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Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc increased its stake in shares of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR – Free Report) by 11.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 977 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc’s holdings in Quanta Services were worth $183,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Petix & Botte Co increased its position in Quanta Services by 100.0% during the second quarter. Petix & Botte Co now owns 5,344 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,050,000 after acquiring an additional 2,672 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Quanta Services by 45.7% during the 2nd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,073 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $407,000 after buying an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. Ten Capital Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Quanta Services by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ten Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,792 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $745,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Natixis acquired a new position in Quanta Services during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,401,000. Finally, Strong Tower Advisory Services lifted its position in Quanta Services by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services now owns 17,376 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $3,414,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have recently commented on PWR shares. StockNews.com started coverage on Quanta Services in a research note on Thursday, October 5th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Quanta Services from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $214.00 to $211.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 8th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Quanta Services from $212.00 to $237.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 19th. Citigroup increased their target price on Quanta Services from $234.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, KeyCorp assumed coverage on Quanta Services in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $220.80.
Quanta Services Trading Up 0.4 %
NYSE:PWR opened at $197.06 on Tuesday. Quanta Services, Inc. has a twelve month low of $147.33 and a twelve month high of $219.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $201.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $194.00. The company has a market cap of $28.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.02 and a beta of 1.09.
Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 2nd. The construction company reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.99 by $0.09. Quanta Services had a return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 3.57%. The firm had revenue of $5.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. As a group, analysts expect that Quanta Services, Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Quanta Services Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 2nd were issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 29th. This is an increase from Quanta Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Quanta Services’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.68%.
About Quanta Services
Quanta Services, Inc provides infrastructure solutions for the electric and gas utility, renewable energy, communications, and pipeline and energy industries worldwide. The company's Electric Power Infrastructure Solutions segment engages in the design, procurement, construction, upgrade, repair, and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure and substation facilities; installation, maintenance, and upgrade of electric power infrastructure projects; installation of smart grid technologies on electric power networks; and design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wirings.
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| 2024-01-30T16:32:01
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A drone attack that killed three American troops and wounded at least 34 more at a base in Jordan has increased fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East – and the possibility that the U.S. may be further drawn into the fighting.
President Joe Biden vowed to respond to the assault, blaming Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. military casualties in months of such strikes in the region.
But to what extent was Iran involved? And what happens next? The Conversation turned to Sara Harmouch, an expert on asymmetric warfare and militant groups in the Middle East, to answer these and other questions.
What do we know about the group that claimed responsibility?
Al-Muqawama al-Islamiyah fi al-Iraq, which translates as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, has claimed responsibility for the drone attack.
However, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq is not a single group per se. Rather, it is a term used to describe an umbrella organization, which, since around 2020, has included various Iran-backed militias in the region.
Initially, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq emerged as a response to foreign military presence and political interventions, especially after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq acted as a collective term for pro-Tehran Iraqi militias, allowing them to launch attacks under a single banner. Over time, it evolved to become a front for Iran-backed militias operating beyond Iraq, including those in Syria and Lebanon.
Today, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq operates as a cohesive force rather than as a singular entity – that is to say, as a network its objectives often align with Iran’s goal of preserving its influence across the region, but on a national level the groups have their distinct agendas.
The collective is notorious for its staunch anti-U.S. posture and dynamic military campaigns, such as a recent two-day drone operation targeting American forces at an Iraqi airbase.
Operating under this one banner of Islamic Resistance, these militias effectively conceal the identities of the actual perpetrators in their operations. This was seen in the deadly Jan. 28, 2024, attack on Tower 22, a U.S. military base in Jordan. Although it is evident that an Iranian-supported militia orchestrated the drone assault, pinpointing the specific faction within this broad coalition remains elusive.
This deliberate strategy hinders direct attribution and poses challenges for countries attempting to identify and retaliate against the precise culprits.
What do they hope to achieve in attacking a US target?
Iranian-backed militias have been intensifying attacks on U.S. forces in recent months in response to American support for Israel in the Israel-Hamas conflict, and also to assert regional influence.
Since the beginning of the conflict in October 2023, Iranian-backed militias have repeatedly struck American military bases in Iraq and Syria, recently expanding their attacks to include northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border.
The deadly assault on Jan. 28 marks a significant escalation, though – it is the first instance during the Israel-Hamas war that American troops have been killed.
The attack in Jordan forms part of a strategy by Iranian-backed militias to counter Washington’s support for Israel in the Gaza conflict. But it is also aimed at advancing a wider goal of pushing U.S. forces out of the Middle East entirely.
By coordinating attacks under the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, these groups are trying to display a unified stance against U.S. interests and policy, showcasing their collective strength and strategic alignment across the region.
What role did Iran have in the attack?
Iran has officially denied any involvement in the drone strike.
But the Islamic Resistance in Iraq is known to be part of the networks of militia groups that Tehran supports.
Iran, through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, has provided such militias with money, weapons and training. However, the extent of Iran’s command and coordination in specific incidents like the Jordan attack remains unclear. At this stage, more concrete evidence is necessary to firmly implicate Iran.
As Iran expert Nakissa Jahanbani and I recently explained in an article for The Conversation, Iran’s strategy in the region involves supporting and funding militia groups while granting them a degree of autonomy.
By doing so, Iran maintains plausible deniability when it comes to attacks carried out by its proxies.
So while Iran’s direct involvement in the attack has not been definitively established, Tehran’s long-standing support of groups like the Islamic Resistance in Iraq is well documented, playing a significant role in the regional conflict dynamics and geopolitical strategies.
What options does the US have to respond?
It isn’t clear how the U.S. intends to respond to the attack. The Biden administration faces complex dynamics when it comes to responding to attacks linked to Iranian-backed militias.
While a forceful military strike is an option that the Biden administration appears to be looking at, targeting Iran directly on its own soil is fraught with risks and may be seen as a step too far.
Even when targeting Iranian interests or personnel, such as the assassination of Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani, the U.S has conducted these actions outside Iranian territory.
Iran’s denial of direct involvement in the attack further complicates the situation and makes it less likely that the U.S. attacks Iran in retaliatory strikes.
But adopting a targeted approach, such as striking militia leaders outside of Iran, raises questions about the effectiveness of U.S. tactics in deterring Iran and its proxies.
This strategy has been employed in the past, yet it has not significantly curbed Iran’s or its proxies’ aggressive actions. The concern is that while such strikes are precise, they may not be enough to deter ongoing or future attacks.
The key to the strategy’s success may rest in identifying the most influential factors, or “centers of gravity,” that can effectively influence Iran’s behavior. This means determining key leaders, critical infrastructure or economic assets, which, if killed, destroyed or seized, could substantially alter Iran’s decision-making or operational capabilities.
The Biden administration’s need to balance a strong response with the geopolitical consequences highlights the difficulties of navigating a tense and evolving situation.
How might the attack affect the wider Middle East conflict?
How the U.S. responds could reshape the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape and influence the dynamics of proxy warfare in the region.
A strong military response from Washington might deter Iranian-backed militias from future attacks, but it could also provoke them into taking more aggressive actions.
In the short term, any U.S. retaliation – especially if it targets Iranian interests directly – could escalate tensions in the region.
It could also exacerbate the cycle of tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iranian-backed forces, increasing the risk of a broader regional conflict.
And given that the attack’s pretext involves the Israel-Hamas war, any U.S. response could indirectly affect the course of that conflict, impacting future diplomatic efforts and the regional balance of power.
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https://theconversation.com/drone-attack-on-american-troops-risks-widening-middle-east-conflict-and-drawing-in-iran-us-tensions-222216
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Dublin, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Saudi Arabia RF Test Equipment Market, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2018-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The Saudi Arabia RF Test Equipment Market is witnessing a significant upsurge, underpinned by the rapid deployment of 5G technology and a strong emphasis on economic diversification. With a focus on advancing telecommunications infrastructure, this dynamic market is forecasted to attain a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.28% from 2022 to 2028.
Fueling this growth are the Kingdom's initiatives towards becoming a leading digital economy, as delineated by Vision 2030, which is catapulting demand for RF equipment across varied industry spectrums, including telecommunications, automotive, aerospace, and defense sectors.
The burgeoning electronics manufacturing sector in Saudi Arabia further reinforces the market's stronghold, while the increasing emphasis on secure and reliable communications in defense and aerospace propels the need for specialized RF test equipment.
Key Market Drivers and Trends Reshaping the RF Test Equipment Landscape
A pivotal market trend is the soaring demand for 5G testing solutions, as the rollout of expansive 5G networks necessitates high-precision testing to harness the full potential of this transformative technology. High-frequency RF technologies and the demand for solutions operating above 6 GHz are gaining momentum, with thorough testing required to maintain network integrity and security.
Subsequent trends include the localization and customization of RF testing solutions, meeting the unique needs and regulatory standards within the Kingdom. Additionally, with heightened awareness about cybersecurity, manufacturers are integrating advanced security features into RF test equipment, enhancing the protection layers against emerging threats.
Regional Insights and Dominant Market Segments
The Southern Region, comprising major cities such as Riyadh and Jeddah, stands out as a key contributor to the market's vitality due to the region’s extensive telecommunications framework and progressive industrial developments. Within market segmentation, the modular form factor is emerging as a dominant force due to its flexibility and adaptability, addressing the diverse requirements of the RF Test Equipment needs.
Segmental Overview of the RF Test Equipment Market
The market covers a comprehensive range of RF testing solutions:
- Oscilloscopes
- Signal Generators
- Spectrum Analysers
- Other RF Test Equipment
Based on form factors, the categories include:
- Benchtop
- Portable
- Modular
By frequency, the segments are highlighted as:
- Less than 1 GHZ Band
- 1 GHz to 6 GHz
- More Than 6 GHz
Considering applications, the market extends across:
- Telecommunication
- Automotive
- Industrial
- Aerospace & Defence
- Other Applications
The regional analysis encompasses:
- Northern & Central Region
- Eastern Region
- Southern Region
- Western Region
As Saudi Arabia strides towards becoming a regional technology hub, RF Test Equipment market remains at the core of its digital transformation efforts, assuring sustained growth, a testament to the Kingdom's commitment to advancing its technological prowess.
Key Attributes:
Companies Profiled
- Keysight Technologies Saudi Arabia LLC.
- Rohde & Schwarz Saudi Arabia Pvt. Ltd
- Viavi Solutions, Inc.
- Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
- Anritsu Corporation Saudi Arabia
- Agmatel Saudi Arabia Pvt. Ltd.
- Tektronix Saudi Arabia Limited.
- Spirent Communications Saudi Arabia Limited.
- EMITEQ Aerospace & Defense Services LLC.
- Wilson Electronics, LLC
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/vwaun7
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| 2024-01-30T19:46:42
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After the collapse of Ilke Homes and House by Urban Splash, coupled with the closure of Legal & General’s prefab housing factory last year, the government should entice foreign companies to move into the UK market to show us how it should be done.
That is one of the conclusions of an inquiry by the House of Lords Built Environment Committee into the future of modern methods of construction.
The inquiry was particularly focused on what is known in the jargon as Category 1 MMC, meaning factory-built houses that are ready to crane into place on arrival on site rather than flat-pack kits (Category 2) or using manufactured structured components (Category 3).
After taking evidence from manufacturers and their customers the Lords concluded that the government needs to take a whole new approach.
“The government’s approach to modern methods of construction (MMC) is in disarray,” the report says. “Millions of pounds of public money has been invested, but the money has not been backed by a coherent strategy and set of measurable objectives. Category 1 (modular) MMC has been failing financially, though, with the right approach it could still play an important role in the building of much-needed housing.
“There is evidence of real barriers to MMC, such as risk aversion on the part of warranty providers, insurance companies and insufficient clarity for building regulations. However, the government appears to have made limited effort to understand and address these challenges.
“If the government wants the sector to be a success, it needs to take a step back, acquire a better understanding of how it works and the help that it needs, set achievable goals and develop a coherent strategy.”
The report also says: “The government should ensure that its procurement practices do not limit the ability of successful MMC companies from around the world in moving into the UK market.”
When asked by The Construction Index whether this meant that the committee was advocating outsourcing production of prefab houses to overseas factories, a committee spokesperson replied: "The committee takes no view on the exact form or focus of overseas involvement (it is difficult to do so on any of these policy issues given the lack of clarity and strategy) but consider understanding how the market differs between the UK and other countries may support the government in developing a more coherent strategy. “
Lord Moylan, chair of the Built Environment Committee, said: “Moderns methods of construction are successfully used to construct homes abroad and build high-rise and non-residential buildings in the UK, but this success has thus far eluded the building of MMC homes in meaningful numbers.
“In the context of an ageing skilled workforce and the need for greater building sustainability, MMC has shown some promise. We heard evidence that the Government couldn’t achieve its housebuilding targets without a sizeable contribution from the MMC sector.
“Our inquiry found that the government has not set out clear objectives for the funding it provided the MMC sector. Homes England has not given any clear metrics as to how success is to be measured and over what timescale.
“The government needs to change tack. Simply throwing money at the sector hasn’t worked. If it wants to encourage MMC it must acquire a much deeper understanding of how it works, develop a clear strategy, and demonstrate leadership.”
Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk
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| 2024-01-30T11:01:35
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Sebastian Negri says Italy will bounce back from World Cup ‘hurt’ in Six Nations
The Azzurri are overseen by new head coach Gonzalo Quesada, whose first assignment is plotting the downfall of England in Saturday’s opener.
Sebastian Negri insists Italy are determined to show the World Cup was an aberration by delivering the upsets needed to make their Guinness Six Nations a success.
The Azzurri are overseen by new head coach Gonzalo Quesada, whose first assignment is plotting the downfall of England in Saturday’s opener at the Stadio Olimpico.
Quesada must repair the damage caused by heavy defeats to New Zealand and France – 96 points were leaked against the All Blacks – at last year’s World Cup, results that stalled the clear progress being made.
Wales and Australia were toppled in 2022 and in the ensuing Six Nations it was only a lack of conviction and accuracy that cost them in near misses against France and Scotland.
