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Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board bought a new position in Ulta Beauty in the third quarter worth approximately $359,480,000. TD Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 620,793 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $239,545,000 after purchasing an additional 76,721 shares during the period. Champlain Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 610,400 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $237,519,000 after purchasing an additional 31,540 shares during the period. Finally, Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt raised its position in Ulta Beauty by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter. Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt now owns 516,405 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $200,944,000 after purchasing an additional 65,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ULTA. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Ulta Beauty from $500.00 to $430.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 26th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $435.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $357.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday. 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The world needs to move away from fossil fuels, there is no future in fossil fuels, all that’s found there is death and destruction.” Marshall Islands Climate Envoy, Tina Stege said the text released on Thursday is disconnected and is unacceptable in the view of negotiators like herself, and many colleagues from the Pacific, who travel for days every year to attend these COP meetings. “We cannot play geopolitics with the lives of our citizens,” she said. “The package as it stands fails the people of Marshall Islands.” Vanuatu, as the Chair of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), said the progress of COP29 has been quite frustrating and for negotiators, it has been a stressful process. Vanuatu’s Head of Delegation, Abraham Nasak, said while it has been good to see a text giving negotiators an idea of common landing space on many of the thematic areas, the sprint to the final hour will be intense. He underscored that the dialogue on GST implementation must establish a process for follow-up on all GST outcomes to keep the 1.5°C goal alive. The Pacific’s lead negotiator on climate finance, Wayne King, of the Cook Islands, said negotiators will need to buckle up for the remaining hours of COP29. “There are two things that need to happen, one is that the Presidency needs to be strong and determined, and we don’t know if that’s happening at this stage. The second thing is for AOSIS, together with LDCs, which is half of G77 and China, is to make it known that our circumstances need to be reinforced,” said King. “From here onwards, we will continue into the day and into the night to try and reach an agreement on this text. The text so far in terms of NCQG for the Pacific is looking pretty reasonable because it’s got our stuff in it. In terms of mitigation, it’s pretty weak.” Joseph Sikulu, 350.org Pacific Director and Pacific Climate Warrior, said the text comes with no clear grant-based core money. “Nothing less than one trillion dollars in grants per year will be enough to see those most impacted by climate change on a just transition towards a safe, equitable future,” he said. “Rich countries must stop dithering, and start delivering – this is not charity, it’s time for them to pay their debt.” Niue’s Minister for Natural Resources, Mona Ainuu, who is the Pacific’s political champion for gender, however, remains optimistic. “I’m hoping that the final text, and I know there is going to be a lot of work that will go into it, will reflect the importance of why we are here, firstly to voice our concerns, as well as to find solutions for disparities we have for our women and our girls,” she said. “For me I’m hoping that whatever happens in the next 48 hours we can come to some solutions because at the end of the day, nature doesn’t wait for anyone, we are all impacted, especially for women and girls.” Critics say a lot of the tough issues that are unlikely to be agreed upon in Baku will be moved to the next COP in Brazil next year. Minister Ainuu said the work must continue. “This is an ongoing process, and we will not solve everything in one meeting so if it means we will continue next year in Brazil so be it,” she said. “I will never stop fighting for our communities, and for women and girls who are impacted by climate change because I have a 13 year girl who is swimming in the ocean this morning and I want her to continue that, and I want other girls like her to enjoy the same privilege, whether they’re from Saudi Arabia, Eastern Europe, Asia, or wherever. So, let’s hope there will be some good outcomes, and we will continue to keep pushing, said Minister Ainuu.... PACNEWS/SPREP