Feb. 24 invasion, but officials in Kyiv say there are still few weapons to turn the tide of the war.
While halting traffic across the bridge, at least temporarily, makes only a slight dent in the overall Russian military operation, the strike showed Russian forces are vulnerable and was a minor triumph for Ukrainians.
The bridge is the main crossing across the Dnieper River in the Kherson region. The only other option is a dam at the hydroelectric plant in Kakhovka, which also came under Ukrainian fire last week but has remained open for traffic.
Knocking the crossings out would make it hard for the Russian military to keep supplying its forces in the region amid repeated Ukrainian attacks.
Early in the war, Russian troops quickly overran the Kherson region just north of the Crimean Peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014. They have faced Ukrainian counterattacks, but have largely held their ground.
The accurate targeting of the bridge contrasted with Russia’s indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas since the invasion five months ago.
The governor of Dnipropetrovsk, in the central eastern area of Ukraine, said Wednesday that Russian forces struck two regions with artillery. Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko said that in the town of Marhanets, a woman was wounded and several apartment buildings, a hospital and a school were damaged by the shelling.
“Chaotic shelling has no other goal but to sow panic and fear among the civilian population,” he said.
The Ukrainian attacks on the bridge in Kherson come as the bulk of the Russian forces are stuck in the fighting in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, where they have made slow gains in the face of ferocious Ukrainian resistance.
Russian forces kept up their artillery barrage in Donetsk province, targeting towns and villages, according to regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
“The Russian army is using scorched-earth tactics in attacking the Ukrainian cities,” Kyrylenko said in televised remarks.
He said the region was without gas and power, and some areas also had their water supplies cut.
In Bakhmut, a Donetsk city on the front line of the Russian offensive, Russian shelling damaged a hotel and caused casualties, Kyrylenko said. A rescue operation was underway.
Amid Moscow’s push to take full control of Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk province, which together make up a region known as the Donbas, the Russians have gained marginal ground northeast of Bakhmut, according to a Washington D.C.-based think tank.
The Institute for the Study of War said predicted that Russian forces were unlikely to occupy significant additional territory in Ukraine “before the early autumn.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Russia has lost nearly 40,000 soldiers during the war and that tens of thousands more were wounded and maimed. His claim couldn't be independently verified.
The Russian military last reported its losses in March, when it said that 1,351 troops were killed in action and 3,825 were wounded.
In other developments on Wednesday:
— Ukraine’s presidential office said Russian shelling killed at least one civilian and wounded another eight over 24 hours. It said 15 towns and villages in Donetsk province came under shelling.
— Overnight shelling wounded six people were wounded in northeast Ukraine when Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
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Lead investor Norwest Venture Partners' Dave Zilberman joins board
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChiselStrike today announced it has raised $7 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its open source serverless backend developer platform. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from new investors Blumberg Capital and Netlify's Jamstack Innovation Fund and joined by return investors Essence VC, First Star Ventures and Mango Capital.
"ChiselStrike's founders have a rich history in building complex infrastructures and understand the deep divide that often exists between frontend and backend developers," said Dave Zilberman, general partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "We are proud to support ChiselStrike in these early stages and admire how they have created a streamlined solution to simplify the web developer experience. We can't wait to see how the platform evolves to save engineers time and help companies unlock new business opportunities."
ChiselStrike provides an open source platform that empowers developers to create a custom, secure and compliant serverless backend in minutes, without requiring any complex backend skills. The platform abstracts away backend infrastructure and databases, allowing web developers to enrich their JAMStack architecture, easily deploy at the edge and write compliance policies as code. The solution scales as an organization's needs grow and seamlessly connects to leading frontend frameworks, including Vercel and Netlify.
"Engineers spend countless hours navigating backend systems that reflect a dizzying mix of databases, messaging queues, connections and APIs," said Glauber Costa, founder and CEO of ChiselStrike. "ChiselStrike takes what could be a painstaking process—designing, creating and maintaining a backend solution that integrates with the frontend—and makes it incredibly simple and automated, without needing to worry about security or compliance."
ChiselStrike is currently in public beta, and you can access the Github repo here. Join the ChiselStrike Discord community to learn more.
About ChiselStrike
ChiselStrike provides an open source backend development platform that can manage backends from prototype to production, with built-in security, compliance and scaling. The fully remote company was founded in 2021, and is backed by leading venture capital firms including Blumberg Capital, Essence VC, First Star Ventures, Mango Capital, Netlify and Norwest Venture Partners.
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The experienced financial management professional supports the fast-growing National Automotive Styling Centers™ franchise development strategy
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™, a leading auto accessory and window tinting franchise, has hired Chris Hejda to support the company's dynamic franchise development strategy with expert financial management.
As the fast-growing franchise's accounting manager, Hejda is responsible for oversight of internal and external financial reporting, financial controls, accounting, tax, and audit relations.
"Our goal at Tint World® is to continue accelerating our growth, and that depends on a foundation of solid financials," said Charles J. Bonfiglio, CEO and president of Tint World®. "Chris has demonstrated throughout his career that he has the focus and experience we need to keep driving forward."
Hejda, a graduate of the University of Alabama, is an experienced financial manager with a proven track record of delivering profitable growth and managing strategy development to drive financial and cash performance.
"Joining the Tint World® family is a fantastic opportunity," Hejda said. "The company has shown great success over the years. Its growth trajectory is leading the industry. Most of all, this team is passionate about continuing to build the Tint World® brand and supporting our hard-working franchisees."
Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ offer sales and installation of auto accessories, mobile electronics, audio video equipment, security systems, custom wheels and tire packages, window tinting, vehicle wraps, paint protection films, detailing services, nano ceramic coatings, maintenance and repair services, and more. Tint World® is also the leading provider of residential, commercial and marine computerized window tinting and security film services with locations throughout the U.S. and abroad, with franchise opportunities available worldwide.
About Tint World®
Founded in 1982, Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ is America's largest and fastest-growing automotive accessories and window tinting international franchise, specializing in window tinting, protective films, vehicle wraps, audio and electronics, security systems, car and truck accessories, wheels and tires, detailing and ceramic coating, and installation services.
Tint World® Mobile Services™ include marine, residential, and commercial window tinting films, solar films, decorative films, safety and security films, and protective ceramic coatings. Tint World® has locations in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, with master franchise opportunities available worldwide. To find out more, please visit www.TintWorld.com or www.TintWorldFranchise.com.
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Over 20 years in the wrestling business, Mercedes Martinez has made a name for herself as one of the hardest-hitting women in the ring.
The strength she exhibits inside the squared circle carries over into her personal life, where she is equally confident and uncompromising, especially since publicly coming out as lesbian in 2019. Originally a college basketball player, Martinez began wrestling after an injury took her off the court. She cut her teeth on the American independent circuit before going on to work for major televised promotions like WWE, Impact, and now All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Throughout her career, Martinez has remained defiant and true to herself; her 2019 announcement was more a formality than anything else.
“It’s funny because I’ve always been out,” she told Them. “I’ve just never publicly been like, ‘This is me.’”
Standing up for herself and speaking her truth may have presented challenges over the years, but over the long run, it’s made Martinez not just tougher but wiser. She has become a respected veteran in the locker room and a guiding light to younger wrestlers and fans alike. Martinez is currently the Women’s World Champion for Ring of Honor, one of the foremost independent wrestling companies in the United States, which has undergone something of a reboot after its recent purchase by AEW president Tony Khan. Though Ring of Honor has existed since 2003 and has booked women sporadically since its inception, it didn’t have a dedicated women’s championship until 2017, which means Martinez is once again at the vanguard of change, hoping to build the division into a platform for the next generation of women’s wrestling legends.
On July 23, Martinez retained her championship title against Serena Deeb, one of her most distinguished competitors in the women’s wrestling scene, in a tooth-and-nail match that allowed both women to truly showcase their athletic abilities. Ahead of that match, Martinez spoke with Them about the importance of maintaining integrity as a queer woman in a sometimes hostile industry, the bright future of wrestling, and how her fanbase has changed since she came out. | https://www.them.us/story/mercedes-martinez-aew-lesbian-wrestler-interview | 2022-07-27T12:29:17Z | https://www.them.us/story/mercedes-martinez-aew-lesbian-wrestler-interview | true | 1 |
Wyoming abortion ban expected to take effect in coming days
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Most abortions will become illegal in Wyoming on Wednesday after Gov. Mark Gordon gave the go-ahead Friday under a new state law.
The law bans abortions except in cases of rape or incest or to protect the mother’s life or health, not including psychological conditions.