“The World Cup hurt, it really hurt. It was a setback but the good thing is that we’ve got the opportunity to make it right against some of the best teams in the world,” Negri told the PA news agency.
Italy have a win rate of only 11 per cent since joining the Six Nations and the powerful back row added: “It’s a tough tournament for us but what keeps us going is the belief that we can get the results we want.
“It’s hard. Judged on results, it is what it is at the end of the day. We have a responsibility in the Six Nations to get a couple of results and to keep on building on what we’ve built over the last 12-18 months.
“We had a few setbacks at the World Cup but we’ve come a long way in the way we play and we’re hoping to have a good, balanced Six Nations.
“We want to keep building because we’re on to something special, we have a really good group of young players who are gaining more and more experience.
“I wouldn’t be playing international rugby if I didn’t believe in the process we are going through.”
It would be a seismic upset for Italy to topple England for the first time in 31 meetings even if Steve Borthwick’s team are rebuilding after winning the bronze final at last autumn’s World Cup.
“England are a physical side with a really good set-piece and kicking game. We’ll have to match that and not go off the boil and start chucking the ball around,” Negri said.
“We need a balanced approach and if we underestimate them we’re in trouble. They showcased what they can do at the World Cup. They maybe don’t play the prettiest brand of rugby but they get results and that’s what counts.”
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https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/uk-sports/2024/01/30/sebastian-negri-says-italy-will-bounce-back-from-world-cup-hurt-in-six-nations/
| 2024-01-30T14:29:17
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SciCheck Digest
Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be serious and even fatal. Fortunately, it can safely be prevented by vaccination. But in the wake of outbreaks in the U.S. and elsewhere — likely in large part due to low vaccination coverage — social media posts have downplayed the risks of measles and falsely claimed the vaccine “is more dangerous than the actual illness.”
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Measles is a viral disease that causes a high fever, rash, cough, runny nose, and red and watery eyes. While often mild, the disease can lead to serious complications, including pneumonia and encephalitis, or brain swelling, which can cause deafness and brain damage.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about a fifth of unvaccinated people who contract measles are hospitalized. As many as 1 in 20 kids with measles develop pneumonia; about 1 in 1,000 develop encephalitis, and nearly 1 to 3 in 1,000 die.
Vaccination, in contrast, is almost always effective in preventing measles and typically causes only mild side effects. With the advent of widespread vaccination, measles has become rare in the U.S., usually spreading only when an unvaccinated traveler brings it into the country and encounters enough people who are also unvaccinated or not previously infected.
That appears to be what happened beginning in December in Philadelphia, when an infant infected overseas was hospitalized and proceeded to infect three other people at the hospital: a baby too young to be vaccinated and an older child and their parent, both of whom were unvaccinated. One child then didn’t isolate and attended a daycare while sick, ultimately leading to infections in five other people. As of mid-January, a total of nine cases have been confirmed in the outbreak, at least six of whom were hospitalized and later released.
Measles cases have also recently popped up in other states, including Georgia and Washington. On Jan. 25, the CDC issued an alert to the nation’s doctors, warning them to be on the lookout for measles symptoms, as a total of 23 confirmed measles cases were reported to the agency between Dec. 1 and Jan. 23. “Most” cases, the CDC said, were “among children and adolescents who had not received a measles-containing vaccine.”
In other parts of the world, the situation is worse. In mid-December, the World Health Organization issued an alert warning of an “alarming” rise in measles cases in the European region in 2023. The latest figures show more than 42,000 measles cases in that region in 2023 — a nearly 45-fold increase over 2022 — including at least five deaths and nearly 21,000 hospitalizations.
As of Jan. 18, an outbreak in a central part of England has grown to 216 confirmed and 103 probable cases, leading U.K. health officials to declare a “national incident” and urge vaccination to stanch the spread.
Health officials and other experts attribute the surge in measles cases to falling vaccination rates, in part due to missed doses during the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with increased travel and fewer public health protections since the pandemic has declined. Because measles is so infectious, the vaccination rate needs to be very high — 95% — to prevent an outbreak in a community.
And yet, in response to news of the recent outbreaks, posts on social media have been rife with misinformation about measles and the main vaccine used to prevent the disease, the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine.
“As the news tries to fear-monger about the measles ‘outbreak’ of 9 whole people, remember that the vaccine is more dangerous than the actual illness,” one Jan. 20 Instagram post incorrectly claimed, likely referring to the Philadelphia outbreak and showing a list of scary-looking adverse reactions pulled from the vaccine’s package insert. “Not to mention, you can actually get measles from the vaccine.”
Another Instagram post focused on the fact that the measles vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine, which uses a weakened virus, to inaccurately suggest the vaccine is an important source of spread of the virus. “The unvaccinated are not the ones you should be concerned with,” the post read, before shifting to minimizing the risks of the disease. “Either way, the measles isn’t something to freak out about.”
Yet another post, accompanied by a clip from “The Brady Bunch,” emphasized the low risk of death from measles in the U.S., while baselessly claiming the MMR vaccine was responsible for the deaths of 450 babies in 2018.
“No one is dying of the measles in the US!!!!!!!” it read, adding, “1 person died from measles in the last 10 years and that person was vaccinated.”
As we’ll explain, there’s nothing to support the 450 number, and it’s unclear what the vaccination status was for the last person who died of measles in the U.S. In any case, focusing just on the lack of measles deaths in America is misleading, since it reflects the success of the vaccine — and fails to account for what would happen if more people forgo the vaccine and outbreaks become more common.
“Get to 1,000 cases a year, and we’ll start to see measles deaths again,” Dr. Paul A. Offit, a pediatrician and vaccine expert at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, told us.
Measles Is Concerning
As we said, contrary to many of the posts that downplay the seriousness of measles, the viral illness can be severe, even if previous generations accepted it as a normal childhood illness.
“Measles is not just ‘a rash,’” a CDC spokesperson told us. According to the agency, before 1963, when the first measles vaccine became available, around 3 million to 4 million Americans were infected each year, 48,000 were hospitalized, 1,000 developed encephalitis and 400 to 500 died.
Most of those deaths, Offit noted, were in previously healthy people. Now, that burden of disease is preventable through vaccination.
The three big things that landed children in the hospital, Offit said, were dehydration, pneumonia and encephalitis. “If you got chest X-rays on everybody with measles, half would have abnormal chest X-rays,” he added.
“I remember how sick measles could make you back then,” Offit said. “In fact, today, when they ask old people like me to come down to the emergency department to see whether someone has measles, I can usually tell in 30 seconds because they’re sick.”
Very rarely, measles can also cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a fatal neurodegenerative condition that typically manifests some six to eight years after an infection.
Research has also shown that measles can actually wipe out much of the preexisting immunity a person has developed to other germs, which makes them susceptible to other infections for as long as several years after a bout of measles. This does not occur after measles vaccination.
Moreover, the reason why even a few cases of measles make the news, and why health officials spring into action to prevent further spread, is because the disease is one of the most contagious diseases — far more so than flu or COVID-19.
Some 90% of non-immune people will get measles if exposed to an infected person. And direct exposure is not even necessary, since the virus can contaminate surfaces and can linger in the air.
Speaking of a hospital room after someone with measles has been in it, Offit said, “No one can go in that room for two hours. You have to wait for those small droplets which hang in the air like a ghost to settle.”
It’s worth noting that even today, there are no measles-specific treatments. Doctors can treat the symptoms and provide supportive care, but there are no antivirals that will help someone fight off the virus. The WHO recommends that all people with measles receive vitamin A supplements, as this “restores low vitamin A levels that occur even in well-nourished children,” and can help prevent blindness and possibly death.
MMR Vaccine Highly Effective, Benefits Outweigh Risks
Several of the social media posts cast the MMR vaccine as dangerous by pointing to the long list of adverse reactions in the product insert sheet.
Offit told us, however, that product inserts really should be viewed as legal documents, not medical communication documents. Just because a reaction is listed doesn’t necessarily mean it has been shown to be definitively caused by a vaccine. The list also doesn’t say how likely a reaction is after vaccination, how severe it might be, or how the risk compares with a measles infection.
For example, SSPE is listed on the MMR sheet, but it’s doubtful that the MMR vaccine can actually cause SSPE. Offit does not think so, and evidence suggests that the few cases reported in people with only a history of vaccination actually reflect instances of unrecognized measles infection. In any case, rates of SSPE have fallen in countries with widespread vaccination, and vaccination is the only way to actually prevent SSPE.
As with any medical product, the MMR vaccine is not 100% safe, but it is remarkably so — and the benefits greatly outweigh the risks. Most people experience no or only mild and expected side effects, such as a sore arm and low-grade fever. About 5% of people will develop a rash, according to the CDC’s Pink Book on vaccines.
More rarely, other side effects can occur, including febrile seizures, which do not cause long-term harm, and a brief decrease in platelets, which has never been fatal. (The rubella component of the MMR vaccine can also cause joint pain and swelling, primarily in adults, but this is also temporary.)
The rash and fever can be viewed as a very mild form of measles, Offit said. But contrary to social media posts that equate this with a natural measles infection, these symptoms are far more mild and do not pose the same risk of complications or viral transmission.
The weakened measles virus in the MMR vaccine is only capable of giving someone a dangerous infection if a person is severely immunocompromised. For this reason, the CDC told us, these people should not be vaccinated.
As we’ve explained before, people vaccinated with live viral vaccines can shed, or release small amounts of the weakened viruses outside of their bodies, but this is expected and not cause for alarm.
Children who develop a rash after a measles vaccine are not considered contagious, and no precautions are necessary, even if they are around immunocompromised people. In fact, to better protect immunocompromised people, who may not be able to be vaccinated, or may not respond fully if they are, the MMR vaccine is explicitly recommended for household contacts of such individuals.
The CDC told us that transmission of the weakened measles virus from someone who received the MMR or MMRV vaccine, which adds a component to protect against chickenpox, “has never been proven,” and cited a 2016 systematic review that included 773 scientific articles. “No evidence of human-to-human transmission of the measles vaccine virus has been reported amongst the thousands of clinical samples genotyped during outbreaks or endemic transmission and individual case studies worldwide,” it concluded.
The agency also said there is “no history” of a measles outbreak ever occurring as a result of the vaccine.
As for the claim that 450 babies died of the MMR vaccine in 2018, the CDC told us there “is no evidence from any of CDC’s vaccine safety monitoring systems to support this claim.” We also could not find any evidence to support this.
In the U.S., the MMR is given in two doses, at 12 to 15 months, and then at 4 to 6 years old. A single dose is about 93% effective in preventing the disease, according to the CDC, while two are about 97% effective. In the unlikely scenario that a vaccinated person does contract measles, the disease is usually milder and less contagious to others than in someone who has not been vaccinated.
Last Measles Death in U.S. Reinforces Need for Vaccination
A post arguing against vaccination pointed to the rarity of measles deaths in America and misleadingly claimed that the single person to die of measles in the U.S. in the last decade was vaccinated.
The CDC confirmed that the last measles death in the U.S. occurred in 2015, but said the person’s vaccination status was unknown. The Seattle Times reported in 2016 that the woman who died “may have been” vaccinated as a kid, but the family did not have evidence of this. So her status was listed as unknown. Regardless, the example is missing important context, because experts said the case underscores the need for more vaccination, not less.
The woman who died was a Washington state resident who had other health conditions and was taking medications that suppressed her immune system. She died of pneumonia, and it was not apparent the pneumonia was due to measles until an autopsy was performed, as she did not have a rash or other symptoms. Immunocompromised patients are known to sometimes lack a rash with measles.
Particularly because the woman had a suppressed immune system, even if she was vaccinated, this is not evidence that vaccination doesn’t work. As multiple experts explained to USA Today in 2015, the death is a prime example of why it’s vitally important for everyone who can get vaccinated to do so, to prevent measles from circulating and posing a risk to vulnerable people who either can’t get vaccinated or for whom vaccination is less likely to be effective.
“This tragic situation illustrates the importance of immunizing as many people as possible to provide a high level of community protection against measles,” the Washington health department said at the time in a statement.
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70-year-old arrested for sexually harassing woman
A 70-year-old man was arrested yesterday in connection with a case filed over the sexual harassment of a woman inside a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at the Bijoy Sarani intersection in the capital on Monday.
Amir Hossain was then arrested near the Farmgate traffic police box this evening, said Officer-in-Charge of Tejgaon Police Station Md Mohsin.
The victim is a 27-year-old woman and a student of a private language institute, he added.
She was waiting for a CNG auto-rickshaw to go home on Monday afternoon, where the accused was also present.
When Amir offered to share the ride with her, she accepted, given the man's age.
However, once inside the auto-rickshaw, Amir sexually harassed the victim.
The victim filed a complaint with the police station the following day, OC Mohsin added.
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Ok, so let's start off by saying that goats don't have the greatest image when it comes to intelligence.
In Nigeria, for example, a common insult is: "You're as stupid as a goat."
People who raise goats and study goats know that's just not true. Alan McElligott, associate professor of animal behavior and welfare, City University of Hong Kong, has run many studies that show goats are ... well, if not the GOAT, then close to it.
His latest study was conducted in collaboration with Marianne Mason, who holds a doctorate in philosophy and researches the cognitive abilities of goat. The aim: to establish whether goats can tell the difference between a happy human voice and an angry human voice.
Anyone with a dog knows that "companion animals" (that's the category for pet pooches) can tell.
What about livestock?
The study, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Animal Behaviour, was conducted at the Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats in England, home to around 125 goats that were either given up by their owners (in one case due to divorce) or taken from owners who mistreated them.
In a small enclosure, McElligott and Mason set up a speaker, concealed behind netting, to play a recording of a human saying, "Hey, look over here!" There were two versions — a happy one and — an angry 'HEY, LOOK OVER HERE!!!!!"
The study had 27 goat participants who entered the pen one by one. The speaker would play either the positive or negative version 9 times in a row. At first the goat would respond by looking up and maybe even looking for the source of the sound. But after a few repetitions, the goats would just stop paying attention.
