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Jerome Powell Says Federal Reserve Is Unlikely to Lose Independence Under TrumpMore than 10 million people empowered so far through the 34 by 34 initiative ATLANTA , Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises today announced that it has empowered 10.6 million people to live more prosperous lives since 2020, a significant milestone in its 34 by 34 social impact initiative . This achievement represents a wide range of efforts across Cox and its businesses, Cox Communications and Cox Automotive. Cox is committed to solving business problems that also remove obstacles present in communities and society at large, from bridging the digital divide to addressing social equity and environmental sustainability challenges. "Cox is a company of innovators, changemakers and believers of being part of something bigger than ourselves," said Maury Wolfe , vice president of Corporate Responsibility and Social Impact at Cox Enterprises. "To drive our 34 by 34 social impact initiative forward, employees across our businesses have led countless acts of volunteering and community engagement, from cleaning up waterways and building outdoor learning labs to mentoring students. We're humbled to see the ripple effect throughout our communities." 34 by 34 focuses on six key pathways to create positive change: technology access, access to lifelong education, employment skills, social equity, environmental sustainability, and good health. These pathways provide a holistic approach to empowering individuals and communities. Key examples of Cox's business and employee volunteering impact include: Lifelong Education: Since 2020 Cox has helped more than 100,000 elementary school students through its work with Junior Achievement Biztowns, where students run a simulated town for a day. Through activities like managing banks, operating restaurants and electing a mayor, students experience firsthand how their lessons apply to real-world scenarios. Social Equity: Through Techstars Powered by Cox Enterprises, startup companies like Branch are helping drive social impact. For example, Branch partnered with local media in Georgia to create a best-in-class voter guide for the 2024 primaries, boosting political engagement. Branch is just one of over 80 startups supported by Techstars Powered by Cox Enterprises, which has positively impacted more than 12,000 additional people through purpose-driven innovations. Environmental Sustainability: Cox is always mindful in its use of natural resources. To date, more than 1.2 million people have benefited from Cox's work to protect and preserve the environment as part of its 34 by 34 initiative. Cox's commitment to environmental sustainability was recently recognized by Keep America Beautiful and the organization's "Do Beautiful Things" Corporate Volunteer Award, which highlights Cox's dedication to volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Visit Cox34by34.com to see stories of our impact and watch this video to learn more about the 34 by 34 initiative. About Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is dedicated to empowering people to build a better future for the next generation. Cox is a leader in the broadband, automotive, and media industries, as well as a leading investment platform with strategic positions in emerging technologies driving the future of agriculture, renewable energy, healthtech, and public sector software. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia , Cox is a global company with $23 billion in annual revenues and a proud history spanning more than 125 years. To learn more about Cox and its commitment to its people, planet and communities, visit coxenterprises.com . View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cox-enterprises-nearing-one-third-of-its-ambitious-goal-to-empower-34-million-people-to-live-more-prosperous-lives-by-2034-302324319.html SOURCE Cox EnterprisesAB not entitled to 50% of Canada Pension Plan: Chief Actuary reportBears keep GM Ryan Poles in driver's seat for coaching search
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NoneGovernors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed empathy with Nigerians suffering from the current economic difficulties in the country, calling on the Federal Government to review its harsh policies to improve citizens’ welfare. The PDP Governors’ Forum, in a communique at the end of a two-day meeting held in Jos, the Plateau State capital ahead of its National Convention also expressed concerns about the integrity of recent elections, particularly in Edo and Ondo states. According to the governors, there is a need for urgent action regarding electoral integrity and governance, emphasising the need for reforms to ensure fair representation and accountability. They alleged manipulation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the two elections and called for judicial and legislative action to protect democracy. LEADERSHIP reports that the forum’s discussions reflect a strong commitment to party unity and addressing internal divisions while also focusing on the broader socio-economic challenges facing Nigerians. The communique which was read to newsmen by the Chairman of the Forum who is also the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, commended the efforts of PDP members in the National Assembly and urged them to ensure fairness and equity in legislative bills. The forum further emphasised the need for unity within the party, addressing concerns about divisions among its members while stating its commitment to maintaining the party as a trusted platform for democratic governance. PDP Governors’ Forum further commended the party’s stakeholders for their unwavering support while emphasising the party’s unity and its position as an unbreakable political party offering Nigerians hope and good governance. They also advised the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to coordinate consultations with stakeholders by February 2025 to address leadership and governance issues.