The Wyoming Legislature approved the ban and Gordon signed it into law in March in anticipation that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade. That happened June 24, kicking off a review by Attorney General Bridget Hill to make sure Wyoming’s law conforms to the Supreme Court ruling.
Gordon certified the law to the Secretary of State’s Office after Hill completed her almost four-week review Thursday.
“I believe that the decision to regulate abortion is properly left to the states,” Gordon said in a statement. “As a pro-life governor, my focus will continue to be on ensuring we are doing all we can to support Wyoming mothers, children and families.”
Wyoming currently allows abortions until a fetus can survive outside its mother’s body, generally around 23 weeks. Wyoming has no abortion clinics but the procedure still occurs in other medical settings, with 98 in the state reported to the Wyoming Department of Health in 2021, up from 91 in 2020.
The abortion ban will have an “immediate and devastating” effect on those in Wyoming who can become pregnant, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement.
“Thanks to Wyoming’s trigger law, Wyomingites will have fewer rights than people in other states. A person’s health, not politics, should guide important health care decisions, including the decision to have an abortion,” said Libby Skarin, ACLU of Wyoming campaigns director.
Organizers of a planned women’s health and abortion clinic in Casper have said they might contest the state abortion ban in court. An arson attack in May delayed the clinic’s expected mid-June opening. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2677097421145/wyoming-abortion-ban-expected-to-take-effect-in-coming-days | 2022-07-27T12:30:38Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2677097421145/wyoming-abortion-ban-expected-to-take-effect-in-coming-days | true | 15 |
KR Choksey's research report on Anupam Rasayan India
Anupam Rasayan India Ltd delivered a strong performance with a turnover of INR 3,066Mn grew by +31.2% yoy and -3.4% qoq (KRC Est. of INR 3,201Mn, down 4%). The revenue growth was supported by rise in both volume and price. It has contributed 95% of revenue from life science segment and 5% from other specialty chemicals. EBITDA grew by 54.7% yoy at INR 938.7Mn (KRC Est. INR 910Mn; up 3.2%); however de-grew by 3.5% qoq basis. EBITDA margin reported stable at 30.6% (+466bps yoy / -5bps qoq) compared to 26% in Q1FY22. The margins were largely stable during Q1FY23 led by efficient operations despite increase in COGS by 9.7% qoq. Net profit reported at INR 397Mn (+23.6% yoy / -14.1% qoq). There was an impact of other income which shows a negative balance of 94.1Mn on account of foreign exchange loss amounting to INR 165.2Mn during the quarter.
Outlook
We assign PE multiple of 35.0x to FY24E EPS of INR 26.9 to revise the target price at INR 941/share (Previous TP: INR 780) and re-iterate our BUY recommendation on the stock with an upside of 18.6% at CMP.
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abrdn plc decreased its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Get Rating) by 57.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 582,810 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after selling 780,790 shares during the quarter. abrdn plc’s holdings in Visa were worth $130,247,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Trust Co. of Virginia VA boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 0.9% in the first quarter. Trust Co. of Virginia VA now owns 82,676 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $18,335,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the period. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 21.4% in the first quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 3,629 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $774,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares during the last quarter. Adams Chetwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 13.2% in the first quarter. Adams Chetwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,334 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $961,000 after acquiring an additional 507 shares during the last quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. lifted its stake in Visa by 1.7% in the first quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 6,088 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,350,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 4.3% in the first quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,155 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,938,000 after acquiring an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.77% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CEO Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. sold 9,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.62, for a total value of $1,967,580.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 165,887 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,266,215.94. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 27,000 shares of company stock worth $5,619,330. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.
Visa Stock Performance
Visa (NYSE:V – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 26th. The credit-card processor reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $7.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.82 billion. Visa had a net margin of 51.10% and a return on equity of 42.89%. The business’s revenue was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 7.17 earnings per share for the current year.
Visa Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 13th were given a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 12th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.71%. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 23.58%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on V shares. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Visa from $239.00 to $204.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 6th. Wolfe Research decreased their price target on shares of Visa from $285.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 20th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Visa from $262.00 to $242.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Visa from $304.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 27th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Visa from $235.00 to $215.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.81.
Visa Company Profile
Visa Inc operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company facilitates digital payments among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions.
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Aaron Booth isn't exactly a household name as of yet, but give the hooker some time, and he'll continue to show why his doubters dwindle with each game in the NRL.
Booth came through the South Sydney Rabbitohs system, playing alongside the likes of Angus Crichton and Siosifa Talakai while captaining the club's Under 20s side, however the luxury of hookers on offer in Redfern drove Booth away from Sydney.
Between 2014 and 2017, the Rabbitohs had the likes of Issac Luke, Api Koroisau, Cameron McInnes, Robbie Farah and Damien Cook at the club at some point throughout those seasons.
So where does Booth eventually end up?
Where else than the Melbourne Storm, home to the likes of Cameron Smith, Harry Grant and Brandon Smith, which leaves you pondering which is better for a young hooker.
To go to a struggling club and play consistent first-grade at a young age, or sacrificing those early years of your career in order to play second-fiddle to a superstar you'll learn from?
It's like the old adage, you can have $100 right now, or you can wait a few years and be gifted $1000, Booth took the latter, and now it's paying dividends.
Debuting in the final regular season match of 2020, Booth went on to play five NRL games in 2021 with the Storm before joining the Gold Coast for this season, making his Titans debut a fortnight ago.
Yet to taste victory with the club, Booth will have his eyes on the prize against Canberra this weekend when he plays his third consecutive game at hooker, and now he has a taste of the role, he wants to stay there for good.
"My headspace isn't that I'm filling a role," Booth told The Canberra Times.
"It's definitely that that's my role now and I definitely want to take that into the next five weeks, six weeks and then definitely into next year obviously.
"I feel like I can contribute to the team and help turn around what's been a disappointing year, finish the year strong and then definitely going into next year I'd like to make that spot my own."
Booth will once again don the number nine jersey this weekend, a crucial clash for both the Titans and Canberra at Cbus Super Stadium as the Gold Coast look to avoid the spoon, while the Raiders need to win to stay in the top eight hunt. | https://www.zerotackle.com/thats-my-role-now-booth-takes-hooker-shot-with-both-hands-120806/ | 2022-07-27T12:35:20Z | https://www.zerotackle.com/thats-my-role-now-booth-takes-hooker-shot-with-both-hands-120806/ | true | 1 |
SEOUL, South Korea, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Automotive cybersecurity and mobility solutions provider AUTOCRYPT announced that its smart-billing EV charger "Q Charger" has received the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) 1.6 certification issued by the Open Charge Alliance.
At a charging speed of 3.3 kW, AUTOCRYPT's Q Charger (model: ACO-100 BTW) is a Level 1 EV charger equipped with a 110-240 V standard charging cable compatible with all electric vehicles, and easily installable onto any wall outlet.
The Q Charger is a charger designed for shared usage, and users can scan the unique QR code located on each charger via AUTOCRYPT's charger information app, after which payment will be processed within the app using the registered payment card. The charger's built-in authentication module securely verifies the user's identity and payment status before approval for charging. All payments will then be received by the charge point operator (CPO) or the owner of the charger, who is responsible for the electricity bill.
"Our goal is twofold: Make chargers more available and make the charging experience more enjoyable for EV owners. For the millions of residents here in Korea who live in apartments, a lack of chargers has been a critical barrier to EV adoption. Deploying our smart-billing chargers in apartment and office buildings is a fast and efficient way to bring reliable EV charging to those who need it," said Daniel ES Kim, CEO of AUTOCRYPT. "Furthermore, the OCPP 1.6 certification validates the safety, security, and durability of our chargers. We look forward to enhancing charging availability in shared parking spaces across the globe."
AUTOCRYPT's Q Charger project is a sub-component of its comprehensive EV information and charging platform EVIQ, an integrated digital platform that connects EV owners and CPOs through big data, enhancing the experience of both EV charging and charging station management.
To find out more about AUTOCRYPT's Q Charger and EVIQ, contact global@autocrypt.io.
About AUTOCRYPT
AUTOCRYPT is the leading player in automotive and smart mobility security technologies, paving the way for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and autonomous driving through a multi-layered, holistic approach. Through security solutions for V2X, V2G (including PnC security), in-vehicle systems, and fleet management, AUTOCRYPT ensures that security is prioritized and optimized before vehicles hit the road.
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The jacket worn by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on his historic first mission to the moon has become the most valuable American space artefact ever sold at auction, after fetching over £2 million.