Then the speaker would switch and play the opposite version three times. McElligott and Mason report that 71% of those disinterested goats perked up their ears and looked up in the direction of the sound. Among those newly engaged goats, says Mason, some "started to investigate the source of the sound longer than in the initial stages of the experiment, suggesting they noticed the emotions had changed."
You know, it's like when mom and dad say 14 times "Can you make your bed" to a non-bed making offspring and nothin' happens and then they YELL IT and wow, that bed sure gets made in a hurry.
The finding offers one more piece of evidence of the intelligence of goats, say Mason and McElligott — and builds on previous studies he's done about goat intelligence. In one, he found that goats respond differently to a happy goat bleat and a frustrated bleat, based on heart rate and other physiological signs. In another study, McElligott hung two big black-and-white photos of human faces in an enclosure, one happy and one all riled up, to see what goats would do. They preferred the happy face. And they didn't try to nibble at the photo; rather they explored behind it because you know a human with a happy face might just have a snack in their pocket.
Now the two researchers are the first to admit that enlightened goat farmers already know that their critters are discriminating listeners and that they respond well to kind treatment. "They might read a report like this and say I've known this — of course they can tell the difference," McElligott says.
That's what Susan Schoenian, sheep and goat specialist emeritus at the University of Maryland Extension, said in an email to NPR. It's not, in her view, a groundbreaking study.
She wrote: "Livestock remember bad handlers and handling. They can identify faces (animal and human). They have good memories. They know the voice of their caretaker.
"Calm voices are preferable for handling livestock. Angry voices, if they are loud or high pitched, will startle livestock and make them more difficult to handle and less predictable, less calm."
So why do such a study if that's already known? The goal, says McElligott, was to dispute the "public reputation" goats have "as being a bit stupid, a bit dumb, not particularly sentient. By showing this ability in goats, we're trying to move the needle in terms of opening people's eyes to the cognitive abilities of livestock. Our overall goal is to get people to think about animals in different way, to treat them a little bit better."
McElligott recalls that as a boy in Ireland, he saw cases where "bad things" were done to livestock.
Says Mason: "If we recognize animals have emotions and can discriminate between people's emotions we'll start to understand that these are sentient beings worthy of our respect. They deserve to be nicely treated, especially as we are using them for their dairy products and meat."
And if you want further proof of how smart goats are, consider this study that McElligott did. A few years back, he put some dried penne pasta (a goat fave) in a box that could only be opened by pulling on strings attached to two levers. The goats figured it all out to get that pasta snack. Then about 5 years later, McElligott was curious to see if any of the goats from the trial could remember. A nanny named Natalie opened the box in no time flat.
So in conclusion: Perhaps there should be a new saying: "You're as smart as a goat!"
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DJ-producer Excision will headline the Indy 500 Snake Pit, the annual electronic music festival presented at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The infield party on May 26 will showcase Excision and four other DJs before and during the 108th running of the Indy 500, track officials announced Tuesday.
Canadian artist Excision, otherwise known as Jeff Abel, has amassed more than 2 billion online streams for his music. Abel founded the Lost Lands music festival, presented each September in suburban Columbus, Ohio, since 2017.
The 2024 Snake Pit lineup also includes Timmy Trumpet, ranked No. 6 on DJ Mag’s 2023 list of Top 100 DJs; Sullivan King, who plays guitar during his DJ sets; Gryffin, who’s placed multiple albums in the Top 10 of Billboard magazine’s dance/electronic chart; and Dom Dolla, who reached the Top 10 of Billboard’s dance/electronic chart with 2023 single “Rhyme Dust.”
The Snake Pit event, which debuted in 2010, is staged inside Turn 3 at the track. The name harkens back to the infamous in-field ribaldry at the track from several decades ago.
Tickets, $55 to $160, are available at ims.com. VIP amenities include access to a viewing platform next to the stage, a private cash bar and air-conditioned restrooms.
An Indy 500 ticket is required for entry to the event, which is open to attendees 18 and older. Tickets for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 also are available at ims.com.
Indy 500 Snake Pit through the years
2010: DJ E.D.I., Cool Hand Lex
2011: A-Squared Industries
2012: Krewella, Benny Benassi
2013: Afrojack, Diplo
2014: Hardwell, Dillon Francis
2015: Kaskade, Steve Aoki
2016: Skrillex, Martin Garrix
2017: Zedd, Marshmello
2018: Diplo, Deadmau5, Axwell & Ingrosso, Griz, Attlas
2019: Skrillex, Alesso, Illenium, Chris Lake, Ricky Retro
2020: No concert because of pandemic
2021: No concert because of pandemic
2022: Martin Garrix, Deadmau5, Galantis, Steve Aoki, Yellow Claw
2023: Kaskade, Subtronics, John Summit, Jauz, Valentino Khan
2024: Excision, Dom Dolla, Gryffin, Sullivan King, Timmy Trumpet
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Sutton Foster stars in revival of "Once Upon a Mattress" for encore series
NEW YORK -- If you're in the mood for some music, dancing and laughs, "Once Upon a Mattress" is now playing at New York City Center.
The musical version of the fairytale "The Princess and the Pea" is part of the encore series and runs through Feb. 4.
Princess Winnifred is played by Broadway star Sutton Foster.
We spoke with the artistic director of the encore series about the revival and why Foster is perfect for the role.
"This musical, 'Once Upon a Mattress,' is the thing that put Carol Burnett on the map. This was Carol Burnett's Broadway debut, she was pretty unforgettable in the role. And when thinking about reviving it, it's like well, what are you going to do with that? And I feel like Sutton Foster is the person who can make that role all her own. And in fact, Carol Burnett agrees. Carol Burnett said she is the perfect Winnifred," Lear Debessonet told CBS New York's Cindy Hsu.
Watch her full interview above, then click here for tickets and more information.
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Elon Musk says his ambitious plan to let humans wirelessly connect their brains with phones and other devices has taken a new step, announcing that the first human has received a brain implant from his Neuralink company.
The person, who wasn't identified, "is recovering well," Musk said via X, formerly known as Twitter. "Initial results show promising neuron spike detection," he added, referring to the cellular activity between our brains and our nervous systems.
The news comes months after Neuralink began recruiting potential human test subjects for its clinical trial. The company got Food and Drug Administration approval for the trial last May, saying it wanted to enlist people ages 22 and above who are living with quadriplegia due to a spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the disease that robs people of the ability to control their bodies.
The trial utilizes a robot during surgery
Neuralink's clinical trial is called PRIME — for Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface. As the name implies, the process involves using a robot to surgically insert the wires of the company's implant into a part of the brain related to movement.
"The device is designed to interpret a person's neural activity, so they can operate a computer or smartphone by simply intending to move – no wires or physical movement are required," Neuralink said as it called for volunteers.
Neuralink says its implant procedure employs custom-made microscopic needles. As the company said last October on X, "The tip is only 10 to 12 microns in width—only slightly larger than the diameter of a red blood cell. The small size allows threads to be inserted with minimal damage to the cortex."
The goal of the PRIME trial, the company said in a promotional video, is to place "a small cosmetically invisible implant in a part of your brain that plans movement."
What about the brain implant?
The implant includes "1024 electrodes distributed across 64 threads," according to Neuralink. The implant is the key hardware component of the trial; the other focus points are the surgical robot and the Neuralink user app that connects wirelessly to a computer or other device.
"The N1 Implant is powered by a small battery charged wirelessly from the outside via a compact, inductive charger that enables easy use from anywhere," the company says on its website.
As he announced the human implant surgery, Musk said his company's implant product would be called Telepathy.
"Enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking," he tweeted Monday evening.
"Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs," he said. "Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal."
Neuralink says it aims "to redefine the boundaries of human capability," telling prospective participants in the PRIME trial that they "could significantly shape the future of interaction and independence, not just for you but for countless others."
Neuralink has been controversial
Neuralink has previously faced controversy due to accusations about how it conducts its research and how Musk portrays that work. Reports emerged in 2022 and 2023 alleging that the company's practices had debilitating effects on monkeys and other animals used in testing, including an allegation that as many as 12 monkeys were euthanized as part of its research.
In response to such allegations, Musk said last September, "No monkey has died as a result of a Neuralink implant," adding that in early tests, "to minimize risk to healthy monkeys, we chose terminal moneys (close to death already)."
Members of Congress have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to look into how Musk portrayed Neuralink's use of animals in testing its implants — and specifically, whether he might have overstated the implants' marketability.
The lawmakers' pushback includes a request last May from Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to investigate potential conflicts of interest among people on the panel overseeing animal testing at Neuralink.
People are both excited and dubious about implants
Research in computers and neurology has been converging for decades, including the burgeoning field of decoding the brain's electrical activity around words, impulses and images. Increasingly, that work has included an implantable brain-computer interface, or BCI.
Much of the ongoing research has sought to bring people affected by paralysis and blindness new ways of interacting with the world. But implants have also long been seen as having the potential to "enhance" people who aren't affected by such serious conditions.
Musk has previously spoken about the idea of a "neural lace" that could add a symbiotic digital layer to the human brain and merge artificial intelligence with the brain. And while the current Neuralink trial would seem to stop well short of those lofty goals, speculation about his remarks crystalized around Neuralink in 2017, when he confirmed his ties to the then-new company.
"Imagine the joy of connecting with your loved ones, browsing the web or even playing games using only your thoughts," Neuralink said in its video, showing images of a smartphone seemingly connected to a person's mind.
Brain implant research has raised many questions, including whether (and where) humanity should draw the line in our integration with technology.
As the rush to embrace futuristic devices has built steam, people like Tristan Harris, a former Google employee who founded the Center for Humane Technology, have urged innovators to first analyze our present, including the damaging and addictive effects our phones can have on us.
"What got us into the present situation where our attention spans are 40 seconds on any computer screen?" Harris told NPR in 2019. "What got us there wasn't, 'Let's make our attention spans short.' What got us there was, 'Let's give ourselves superpowers.' And we didn't know ourselves well enough that when we gave ourselves superpowers, we debased our way of making attention."
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Headlining today’s best deals is the OKAI Stride Electric Bike that is seeing a $670 discount to $930. It is joined by a one-day 50% off promotional sale on a selection of Greenworks power tool combo kits that will end tonight at 11:59 EST, as well as the EcoFlow RIVER 2 Portable Power Station at $178, with discounted options to bundle the device with solar panels to maximize its charging ability. Plus, all of today’s other best new Green Deals.
Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.
OKAI’s Stride Electric Bike now $930
Best Buy is offering the OKAI Stride Electric Bike for $929.99 shipped. Down from its usual $1,600 price tag, it saw regular discounts over the second half of 2023, with the biggest among them dropping costs down to a $900 low. Today’s deal comes in as a 42% markdown off the going rate, giving you $670 in savings and returning this e-bike to the second-lowest price we have tracked, matching early Black Friday sales before prices dropped $30 further after Thanksgiving.
This e-bike comes equipped with a 500W motor and a removable 48V battery that can propel it up to 20 MPH for up to 40 miles on a single charge. Designed for urban commuting, its 27.5-inch tires ensure a smooth and comfortable ride while navigating through the city streets while its front and rear mechanical Tektro disc brakes provide “exceptional stopping power and increased safety” at any moment they’re needed. It also features an LCD display for real-time data, as well as a NFC key for improved security, locking your e-bike when out of range.
Save 50% on select Greenworks power tool combo kits
Greenworks has launched a one-day promotion that will continue until 11:59 EST tonight, taking 50% off a selection of 24V power tool combo kits by using the promo code DOTD0130 at checkout. You’ll find some of the lowest prices on these tools – some of which have gone untouched by major discounts for many months with others having been stuck at their MSRP for the whole of 2023. We’ve curated a selection below of the the best deals in the bunch, taking performance and customer ratings into account. All the tools on this list come with batteries, chargers, an 8-piece bit set, and a tool bag.
Best Greenworks 24V Power Tool Combo Kits:
- Drill and 1/4-inch Impact Driver Combo: $100 (Reg. $200)
- Impact Driver and Angle Grinder Combo: $100 (Reg. $200)
- Impact Driver and Jig Saw Combo: $105 (Reg. $210)
- Drill and Jig Saw Combo: $105 (Reg. $210)
- Drill and 1-inch Reciprocating Saw Combo: $110 (Reg. $220)
- Drill and 7-1/4-inch Circular Saw Combo: $120 (Reg. $240)
- Impact Driver and 1-1/8-inch Reciprocating Saw Combo: $125 (Reg. $250)
EcoFlow RIVER 2 Portable Power Station now $178
The official EcoFlow Amazon storefront is offering its EcoFlow RIVER 2 Portable Power Station for $178 shipped. Down from a $239 price tag, this particular model saw relatively few discounts over 2023 and was surprisingly absent during the most recent Christmas sales. The biggest price cut we witnessed was a short-lived sale at the end of October that brought costs down to $179 for the first time. Today’s deal comes in to repeat this cut as a 25% markdown off the going rate, beating out its Black Friday pricing by $40 and both Prime Deal Day events by $10, sliding by $1 to a new all-time low. It even beats out EcoFlow’s website where it is discounted to a higher rate of $219.
The RIVER 2 power station offers up a 256Wh capacity and a total output of up to 600W. It can recharge in just one hour via a standard wall outlet, in 2.3 hours with a 110W solar panel, or in three to four hours directly plugged into your car with the adapter. Through the EcoFlow app, you’ll be able to get real-time status updates, view your battery level, and customize power settings. It has 6 output ports to cover all your device-charging needs: two ACs, two USB-As, one USB-C, and the one car port. Your purchase will also score you a free solar charge cable that can be hooked up to any solar panels so you can start generating power on your own. Head below to read more.
Winter e-bike deals!