It may be the biggest holiday of the year, but the Seattle Seahawks are still on a short week. On Thursday night they'll be visiting the Chicago Bears in their second appearance on Thursday Night Football of the season, which is just wonderful. Injuries are always a problem this time of season, but on a short week it's a heightened concern. The Seahawks were relatively healthy going into Sunday's excruciating yet also encouraging but also maddening loss to the Minnesota Vikings - and they came out relatively unscathed - with one big exception. In the fourth quarter starting running back Ken Walker left the game with an ankle injury and was listed as doubtful to return. After the game head coach Mike Macdonald didn't have much to say about Walker's ankle. Now, we have our first unofficial status update for Walker. As today's practice was a walk-through the team's injury report for Monday is only an estimation, but here's what we know about Walker and a few other key injuries going into Week 17. RB Ken Walker Walker was one of five players listed as non-participants for today's practice. That doesn't give us much to go on and Seattle will only have one real practice this week, so whatever his status is tomorrow is probably our best indicator for if he'll play or not. In any case, the Seahawks aren't really bothering to run the ball anymore, anyway. In Sunday's loss offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb had barely called any designed runs going into the fourth. For what it's worth, Kenny McIntosh did look good in the limited action he got at the end of the game, totaling 29 yards from scrimmage on four touches. Maybe McIntosh will get the ball instead of Zach Charbonnet this week. Abe Lucas, Leonard Williams, Ernest Jones Tight end Brady Russell was the only other player who was listed as a DNP due to an actual injury. The rest, consisting of right tackle Abe Lucas, defensive end Leonard Williams and middle linebacker Ernest Jones were estimated as rest days. Lucas is still apparently getting pain in his right knee, Williams has a lingering foot thing and Jones has a knee issue. None are serious except for the long-term Lucas concern. Five players were listed as limited, including running back Zach Charbonnet (elbow), tight end Noah Fant (knee), outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (wrist), center Olu Oluwatimi (knee) and edge rusher Derick Hall (shoulder). 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B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG acquired a new stake in Benchmark Electronics, Inc. ( NYSE:BHE – Free Report ) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 21,321 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $945,000. Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Benchmark Electronics by 65.7% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 686 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Benchmark Electronics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Benchmark Electronics by 81.9% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,106 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in Benchmark Electronics by 172.5% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,379 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 873 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Benchmark Electronics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $61,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.29% of the company’s stock. Benchmark Electronics Price Performance BHE stock opened at $48.17 on Friday. Benchmark Electronics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $24.75 and a 1 year high of $52.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 2.36. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $45.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.61. The firm has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.01 and a beta of 0.97. Benchmark Electronics Increases Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. This is a positive change from Benchmark Electronics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Benchmark Electronics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.53%. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In BHE has been the topic of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on Benchmark Electronics from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com cut Benchmark Electronics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Lake Street Capital upped their price target on Benchmark Electronics from $35.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.33. View Our Latest Report on Benchmark Electronics Insiders Place Their Bets In other Benchmark Electronics news, Director Jeffrey Stephen Mccreary sold 7,073 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.70, for a total transaction of $302,017.10. Following the transaction, the director now owns 42,027 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,794,552.90. This represents a 14.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link . Also, CEO Jeff Benck sold 24,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.90, for a total value of $1,101,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 424,173 shares in the company, valued at $19,469,540.70. This trade represents a 5.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold a total of 37,073 shares of company stock valued at $1,685,497 in the last quarter. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Benchmark Electronics Profile ( Free Report ) Benchmark Electronics, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers product design, engineering services, technology solutions, and manufacturing services in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The company provides engineering services and technology solutions, including new product design, prototype, testing, and related engineering services; and custom testing and technology solutions, as well as automation equipment design and build services. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding BHE? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Benchmark Electronics, Inc. ( NYSE:BHE – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Benchmark Electronics Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Benchmark Electronics and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