The jacket worn by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on his historic first mission to the moon has become the most valuable American space artefact ever sold at auction, after fetching over £2 million.
The article was sold by Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday as part of the most valuable single space exploration sale ever staged, which achieved a total of 8.2 million dollars (£6.8 million).
Having sold for a total of 2,772,500 dollars (£2,303,254) it also makes the item the most valuable jacket ever sold at auction.
The jacket displays Aldrin’s name tag on the left breast above the Apollo 11 mission emblem, and the American flag on the left shoulder.
It is made of a fire-resistant material known as Beta cloth that was incorporated in spacesuits in response to the fire that killed three astronauts aboard Apollo 1 in 1967, according to Sotheby’s.
The jacket was purchased by an anonymous bidder, who participated in the auction by phone.
“Today’s result is a testament to the legendary career of Buzz Aldrin and his lifelong dedication to the exploration and understanding of the universe,” said Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s Global Head of Science & Popular Culture.
“It has been a privilege to work alongside Buzz to bring such prestigious objects to market for the first time, and today’s record breaking outcome proves the ongoing and everlasting significance of the Apollo 11 Mission, some 53 years since man first walked on the Moon.”
Other notable prices achieved during the sale included the Apollo 11 Summary Flight Plan containing a complete summary of the entire Apollo 11 Mission, from launch to splashdown.
The nine-page booklet encloses the full timeline of the mission, including descriptions of the Lunar Module landing, the Lunar Surface EVA (Moonwalk) and Lift off from the Moon.
It sold for a total of 819,000 dollars (£680,384), over five times its presale high estimate.
Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first astronauts to walk on the moon on July 20 1969.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.02 billion after no one matched all six numbers Tuesday night and won the top prize.
The new estimated jackpot will be the nation’s fourth-largest lottery prize.
The jackpot has grown so large because no one has matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive drawings without a big winner.
Tuesday’s numbers were: 07-29-60-63-66, Mega Ball: 15.
The $1.02 billion prize is for winners who choose the annuity option, paid annually over 30 years. Most winners opt for the cash option, which for the next drawing Friday night is an estimated $602.5 million.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries. | https://www.thehour.com/business/article/Drawing-nears-for-estimated-830M-Mega-Millions-17330424.php | 2022-07-27T12:38:25Z | https://www.thehour.com/business/article/Drawing-nears-for-estimated-830M-Mega-Millions-17330424.php | false | 75 |
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) _ Federal Signal Corp. (FSS) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $33.5 million.
On a per-share basis, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 55 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 53 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 47 cents per share.
The company that makes products ranging from street sweepers to toll booth technology for government, industrial and commercial customers posted revenue of $366.7 million in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $367 million.
Federal Signal expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.85 to $2 per share.
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Francis N, He S, Harris IA, Curtis K, D'Amours SK, Frost SA. Injury 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)
DOI
10.1016/j.injury.2022.07.023
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35871854
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BACKGROUND: The Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y) program is an interactive injury prevention intervention, specifically designed for "at risk" youths aged 15 to 19 years. Emerging evidence has highlighted its positive impact on altering student attitudes towards risk-taking behaviour across several Australian and international settings. This study aims to describe the risk-taking behaviours of youths in South-Western and Greater Western Sydney, and assess the effectiveness of the Liverpool P.A.R.T.Y program to alter attitudes towards risk-taking. METHODS: From 2015 to 2020, schools and youth organisations across South-Western and Greater Western Sydney were invited to participate in the Liverpool Hospital P.A.R.T.Y program. Youths aged 15 to 19 years were selected to attend by their respective teachers based on eligibility criteria. Knowledge and attitudes towards risk-taking behaviours were measured using surveys across three time points (pre-program, immediately post-program, 3-to-6 months post-program). RESULTS: A total of 2544 participants from 50 schools and youth organisations attended the Liverpool Hospital P.A.R.T.Y program. There were 130 participants who did not record a response to a single question across all three time points and were omitted from analysis. Of the remaining 2414 participants, 49% were male, and 41% had access to a provisional driver's license or learner's permit. There were significant changes in knowledge and attitudes to risk-taking behaviours from pre-to immediately-post-program. A separate analysis across all three time points was conducted in response to a poor 3-to-6-month follow-up rate (25%). There was decay in improvements across all six questions, with the largest change seen in perceived likelihood of injury when engaging in physically risk-taking activities (52.2% to 36.9%, OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.33 - 0.60, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated significant changes in participant attitudes towards risk-taking behaviours and their consequences, immediately after participating in the Liverpool Hospital P.A.R.T.Y program. However, the poor response rates at later follow-up highlight the need for ongoing engagement of the South-Western and Greater Western Sydney youths, to ensure these improvements are sustained.
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Julia Woods: Food bank: Thank you for helping our neighbors in need
Earlier this month, our shelves in the food bank at Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) were bare.
Anxieties ran high as it seemed we would not be able to provide food to the thousands of people in Boulder who rely on EFAA to meet their food needs. In response, we put out an urgent call-to-action to our Boulder community to donate food and host food drives — calls-to-action we reserve only for our greatest needs.
Presently, EFAA is seeing a higher weekly visitation to the food bank compared to the worst of the pandemic. The increased cost of living in our community, and our country, is hitting people hard. Low-income households are disproportionately feeling the squeeze as budgets are already primarily made up of essentials like groceries and gas. As prices for these items go up, it makes it harder for families to make ends meet and leaves them even more vulnerable to financial shocks.
So we called upon you, our neighbors, to show up for those in our community who are experiencing hunger and hardship. And you delivered in a truly amazing way.
Within a few short days, boxes from our Amazon Wishlist started overflowing on our doorstep. Several local coffee shops, fitness studios, apparel shops, schools and neighborhoods hosted food drives. Our phone lines and inboxes were flooded with messages from generous folks asking how they could lend a helping hand.
These efforts made a huge difference! Our Food Bank Manager now reports that he is optimistic that EFAA will have enough food to feed our community for the remainder of the month.
Hearing news like this makes me so grateful to live in such a caring community.
To our Boulder neighbors: thank you, thank you, thank you for your generosity, especially during these past few challenging years. As we find ourselves in a “new world” emerging from the pandemic, we know that the road to recovery will be a long one for our low-income neighbors, filled with new challenges like high costs of living, housing insecurity and stagnant wages. We hope that we can continue to count on you as we work to ensure that all of our neighbors have the resources they need to be financially stable and resilient.
Julia Woods, EFAA Communications Manager, Boulder
Deborah Irwin: Elections: All candidates should be asked about Jan. 6
There still seems to be widespread confusion about the 2020 election and its aftermath.
Misinformation campaigns and hyper-partisan news sources are helping fuel this confusion.
Voters everywhere would benefit from on-the-record answers from candidates about whether the 2020 election was conducted fairly, and whether the events of Jan. 6, 2020, at the U.S. Capitol were legitimate political discourse.
These questions should be asked of candidates at all levels and from all parties.
Knowing where a candidate stands on these two issues will be very helpful to voters as they make their decisions in this year’s elections.
Our democratic system of government works best when we can all agree on basic facts and form our own opinions based on those facts.
Deborah Irwin, Westminster
Marcia Rehn: Heatwave: Record-breaking temperatures are new pattern
As a gardener, I watch the weather reports very carefully. A few days ago, I watched a local broadcast report on the day’s high heat record, with a new spin. The broadcaster said that day’s high heat record was first set in 1881. That same record was broken in 2000. And broken again in 2009. And broken again in 2015. And broken again in 2022. Do you see the pattern in the heat records? When will we ever learn?
Marcia Rehn, Superior
Tom Mayer: Ukraine: Avoiding nuclear war should be global priority
How could a nuclear war begin? It could begin if other priorities override the imperative of avoiding nuclear war. This is exactly what is happening in the Ukraine War. The obsessions with punishing Russia and supporting the heroism of the Ukrainian people are overwhelming the imperative of avoiding nuclear.
Instead of encouraging a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine War, the United States is pouring more and more advanced weapons into Ukraine. Ukrainian military leaders hint that they are stockpiling weapons for an autumn offensive to retake Crimea. As far back as 2015, Russian leaders have said that, if necessary, they would put nuclear weapons on alert to defend Crimea.
Whatever happens in Ukraine is, in my opinion, of little consequence compared to the necessity of avoiding nuclear war. Moreover, I believe, the Ukrainian people would be far better off sacrificing some territory (Crimea and the Donbas) to halt the destruction of their country. If this sacrifice truly contradicts the wishes of the people involved, it could be reversed in the future.