- Juiced’s HyperScrambler 2: $1,999 (Reg. $3,499)
- Electric Bike Co. Model A Chopper e-bike: $1,599 (Reg. $1,799)
- Juiced CrossCurrent X e-bike: $1,499 (Reg. $2,199)
- Aventon Pace 500.2 e-bike: $999 (Reg. $1,599)
- Razor Rambler 20 e-bike: $800 (Reg. $1,000)
- Force eTrail HT350 e-bike: $400 (Reg. $1,070)
- Use exclusive code 9TO5EBIKE20 for Force eTrail
Other new Green Deals landing this week
The savings this week are also continuing to a collection of other markdowns. To the same tune as the offers above, these all help you take a more energy-conscious approach to your routine. Winter means you can lock in even better off-season price cuts on electric tools for the lawn while saving on EVs and tons of other gear.
- Segway launches new customizable Ninebot S2 self-balancing scooter for pre-sale
- Greenworks ends the month with 3-day 25% off 60V electric tool sale starting at $150
- Segway’s regularly $3,000 GT1 SuperScooter returns to all-time low of just $1,500
- EF EcoFlow launches 15-day sale taking up to 50% off power stations, solar panels, and more
- EGO Power+ 14-inch 56V cordless chainsaw handles firewood and tree cleanups for $229
- Worx’s three Landroid robotic lawn mowers handle up to 1/2 acres starting from $600
- Hover-1’s Night Owl electric folding scooter offers a 37-mile range at 31 MPH for new $747 low
- Greenworks’ PRO 80V 5Ah electric tool battery sees rare $161 discount to $239
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Arizona State Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT – Free Report) by 100.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 234,459 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 117,399 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System’s holdings in Copart were worth $10,103,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in Copart during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Copart in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Copart in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Copart in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Copart by 92.1% in the 1st quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 438 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.26% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Copart news, Chairman Willis J. Johnson sold 100,765 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.83, for a total transaction of $5,021,119.95. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 50,681,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,525,482,216.29. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other Copart news, Chairman Willis J. Johnson sold 100,765 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.83, for a total transaction of $5,021,119.95. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 50,681,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,525,482,216.29. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Daniel J. Englander sold 320,000 shares of Copart stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.04, for a total value of $15,052,800.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 10.23% of the company’s stock.
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CPRT stock opened at $48.66 on Tuesday. Copart, Inc. has a 1 year low of $33.03 and a 1 year high of $51.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $48.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.42. The firm has a market cap of $46.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.65 and a beta of 1.21.
Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 16th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. Copart had a return on equity of 22.45% and a net margin of 33.14%. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $987.90 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.25 EPS. Copart’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Copart, Inc. will post 1.45 earnings per share for the current year.
Copart Company Profile
Copart, Inc provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the Internet through its Virtual Bidding Third Generation Internet auction-style sales technology on behalf of vehicle sellers, insurance companies, banks and finance companies, charities, and fleet operators and dealers, as well as individual owners.
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* excluding PEN Partnership, consolidated since August 1, 2022; Coeus Consulting, consolidated since October 1, 2022; and Q_PERIOR consolidated since December 1, 2023. Aspirant Consulting will be consolidated from February 1, 2024.
Revenue growth of +26% in Q3 2023/24 - equivalent to +10% organic growth
In Q3 of the 2023/24 fiscal year (October 1 to December 31, 2023), Wavestone generated consolidated revenue of €175.6m, an increase of +26% compared with Q3 of the previous fiscal year.
As a reminder, Wavestone has integrated the British firms PEN Partnership, since August 1, 2022, and
Coeus Consulting, since October 1, 2022. In addition, since December 1, 2023, Wavestone has consolidated Q_PERIOR, a German consulting firm.
On a constant scope and forex basis, Q3 revenue was up +10%.
At the end of the first nine months of the fiscal year, Wavestone's consolidated revenue amounted to €452.2m, an increase of +20% - equivalent to +12% at constant scope and on a constant forex basis. As a reminder, the working day impact was unfavorable over the period - standing at -1.5%[1].
Excluding Q_PERIOR, nine-month revenue totaled €427.6m. Note that, excluding Q_PERIOR and Aspirant Consulting, Wavestone is targeting annual revenue of over €580m.
Consultant utilization rate stabilized at 73% over the nine-month, good level of order book
On Wavestone scope, excluding Q_PERIOR, after its recovery in the first half of 2023/24, the nine-month consultant utilization rate remained stable at 73%.
The average daily rate for the nine months reached €898 - an increase of +1% compared with the average sales price for the whole of the previous fiscal year (€890). At constant exchange rates, the average daily rate was €900, slightly down compared with the €902 published for the 1st half of the year.
On the sales side, order intake showed strong momentum at the end of the calendar year, as it is typically the case during this period. As a result, the firm's order book stood at 4.2 months of work at December 31, 2023, compared with 3.6 months at the end of September 2023.
These indicators relate to Wavestone's scope excluding Q_PERIOR while waiting to deploy consolidated operating indicators across the new firm.
Stable staff turnover rate and moderate recruitment policy maintained
Staff turnover remained stable over the past quarter. At the end of December, it stood at 14% on a rolling 12-month basis (a figure calculated on the scope excluding Q_PERIOR), compared with 16% over the whole of the previous fiscal year.
Given the still uncertain economic environment and the reduction in staff turnover, Wavestone is maintaining a moderate rate of recruitment compared with the previous fiscal year.
At December 31, 2023, Wavestone had 5,764 employees, including 1,332 from the combination with Q_PERIOR since December 1, 2023. This compares with 4,406 at the end of March - the end of the 2022/23 fiscal year.
A solid business activity in Q3, both for Wavestone and Q_PERIOR
Wavestone's activity in Q3 was solid as a result of intense business development efforts by the firm's teams, despite the deterioration in the economic environment.
Business activity was also strong across Q_PERIOR's scope, with an increase in consultant utilization rate and a good level of order intake. In line with the rest of the firm, Q_PERIOR's recruitment policy was cautious, while the staff turnover rate remained at a low level of about 10%.
Caution maintained for the start of 2024
While the tougher business environment continues to impact global demand, in particular in several sectors, such as banking, retail, and the public sector, others such as insurance, energy, luxury, and transport remain more resilient.
Q4 of the fiscal year is likely to see a marked slowdown in the firm's growth at constant scope and exchange rates. Consultant utilization rate will be down slightly, penalized by increased hesitancy among decision makers in proceeding with projects, especially at the start of the calendar year, as well as less favorable market conditions in the UK in recent months.
Wavestone remains nevertheless confident that it can sustain its growth in the months ahead, maintaining intense business development activity focused on the best-positioned sectors.
Q_PERIOR begins the 2024 calendar year with an utilization rate following its performance in the final months of 2023, but as for Wavestone, with a marked slowdown in growth.
Strengthening position in the US with the acquisition of Aspirant Consulting
In mid-January, Wavestone announced the acquisition of Aspirant Consulting[2] in the United States,
a consulting firm specializing in the digital transformation of businesses and consisting of about 100 employees.
Founded in 2003 and based in Pittsburgh, Aspirant Consulting's clients include Global 500 companies as well as large US companies, across multiple sectors, and with a strong footprint in Life Sciences.
Over its last fiscal year (ending December 31, 2023), Aspirant Consulting estimated consolidated revenue is $26.1m (€23.8m), with an adjusted EBITDA margin expected to be over 10%.
Aspirant Consulting will be consolidated into Wavestone's accounts from February 1, 2024.
Confirmation of 2023/24 financial objectives (excluding Q_PERIOR and Aspirant Consulting)
At the end of the first nine months of the fiscal year and including the slowdown expected in Q4, Wavestone confirms its objective of achieving, for the 2023/24 fiscal year, organic growth at least equal to that of the 2022/23 fiscal year (+7%).
With the consolidation of PEN Partnership and Coeus Consulting, Wavestone confirms its objective of achieving revenue of over €580m, which represents total growth of +9% for an EBIT margin of about 15%.
These objectives are set at constant exchange rates, and, at this stage, do not include the contribution of Q_PERIOR (consolidated for four months), and Aspirant Consulting (consolidated for two months).
Next event: publication of Q4 2023/24 revenue - Monday, April 29, 2024, after Euronext market closing.
About Wavestone
Wavestone, a leading independent consultancy headquartered in France, and Q_PERIOR, a consulting leader in the Germany-Switzerland-Austria region, joined forces in 2023 to become the most trusted partner for critical transformations.
Drawing on more than 5,500 employees across Europe, North America and Asia, the firm combines seamlessly first-class sector expertise with a 360° transformation portfolio of high-value consulting services.
Wavestone is listed on Euronext Paris and recognized as a Great Place to Work®.
[1] taking into account the geographical distribution of Wavestone's workforce
2 Read the press release of January 16, 2024: Wavestone and Aspirant Consulting join forces to strengthen their position in the US
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Some pretty major story spoilers for Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League video game found their way online late last year following apparent leaks stemming from a closed alpha test, and the details of one particular cut scene did not go over very well with fans.
We previously only had audio of the scene in question, but the full sequence has now found its way online.
You may have heard about this already, but if not, major spoilers follow.
The plot of the open world co-op action game focuses on members of Task Force X attempting to take down the legendary heroes of the Justice League, who are under the control of the villainous Brainiac. At one point, the team manages to capture Batman - voiced by the late Kevin Conroy - who is then killed off by Harley Quinn, who taunts the Caped Crusader before shooting him point-blank in the head.
The uproar mostly stems not only from Batman's death, but the fact that this particular take on the Dark Knight (from the previous Arkham games) meets his end, and that it marks Conroy's final voice performance as the character.
Of course, nobody should really be surprised that a game called Kill the Justice League... kills the Justice League, but it seems to be the manner of Batman's execution that hasn't sat well with some fans.
Rocksteady has even come in for some backlash, but it's important to keep in mind that the developers of the game had no idea that this would be Conroy's last time playing Batman when they decided to kill him off.
Earlier today, we found out that the early-release version of the game had been pulled offline due to a strange glitch that let players “have full story completion” after logging on for the first time.
Check out the scene for yourselves below, and let us know if you plan on giving the game a go (it officially releases today).
"From the creators of the Batman: Arkham series, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a genre-defying third-person action shooter where the ultimate band of misfits must do the impossible: Kill the Justice League. Pre-order and get Classic Outfits. An internet connection is required to play Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League solo or via online co-op.
Join the newly “recruited” members of Amanda Waller’s infamous Task Force X (aka the Suicide Squad), Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark, as they set out on an impossible mission to kill the Justice League. Drop into an expansive and dynamic open-world Metropolis ravaged by Brainiac’s invasion and terrorized by the heroes who once protected it.
Experience gameplay that brings together a unique fusion of enhanced traversal, gunplay, and melee combat, combining free-roaming exploration and combat verticality for an unforgettable experience. Experience a brand new original story set in the DC Universe featuring your favorite characters and villains like you’ve never seen them before."
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The NFL is gearing up for Super Bowl 2024, set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 11th. With the big game comes one of the most popular betting events on the entire sports calendar, and there has been no shortage of early game and proposition odds that have already been released at BetOnline.
49ers Enter As Slight Favorites Over Chiefs
It’s the unofficial Alex Smith Super Bowl. Smith was drafted No. 1 overall by the 49ers, traded to the Chiefs, and spent time mentoring Patrick Mahomes before moving back to the Bay Area. And Smith thinks the 49ers’ defense is in trouble.
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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 30, 2024
The game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs promises to be an exciting one. The 49ers have been the Super Bowl favorites for most of the season and have looked the part throughout, but they’ll have to get through a team that is currently building a dynasty, as the Chiefs are looking to add yet another trophy to their growing case.
The oddsmakers agree, and the line for the game currently sits at -1.5 in San Francisco’s favor.
How do those same oddsmakers think the game will play out in terms of individual performances? One of the more interesting choices on the current betting menu at BetOnline is in regard to Super Bowl records and the likelihood that anyone tops them this year.
Will These Super Bowl Records Be Broken This Year?
“If anybody can go out there and win seven Super Bowls I have so much respect for them..
I love watching Patrick Mahomes play and I love watching him lead his team”@TomBrady #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/52MhmlAj9f
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 30, 2024
Any Player To Score 4+ TDs (+1500)
This appears to be a long shot this year, especially with so many different scoring options within the 49ers’ offense. It would appear far-fetched in any year, until you realize that 3 touchdowns have been scored by a single player in a Super Bowl on seven different occasions. The most recent actually came last year, when Eagles’ quarterback Jalen Hurts scored three touchdowns with his legs in their loss to the Chiefs.
Any Player To Have 216+ Receiving Yards (+3000)
This again could be an issue given all of the firepower from San Francisco, but someone in that offense could get lucky. Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice have been putting up nice numbers lately, but it is unlikely that they top the 215 yards that Jerry Rice put up in the Super Bowl back in 1988.
Any Player To Have 205+ Rushing Yards (+3000)
The NFL leader in rushing will be taking part in this year’s big game, but would the 49ers lean on him heavily enough for him to break Timmy Smith’s record of 204 ground yards set back in 1987.
Any Player To Throw 7+ TD Passes (+7500)
It is hard to put anything past Patrick Mahomes at this point, but breaking Steve Young’s record set back in 1994 would be incredible, even in this day in age. He has never gotten to 7 in a game during the regular season, and the two times that he threw 6 in a game came back in 2018.
Any Player To Have 506+ Passing Yards (+150000)
Easily the longest odds on the board, it is highly unlikely that either quarterback will touch Tom Brady’s Super Bowl record of 505 passing yards that he set in a loss to the Eagles a handful of years back. Mahomes’ career high in a single game is 478, while Brock Purdy’s is 368.
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Welch Capital Partners LLC NY lessened its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG – Free Report) by 0.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 165,392 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 235 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises about 6.3% of Welch Capital Partners LLC NY’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Welch Capital Partners LLC NY’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $21,807,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GOOG. Totem Point Management LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 22.0% during the 1st quarter. Totem Point Management LLC now owns 3,171 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $8,857,000 after purchasing an additional 571 shares during the period. Somerville Kurt F increased its holdings in Alphabet by 10.3% during the 1st quarter. Somerville Kurt F now owns 118 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the period. BCK Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Alphabet during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,564,000. Hall Capital Management Co. Inc. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 53.2% during the 1st quarter. Hall Capital Management Co. Inc. now owns 144 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Fairfield Bush & CO. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. Fairfield Bush & CO. now owns 3,370 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $9,412,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 27.13% of the company’s stock.