ITV I'm A Celebrity fans make desperate plea as Dean McCullough takes on another trialNEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to post a record for the 54th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Super Micro Computer, a stock that’s been on an AI-driven roller coaster, soared 28.7% to lead the market. Following allegations of misconduct and the resignation of its public auditor , the maker of servers used in artificial-intelligence technology said an investigation found no evidence of misconduct by its management or by the company’s board. It also said that it doesn’t expect to restate its past financials and that it will find a new chief financial officer, appoint a general counsel and make other moves to strengthen its governance. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up the market. Gains of 1.8% for Microsoft and 3.2% for Meta Platforms were the two strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500. Intel was another propellant during the morning, but it lost an early gain to fall 0.5% after the chip company said CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the board. Intel is looking for Gelsinger’s replacement, and its chair said it’s “committed to restoring investor confidence.” Intel recently lost its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Nvidia, which has skyrocketed in Wall Street’s frenzy around AI. Stellantis, meanwhile, skidded following the announcement of its CEO’s departure . Carlos Tavares steps down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroën and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales and an inventory backlog at dealerships. The world’s fourth-largest automaker’s stock fell 6.3% in Milan. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 likewise fell, including California utility PG&E. It dropped 5% after saying it would sell $2.4 billion of stock and preferred shares to raise cash. Retailers were mixed amid what’s expected to be the best Cyber Monday on record and coming off Black Friday . Target, which recently gave a forecast for the holiday season that left investors discouraged , fell 1.2%. Walmart , which gave a more optimistic forecast, rose 0.2%. Amazon, which looks to benefit from online sales from Cyber Monday, climbed 1.4%. All told, the S&P 500 added 14.77 points to 6,047.15. The Dow fell 128.65 to 44,782.00, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 185.78 to 19,403.95. The stock market largely took Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride. The president-elect on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a group of developing economies if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. Trump said he wants the group, headlined by Brazil, Russia, India and China, to promise it won’t create a new currency or otherwise try to undercut the U.S. dollar. The dollar has long been the currency of choice for global trade. Speculation has also been around a long time that other currencies could knock it off its mantle, but no contender has come close. The U.S. dollar’s value rose Monday against several other currencies, but one of its strongest moves likely had less to do with the tariff threats. The euro fell amid a political battle in Paris over the French government’s budget . The euro sank 0.7% against the U.S. dollar and broke below $1.05. In the bond market, Treasury yields gave up early gains to hold relatively steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed above 4.23% during the morning before falling back to 4.19%. That was just above its level of 4.18% late Friday. A report in the morning showed the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted again last month, but not by as much as economists expected. This upcoming week will bring several big updates on the job market, including the October job openings report, weekly unemployment benefits data and the all-important November jobs report. They could steer the next moves for Federal Reserve, which recently began pulling interest rates lower to give support to the economy. Economists expect Friday’s headliner report to show U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in November, coming off October’s lackluster growth that was hampered by damaging hurricanes and strikes. “We now find ourselves in the middle of this Goldilocks zone, where economic health supports earnings growth while remaining weak enough to justify potential Fed rate cuts,” according to Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. In financial markets abroad, Chinese stocks led gains worldwide as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for manufacturing, partly driven by a surge in orders ahead of Trump’s inauguration next month. Both official and private sector surveys of factory managers showed strong new orders and export orders, possibly partly linked to efforts by importers in the U.S. to beat potential tariff hikes by Trump once he takes office. Indexes rose 0.7% in Hong Kong and 1.1% in Shanghai. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.
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