In my opinion, Volodymyr Zelensky is a lousy political leader: more an actor than a true statesman. In the name of fearless nationalism, Zelensky is leading his people to death and destruction. The Russian attack on Ukraine is a criminal act, but all wars are basically crimes. Punishing Russia must not supersede the absolute necessity of preventing nuclear war. Otherwise, we are truly on the road to Armageddon.
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Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, speaks with Tom Cole of Southern Oregon's Kids Unlimited. The organization uses education and inclusivity to empower an underserved community. Barbara and Tom talk about the organization, the history of education, and the power of philanthropy.
Oregon Grapevine: Kids Unlimited-A Creative Education Model
Ways To Subscribe | https://www.klcc.org/podcast/oregon-grapevine/2022-07-27/oregon-grapevine-kids-unlimited-a-creative-education-model | 2022-07-27T12:41:46Z | https://www.klcc.org/podcast/oregon-grapevine/2022-07-27/oregon-grapevine-kids-unlimited-a-creative-education-model | true | null |
MIAMI (AP) _ Ryder System Inc. (R) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $239.4 million.
The Miami-based company said it had profit of $4.70 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $4.43 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.10 per share.
The truck leasing company posted revenue of $3.03 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.85 billion.
For the current quarter ending in October, Ryder expects its per-share earnings to range from $3.40 to $3.65. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $3.57.
The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $14.30 to $14.80 per share.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — As Pope Francis pays a historic visit to Canada, he is encountering a country that is less Catholic, more secular and more religiously diverse than the last time it hosted a pontiff two decades ago.
And the city where he landed on Sunday — Edmonton — reflects that diversity more than outsiders might expect from a provincial capital in Canada’s prairie heartland.
Edmonton and its province of Alberta do have a large, long-settled population of Christians of European descent.
But Alberta also has had a religiously and ethnically diverse population from its early 20th century founding as a province, when small groups of Sikh immigrants arrived and Lebanese Muslims launched Al-Rashid Mosque, believed to be the nation’s oldest. Its original red-brick structure now stands in a city park featuring historical exhibits.
“We always think of Ontario when we think of diversity,” said Noor Al-Henedy, public relations director for the the mosque. “Nobody ever thinks (Alberta is) such a diverse land with so many ethnic groups, so many religious groups that have lived here for a long time. “
The Edmonton metropolitan area’s population of 1.1 million was about 59% Christian, including 26% Catholic, as of 2011, according to the most recent Canadian census figures for religious demographics.
About 10% belonged to other religious groups, such as Muslim, Sikh, Hindu or Buddhist. Their presence is reflected in multiple mosques, gurdwaras and temples in the region.
An additional 31% claimed no religion.
Those figures are echoed nationwide. In Canada overall, the 2011 census found 67% Christians, including 39% Catholics, with 9% belonging to other religions and 24% having none.
That’s fewer Christians overall and fewer Catholics than tallied in the 2001 census, a year before the last papal visit to Canada by St. John Paul II. In that decade, other religious and secular populations grew.
A 2018 Pew Research Center report indicates those trends have continued in recent years, as they have to a less rapid extent in the United States.
The Rev. John Dowds, chaplain for the city of Edmonton, has seen these changes in the “increase in the number of folk from other traditions who really need to find a specific place at a specific time of day to offer prayer.”
Dowds, a Presbyterian minister, worked to create “sacred spaces” in city workplaces for people of any faith to pray or meditate.
The very existence of his position — the only city chaplaincy that he’s aware of in Canada, an expansion of his role as fire department chaplain — testifies to Edmonton’s awareness of its diverse faith communities. He and others on the city’s wellness team counsel people of all faiths or none.
That counseling can have a spiritual component, “but we don’t narrow that spiritual part down to anything specific,” Dowds said. “It can be as broad as having a conversation about ‘Who am I and … what makes me tick and where I want to go with my life?’”
The Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action has provided training and cooperation among multiple religious and secular groups.
The center and the city host a rotating display of information on different religions — for July, it’s Zoroastrianism — in the skylit atrium of City Hall.
Dowds acknowledged there are challenges, including cases of antisemitism and Islamophobia. “I think we counter that,” he said, by “assertively addressing and then inviting opportunities for dialogue.”
Mayor Amarjeet Sohi added that, in a city with a substantial Indigenous population, some residents may not have a “deep understanding of the struggle Indigenous communities are facing,” given the history of colonialization and culturally repressive residential schools. That is being addressed “through education, interfaith dialogue, intercultural dialogue,” he said.
Those issues are central to Francis’ visit to Alberta, where on Monday he made a formal apology for decades of abuse of Indigenous children at church-run residential schools they were forced to attend.
Sohi, who immigrated here from India four decades ago, is the first person of Sikh background and first person of color to be elected mayor. While he experienced prejudice early on, “this is also a community that lifted me up, that provided resources” to help him succeed, and he now wants to help create similar opportunities for newer arrivals.
In a sign of cross-religious cooperation, volunteers to help with the papal visit have come from the local Muslim community, the Salvation Army and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
More than 200 members of the latter have signed up for such tasks as coordinating park-and-ride lots.
“The faith groups look out for each other,” said John Craig, a church elder who oversees a region that includes Alberta.
The church has taken similar steps, he said, such as offering one of its buildings as a rest station along a Sikh parade route and providing supplies for refugees through a Ukrainian Catholic church.
A Salvation Army crew has been serving meals to workers preparing Lac Ste. Anne, a lake that was considered sacred for Indigenous peoples before colonization and remains a popular pilgrimage destination, for Francis’ visit.
“This is going to be a historic moment in Canada,” said Captain Peter Kim, pastor of the Salvation Army Church Community in Grand Prairie, Alberta. “We’re blessed just to be a part of it.”
Within the Christian population, Indigenous ministries and recent immigration have boosted ethnic and denominational variety. Catholics celebrate Mass in at least 16 languages in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
Worshippers used English and Cree liturgy at the recent dedication of a restored sanctuary at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, a Catholic parish oriented toward Indigenous people and culture. Eritrean worshippers, who also have regular Masses in the church, contributed a poignant, rhythmic hymn in their own language.
“There is similar culture, especially in the Mass,” said Simon Tekle, who is originally from Eritrea. “It’s very similar with the drums.”
At the end of the service, Indigenous drummers sang robustly outside the church. Across the street, onlookers watched curiously from the steps of a Pentecostal church with roots in Nigeria. On adjacent blocks, others worshipped at a Ukrainian Catholic parish and a Lutheran church with a Danish-language liturgy.
Francis paid tribute to the region’s diversity on Tuesday at Lac Ste. Anne, which he compared to the biblical Sea of Galilee, a cultural crossroads where Jesus began his ministry.
“This lake, with all its diversity, thus became the site of an unprecedented proclamation of fraternity; not a revolution bringing death and injury in its wake, but a revolution of love,” the pope said. “Here, on the shores of this lake, the sound of drums, spanning the centuries and uniting different peoples, brings us back to that time.
The Sikh population began to grow in the 1960s and 1970s through immigration. Sikh elders say they experienced prejudice and vandalism early on.
“The local community, I don’t think they knew who we were,” said Surinder Singh Hoonjanbut, a Sikh community leader. But he said that has changed greatly as the the Sikh population has grown, interacted with neighbors and engaged in community service.
Also, growing awareness of issues such as the Indigenous experience helps to build more general multicultural awareness, said Sikh community member Gagan Kaur Hoonjan.
“Movements that help one group be understood opens everyone’s mind up to conversations for other communities,” she said.
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Russia continues to target Ukraine’s southern Black Sea regions of Odessa and Mykolaiv with air strikes, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure with missiles, says Kiev as the conflict continues on 154th day. Requests for Russian natural gas flows through Nord Stream 1 into Germany nearly halved from 8 am local (0500 GMT) CET on July 27, data from the pipeline operator showed. (Reuters) Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Russia cuts gas supplies to make winter harsh for Europe — Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia was deliberately cutting supplies of natural gas to impose «price terror» against Europe, and he called for more sanctions on Moscow.
«Using Gazprom, Moscow is doing all it can to make this coming winter as harsh as possible for the European countries. Terror must be answered — impose sanctions,» he said in a video address.
US Yellen discusses price cap on Russian oil with UK's Zahawi
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has highlighted a proposed price cap on Russian oil on a phone call with British Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi, a move to reduce the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on global energy prices.