Alphabet Stock Performance
GOOG stock opened at $154.84 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.94 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.06. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $88.86 and a 12-month high of $155.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $140.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $135.49.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
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Insider Activity at Alphabet
In other news, SVP Prabhakar Raghavan sold 16,088 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.10, for a total transaction of $2,237,840.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 52,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,294,404. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 425 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.08, for a total value of $54,859.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 26,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,409,390.04. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Prabhakar Raghavan sold 16,088 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.10, for a total value of $2,237,840.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 52,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,294,404. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 189,209 shares of company stock valued at $25,918,682. 12.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Alphabet
Alphabet Inc offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube.
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NY AG sues Citibank for failing to protect customers from hackers and scammers
By Matt Egan, CNN
New York (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Citibank on Tuesday, alleging the big bank failed to do enough to protect and reimburse victims of fraud.
The lawsuit argues that New York customers lost millions of dollars — in some cases their entire lifesavings — to scammers and hackers because of Citi’s weak security and anti-fraud measures.
According to the NY AG, Citi does not do enough to prevent unauthorized account takeovers, illegally refuses to reimburse fraud victims and “misleads” customers about their rights after their accounts are hacked.
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges that Citi has “overpromised and underdelivered on security” and failed to respond appropriately to red flags.
“Banks are supposed to be the safest place to keep money, yet Citi’s negligence has allowed scammers to steal millions of dollars from hardworking people, James said in a statement. There is no excuse for Citi’s failure to protect and prevent millions of dollars from being stolen from customers’ accounts and my office will not write off illegal behavior from big banks.”
The NY AG alleges that Citi gets customers to sign “coerced” affidavits that allows the bank to treat claims of fraud to narrow commercial laws on wire transfers instead of the more substantial protections from the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, a landmark consumer protection law.
“Citi then summarily rejects claims for reimbursement and instead blames consumers,” the lawsuit said.
“Citi closely follows all laws and regulations related to wire transfers and works extremely hard to prevent threats from affecting our clients and to assist them in recovering losses when possible,” a Citi spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. “Banks are not required to make clients whole when those clients follow criminals’ instructions and banks can see no indication the clients are being deceived.”
Due to an “industry-wide surge” in wire fraud over the past few years, Citi said it has taken steps to proactively safeguard its client accounts with the latest security, fraud prevention tools and information about scams.
“Our actions have reduced client wire fraud losses significantly, and we remain committed to investing in fraud prevention measures to help our clients secure their accounts against emerging threats,” the Citi spokesperson said.
Still, the NY AG alleges Citi hasn’t done enough to protect customers.
“Consumers have lost their life savings, their children’s college funds, or even the money needed to support their day-to-day lives,” the lawsuit alleges.
For example, in October 2021 a New Yorker had $40,000 stolen from her retirement savings account after being tricked by a text message purporting to be from Citi but was actually from a scammer who changed her password and transferred money, according to the NY AG.
“For weeks, the customer continued to contact the bank and submit affidavits, but in the end, she was told that her claim for fraud was denied,” the NY AG said.
In another example, the NY AG said a customer lost $35,000 to a scammer who changed her online passwords and tried to transfer the money. While Citi initially tried to verify the wire transfer by calling the customer, who was working and did not see the call, the bank approved a second attempted wire transfer without getting the customer on the phone.
“She lost nearly everything she had saved, and Citi refused to reimburse her,” the NY AG said.
Last year, federal regulators alleged Citi illegally discriminated against Armenian Americans for years, singling them out on credit card applications based on their last names.
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CLAT is considered a very tough examination in India. Moreover, there is a lot of competition because of the numerous students appearing. Hence, it is important to make sure that you are well-prepared to crack it. Are you also a CLAT aspirant looking to score high? Then, you must start looking for the best CLAT coaching institutes in India. But how do you comprehend which is the ideal CLAT academy for you? Do not worry. In this article, we have discussed the top CLAT coaching in India.
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Abhyaas Edu Corp is an institute that will help you enhance your skills in the field of law. Hence, you will be able to clear the CLAT exam with a good score. This institute is the best for CLAT classes because it will prepare you to pursue your dream career.
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This CLAT coaching institute has been teaching students for more than two decades. Hence, you can expect quality training here. Moreover, many of their alumni are successful lawyers today.
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CLATapult is known to help students get admission to the top law colleges in India. Also, you will get to engage in interactive lectures here. All this makes CLATapult the best CLAT coaching in India.
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With more than 10 years of experience, CLAT Possible has evolved into one of the most reliable CLAT coaches in India. This is because of their dedication to excellence and the excellent teaching staff.
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Established in 2003, Career Launcher is an institute that promises optimum success to its students. The top-notch infrastructure of this institute ensures that you get all the facilities. Moreover, they are dedicated to academic excellence, which makes them one of the best CLAT coaching academies.
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New Dunkin' Syrup Makes Breakfast Even Sweeter
CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mrs. Butterworth's®, a brand of Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), has teamed up with Dunkin'® to launch the new Mrs. Butterworth's Dunkin' Glazed Donut Flavored Pancake Syrup. The thick, rich pancake syrup with the irresistibly sweet flavor of a glazed donut will help make all your breakfast favorites unforgettable.
"We are thrilled to partner with Dunkin' and bring their iconic donut flavor to the syrup aisle," said Lucy Brady, President, Grocery and Snacks at Conagra Brands. "Our new syrup is the perfect breakfast essential to serve anytime you're at home and craving that delicious, glazed donut flavor."
This new syrup, developed with Dunkin' culinary experts, mirrors the sweet vanilla flavor notes of a fried glazed donut and is sure to make pancakes and waffles even more delicious. In addition to the tried and true, the syrup can be enjoyed on unexpected items like yogurt, oatmeal, biscuits and more.
"We know that people love the taste and flavor of Dunkin' Glazed Donuts," said Brian Gilbert, Vice President of Dunkin Retail Business Development. "We wanted to find a way for people to enjoy the flavor of our famous donuts at home on top of any breakfast food they like."
The syrup will be available in grocery stores, mass retailers and through ecommerce channels starting in January 2024. A 24 oz. bottle has a suggested retail price of $4.19. For more information about Mrs. Butterworth's, visit www.mrsbutterworths.com.
The Dunkin' trademarks, logos and trade dress are the property of DD IP Holder LLC. Used under license. © 2023 DD IP Holder LLC.
About Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), headquartered in Chicago, is one of North America's leading branded food companies. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, Conagra Brands combines a rich heritage of making great food with a sharpened focus on innovation. The company's portfolio is evolving to satisfy people's changing food preferences. Conagra's iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Duncan Hines®, Healthy Choice®, Marie Callender's®, Reddi-wip®, and Slim Jim®, as well as emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®, offer choices for every occasion. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.
About Dunkin'
Dunkin', founded in 1950, is the largest coffee and donuts brand in the United States, with more than 13,200 restaurants in nearly 40 global markets. Dunkin' is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants. For more information, visit DunkinDonuts.com and InspireBrands.com.
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Major Companies and Competitive Landscape
The global diamond market is fairly fragmented with many large and medium-sized players accounting for the majority of market revenue. Major players are deploying various strategies, entering into mergers & acquisitions, strategic agreements & contracts, developing, testing, and introducing more effective diamond solutions.
Some major players included in the global diamond market report are:
Diamond Standard Inc. Petra Diamonds Limited Mountain Diamonds Applied Diamond Inc De Beers Sino-Crystal Diamond Co., Ltd. Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Henan Huanghe Whirlwind CO., Ltd. Lucara Diamond Gem Diamonds
Strategic Development
On 14 September 2022, Diamond Standard Co., the creator of the world's first regulator-approved diamond commodity, announced the completion of a USD 30 million financing round headed by Left Lane Capital and Horizon Kinetics. Gaingels and Republic are among the other investors in the round, which aims to increase manufacturing capacity and speed distribution of the world's only regulator-approved diamond goods. On 14 June 2022, LVMH Luxury Ventures, along with Ragnar Crossover Fund with others, invested USD 90 million in Lusix, a lab-grown diamond company, demonstrating their belief in the disruption of the fine jewelry market. The company's second facility can enable it to match the high demand for lab-grown diamonds from its present clientele.
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Dublin, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Microservices in Healthcare Market by Component (Platforms, Services), Delivery Model (On-Cloud, On-Premise), End User - Forecast 2024-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
As the healthcare industry continues to advance technologically, the adoption of microservices has become increasingly important for healthcare organizations seeking agility and scalability. Recent research indicates a robust growth trajectory for the Microservices in Healthcare Market, which was valued at USD 361.78 million in 2023 and is projected to escalate at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.37%, reaching an impressive USD 1,404.14 million by 2030.
According to the latest market analysis, the global market for microservices in healthcare is expanding significantly due to the increased focus on improving the efficiency of healthcare services and the surge in demand for scalable and customizable systems. This recent study categorizes the market into various segments by component, delivery model, and end user, providing a comprehensive overview of the current market dynamics and future growth prospects.
Market Dynamics and Key Components
Segmentation of the robust market showcases platforms and services as key components. The latter includes consulting and integration services that play a pivotal role in implementing microservices technology in healthcare. Analysis of the delivery model reveals an increasing inclination towards cloud-based solutions, including hybrid, private, and public cloud, alongside the traditional on-premise infrastructure. The report also examines the market across various end users, including healthcare payers, providers, the life sciences industry, and research organizations, highlighting the diverse applications and benefits of microservices across these sectors.
Competitive Landscape and FPNV Positioning Matrix
An intricate evaluation of the competitive landscape is featured, employing the FPNV Positioning Matrix to ascertain vendors’ performance metrics in business strategy and product satisfaction. This provides potential users with essential insights required to make strategic decisions.
Geographical Expansion and Market Penetration
The extensive geographical analysis of the market encompasses the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa, detailing the market penetration and development in these regions. The research identifies key markets such as the United States, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, China, and India, considering their contribution to the global expansion of microservices in healthcare.
Market Share Analysis
The market share analysis grants a lens into the contributions of various vendors, offering insights into the competitive scenario and market share accumulation among leading players. This analysis proves fundamental for companies vying for significant market presence.
The report not only enlightens stakeholders on market penetration, development, and diversification but also provides an exhaustive competitive assessment and intelligence. It includes profound enlightenment on future technologies, research and development activities, and innovation in the product domain.
Stakeholders interested in understanding the growth potential and market dynamics will find this report crucial for recognizing which products, segments, and geographic regions are primed for investment during the forecast period and beyond.
Key Market Influences and Predictions
- Meticulous insights into the market share of top industry players and their strategic positioning.
- Detailed analysis of trends, regulatory frameworks, and technology advancements in microservices within healthcare.
- Identification of market segments that present significant growth opportunities.
- Comprehensive evaluation of vendor performance, aiding stakeholders in informed decision-making.
This report promises to be a valuable asset for healthcare organizations, IT firms, investors, and researchers seeking to navigate the complexities of the microservices landscape in healthcare.
For further details about the Microservices in Healthcare Market and to understand its future implications on the ever-evolving healthcare sector, viewers are encouraged to access the full report.
Key Attributes:
Companies Mentioned
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
- Datadog, Inc.
- Google LLC
- Infosys Limited
- Microsoft Corporation
- NewPage Digital Healthcare Solutions Pvt Ltd.
- NGINX, Inc.
- OptiSol Business Solutions
- Oracle Corporation
- Radixweb- Radix Software Services Pvt Ltd
- Red Hat, Inc. by International Business Machines Corporation
- Salesforce.com, Inc.
- Seldon Technologies Limited
- Software AG
- SoundCloud Limited
- Tyk Technologies
- Virtusa Corporation
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ATLANTA, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OrderlyMeds, a pioneering leader in healthcare solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking weight-loss management program in Atlanta, featuring both injectable and oral versions of the GLP-1 medication -Semaglutide. This strategic expansion marks a significant milestone in our commitment to delivering innovative, effective, and accessible solutions for individuals striving to achieve their weight-loss goals.
Semaglutide, a cutting-edge GLP-1 medication with proven efficacy in weight management, is now available in two convenient formats through OrderlyMeds: Injectable Semaglutide and Oral Semaglutide. This dual approach provides individuals with a flexible and tailored solution, empowering them to choose the method that aligns best with their lifestyle and preferences.
Injectable Semaglutide has gained widespread recognition for its remarkable success in aiding weight loss. It is administered through a simple injection, enhancing patient compliance and delivering visible results. Simultaneously, OrderlyMeds introduces an Oral Semaglutide option, offering the same powerful weight-loss benefits in a convenient, easy-to-take pill form. This groundbreaking approach ensures that individuals can seamlessly integrate the program into their daily routines, promoting long-term adherence to their weight-loss journey.
Key Features of OrderlyMeds' Weight-Loss Management Program:
- Dual Delivery Options: Choose between Injectable Semaglutide and Oral Semaglutide based on personal preferences and lifestyle.
- Proven Effectiveness: Semaglutide has demonstrated significant success in clinical trials, making it a trusted and reliable choice for weight-loss management.
- Personalized Approach: OrderlyMeds' program is designed to cater to individual needs, ensuring a personalized and effective weight-loss experience.
- Medical Expertise: Backed by a team of experienced healthcare professionals, OrderlyMeds provides comprehensive support and guidance throughout the weight-loss journey.
- Convenience and Accessibility: With the availability of both injectable and oral options, individuals can easily integrate the program into their daily lives, promoting consistency and adherence.
"OrderlyMeds is thrilled to bring our innovative weight-loss management program to the vibrant city of Atlanta," said Chris Spears, CEO at OrderlyMeds. "We believe in empowering individuals to take control of their health and achieve sustainable weight loss. The introduction of both Injectable and Oral Semaglutide options underscores our commitment to providing flexible and effective solutions that cater to the diverse needs of our community."
