Amer Sports ( NYSE:AS – Free Report ) had its target price upped by UBS Group from $24.00 to $27.00 in a report released on Wednesday morning, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock. Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Amer Sports from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Amer Sports from $19.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Nomura Securities upgraded Amer Sports to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Citigroup upped their target price on Amer Sports from $19.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Amer Sports from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.43. Get Our Latest Stock Report on Amer Sports Amer Sports Trading Up 2.6 % Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amer Sports Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amer Sports during the third quarter valued at about $167,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Amer Sports during the third quarter valued at $337,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in Amer Sports in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $467,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Amer Sports during the third quarter valued at $609,000. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP acquired a new position in Amer Sports in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,761,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.25% of the company’s stock. Amer Sports Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Amer Sports, Inc designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells sports equipment, apparel, footwear, and accessories in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, China, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Technical Apparel, Outdoor Performance, and Ball & Racquet Sports. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Amer Sports Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Amer Sports and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Raiders Player Charles Snowden Facing Misdemeanor DUI Charge After Las Vegas Arrest

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AFC standouts meet when Herbert, Chargers host Jackson's Ravens on Monday nightThe Wanted star Max George has revealed that he is in hospital and could remain there over Christmas. He shared the devastating news on Instagram. The 36-year-old revealed he is having issues with his heart and told his followers how he had been feeling unwell yesterday so headed to hospital. There, he underwent tests before doctors made the scary discovery. In the emotional update, Max admitted he faces a difficult spell but knows he is in the best place. His lengthy message reads: "Yesterday I felt really unwell and was taken in to hospital. Unfortunately after some tests they’ve found that I have some issues with my heart. I have a lot more tests to determine the extent of the problems and what surgery I will need to get me back on my feet. "It’s gonna be a difficult few weeks / months... and Christmas in a hospital bed wasn’t exactly what I had planned! But, as always, I’m surrounded with love and support by my wonderful partner Maisie, her family, my family and friends.. and I’m 100% in the best place." READ MORE: Ireland snow forecast as Met Eireann issues major Christmas weather update READ MORE: 'Grinch' family caught on CCTV 'stealing Christmas decorations from restaurant' The star added that while the discovery is a "huge shock" and "a set back", it’s something he is willing to fight. "I count myself very lucky that this was caught when it was," he confessed before telling fans they can expect regular updates. He ended by joking: "I’ve probably got a month in a bed and there’s not THAT much to do! Let’s do this!" Max paired the post with an image of himself in a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown. Fans were quick to take to the comments section to share well wishes. Among them was Charlotte Hawkins, who wrote: "Oh my goodness hope all OK & you're back on your feet soon xx." His Irish bandmate Siva Kaneswaran also wrote: "Here for you brother. Rest up and get well soon." Former Love Island star Luca Bish commented: "Love ya bro," while 90s star Janice Robinson said: "Praying for you," alongside a love heart and praying hands emoji. Two weeks ago, the Max and Siva revealed they would be performing their first headline gig as The Wanted 2.0 in Manchester on February 27. It remains to be seen whether this will be affected. Max's health worries come two years after bandmate Tom Parker tragically died after a brain tumour battle. The singer was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour while his wife Kelsey was pregnant with their second child. Following the news of Tom's devastating passing, his bandmates have released a heartbreaking statement as they described the dad-of-two as their 'brother'. Max also shared his hospital post on Twitter/X, telling his followers: "Life's full of twists and turns... thanks for all your kind words of support." Max and partner Maisie Smith met while on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020. They currently live together in Manchester. The actress is best known for her role on EastEnders. The duo are expected to play a married couple in Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War Of The Worlds, which will tour in 2025. It remains to be seen whether this will still happen. In April, Max joked about their audition. He said: "It was a bit ropey in parts, but in the end, we got there and yeah, we're buzzing! We can't wait, it's going to be so good!" He added: "Honestly, we're so buzzing for it!" The duo are set to play the parts of Parson Nathaniel and Beth, who are a married couple on the show. They teased at the time that their characters are "against each other" as they have "different thoughts" on the aliens. After their GMB interview, the pair also took to Instagram to share the exciting news. Creating a shared post, which reveals the first date will kick off in March 2025 complete with a 3D hologram of Liam Neeson, they excitedly wrote: "CANNOT wait for this. Join the Irish Mirror’s breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive breaking news and the latest headlines direct to your phone. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice .

6 tips to celebrate holidays with someone living with dementiaPep Guardiola admits the buck stops with him as Manchester City bid to arrest their dramatic slump in form. The champions crashed to a fifth straight defeat in all competitions – something not experienced by the club in more than 18 years – as they were thrashed 4-0 by Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The loss, which was also a third in succession in the Premier League and shattered a 52-game unbeaten home run, damaged the club’s hopes of winning an unprecedented fifth title in a row. It is the worst run of Guardiola’s glittering managerial career and the City boss, who extended his contract until 2027 last week, is determined to turn the situation around. The Catalan said: “When we start to lose I say to the people I have to find a way, I have to. It’s my duty, my responsibility, to find a way to be more consistent, that our game will be better and win games. “This is what we have to do.” City have been hampered by injuries to key players in recent weeks, particularly by the absence of Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder Rodri, who has been sidelined for the remainder of the season. Problems have emerged at both ends of the field with a lack of clean sheets – just five in 19 outings this term – and a shortage of goals being scored on occasions, like Saturday, when the prolific Erling Haaland has an off-day. Guardiola said: “We don’t expect to lose important players but it’s happened and you have to find a way. We have to find other abilities. “I don’t think we didn’t create enough chances. We created a lot of chances, clear ones at 0-0, 0-1, 0-2. “Of course we want a lot of players to score but it’s happened now. “I know at the Etihad when we are there and we score goals our momentum is there, but now we are not solid enough. That is the truth. “In both sides normally we are solid but we concede the goals. Now in both sides we are not good enough. “In these situations, what do you have do to? Keep going my friends, keep going. “We have done it in the past – not in terms of results being as bad as now – but we have done it and we face the situation and move forward.”

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Company experts offer predictions across key sectors to help businesses navigate the unexpected MEMPHIS, Tenn. , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sedgwick , a leading global provider of claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, has published its Forecasting 2025 thought leadership report . In preparing the report, Sedgwick's experts conducted research and engaged with clients for notable insights to forecast trends across key sectors and topics. The content focuses on ensuring organizations are aware of new risks and evolving trends and helping them navigate the unexpected in the year ahead. The Forecasting 2025 thought leadership report highlights trends related to: The future of the workplace: Organizational leaders will need to navigate generational differences, an ever-increasing focus on mental health, and new strategies for talent recruitment, retention and development — while developing efficient support systems to respond in the event of workplace injuries, accidents and other crises. Recalls, regulatory landscape and compliance: Strategies like "mock recalls" will be a priority as leaders focus on maintaining public trust, tailoring communication strategies to broader and more segmented audiences, and maximizing awareness and response in the event of a product recall. Catastrophe planning and disaster recovery: Operational continuity in the event of a disaster will be key in 2025, as business and property owners, company leaders and private citizens anticipate the rising frequency and intensity of droughts, extreme temperatures, flooding and storms. Parametric insurance policies will become more common, as will new building methods and construction strategies amid regulatory and policy changes, technological advancements, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. AI and ...: Artificial intelligence and robotics have driven some of the most prominent workplace evolutions over the past few years. In 2025, these and other leading-edge technologies will continue to play a significant role in the way companies promote efficiencies and engage with customers. However, business leaders must be able to keep up with new regulations, understand the associated vulnerabilities and risks, and put a team in place to effectively implement and maintain them. Planning ahead: The world is rapidly changing, becoming more uncertain and volatile every day. Supply chain disruptions, new tariffs, more frequent and sophisticated cyber-attacks and business interruption will greatly impact organizations in 2025. Diversification, rapid response and technology will be critical tools in being as prepared as possible. "2024 was a seismic year across industry sectors as companies navigated the unexpected, and 2025 will be no different," said Kimberly George, Sedgwick's Global Chief Brand Officer . "These predictions serve as a barometer for what's to come, so leaders around the world can prepare accordingly." The trends and predictions in the Forecasting 2025 report will be monitored by Sedgwick's experts throughout the year and serve as part of a larger thought leadership strategy to keep clients and partners informed. With this, Sedgwick will launch a new podcast featuring in-depth conversations with its experts and client partners on a new topic each month. For more on the report insights, visit sedgwick.com . About Sedgwick Sedgwick is a leading global provider of claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions. The company provides a broad range of resources tailored to clients' specific needs in casualty, property, marine, benefits, brand protection and other