Both discussed the need to continue to accelerate budgetary support for Ukraine, and opportunities to build on sanctions imposed on Russia, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
Bridge closed in Russia-held Kherson after HIMARS shelling
Authorities in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson have closed the city's only bridge across the Dnieper river after it came under fire from US-supplied high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS).
The Antonovsky bridge has been closed for civilians but its structural integrity has not suffered from the shelling, Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-appointed city administration, told Interfax.
Separately, TASS quoted the official saying that HIMARS had targeted the bridge.
Russia continues to target Ukraine’s southern Black Sea regions of Odessa and Mykolaiv with air strikes, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure with missiles, says Kiev as the conflict continues on 154th day
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Arrow Reports $12.0 million in Q2 Net Income, Loan Growth of $108 Million
Published: Jul. 27, 2022 at 7:56 AM EDT|Updated: 52 minutes ago
GLENS FALLS, N.Y., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS® – AROW) announced financial results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022. Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was $12.0 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.75.
Loan growth was strong in the second quarter of 2022, with gross loans increasing by $108 million. Excluding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which decreased by $17 million, loans grew by $125 million in the quarter.
"Arrow had a strong second quarter with total loan balances at June 30, 2022 reaching a record high," said Arrow President and CEO Thomas J. Murphy. "I commend the Arrow Team for their outstanding efforts and strong work ethic. While economic challenges are expected this year, I am confident in our direction as a Company and our ability to deliver strong results for our shareholders, our customers and our communities."
For the second quarter of 2022, net income was $12.0 million compared to $13.3 million for the second quarter of 2021. The year-over-year decline in second quarter net income was primarily due to:
- An increase in the provision expense for credit losses to $905 thousand for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $263 thousand in the second quarter of 2021.
- Net gain on sale of loans was lower by $615 thousand when comparing year-over-year quarters.
- A decrease of $2.6 million in income earned on PPP loans included as part of net interest income in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021.
Second Quarter Highlights
Earnings:
- Net income was $12.0 million.
- Net interest margin was 3.02%.
- Return on average assets (ROA) was 1.20%.
- Return on average equity (ROE) was 13.44%.
- Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.75 for the second quarter.
- Second-quarter revenue was consistent to the prior-year comparative quarter.
- Net charge-offs for the second quarter of 2022 were $476 thousand as compared to $93 thousand for the comparable 2021 quarter.
Balance Sheet:
- Total assets were $4.0 billion as of June 30, 2022.
- Total loans were $2.8 billion as of June 30, 2022, a record high for Arrow.
- Total deposits were $3.5 billion as of June 30, 2022.
- Loans to deposits ratio as of June 30, 2022 was 80.2%
Additional Items:
- $17 million of PPP loans were forgiven in the second quarter of 2022.
- $1.5 million of PPP loans remained outstanding as of June 30, 2022.
- Book value per share was $22.25, up by 1.1% over the prior-year level.
- Nonperforming assets of $10.0 million at June 30, 2022 represented 0.25% of period-end assets, up from 0.20% at June 30, 2021.
- A core system upgrade is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022, with the first customer communications expected in early August.
Income Statement
- Net Interest Income: Net interest income for the second quarter was $29.0 million, up 2.4% from $28.4 million in the comparable quarter of 2021. Interest and fees on loans were $26.9 million for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 0.4% from $27.0 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2021. Interest and fees related to PPP loans, included in the $26.9 million total, were $439 thousand in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease from $3.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. Interest expense for the second quarter of 2022 was $1.6 million, an increase of $0.2 million, or 16.5%, from $1.3 million in expense for the comparable quarter ending June 30, 2021.
- Net Interest Margin: Net interest margin was 3.02% for the quarter, compared to 3.08% for the second quarter of 2021. The decrease in net interest margin from the prior year was primarily due to the decrease in the amount of PPP loan interest and related fees recognized in the second quarter of 2022 as compared to the comparable quarter of 2021. Net interest margin, excluding PPP income, increased from the comparable prior year quarter from 2.86% to 2.98% The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased slightly primarily due to the repricing of municipal deposits.
- Provision for Credit Losses: For the second quarter of 2022, the provision for credit losses was $905 thousand compared to $263 thousand in provision expense in the second quarter of 2021. The key drivers for the increase were strong loan growth and a slight deterioration in forecasted economic conditions in the second quarter of 2022.
- Noninterest Income: Noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $7.7 million, compared to $8.5 million in the comparable 2021 quarter. Income from fiduciary activities for the three months ended June 30, 2022, decreased by $72 thousand over the comparable quarter of 2021. Fees and other services to customers increased $131 thousand over the comparable quarter of 2021. Gain on sales of loans decreased $615 thousand from the second quarter of 2021 as a result of a strategic decision to retain more newly originated real estate loans. Other operating income decreased $132 thousand from the comparable quarter of 2021 due to a variety of factors, including, among others, a $99 thousand loss on the disposal of a building.
- Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2022 was $20.3 million, an increase from $19.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. The largest component of noninterest expense was salaries and benefits paid to our employees, which totaled $11.7 million for the second quarter of 2022. The expense for estimated credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures included in other expenses was $110 thousand.
- Provision for Income Taxes: The provision for income taxes was $3.6 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to $4.2 million for the same quarter of 2021.
Balance Sheet
- Total Assets: Total assets were $4.0 billion at June 30, 2022 an increase of $95.0 million, or 2.4%, compared to June 30, 2021 and a decrease of $165.2 million, or 4.0%, compared to March 31, 2022.
- Investments: Total investments were $766.9 million as of June 30, 2022 an increase of $122.5 million, or 19.0%, compared to June 30, 2021 and a decrease of $14.1 million, or 1.8%, compared to March 31, 2022.
- Loans: Total loans were $2.8 billion as of June 30, 2022. Loan growth for the second quarter of 2022 was $107.5 million and increased $200.7 million, or 7.6%, from June 30, 2021. In the second quarter, total outstanding commercial loans increased $8.0 million, or 1.0%. PPP loans, which are included in the commercial portfolio, decreased $17.2 million in the second quarter as a result of the continued loan forgiveness processed by the Small Business Administration. The consumer loan portfolio grew by $54.5 million, or 5.6% in the second quarter, primarily within the indirect automobile lending program. Total outstanding residential real estate loans increased $45.1 million, or 4.7%, for the second quarter of 2022.
- Allowance for Credit Losses: The allowance for credit losses was $28.1 million on June 30, 2022, which represented 0.99% of loans outstanding, as compared to 1.02% at June 30, 2021. Asset quality remained solid at June 30, 2022. Net loan losses, expressed as an annualized percentage of average loans outstanding, were 0.07% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, as compared to 0.01% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2021. Nonperforming assets of $10.0 million at June 30, 2022 represented 0.25% of period-end assets, compared to 0.20% at June 30, 2021.
- Deposits: At June 30, 2022, deposit balances were $3.5 billion. Deposits decreased in the second quarter of 2022 by $169.7 million and increased by $107.6 million, or 3.1%, from the prior-year level. Municipal deposits decreased $112.1 million in the second quarter and increased $4.8 million, or 0.6% from June 30, 2021. Non-municipal deposits decreased $57.6 million for the quarter and increased $102.8 million, or 4.0%, from June 30, 2021. Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 23.3% of total deposits at June 30, 2022, compared to 22.2% of total deposits at June 30, 2021. At June 30, 2022, total time deposits were $169.5 million, a decrease of $57.0 million, or 25.2%, compared to the prior year.
- Capital: Total stockholders' equity was $356.5 million on June 30, 2022, up $3.5 million, or 1.0%, from June 30, 2021. Arrow's regulatory capital ratios remained strong in the second quarter of 2022. As of June 30, 2022, Arrow's Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 13.14% and Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 14.93%. The capital ratios of Arrow and both its subsidiary banks, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company, continued to exceed the "well capitalized" regulatory standards.
Additional Commentary
- Cash and Stock Dividends: On June 15, 2022, Arrow distributed a cash dividend of $0.27 per share. The cash dividend was 7% higher than the cash dividend paid by Arrow in the second quarter of 2021 due to a one cent increase in the cash dividend rate and after adjusting for the 3% stock dividend distributed on September 24, 2021.
- Industry Recognition: In the second quarter of 2022, both of Arrow's banking subsidiaries once again earned BauerFinancial, Inc. 5-Star Exceptional Performance Bank ratings.