OrderlyMeds' Weight-Loss Management Program is now available nationwide and is based in Atlanta, and interested individuals can learn more by visiting www.orderlymeds.com
About OrderlyMeds:
OrderlyMeds is a leading healthcare solutions provider dedicated to delivering innovative and effective therapies for individuals seeking to improve their health and well-being. With a focus on personalized care and cutting-edge treatments, OrderlyMeds is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of its clients.
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Marineland seeks to have charges over bears stayed, pleads not guilty
Marineland has pleaded not guilty to charges over the care of three young black bears and has asked to have the charges stayed.
The Niagara Falls tourist attraction has filed a motion to have the case stayed over what it says is an abuse of process.
Ontario's Animal Welfare Services laid three charges against Marineland last May for failing to comply with an order.
The province had previously ordered Marineland to build an enclosure for the bears -- named Slash, Lizzie and Toad -- with climbing structures and permanent access to water.
Marineland says it complied with the order because it forfeited the bears to the Crown rather than building an enclosure.
The park argues the removal was a form of compliance.
The Crown says Marineland was non-compliant to the orders and subject to charges for its failure to do so.
The justice of the peace has reserved her decision.
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| 2024-01-30T21:01:33
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RAF serviceman claimed he was asleep when he drunkenly groped male colleague in Ayia Napa hotel, court told
- Air Specialist Jayon McKenzie went out drinking with the alleged victim, aged 24
- Court heard he admits incident took place but alleges he was asleep at time
An RAF serviceman who drunkenly groped a male colleague has denied sexually assaulting him and claimed he was asleep and suffering from 'automatism' at the time.
Air Specialist Jayon McKenzie is accused of molesting a 24-year-old in a hotel room after a night of drinking together in Ayia Napa to celebrate a birthday.
A court martial heard McKenzie thought the assault inflicted by him was a dream until he received a message from his alleged victim the following morning that said: 'I know what you did'.
Despite admitting that the incident did take place, the technician was 'adamant' he did so unconsciously and said he has not 'been able to process any of it'.
Instead, McKenzie insists he was 'not aware' of his actions because he was 'actively asleep'.
The air force man has denied the sexual assault and claimed he suffered from 'automatism' as his defence, which is where someone is not aware of their actions.
Air Specialist Jayon McKenzie is accused of molesting the 24-year-old in a hotel room after a night of drinking together in Ayia Napa to celebrate a birthday
The court heard when McKenzie saw his victim had woken, he whispered 'for f*** sake' and 'rolled back onto his side'
Bulford Military Court, Wiltshire, heard McKenzie was serving in the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus when he and a group of colleagues, including the alleged victim, decided to go drinking in the resort to celebrate his birthday.
The group booked a hotel and it was heard at around four in the morning, the victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - fell asleep in a single bed in the same room as AS McKenzie.
Prosecuting, William Peters, said: '[The victim] went to sleep on top of the sheets.
'The next thing he recalls is his phone going off and finding the defendant had rolled over onto his bed.'
Mr Peters said the victim had 'awoken' to the noise at around 5.00am and found 'the defendant was masturbating him'.
The court heard when McKenzie saw his victim had woken, he whispered 'for f*** sake' and 'rolled back onto his side'.
The prosecutor added: '[The victim] did his trousers up, got up and left the room.
'He told some of the others what had happened and sent AS McKenzie a message saying 'I know what you did'.'
The following day, the victim met with McKenzie and 'told him what he did was not acceptable'.
During a service police interview soon after the incident, the victim said the technician was 'adamant that he didn't know who I was and he wasn't aware of what he was doing'.
He added: 'He said that I was just a body. He didn't see me as me and apparently I was just a body.'
It was heard that after the conversation, the men 'returned to camp' and 'that was the last time they spoke'.
Upon returning, AS McKenzie confided in a colleague about what happened, telling her it 'felt like a dream'.
Opening the case, Mr Peters told the court that AS McKenzie admits the incident did take place but alleges he was asleep at the time.
He said: 'AS McKenzie does not deny that this occurred but his case is that he was not aware of what was was doing because he was actively asleep, or in a similar state.'
McKenzie has denied sexual assault and claimed he suffered from 'automatism' as his defence, which is where someone is not aware of their actions
Bulford Military Court, Wiltshire, (pictured) heard McKenzie was serving in the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus when he and a group of colleagues, including the alleged victim, decided to go drinking
After the incident, the technician wrote a letter to the alleged victim apologising for what happened.
He stated: 'I can never forgive myself for what I have done.'
The prosecution accepted that AS McKenzie had a history of PTSD relating to other events.
The letter continued: 'I remember just before you came into the room I felt scared.
'If you did not message me I would have thought it was a f***ed up dream.
'None of this is an excuse, I just want you to know. I have not been able to process any of it. I'm sorry.'
Giving evidence in court, the alleged victim said AS McKenzie must have been aware of what he was doing because he said 'for f*** sake'.
He told the court he said it 'as if he had been caught in the act'.
AS McKenzie no longer serves at the RAF Akrotiri base and has pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual assault by automatism.
The trial continues.
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“The best day of MY summer holiday was when we went to Brittas Bay. When we got up, Daddy asked Mammy if she wanted to go somewhere and she said yes. She asked us if we wanted to bring a picnic and I really wanted to but the others wanted to just go. I really wanted the picnic and Mammy knew that, so we got one ready. The others helped Daddy pack the car. I think I got the best job because I could eat bits while making the sandwiches and Mammy did not mind at all...”
… and so on. We heard every minute detail of the family’s preparation and very little about Brittas itself.
I had known when Louisa put her hand up that we were in for a memorable answer, but even by her standards this was a remarkable feat in taking as long as possible to get to the point and answer the actual question. And then once there she somehow managed to share almost nothing about the day at Brittas. The rest of the class listened, for the most part anyway, and even those that did not offer their full attention were demonstrably kind towards their classmate. There was a general recognition that Louisa was having a good time being listened to and there was no good reason to take from it. Besides, she was genuinely entertaining, and her peers recognised that. There were only so many great days out at the zoo a class could listen to, and the intricacies of how Louisa and her family eventually got on their way were both different from the other accounts and more interesting.
That happened during my teacher training in a primary school which I was welcomed into for observation and then later worked in for a time as a substitute teacher. There is a level of innocence in the scene that is exceedingly rare nowadays, if it still exists at all. We are currently spending a lot of time analysing the impact AI is having and will have on our students and in schools. Perhaps too much time, and our focus would be better spent on recognising that we are the gatekeepers and would do well to assert our authority over how much it features in our lessons and how frequently. A huge part of the challenge is that many in our profession have been seduced by it and wonder how they ever managed without it. Its benefits may be manifold, and we are right to avail of them as we engage in our own professional time planning and preparing.
And it’s arguable that we should draw the line there. When it comes to affording AI access to our classrooms and exposing the youngsters in our charge to it, isn’t it likely that it will harm more than help? And won’t there be time enough and plenty of other places for them to get to grips with AI? Safeguarding the classroom so that it remains a haven of genuine human contact strikes me as a greater priority. That had already been compromised enough without AI.
The fact that youngsters are clocking up screen time, and perhaps not always as well supervised as would be ideal, means that they are absorbing large volumes of entertainment content. They can imitate much of it, which means they are honing a range of memory techniques and gaining invaluable cognitive skills. There is perhaps a dark side, however, in the form of prioritising performance; entertainment may nurture a preference for perfect performance over more genuine interactions.
There is a staggering range of entertainment options on offer for children of all ages, so it’s a well that will never run dry. Can the same be said of the supply of people queuing up for uninterrupted human interaction? The entertainment option is funded, rehearsed, promoted and commercialised, whereas human contact is spontaneous and based on goodwill and generosity of spirit.
While it has its place in school, it must be in the context of us as teachers educating the pupils
Excessive screen time is perhaps not so damaging for those who are older and have spent the necessary time and effort on getting educated and developing a varied skill set, but what of youngsters? They remain in the formative years and stand to lose out if genuine person-to-person engagements are not a significant feature of their young lives. Artificial Intelligence may be new and trendy but its predecessors still have their merits and must be preserved.
Take Authentic Innocence, for example. Am I alone in feeling nostalgic for a time when youngsters such as Louisa were so uninhibited in showing their youth? The way she clearly revelled in holding the attention of a live audience while she confidently shared her story is something too few modern youngsters experience.
Then there is the risk that it could deprive our second-level students of Authentic Interaction if they see AI as a one-stop shop for all of their educational requirements. While it has its place in school, it must be in the context of us as teachers educating the pupils. This must continue to take the traditional form of Active Interaction on a human level where teachers create careful opportunities for students to encounter AI as a tool. Invitations to use artificial intelligence to complete tasks for the specific purpose of comparing the result with the humanly-produced equivalent facilitates student learning around how to use it optimally.
Such an approach also refines their use of AI to equip them to better use it in their future workplaces. But most crucially it ensures that they also have the attributes required to fully participate in those communities on a human level. Something Louisa and her classmates easily managed all those years ago but which has somehow become more difficult.
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Georges River is a Council committed to being future focused and ambitious. In the coming years, we will see pockets of the future emerge through strategic initiatives that support our region to be more accessible, green, diverse, and innovative.
In this series of Mayoral columns, I will be highlighting the steppingstones that guide our community and economy toward our 2050 Vision. I am ready, we are ready, to create a brighter future through strong leadership and accountability.
Theme: Accessible. "People and businesses connect locally, regionally, nationally and globally. From easy walking and cycling links, to the use of innovative transport technologies across the city, to new and upgraded links across Greater Sydney and to the Illawarra (2050: Leading for Change - Accessible).
On 10 January, we marked a significant stride towards our vision for a dynamic and connected community with the launch of metropolitan Sydney's first e-scooter trial at Kogarah. In its inaugural fortnight, the trial saw an impressive 1,105 e-scooter trips completed, amounting to more than 188 hours of riding. By creating active transport links between city hubs, we can change our experience from a daily commute into a time for enjoyment.
The e-scooter pilot program is underpinned by Georges River Council's willingness to actively explore improved urban mobility options through micro-transport and to lead the change towards a better-connected future for everyone. The popularity of e-scooters is attributed to their efficiency offering a transportation option that is approximately four times faster than walking.
As consumers increasingly seek convenient and eco-friendly alternatives, encouraging more individuals to use micro transport will create a flow on effect of economic activity in the region. A national study was released in 2022, reporting that 3.6 million e-scooter riders contributed to $728 million in direct and indirect spend in local businesses.
In Georges River, we recognise the need for increasing public transport. As a community we have a higher proportion of residents who use public transport for work - 31 per cent, compared to 23 per cent in Greater Sydney. With a projected population increase of 400,000 people in region over the next two decades, the importance of enhancing our public transport is a priority to relieve commuter stress and capitalise on new opportunities.
Georges River Council's geographical location positions us as the terminus of Greater Sydney. All connections from the Sydney CBD, Airport, to the Illawarra lead to us. Increasing our accessibility through transport enhances these networks and reaffirms our city as a vibrant centre for progress.
We are advocating for increased services and future transport links including the River Rail which connects Kogarah with Bankstown, Parramatta, and Epping. This rail link will connect Georges River to Western Sydney, stitching together many of Sydney's rail and metro lines as well as streamlining connections to northern Sydney and the Central Coast. This vital north-south connection has multiplying benefits for the city as a whole.
The River Rail is a transport priority for the leading policy think tank, the Committee for Sydney and supports our Leading for Change 2050 Strategy. Increasing our accessibility is a key factor in increasing opportunities for jobs, education, and entertainment and for the Georges River region to become the third strategic centre of Sydney.
Georges River Council is not just adapting to change; we are leading it. By exploring and advocating for transformative transport solutions that will leverage our strategic geographical position, Georges River is poised to lead the way towards a vibrant, sustainable, and connected future by 2050.
We will continue to advocate for future transport connections, shared vehicle use, better public transport infrastructure and services for local communities and businesses. Together, we can lead a shift within the community to explore the possibilities of transport for the future.
In 2050 the Georges River area will be an accessible, green, diverse and innovative place, community and economy. Georges River is Connected. Naturally.
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Power cut to lead to water outage in Lackagh and Turloughmore areas tomorrow
A power outage will cause a water outage in the Lackagh and Turloughmore areas tomorrow
The water supply will be off from 10am until 5pm.
The affected areas include Lackagh, Turloughmore, Ballyglunnin, Annagh, Annagh Cross, Laraghmore, Annagh Hill, Bullaun, Turloughrevagh, Waterview, Ballygarriff, Caherahoon and Lackaghbeg.
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Australian actor Geraldine Viswanathan is set to become the latest homegrown hero to join the Marvel universe, with the 28-year-old being announced as the latest recruit in Marvel’s Thunderbolts.
Viswanathan replaces The Bear star Ayo Edebiri, who is departing the project due to scheduling conflicts after production was delayed thanks to the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year.
Part of Marvel’s Phase Five, Thunderbolts is set to bring together the worlds of Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Black Widow and the upcoming Captain America instalment New World Order.
Plot details are scarce, but Thunderbolts is being billed as Marvel’s answer to Suicide Squad, bringing together a rag-tag bunch of anti-heroes.
Viswanathan confirmed the news on her social media page, sharing a screenshot of the Deadline announcement and tagging Edibiri. “Thank you to my friend @AyoEdibiri for being too booked,” wrote Viswanathan.
She joins a massive ensemble cast, including Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Olga Kurylenko and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Thunderbolts is the latest in a series of high-profile roles for Viswanathan, who rose to prominence in the 2018 comedy Blockers before landing a leading role in the TV series Miracle Workers alongside Daniel Radcliffe.
Last year, Viswanathan starred in Cat Person (an official Sundance selection based on the viral New Yorker story) and Apple film The Beanie Bubble, which also starred fellow Australian Sarah Snook.
Thunderbolts is slated for a 2025 release, but Viswanathan will hit screens before that, with the actor next appearing opposite Margaret Qualley in Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls as well as the Amazon comedy You’re Cordially Invited alongside Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon.