lines. At Sedgwick, caring counts; through the dedication and expertise of over 33,000 colleagues across 80 countries, the company takes care of people and organizations by mitigating and reducing risks and losses, promoting health and productivity, protecting brand reputations, and containing costs that can impact performance. Sedgwick's majority shareholder is The Carlyle Group; Stone Point Capital LLC, Altas Partners, CDPQ, Onex and other management investors are minority shareholders. For more, see sedgwick.com . SOURCE Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.Australians are rejoicing, reflecting and remembering on Christmas Day as the holiday kickstarts summer celebrations for some and bookends a difficult year for others. Login or signup to continue reading Almost the entire country is set to bask in a sunny day, with warm northerly winds lifting temperatures above 30C in several capitals. Few blemishes are expected elsewhere with showers in Western Australia's southwest and storms in the Top End. Millions of Australians will mark the day with present giving and lunches with family and friends. But it won't be all festive cheer, particularly for those remembering those missing around the table. That includes the 70 Palestinian Christian families marking Christmas in Australia, including a 28-year-old refugee whose wife and two daughters were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a church in 2023. He's among those granted refugee status in Australia after Israel invaded Gaza as retaliation to the October 7 Hamas attack. "There's so much trauma, the families are suffering the trauma from the war because it is ongoing and a lot of their families are still in Gaza," Palestinian Christians Association President Suzan Wahhab told AAP. "I would say it's bittersweet." Still, Ms Wahhab said the group is working hard to ensure the day can still bring joy, by throwing gift drives and church services across the country. "But the shadow of the war, the shadow of losing loved ones and thinking about them during this time is overpowering," she said. The war and the ripple effect of hatred have also cast a shadow over the Jewish Festival of Lights, which begins on Christmas Day for only the fourth time since 1900. But the leader of Sydney's Great Synagogue said the message for Hannukah was one of community strength and unity after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks across the country. "It's always better when any community - Jews or otherwise - think about their own traditions and celebrations and what they enjoy about their culture," Rabbi Benjamin Elton told AAP. "That is more sustaining than thinking about attitudes of hostile outsiders." He noted a resurgence of Jewish community spirit and interest in Jewish practices in the past year. "When there is such a sense of external aggression and hostility by a very unpleasant minority, then people come to re-examine why they value their traditions and their community," he said. Christmas Day will also be a time of reflection for Australia's northern capital as it marks 50 years since Cyclone Tracey tore Darwin to shreds, killing at least 66 people. "This will be a difficult period where people will remember lost loved ones and remember as well the traumatic experience that they had," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Darwin. 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Elon Musk's brain chip biz, Neuralink, has been given the nod by Health Canada to start recruiting for its CAN-PRIME Study. The study is a trial for the neurotech startup's wireless brain-computer interface (BCI), designed to interpret a person's neural activity so they can operate a computer by thought alone. The device has over 1,000 electrodes in threads implanted by a Neuralink robot. It will take approximately four years to complete the trial. Neuralink is looking for people with limited or no ability to use both hands due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). If this all sounds a little familiar, it should. Neuralink's first trial participant received an implant at the beginning of 2024. After some initially promising results, the company – and patient – encountered problems with threads containing the electrodes retracting from the patient's brain, which necessitated some tweaks to the software that interprets neural signals. Similar issues had apparently been observed during animal trials. Still, in the spirit of moving fast and breaking stuff, a second patient was enrolled and, initially at least, appeared to be doing well . Now it is the turn of eligible Canadian volunteers to submit to Musk's R1 robot. The trial is focused on the N1 implant rather than the Blindsight device, which received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA in September 2024 but has yet to begin human trials. While the N1 implant works by implanting threads containing electrodes into the patient's brain, Blindsight relies on a microelectrode array implanted in the patient's visual cortex. Musk has talked up the potential of the device. After admitting that vision will be "at first low resolution," Musk said: "Eventually it has the potential [to] be better than natural vision." The technology has a long way to go to get to that point. It is also not particularly new – scientists have long known that it is possible to allow a blind person to achieve a simple form of vision through electrodes in the visual cortex. The vast majority would also caution against overly optimistic expectations. Musk stated that "it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time," which is a bit of a stretch considering that the neural pathways required to make sense of vision are unlikely to exist in a patient who has never had sight regardless of what is in the visual cortex. ®Boise State's legacy includes winning coaches and championship moments