About Arrow
Arrow Financial Corporation is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Glens Falls, New York, serving the financial needs of northeastern New York. Arrow is the parent of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. Other subsidiaries include Upstate Agency, LLC and North Country Investment Advisers, Inc.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation
In addition to presenting information in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), this news release contains financial information determined by methods other than GAAP (non-GAAP). Some measures used in this release, which are commonly utilized by financial institutions, have not been specifically exempted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and may constitute "non-GAAP financial measures" within the meaning of the SEC's rules. These non-GAAP financial measures include: tangible equity, return on tangible equity, tax-equivalent adjustment and related net interest income, tax-equivalent, and the efficiency ratio. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by Arrow are useful in evaluating Arrow's performance and that such information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures presented by other companies. See the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in the section "Selected Quarterly Information."
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CLEVELAND (AP) _ Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $577.9 million.
The Cleveland-based company said it had net income of $2.21 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.41 per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.81 per share.
The paint and coatings maker posted revenue of $5.87 billion in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.99 billion.
Sherwin-Williams expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.50 to $8.80 per share.
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The leading shipping and logistics provider is expanding its warehouse technology in order to support B2B fulfilment services and maximize growing omnichannel presence for its global customers
NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ShipHero [https://shiphero.com/], the leading shipping and logistics provider for over 5,000 e-commerce brands and 3PLs, announces today its latest integration partnership with SPS Commerce [https://www.spscommerce.com/], a company that empowers simplified data collaboration in the retail supply chain in order to strengthen the essential processes needed for its customers to operate efficiently. The partnership enables ShipHero to scale its industry-leading DTC inventory and warehouse management software (WMS) into B2B markets for the first time in the company's history.
SPS Commerce enables trading partners to work together seamlessly, accelerates products-to-shelf and allows for global collaboration ultimately allowing customers to access and leverage needed data to scale their business and grow sales. In turn, ShipHero customers will be able to avoid costly issues such as chargebacks and shipment rejections by gaining a better understanding of how their retail network works together to ultimately meet the consumer where and how they want to buy, and when they receive their products. The result is a more functional and connected supply chain for wholesale retail customers and a seamless omnichannel experience for consumers.
"Our latest integration with SPS is a milestone as we work to further strengthen the end-to-end experience for our customers across all areas of warehouse management and fulfillment," says Aaron Rubin, CEO & Founder of ShipHero. "In order to continue to innovate for our customers, it's imperative for us to develop technology that easily works with other platforms. We don't want our services to be seen as a roadblock to our customers' success, which is why expanding into B2B retail with SPS Commerce as our partner is the next logical step."
Other features of this direct integration include helping merchants make wholesale shipments easy to manage, meet compliance guidelines, get optimized picking routes and take advantage of tactics such as drop shipping.
"We're proud to partner with ShipHero in order to continue to expand the benefits of the SPS solutions and meet our customers where they are," adds Mark O'Leary, CMO, SPS Commerce. "Our business is built on data and insights, and integrations such as our newest with ShipHero enable us to better serve all areas of the global supply chain."
Since its inception, ShipHero has set the industry standard for warehouse management software and fulfillment services for leading DTC brands. With the addition of SPS Commerce to its growing suite of warehouse management integrations, ShipHero can now offer its services to enterprise, B2B brands looking to streamline their operations and strengthen their supply chain.
The SPS Commerce integration is available now to all ShipHero SaaS customers. For more information on the SPS integration, visit: https://shiphero.com/
ShipHero is a US based, leading provider of cloud-based eCommerce fulfillment solutions that gives online retailers and third-party logistics providers the tools to ship more efficiently anywhere in the world. With more than 5,000 customers located around the globe, ShipHero offers online retailers a suite of services ranging from warehouse management software to outsourced fulfillment as a service. Some notable customers include Mars, Universal Music Group and Canadian Tire. Additionally, ShipHero is the official fulfillment network partner for Shopify, and is rapidly scaling a network of warehouses throughout the US to meet the growing demands of today's online retailers.
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Ashutosh Nandeshwar, leading expert on data analytics solutions for fundraising, joins CCS as SVP of Data Science & Analytics
NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CCS Fundraising, the world's leading fundraising consulting firm, announced the arrival of Ashutosh Nandeshwar, the firm's new Senior Vice President of Data Science & Analytics.
Nandeshwar joins CCS with extensive experience and expertise in systems engineering, artificial intelligence, and design thinking, and has built solutions to improve fundraising results at the world's top higher education institutions, including the University of Michigan, the California Institute of Technology, and the University of Southern California. He is the author of multiple books, including a co-authored book titled Data Science for Fundraising, which has been lauded as an "invaluable addition to any serious data scientist's library" by fellow data scientist, Bala Deshpande, Ph.D.
Nandeshwar will lead CCS's Data Science & Analytics Practice, which helps nonprofit clients maximize their fundraising success by pairing critical technical capabilities – including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Design Thinking – with deep expertise in fundraising strategy and implementation. Nandeshwar's leadership will deepen CCS's ability to provide data science & analytics solutions for its clients, and over the next several months the firm will announce plans for expanding its service offerings to nonprofit partners.
Speaking about the impact that data science & analytics can have on CCS's clients, Nandeshwar said, "CCS works with many of the world's leading nonprofit organizations, and a data-driven approach is critical to their ongoing fundraising success. I am excited to have the opportunity to work closely with CCS's Data Science & Analytics Practice to build on their excellent work and help expand our offerings so that we can continue to deliver high-value, data-driven insights for our partners."
"We are delighted to have Ashutosh join our team of leading fundraising professionals," said Jon Kane, CCS President & CEO. "In our increasingly data-oriented world, it is critical that we keep building our unique expertise and cutting-edge offerings in this space to ensure we're delivering the best possible results for our clients. I look forward to working closely alongside Ashutosh to ensure CCS remains at the forefront of data science and analytics solutions for fundraising."
CCS Fundraising is a strategic consulting firm that has partnered with nonprofits for transformational change for 75 years. CCS provides a wide range of services that support and strengthen nonprofit fundraising programs, including campaign management, strategic planning, data analytics, and major gift strategy. The firm's experts, skilled in campaign and development strategy, work closely with organizations of all sizes across nonprofit sectors and geographies.
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Get Saucy on July 29th at 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes
IRVING, Texas, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There's a lot to celebrate in July—notably 7-Eleven's 95th birthday on July 11!—and that includes July 29, aka National Chicken Wing Day. This year, 7-Eleven, Inc. invites 7Rewards® and Speedy Rewards® members to get saucy with 10 classic wings for just $10 at participating 7-Eleven®, Speedway®, and Stripes® stores*.
No matter the customer's wing flavor preference—roasted, spicy, or buffalo—America's largest convenience retailer offers them hot and ready to eat. Don't miss out on the best-selling Buffalo Wings, double glazed with a classic, bold buffalo sauce for the perfect amount of flavor!
"Chicken wings remain one of the most popular and sauciest items at 7-Eleven, and not just during football season," said Robin Murphy, 7-Eleven Senior Director of Fresh Foods. "The chicken wing is a classic handheld favorite that makes the perfect snack or quick meal. And this deal is fire—both in flavor, spice, and price!"
But the fun doesn't stop there! For a limited time, members of the award-winning 7Rewards loyalty program—found in the 7-Eleven app offering customers exclusive deals and discounts on their favorite products—can enjoy Classic Wing Weekends with 5 wings for $5.99 Friday through Sunday**.
Trying to stay cool this summer? Customers can beat the heat and get this fire deal delivered via the 7NOW® delivery app! For a limited time, first-time users receive $5 off their first three orders with code SAVE3X***. Available with the 7NOW Gold Pass™ subscription delivery service, customers can get their delivery fee waived on more than 3,000 of their favorite 7-Eleven products for just $5.95 a month****.
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7-Eleven, Inc. is the premier name in the convenience-retailing industry. Based in Irving, Texas, 7-Eleven operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to 7-Eleven® stores, 7-Eleven, Inc. operates and franchises Speedway®, Stripes®, Laredo Taco Company® and Raise the Roost® Chicken and Biscuits locations. Known for its iconic brands such as Slurpee®, Big Bite® and Big Gulp®, 7-Eleven has expanded into high-quality sandwiches, salads, side dishes, cut fruit and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings and mini beef tacos. 7-Eleven offers customers industry-leading private brand products under the 7-Select™ brand including healthy options, decadent treats and everyday favorites at an outstanding value. Customers can earn and redeem points on various items in stores nationwide through its 7Rewards® loyalty program with more than 50 million members, place an order in the 7NOW® delivery app in over 2,000 cities, or rely on 7-Eleven for bill payment service, self-service lockers and other convenient services. Find out more online at www.7-Eleven.com.