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Atria Investments Inc decreased its position in shares of NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE – Free Report) by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 126,602 shares of the footwear maker’s stock after selling 2,811 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in NIKE were worth $12,125,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in NIKE by 220.7% during the 3rd quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 263 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of NIKE by 201.3% in the 2nd quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 241 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN purchased a new stake in shares of NIKE in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Financial Freedom LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NIKE in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Worth Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NIKE in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors own 63.42% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP Monique S. Matheson sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.00, for a total value of $1,190,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 44,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,323,584. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
NIKE Trading Up 1.1 %
Shares of NYSE:NKE opened at $103.89 on Tuesday. NIKE, Inc. has a 12-month low of $88.66 and a 12-month high of $131.31. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $109.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $104.78. The company has a market capitalization of $158.11 billion, a PE ratio of 30.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 2.74, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.
NIKE (NYSE:NKE – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 21st. The footwear maker reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $13.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.39 billion. NIKE had a return on equity of 37.41% and a net margin of 10.28%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.85 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that NIKE, Inc. will post 3.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NIKE Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, December 4th were issued a $0.37 dividend. This is a boost from NIKE’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 1st. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.42%. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.27%.
About NIKE
NIKE, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.
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| 2024-01-30T14:45:12
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Outpouring of grief in Georgia community as US soldiers killed in Jordan drone strike named
All three US service members killed in drone strike on Jordan base were Army reservists from Georgia
During their last phone conversation, Spc. Kennedy Sanders told her mother that she wanted to take her military career to a new level when she returned home to Georgia from the Middle East. She also revealed, to her mother's strict disapproval, that she was thinking of buying a motorcycle.
The 24-year-old Army reservist and her family were already looking ahead to summer when Sanders was scheduled to return to Waycross, the hometown where she helped coach soccer and basketball and worked at a pharmacy while taking college courses with the aim of becoming an X-ray technician.
Plans to celebrate the young citizen-soldier's homecoming in June were shattered Sunday when military officers came to her parents' house to deliver the worst possible news: Sanders was among three U.S. Army Reserve soldiers from Georgia killed by a weekend drone strike on their base in Jordan near the Syrian border.
In addition to Sanders, the attack killed Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, the Defense Department said Monday. All three were reservists assigned to the 926th Engineer Brigade based at Fort Moore, Georgia.
Sanders' parents said Monday she had volunteered to deploy, eager for a chance to see a different part of the world.
“She was loved. She didn’t have any enemies. All the time you saw her smiling,” Sanders' father, Shawn Sanders, said in an interview Monday. “This is somebody who was just living life, enjoying life at a young age, working toward a career.”
An outpouring of grief and support spread swiftly in Waycross and surrounding Ware County, home to 36,000 people in southeast Georgia about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Savannah.
City Hall ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Monday. The family's congressman and state lawmakers called to offer condolences. A local judge posted a photo on social media of the young woman when she had volunteered for his campaign.
Sanders and her twin brother were the middle children of five siblings born and raised in the community. Her father served in the Marine Corps and her mother, Oneida Oliver-Sanders, had been a member of the county school board.
Sanders joined the Army Reserve five years ago and served as an engineer assigned to a unit based in rural Tifton, Georgia, her father said. She loved to travel, her parents said, and saw the military as a way to see the world. She had previously deployed to Djibouti before volunteering to go to Kuwait, a trip that included a few months in Jordan where the U.S. operates a logistics support base along the Syrian border.
In her spare time while deployed, Sanders would practice jiu-jitsu and run to keep in shape. She relaxed by knitting and coloring in coloring books. She called home almost daily, her parents said. And while she occasionally mentioned drones being shot down at the base, there was no sense of imminent danger.
“She was speaking with her mom the day before,” Shawn Sanders said. “It wasn’t like they were at high alert or in a secure bunker.”
Though some family members had seen the news on TV of the deadly attack in Jordan, Sanders' parents said they weren't aware anything was wrong until uniformed military officers came to their door Sunday. Shawn Sanders said he waited 20 minutes with the visitors so he and his wife could be told together when she got home from work. But he suspected immediately his daughter was dead.
“I knew, being a former member of the armed services," he said. “I wanted it to be something different. But I knew then.”
Sanders' mother said her daughter had talked recently of becoming a full-time Army soldier on active duty once her reservist contract had been fulfilled. She was considering buying a home. And she looked forward to more trips abroad and had been studying Italian in anticipation of someday visiting Italy.
“All of these different things that she had plans for, you know, were just cut short in the blink of an eye,” Oneida Sanders said. “I just feel like somebody like her, that’s so full of life, it’s just unfair that she’ll never get to realize those dreams that she had.”
Shawn Sanders called the attack that took his daughter's life "a senseless act of violence.”
President Joe Biden has promised that the U.S. will respond. Shawn Sanders said he's confident Biden will make an appropriate decision. Asked what he thinks would be the correct response, the grieving father declined to say.
“Out of anger for losing a child,” he said, “I just can’t.”
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“Paper Doll” singer John Mayer has broken his fair share of hearts. From Taylor Swift and Katy Perry to Jessica Simpson, the artist has played loose and fast with the feelings of his former romantic flames. Apparently, in a karmic turn of events, according to Mayer, the Saturday Night Live team has been there to kick his emotions around all over the place.
On January 29, during an appearance on the Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast, Mayer asked the host and former SNL writer about former cast members’ seemingly covert mission to routinely hurt his feelings.
“Why do you think it is that the largest community of people who have hurt my feelings at parties over the years have been related to SNL,” he asked. “What is it about the SNL experience — and I’m being very open-minded about it because it can’t be this sort of ad-hoc thing where everyone at SNL is just a little pathological — what goes on at SNL?”
As Mayer worked through his thoughts on the matter, O’Brien jokingly said he shouldn’t generalize. But Mayer’s monologue was far from over. “It’s not evil. It’s not pointedly mean. It feels like a coldness,” he added. “It’s almost like someone on SNL has a difficult time pretending to be interested if they’re not.”
Eventually, O’Brien shared his opinion on Mayer’s jaded outlook on the SNL team. “I think it’s something in comedy, and maybe it is particular to SNL,” he said. “[But] it’s a two-way street. First, this wouldn’t happen to you if you didn’t put SNL on a pedestal. So part of the problem is maybe you putting other people on a pedestal.”
However, O’Brien believes that the competitive nature brought forth on set is what Mayer is picking up on. “There is a ‘too cool for school’ philosophy that can thrive at SNL,” he said. “I’ve known great people there. But I think one of the things that makes SNL actually really good or helped it endure all these years is that there is a limited amount of real estate to get stuff on the show… there’s a competition to get your sketch on, so at the end of the day you’re competing with other people in the room.”
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SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio researchers are using data dating back to 1948 to discover a possible key to predicting dementia five to 10 years before symptoms appear.
The data followed the original participants, their kids and now their grandkids.
“They’ve been followed up for many, many years. I have the calendar of older visits because it’s crazy. You have to go back and say, ‘What year is this?’” said Dr. Claudia Satizabal with UT Health San Antonio’s Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Satizabal has worked on this research for 10 years but has had a new goal in the last two years.
Local researchers partnered with others at UC Davis in a study that looked at continuous MRI scans to find out if the thinning of one part of the brain can predict dementia five to 10 years before symptoms start.
“We look at a bunch of brain scans from people with and without Alzheimer’s disease to build a model that could show us what were the regions that were compromised in patients with Alzheimer’s disease,” Satizabal said.
The study was published in December in “Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.”
It turns out that this brain thinning could truly be a dementia predictor.
“Gray matter was thinner in participants with Alzheimer’s disease,” Satizabal said.
She said the brain section showing thinning is the medial temporal lobe.
“It’s close to where the hippocampus — which we know is a region that is affected by the disease because it helps to encode and retrieve information and memories, which is one of the signs of Alzheimer’s,” Satizabal explained.
Satizabal pointed at one of the participant’s brain scans, where that part of the brain lit up in red and yellow.
“Dark red are regions where we want to look at more,” she said.
After the promising results, more research is already planned with collaborators across the U.S. and Europe.
The hope is to include more diverse participants like those in South Texas.
“We wouldn’t be able to do any of this analysis without the contribution of study participants because we followed these people for, you know, more than 10 years,” Satizabal said.
The participants take a lot of time out for the scans and even pay for them.
Their contribution to science could help accomplish the big long-term goal of eventually training medical professionals to routinely look for this when they do MRI scans of any kind.
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| 2024-01-30T01:39:17
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Stray bullet injures man in Bangkok car park incident
A stray bullet hit a man in the leg as he sat in his car in a Bangkok car park last night. The incident was reported to the Thonglor police around 8.50pm by the victim, Voraset Klueniam, a 53 year old man.
Voraset was in his vehicle, stationed in a parking area on Rama 4 Road, when a bullet, originating from an unknown source, hit his right leg. The location of the incident was a car park at the Hinonmachi project near Big C’s Rama 4 branch in the Klong Tan area of Klong Toey district.
In their investigation, the police examined CCTV footage and inspected the nearby vehicles. They discovered a Toyota Fortuner in a different section of the parking area, sporting a bullet hole in the driver’s door.
On noticing a man acting suspiciously near the vehicle, the police questioned him about the bullet hole. The man, identified as Amphorn Chunate, was the driver of the Fortuner and was subsequently taken into custody.
Amphorn, who is also 53 years old, confessed that his gun had accidentally gone off. The police discovered a Colt pistol along with 14 rounds in a plastic bag inside his vehicle.
Amphorn was detained for further legal proceedings.
In related news, a teenager in Prachin Buri was shot three times after driving past a group of youths. The injured teenager was immediately transported to the hospital as the police launched a hunt for the gunman.
The incident took place near a curve leading into a residential community, in front of a local disaster rescue station. The police are also investigating the CCTV footage for further leads on the case.
The Deputy Detective, Ratphol Yodkhruea, from the local city police station, was alerted of the incident by the emergency room at Chaophraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital.
The report stated that a teenager had been shot once with an unidentified firearm, with the bullet piercing his left shoulder.
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Volume Updates: ONGC Witnesses Substantial Stock Price Decline with High Trading Volume
ONGC, the state-owned oil and gas company, has experienced a significant decline in its stock price. Today's trading volume for ONGC is 51,491,099 shares, while the average trading volume over the past seven days is 31,730,442.60 shares.
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| 2024-01-30T20:21:02
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Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT – Free Report) by 15.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 22,759 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,974 shares during the quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $9,308,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Comerica Bank acquired a new stake in Lockheed Martin in the second quarter valued at approximately $280,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. CGC Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. KB Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.26% of the company’s stock.
Lockheed Martin Stock Up 0.4 %
LMT traded up $1.65 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $429.66. 370,513 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,167,775. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $449.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $443.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.54, a PEG ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.53. Lockheed Martin Co. has a 12-month low of $393.77 and a 12-month high of $508.10.
Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be issued a $3.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 29th. This represents a $12.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.93%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 45.74%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Lockheed Martin in a report on Thursday, October 5th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Lockheed Martin from $475.00 to $470.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Lockheed Martin from $505.00 to $455.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Lockheed Martin from $438.00 to $472.00 in a research report on Monday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $488.00 to $475.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $494.31.
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Lockheed Martin Company Profile
Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space.
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No Flies On Him will head to Punchestown to continue his hurdling education next month after connections elected to miss the Dublin Racing Festival with the top novice prospect.
Trained by Edward O’Grady and owned by JP McManus, the five-year-old beat Nicky Henderson’s Grade One scorer Jango Baie in the pointing field before impressing on his rules debut at Leopardstown over the Christmas period.
He looked to be in line for a return to the Irish capital for the Grade One Tattersalls Ireland 50th Derby Sale Novice Hurdle on Sunday, but his name was missing from the list of acceptors at Tuesday’s confirmation stage.
Instead O’Grady will point his talented charge towards Kildare next month, where he will step up to Listed level in the Madigan Group Irish EBF Sheila Bourke Novice Hurdle.
“The horse is absolutely fine and in excellent shape, but we have decided to wait for Punchestown on February 18,” said O’Grady.
“We were pleased with what he did (on debut). I don’t know (if he’s improved) but we will find out.”
No Flies On Him holds an entries for both the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle – for which he is as short as 12/1 – and the Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
When asked if a positive display at Punchestown could tee up a trip to Prestbury Park in March, O’Grady said: “I hope so, yes.”
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Oakland, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What experiences predict whether your employees are going to quit or stay?
New data from Great Place To Work® reveals three experiences that are highly correlated with employees wanting to stay with their company long-term. In a survey of more than 1.3 million U.S. employees, workers were:
- 2.7x more likely to stay when they say their work is meaningful
- 2.2x more likely to stay when they report being proud of where they work
- 1.7x more likely to stay when they say their workplace is fun
These three experiences came out on top in Great Place To Work’s proprietary Trust Index™ survey where workers were asked to agree with 60 statements about their workplace.
Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture, has released a seminal report titled “Unlocking the Secrets of Employee Retention: Transform Your Workplace with Proven Strategies and Practical Insights.” Authored by Claire Hastwell, content program manager at Great Place To Work, this extensive report offers valuable strategies and insights for companies aiming to improve employee retention.
“Although workplace culture that prioritizes meaningful work, pride in one's job, and a fun working environment may seem like a “nice-to-have,” this report shows that all three priorities bolster a culture that aids retention and ultimately, the business,” says Seth Willis, implementation consultant at Great Place To Work.
The report highlights and provides examples of the essential role leadership plays in nurturing these experiences.
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Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL – Free Report) by 12.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,998 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 772 shares during the quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Colgate-Palmolive were worth $498,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CL. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Colgate-Palmolive by 4.0% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,444,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,376,000 after purchasing an additional 94,837 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd increased its position in Colgate-Palmolive by 71.9% in the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,000 after purchasing an additional 1,025 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its position in Colgate-Palmolive by 8.5% in the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 1,882,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,774,000 after purchasing an additional 146,936 shares during the period. First Western Trust Bank acquired a new stake in Colgate-Palmolive in the first quarter worth about $569,000. Finally, Wsfs Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Colgate-Palmolive during the 1st quarter worth about $288,000. 78.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Colgate-Palmolive Stock Performance
Shares of CL opened at $83.96 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 21.40. Colgate-Palmolive has a 12 month low of $67.62 and a 12 month high of $84.00. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.20, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.44.