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PARIS (AP) — With two years to go until the Paris Olympics open, Russia is making plans for its athletes to live and compete in the French capital even though many remain barred from upcoming qualification events because of the war in Ukraine.
Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov wrote on the Telegram messaging app Tuesday that the country was working to get its athletes access to qualification events and already making plans for the Olympic village in 2024.
Most Olympic sports have suspended athletes from Russia and Belarus since the invasion of Ukraine began in February, following a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee. However, the IOC has not suspended the Russian Olympic Committee, the body which enters Russian teams for the Games.
“In exactly two years, the Olympic Games start in Paris. Despite all of the circumstances, the Russian Olympic Committee is a full-fledged participant in the Olympic movement,” Pozdnyakov wrote. “We are continuing our systematic preparations for the Games and are also carrying out work to ensure qualifying opportunities and equal presence of our athletes in the Olympic village and at the venues, their participation in events during the Games.”
Qualifying for some Olympic sports has already begun, but others won’t start until next year. If sports federations lift bans on Russian athletes competing in international events such as Olympic qualifiers, that could lead to boycotts by Ukraine.
The International Judo Federation has allowed Russia’s team to keep competing as neutral athletes without their flag or anthem. In response, Ukraine refused to participate when Olympic judo qualifying began last month, in particular because it said that 11 of 24 athletes on the Russian team at the event were members of the military.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors on Wednesday:
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ACES IN DIFFERENT PLACES
Mets star pitchers Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom are both set to start, albeit not in the same ballpark.
Scherzer (6-2, 2.28 ERA) faces the Yankees in the wrapup of this two-game Subway Series at Citi Field. The Yanks got off to a fast start Tuesday night when Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 38th home run in the first inning and Anthony Rizzo followed with a homer.
Scherzer’s last win against the Yankees came on April 6, 2013, when he pitched for Detroit and defeated a lineup that included Vernon Wells, Kevin Youkilis and Travis Hafner. The three-time Cy Young Award winner is 0-3 vs. the Yanks since then, and also had a no-decision last year when he struck out 14 in 7 1/3 innings.
DeGrom is scheduled to make what could be his final minor league rehab start when he pitches for Triple-A Syracuse. The two-time NL Cy Young Award hasn’t thrown in the majors since July 7, 2021 – the 34-year-old right-hander missed the second half of last season with right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow and has been sidelined since late in spring training by a stress reaction in his right scapula.
DeGrom will start in upstate New York against Omaha. Kansas City All-Star catcher Salvador Perez played for the Storm Chasers on Tuesday night while rehabbing a thumb injury.
STANTON OUT
Slugger Giancarlo Stanton could miss a few weeks with the Yankees after being put on the 10-day injured list with left Achilles tendinitis.
Stanton is batting .228 with 24 homers and 61 RBIs for the AL East leaders. He homered in last week’s All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium and was selected the Most Valuable Player in the AL’s 3-2 victory.
Stanton was 0 for 10 with seven strikeouts since then against Houston and Baltimore and went 10 for 69 (.156) with five homers in July.
WORTH A LOOK
Trade deadline targets Luis Castillo of Cincinnati and Tarik Skubal of Detroit are set for final auditions before potentially being shipped to contenders.
Castillo (3-4, 2.77) is perhaps the top starting pitcher likely available before the Aug. 2 deadline, and he’s set to pitch against Miami. He has a 1.00 ERA over his past four starts and also pitched a scoreless inning at the All-Star Game.
Skubal’s name has emerged this week in trade rumors even though the 25-year-old isn’t eligible for free agency until 2027. The left-hander enters a start against San Diego at 7-8 with a 3.88 ERA.
HEANEY RETURNS
Dodgers pitcher Andrew Heaney is set for just his fourth appearance this season due to lingering shoulder woes. He’ll face Washington in his first start since June 19 and just his second since April 17.
Los Angeles signed Heaney to an $8.5 million, one-year deal prior to this season hoping to unlock something better than the left-hander’s career 4.63 ERA. He’s been effective in his limited action, going 1-0 with a 2.15 ERA and a career-best 13.5 strikeouts-per-nine innings in three starts.
PADRE PROGRESS
Fernando Tatis Jr. is back in the batter’s box, and the San Diego Padres’ $340 million star could face live pitching later this week.
Tatis took batting practice with teammates before Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, his first rounds with the club since breaking his left wrist in spring training.
The 23-year-old is expected to begin facing live pitching later this week, then begin a minor league rehab assignment before eventually making his season debut with the big league team.
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Vancouver, BC, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RYU Apparel Inc. (TSXV: RYU) (OTCQB: RYPPF) (FWB: RYAA) (“RYU” “RYPPF” or the “Company”), a cutting-edge lifestyle brand, and creator of award-winning urban athletic apparel that facilitates human movement, is experiencing dramatic growth in its new wholesale strategy in Q2, 2022, exceeding previous forecast expectations.
This momentum is attributed to the addition of a key strategic wholesale agency partner on the East Coast with Thomas Ott, who has an extensive background in luxury, department store, and off price retailing, with oversight into all merchandise areas, and a majority of his career to date in luxury at Saks Fifth Avenue where he was SVP Men's , Home, & Concession. He joins DJM Global and Carraway and Co, two well established leaders in the US wholesale market, to lead RYU’s push into strategic wholesale.
RYU is proud to announce new partnerships with several best-in-class wholesale accounts such as Nordstroms, Urban Outfitters, and Zappos. These key accounts supplement a strong wholesale roster which currently includes large partners such as Altitude Sports and Winners. Several additional partners have been identified and talks are underway to continue to expand the RYU wholesale business.
COO Rob Blair said “We’re having conversations across the board with Equinox, Zappos, Sport Chek Canada, Altitude Sports, Nordstrom’s, Backcountry.com, Indigo, and more. We’ve already taken half of those accounts and landed preliminary buys.”
He added, “What we are doing is taking the category-pillar approach. We don’t want to go in and be a mile-wide and an inch-thick. We want to go in and be meaningful to our partners to deliver the solutions that ultimately drive dollars per square foot in the retail environment.”
RYU is building three main wholesale channels to scale their business through premium brand partners and volume retail partnerships. Each is designed to fill a particular need:
Traditional: Stockholding retailers (both brick + mortar and ecommerce) at standard keystone margins, focused on current season products.
Drop ship: Digital partners who will sell RYU products on their ecommerce storefronts through EDI (electronic data interchange) drop shipping; and
Clearance: Premium clearance partners to clear out old inventory.
For 2023, RYU’s wholesale plan is to position its Impact collection as the go-to brand inside the sporting goods channels, reaching accounts such as REI, Scheel’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Academy Sports. RYU also sees an opportunity to bring the luxury Rebel collection in 2024 to REI, Simons in Canada and Bloomingdale’s while expanding the Terry collection to The Buckle. For 2024, the goal is to reach the selling floors of Macy’s and Urban Outfitters. “RYU also sees an opportunity to a reimaged Technical Street offering,” states COO Rob Blair, “the Rebel is the culmination of our design DNA in accessible luxury and athleisure and this technical street style will evolve RYU’s look to speak to a key consumer audience.”
Cesare Fazari, CEO, added “The wholesale program is the results of strong partnership and brand building work RYU has developed for years. Partners like the NFL Alumni Academy and its 40,000 members are a force multiplier for brand awareness. Combined with other partners like Zoom Media, the Canadian Skateboard Olympic Team, and 8000 gym locations, RYU is building momentum. These partnerships are creating the awareness to convert into large wholesale orders. With RYU’s expansion into game and Esports, we’re going to continue to drive strong awareness and demand for our product across North America.”
Blair said about the wholesale push, “The exciting part of it is that everybody wants to talk to us. The feedback I’m constantly getting from the rep group and the sales leadership is that everybody’s excited.”