Colgate-Palmolive Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 15th. Investors of record on Monday, January 22nd will be paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 19th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.29%. Colgate-Palmolive’s dividend payout ratio is presently 69.06%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Panagiotis Tsourapas sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.83, for a total transaction of $1,167,450.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 12,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $962,834.93. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, Director Lorrie M. Norrington sold 6,329 shares of Colgate-Palmolive stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.56, for a total transaction of $471,890.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 31,307 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,334,249.92. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Panagiotis Tsourapas sold 15,000 shares of Colgate-Palmolive stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.83, for a total value of $1,167,450.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 12,371 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $962,834.93. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 28,129 shares of company stock valued at $2,164,908. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Colgate-Palmolive in a research report on Monday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $87.00 target price for the company. Bank of America upgraded Colgate-Palmolive from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, December 15th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Colgate-Palmolive from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Raymond James upgraded Colgate-Palmolive from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Colgate-Palmolive from $79.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.93.
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Colgate-Palmolive Company Profile
Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items.
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Democrats compare Trump to HITLER for his border policies that include 'alligator moats' and 'bombing Mexico' in wild Mayorkas impeachment hearing
- The Homeland Security secretary insisted he's done the best he can with the tools available to him - and any further restrictions will take an act of Congress
- House set to advance two articles - one accusing him of willfully subverting immigration laws and one accusing him of obstructing and lying to Congress
California Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in a fiery hearing to advance the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Republicans are moving forward two articles of impeachment against Biden's border chief Mayorkas - one accusing him of willfully subverting immigration laws through catch-and-release and another accusing him of obstructing and lying to Congress.
But Democrats angrily hit back at the GOP-led impeachment during the markup, trying to tie their hardline immigration stance to a dictatorship.
'Trump speaks about immigrants with the same rhetoric that Hitler claiming that immigrants like me and my family and they 'pollute the blood of this country.' He wants chaos,' Garcia fired back during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing.
'This is all about trying to get Donald Trump reelected,' the Democrat claimed, as House Republicans have swatted away Senate-led, bipartisan immigration negotiations in favor of pushing through impeachment.
California Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in a fiery Homeland Security hearing to advance impeachment of Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas
'This is all about trying to get Donald Trump reelected,' the Democrat claimed, as House Republicans have swatted away Senate-led, bipartisan immigration negotiations in favor of pushing through impeachment
'The Donald Trump and MAGA plan is alligator moats, bombing northern Mexico, shooting migrants in the legs, and electrifying the fence and putting spikes. That is the Donald Trump border plan.'
Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., touched on the high-profile battle between the Biden administration and the state of Texas, claiming Republicans have been 'sabotaging' Biden's efforts to secure the border.
Abbott and Biden are locked in a legal battle after Abbott sent the National Guard to Eagle Pass, Texas to apprehend migrants and kicked federal agents out of Shelby Park, a popular place for migrants to pass.
'So your own party is sabotaging and undermine this administration's efforts to address the border while you are trying to impeach him by saying that they're not addressing the border. The hypocrisy is the least of it,' said Goldman.
'Your attack on the rule of law and our democracy is the worst of it. And you better be careful about the bed that you make.'
Goldman said on Monday that if Republicans impeach Mayorkas over what he deems to be mere policy differences, Democrats could impeach a future Republican Homeland Security over a child separation policy like that under Trump, fore example.
Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., touched on the high-profile battle between the Biden administration and the state of Texas , claiming Republicans have been 'sabotaging' Biden's efforts to secure the border
Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas lashed out at House Republicans trying to impeach him, saying he would not be swayed by 'politically motivated accusations and personal attacks you have made against me.'
Mayorkas wrote a scathing seven-page letter to House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., Tuesday morning, just hours before the GOP is set to move forward impeachment articles against him.
'I assure you that your false accusations do not rattle me and do not divert me from the law enforcement and broader public service mission to which I have devoted most of my career and to which I remain devoted,' he said.
The Homeland Security secretary insisted he's done the best he can with the tools available to him - and any further restrictions will take an act of Congress.
Mayorkas has been involved in bipartisan Senate talks on a national security aid and border package that House Republicans have largely rejected.
The House is set to advance two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas - one accusing him of willfully subverting immigration laws through catch-and-release and another accusing him of obstructing and lying to Congress.
Chairman Mark Green is leading a full committee markup to impeach Sec. Mayorkas
Republicans hold sign showing the Democrats who voted to refer Mayorkas impeachment to the committee
Mayorkas lashed out at House Republicans trying to impeach him, saying he would not be swayed by 'politically motivated accusations and personal attacks you have made against me'
Green fired back in a statement to DailyMail.com, calling Mayorkas' '11th-hour response' this morning 'inadequate and unbecoming of a Cabinet secretary.'
He maintained that the GOP investigation has 'established' that Mayorkas 'willfully and systemically refused to comply with the laws of the United States and breached the public trust. '
'A letter at 4:48am on the morning of our markup, repeating the same false claims and doubling down on his commitment to his continued lawless conduct, indicates the contempt with which he views Congress, the American people, and the Constitution he swore an oath to defend,' continued Green.
In December 2020, former President Trump's last full month in office, there were 92,000 border encounters. Mayorkas suggested that took extreme policies from the Trump team.
'I think it is unconscionable to separate children from their parents as a tool of deterrence,' he said, referring to a part of the Trump administration's zero tolerance border policy in 2018.
'I believe that law enforcement at the border can be tough and humane. It is our responsibility to the American people to work through our differences and try to reach solutions together.'
Republicans cite Mayorkas' 'willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law' as hundreds of migrants continue to flood into the U.S. every day.
They contend Mayorkas is guilty of 'high crimes and misdemeanors' that amount to a 'refusal to comply with the law' on immigration and a 'breach of the public trust.'
The impeachment resolution stated: 'Alejandro N. Mayorkas willfully and systemically refused to comply with the immigration laws, failed to control the border to the detriment of national security, compromised public safety, and violated the rule of law and separation of powers in the Constitution, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Since taking control of the House in 2023, Republicans have pushed to impeach Mayorkas - but momentum faded when they announced the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
The effort came back to the forefront when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., forced a vote to impeach Mayorkas on the House floor and the House referred the articles back to the Homeland Security Committee.
Meanwhile immigration and border security has launched to the forefront of electoral politics as record numbers of migrants attempt to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
The GOP push also comes at a curious time for Mayorkas.
Even as the House is taking steps to try remove him from office, Mayorkas has been engaged in arduous negotiations with senators seeking to reach a bipartisan deal on border policy. He has won praise from senators for his engagement in the process.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said the House will move forward as soon as possible with a vote.
Passage requires only a House majority. The Senate would hold a trial, and a two-thirds vote is required for conviction, an exceedingly unlikely outcome in the Democratic-run Senate.
Democrats say Republicans have held a sham of an impeachment process against Mayorkas and lack the constitutional grounds to impeach the secretary.
Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., suggested the GOP's efforts opens the door to making impeachment political.
'The Republicans are going to open the door to impeach a secretary because they don't like how that secretary is doing his job, well, what happens if there's another child separation policy?' he said, referring to Trump's 'zero tolerance' policy.
They also say Republicans are part of the problems at the border, with Republicans attacking Mayorkas even as they have failed to give his department the tools it needs to manage the situation.
'They dont want to fix the problem; they want to campaign on it. That´s why they have undermined efforts to achieve bipartisan solutions and ignored the facts, legal scholars and experts, and even the Constitution itself in their quest to baselessly impeach Secretary Mayorkas,' the department said in a statement Sunday.
Mayorkas wrote a scathing seven-page letter to House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., Tuesday morning, just hours before the GOP is set to move forward impeachment articles against him
Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee
The two articles mark the culmination of a roughly yearlong examination by Republicans of the secretary's handling of the border and what they describe as a crisis of the administration's own making.
Republicans contend that the administration and Mayorkas specifically either got rid of policies in place under Trump that had controlled migration or enacted policies of their own that encouraged migrants from around the world to come to the U.S. illegally via the southern border.
They cite growing numbers of migrants who have overwhelmed the capacity of Customs and Border Protection authorities to care and process them.
Homeland Security Chair Mark Green had invited Mayorkas to testify before the committee and gave a date, but Mayorkas had a scheduling conflict that day and he says the committee did not offer another date.
Green then asked Mayorkas to submit written testimony instead. Green said Mayorkas' letter did not pass muster.
'Secretary Mayorkas' 11th-hour response to the Committee is inadequate and unbecoming of a Cabinet secretary. Our investigation has established that Secretary Mayorkas has willfully and systemically refused to comply with the laws of the United States and breached the public trust. The Committee would have preferred he accept our multiple invitations extended to him since last August to appear before us in person.'
'A letter at 4:48am on the morning of our markup, repeating the same false claims and doubling down on his commitment to his continued lawless conduct, indicates the contempt with which he views Congress, the American people, and the Constitution he swore an oath to defend.'
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"Kickin' with the Rickens" to bring an informational, yet personable, approach to retirement planning
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Personal finances and retirement planning are on the minds of most hard-working people, but those topics can often seem vague, daunting, or easy to put off for another day. Financial professionals Gerry Ricken and Heidi Ricken Provost can help break through that mold with their new podcast, "Kickin' with the Rickens," featuring key strategies and considerations regarding retirement while providing real-world examples of how informed planning can make a big difference for your financial future.
Gerry Ricken is founder and CEO of Ricken Financial, starting the practice in 2008. He was driven by personal experiences with family, friends, and members of his community. Their successes and struggles when mapping out a path to retirement inspired him to provide appropriate information and service to his clients. That commitment now takes a leap from the office to the airwaves as he is joined by his business partner and daughter, Heidi, to provide easily accessible advice on retirement and finances.
Gerry and Heidi believe that retirement planning shouldn't evoke images of a nameless, faceless suit, crunching numbers in some unseen office before presenting you with a course of action that might be hard to understand. In addition to providing information and guidance, the duo prides themselves on developing relationships with their clients, lending understanding and sympathy during tough times while joining the celebration when milestones are reached.
Instead of trying to wrap your head around retirement by poring over brochures or trying to keep up with a stranger talking to you from behind a desk, enjoy the comfort of wherever you tune in to podcasts and listen each week as Gerry and Heidi help take the pressure and uncertainties of personal finances and address them in a way that will excite you for your next steps!
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Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in AFC Gamma, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFCG – Free Report) by 30.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,225 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,670 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in AFC Gamma were worth $284,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Money Concepts Capital Corp acquired a new position in shares of AFC Gamma during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. acquired a new position in shares of AFC Gamma during the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Citigroup Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AFC Gamma during the second quarter valued at about $61,000. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of AFC Gamma by 347.1% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 4,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 3,711 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of AFC Gamma by 4,483.8% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 5,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 4,977 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.34% of the company’s stock.
AFC Gamma Price Performance
AFCG opened at $11.96 on Tuesday. AFC Gamma, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.91 and a fifty-two week high of $16.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $244.70 million, a PE ratio of 7.43 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s 50-day moving average is $12.01 and its 200 day moving average is $12.18.
AFC Gamma Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 12th. Investors of record on Sunday, December 31st were issued a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 28th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 16.05%. AFC Gamma’s dividend payout ratio is presently 119.25%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, TheStreet upgraded shares of AFC Gamma from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 19th.
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AFC Gamma Company Profile
AFC Gamma, Inc originates, structures, underwrites, and invests in senior secured loans, and other types of loans and debt securities for established companies operating in the cannabis industry in states that have legalized medical and/or adult use cannabis. It primarily originates loans structured as senior loans secured by real estate, equipment, and licenses and/or other assets of the loan parties to the extent permitted by applicable laws and the regulations governing such loan parties.
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Tragedy as young tradie dies in horrific accident while on the job in Engadine, Sydney
- Tradie working on air-conditioner on Sydney roof fatally shocked
- Worksafe NSW is investigating the incident
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A young tradesman has died after he was electrocuted and fell from a roof while on the job in Sydney.
Emergency crews were called to a butcher shop in Engadine in the city's south about 11:40am on Tuesday after reports one of two men working on an air conditioning unit on the roof had been injured.
A man in his 20s tragically died at the scene while a second man, in his 60s, was treated by paramedics and is recovering.
Police officers, firefighters and paramedics attended a business in Sydney's south on Tuesday morning where a tradie had fallen from a roof (pictured)
Emergency crews on the roof of the butcher shop where the tradie is understood to have been working on an airconditioner
It's understood the tradie was electrocuted before he fell from the roof and a colleague performed CPR until paramedics took over
It is understood the older man tried to give the junior tradie first aid and CPR before paramedics arrived.
Safework NSW has been notified and is conducting an investigation into the incident.
Police are also following up on the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
'As inquiries continue, anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Sutherland Shire Police Area Command,' a statement from NSW Police said.
A man in his 20s tragically died at the scene and another man in his 60s was treated for injuries
Safework NSW is leading the investigation into the incident and police are making inquiries
Engadine Arcade was partly cordoned off on Tuesday as police and fire crews cleared the scene
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In memory of
Tarik A. Morgan Sr.
Your smile and laughter in our hearts, family bonds unbroken, though we are apart. In our hearts we hold you near however, with this we bid you cheers! For with this I could write a song, but than again it would go on and on. For so many that you have touched, I promise they loved you just as much.
With loving memories: Your family
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Odenkirk learned he is a distant cousin of King Charles III. The news was revealed by host Henry Louis Gates during the actor's appearance on the PBS show Finding your Roots that airs Tuesday night.
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Odenkirk learned he is a distant cousin of King Charles III. The news was revealed by host Henry Louis Gates during the actor's appearance on the PBS show Finding your Roots that airs Tuesday night.
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