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RYU Apparel Inc. (TSXV: RYU, OTCQB: RYPPF), or Respect Your Universe, is a movement-focused apparel brand. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, we create multi-purpose clothing, bags and accessories for performance and everyday wear. RYU is an experiential omni-channel retailer and sells its products in Canada and the United States through strategic wholesale accounts and online via its e-commerce site http://ryu.com
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Pakistan Won’t 'Default' on Foreign Debt, Says Finance Minister as Currency Hits New Low
Pakistan Won’t 'Default' on Foreign Debt, Says Finance Minister as Currency Hits New Low
The Pakistani government has said that current national reserves amount to around $10 billion, barely enough to sustain imports for 45 days. A depreciating... 27.07.2022, Sputnik International
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Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that the country will not “default” on its foreign debt despite depleting forex reserves and “pressure” on the domestic currency. The Pakistani rupee hit a record low of 232.92 vis-à-vis the US dollar at the close of trading on Tuesday.The finance minister, who assumed charge as part of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet in April, further said that the government would “moderate” its imports while trying to increase exports over the next three months.Likewise, he added that “moderating” imports would have also help in reducing the current account deficit (CAD), which he pegged at nearly $10 billion. “Servicing the current account deficit also bleeds the finances (…) Our aim is to bring the CAD down to zero.”The minister added that Islamabad will pay nearly $21 billion in external obligations over the next 12 months.He also informed that Pakistan’s overall external debt amounted to $81 billion, most of which was owed to bilateral lenders such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and China.The finance minister said that the government hoped to raise 775 billion Pakistani rupees ($3.27 billion) in export revenue in the current financial year, in addition to 800 billion rupees ($3.37 billion) as levies from fuel. Further, he justified the government’s decision to remove fuel subsidies, with petrol and diesel prices jumping by close to a third since the Sharif government came to power.Further, the minister justified the government’s decision to remove the subsidies on petrol and diesel, the prices of which have been increased by close to a third since the Sharif government came to power.He said that removing subsidies on fuel and power were also the preconditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the agency agreed to a staff-level agreement (SLA) with Islamabad this month.Additionally, he said that removing subsidies on fuel and power were also the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) preconditions before the agency agreed to a staff-level agreement with Islamabad this month. The IMF has reportedly agreed to disburse a $1.1 billion tranche under an Extended Financing Facility (EFF), pending approval from the IMF board. Ismail said that the Washington-based lender will provide a total of $4 billion over the next 12 months. Pakistan has faced an incrementing economic crisis in recent months which has been compounded by soaring commodity prices, including a steep rise in the global crude price. Major ratings agencies such as Fitch and Moody’s have revised their growth forecast for the country in recent weeks. Fitch downgraded its forecast from “stable” to “negative” last week.
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Pakistan Won’t 'Default' on Foreign Debt, Says Finance Minister as Currency Hits New Low
The Pakistani government has said that current national reserves amount to around $10 billion, barely enough to sustain imports for 45 days. A depreciating local currency has come as an additional burden to a rising budget deficit, with Pakistan’s exports accounting for a third of the value of all imported material and goods.
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that the country will not “default” on its foreign debt despite depleting forex reserves and “pressure” on the domestic currency. The Pakistani rupee hit a record low of 232.92 vis-à-vis the US dollar at the close of trading on Tuesday.
“I know we are not going to default. The governor of [Pakistan’s] State Bank knows we are not going to default. The prime minister knows we’re not going to default,” Ismail said during an interview given to Islamabad-based think tank Tabadlab on Tuesday. The interview was broadcast on the think tank’s social media channel on Wednesday.
The finance minister, who assumed charge as part of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet in April, further said that the government would “moderate” its imports while trying to increase exports over the next three months.
“The central problem facing Pakistan right now is that we don’t have money to pay for our all our (external) obligations,” he said.
Likewise, he added that “moderating” imports would have also help in reducing the current account deficit (CAD), which he pegged at nearly $10 billion. “Servicing the current account deficit also bleeds the finances (…) Our aim is to bring the CAD down to zero.”
The minister added that Islamabad will pay nearly $21 billion in external obligations over the next 12 months.
He also informed that Pakistan’s overall external debt amounted to $81 billion, most of which was owed to bilateral lenders such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and China.
The finance minister said that the government hoped to raise 775 billion Pakistani rupees ($3.27 billion) in export revenue in the current financial year, in addition to 800 billion rupees ($3.37 billion) as levies from fuel. Further, he justified the government’s decision to remove fuel subsidies, with petrol and diesel prices jumping by close to a third since the Sharif government came to power.
Further, the minister justified the government’s decision to remove the subsidies on petrol and diesel, the prices of which have been increased by close to a third since the Sharif government came to power.
He said that removing subsidies on fuel and power were also the preconditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the agency agreed to a
staff-level agreement (SLA) with Islamabad this month.
Additionally, he said that removing subsidies on fuel and power were also the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) preconditions before the agency agreed to a staff-level agreement with Islamabad this month.
The IMF has reportedly agreed to disburse a $1.1 billion tranche under an Extended Financing Facility (EFF), pending approval from the IMF board. Ismail said that the Washington-based lender will provide a total of $4 billion over the next 12 months.
Pakistan has faced an incrementing economic crisis in recent months which has been compounded by soaring commodity prices, including a steep rise in the global crude price. Major ratings agencies such as Fitch and Moody’s have revised their growth forecast for the country in recent weeks. Fitch downgraded its forecast from “stable” to “negative” last week. | https://sputniknews.com/20220727/1097850755.html | 2022-07-27T12:55:26Z | https://sputniknews.com/20220727/1097850755.html | true | 1 |
CLEVELAND (AP) _ Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $577.9 million.
The Cleveland-based company said it had net income of $2.21 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.41 per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.81 per share.
The paint and coatings maker posted revenue of $5.87 billion in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.99 billion.
Sherwin-Williams expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.50 to $8.80 per share.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today announced that it will report second quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Axon will host a live Zoom video webinar to discuss the company's financial results at 5 p.m. ET that same day.
The live webinar to discuss financial results, followed by Q&A, will be linked from Axon's investor relations website at https://investor.axon.com. An archived replay will be available after the call ends.
Axon is a network of devices, apps and people that helps public safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a mission of protecting life, our technologies give customers the confidence, focus and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's day-to-day experience with the goal of helping everyone get home safe.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all of us. To date, more than 269,000 lives and countless dollars have been saved with the Axon network of devices, apps and people. Learn more at www.axon.com or by calling (800) 978-2737. Axon is a global company with headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz. and global software engineering hub in Seattle, as well as additional offices in Australia, Canada, Finland, Vietnam, the UK and the Netherlands.
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Larson reflects on 2nd chance offered by Philly race school
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Larson tried to explain the feeling of his role as the public face of the Urban Youth Racing School when a fan -- one of many -- wanted a second of the 2021 NASCAR’s champion’s time. “Yo, Kyle, can I steal a selfie,”...
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Boeing Stock Higher As Cash Flow Forecast Offsets Wider Q2 Loss
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Boeing (BA) - Get The Boeing Company Report posted a wider-than-expected second quarter loss Wednesday but repeated its forecast to turn cash-flow positive thanks in part to improving supply chains and a bulging $372 billion aircraft order backlog.
Boeing said its adjusted core loss for the three months ending in June was pegged at 37 cents per share, down from a profit of 40 cents per share over the same period last year and the Street consensus forecast of a 14 cents per share loss.
Group revenues, Boeing said, fell 1.7% from last year to $16.7 billion, a tally that also missed analysts' forecasts of $17.57 billion. Operating cash flow, however, turned positive at around $100 million for the quarter, Boeing said, and the group said it would be cash flow positive in 2022.
Boeing's order backlog now totals around 4,200 commercial aircraft, the company said, with a list value of around $372 billion.
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"We made important progress across key programs in the second quarter and are building momentum in our turnaround," said CEO Dave Calhoun. "As we begin to hit key milestones, we were able to generate positive operating cash flow this quarter and remain on track to achieve positive free cash flow for 2022."
"While we are making meaningful progress, we have more work ahead," he added. "We will stay focused on safety, quality and transparency, as we drive stability, improve performance, and continue to invest in our future."
Boeing shares were marked 3.9% in pre-market trading immediately following the earnings release to indicate an opening bell price of $162.00 each.
Boeing also said that it's working with the FAA on the 'final actions' needed to resume 787 deliveries.
Earlier this spring, Boeing unveiled plans to move its corporate headquarters to the suburbs of Washington, D.C. in a move widely seen as an effort to improve its relationship with the Federal Aviation Administration and big-name lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Boeing's reliance on a good relationship with the FAA, which was critical of its safety and reporting procedures following fatal crashes of the 737 Max in 2018 and 2018 that ultimately lead to the firing of former CEO Dennis Muilenburg, was evident in the group's most-recent earnings report.
The planemaker said it submitted a certification plan to the FAA that it hopes could see it resume 787 Dreamliner deliveries later this year, a move that mitigated the surprisingly wide first quarter loss of around $1.5 billion. | https://www.thestreet.com/markets/boeing-stock-higher-as-cash-flow-forecast-offsets-wider-q2-loss | 2022-07-27T13:00:44Z | https://www.thestreet.com/markets/boeing-stock-higher-as-cash-flow-forecast-offsets-wider-q2-loss | false | 1 |
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