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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif Thursday met the participants in the 26th National Security Workshop of the National Defence University (NDU), who gave her the title of ‘Super CM’. She gave the participants a two-hour briefing on the government performance. The head of the National Security Workshop delegation said that it was a blessing to come to Punjab, where sincerity and effort for the people is clearly visible. “By coming to Punjab, we have come from darkness to light,” he added. The CM said, “The overall situation in Punjab is better than other provinces. No recommendation in any sort of appointment has been made in Punjab. I do not pay heed to anyone on the issue of merit. Every sector is in a state of decline due to lack of accountability. The journey of development and prosperity gets affected due to political instability. Unfortunately the governments are not allowed to function properly.” She added, “Every work that has a positive impact on the lives of 15 crore people is my priority. We want to control smog as soon as possible. Positive effects of government’s measures are coming to light. People lose their lives due to lack of health and treatment facilities. “We are all Pakistanis irrespective of our political affiliations. Our aim is to promote patriotism. Inflation is low and foreign exchange reserves are increasing in Pakistan. The stock market has broken all records; IT exports are increasing. With increasing exports, dependence on foreign aid decreases, we will be able to live our lives with pride and dignity.” Maryam Nawaz said, “Controlling inflation is an uphill task, bringing it down from 38 per cent to 7 per cent is a mega achievement. We want to serve the people by increasing financial resources. People from all over Pakistan come to Punjab for a better future, employment, jobs and treatment. Mismanagement of resources after 77 years is regrettable. Infrastructure is very important for development. The example of Dubai is in front of us. Low literacy rate in South Asia is shameful. Those embracing martyrdom in other provinces are also Pakistanis. Threats of terrorism prevail, maintaining law and order is our foremost priority.” The CM added, “Rs. 45 billion were saved in the road rehabilitation program through e-tendering and transparency. Rs. 800 billion have been saved by not purchasing wheat. The Punjab government will not provide support price but farmers will be given subsidies on agricultural inputs and equipment on Kisan cards. Patients gets affected due to the behavior of doctors and staff in hospitals. After the Sahiwal incident, fire extinguishers were made functional in all hospitals. It is not children of the rich who die by falling into sewers, but children of the poor.” She said, “Change cannot come overnight. Capacity building has not been done as a nation. We need to find a solution to extremism problem. There is a special focus on the protection of minorities. Regardless of religion and sect, protection of every individual is our responsibility. It is highly regrettable to appreciate a child abuser on his release. We apprehend thieves and robbers, but they escape from the courts. No matter how much we spend on health and agriculture, it seems less. Punjab is the only province which gives a surplus budget.” The Punjab CM said, “Air ambulance service was launched to transport patients to big hospitals during golden hour. I decide to initiate a project by talking directly to the common people. Everything looks good while sitting in the office, but the ground realities are different. No patient will be denied admission in the Nawaz Sharif Cancer Hospital worth Rs. 16 billion. A special ward will be built for incurable cancer patients. Pakistan’s first Artificial Intelligence University will be built in the Nawaz Sharif IT City. A safe city will be built across Punjab and pink buttons will be installed everywhere.” She added, “Five thousand people have applied for the Punjab Dhee Rani program for mass marriages. Punjab is the first province to implement the ‘Sikh Marriage Act’. I feel pleased to see girls traveling on e-bikes comfortably. Corruption is my red line. The government has sent insulin sellers to jail on selling insulin from public sector worth Rs. 25 million. Every child fulfilling merit requirements will get a Honhaar scholarship. The Punjab government has started pink bus service to facilitate transportation of female students to schools and colleges. Pakistan’s first government autism school will be built in Lahore.” She said, “Roads are being repaired under Punjab Khushal scheme. 907,172 kilometres of roads are being constructed and expanded. We will make wasteland useful through shrimp farming so as to earn foreign exchange. 27 electric buses will arrive in December. Police and deputy commissioners get commendations for showing meritorious performance. A negative marking is done on receiving complaints. As a woman, at times one has to face character assassination. Women in Punjab are moving forward rapidly in the field of politics, employments and business. Women commissioners and deputy commissioners are more proactive.” She added, “A zero plastic policy has been strictly implemented in all government offices of Punjab. The people of Punjab are my first and foremost priority. The farmers in Punjab have purchased equipment and medicines worth billions of rupees through Kisan Card.” CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif also replied to questions of the participants in the NDU workshop. The participants in the delegation comprised members of the National and provincial assemblies, senators and others. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered to construct 5,000 new classrooms under the Public Schools Reorganisation Programme (PSRP). While chairing a special meeting of the School Education Department to review its various projects and their related issues, she added, “Modern labs will be established to increase learning capacity of students.” She agreed to a proposal to establish revolving funds for the construction and maintenance of schools. The Chief Minister reviewed a proposal to launch a mobile bus library project in government schools in order to promote study culture among students.” She added,”Uniforms should be properly enforced in government schools.” The authorities concerned presented a report on the ongoing school meal program in three districts of South Punjab. She directed the relevant authorities to establish a formal learning center for out-of-school children in Punjab.A weak Canadian dollar is being blamed as a key culprit behind sticky inflation at the grocery store, a trend one expert says he expects to persist heading into the holidays. While overall inflation has moderated in recent months, settling back at the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target in October, consumers are once again feeling the pinch on groceries. The annual cost of food bought from the store rose 2.7 per cent annually last month, accelerating from a rate of 2.3 per cent in September. October marked the third consecutive month grocery prices outpaced the rest of the consumer basket tracked by Statistics Canada. Driving those costs higher in October were more expensive fresh vegetables and fruit, which rose at annual rates of 7.3 per cent and 7.6 per cent, respectively. Pain at the grocery store is nothing new for Canadians. As Canada grappled with decades-high inflation over the past few years, grocery prices were among the largest contributors. Ipsos polling conducted exclusively for Global News in late August found that 43 per cent of Canadians are worried they might not have enough money to feed their families. Prices on food bought from stores rose over 20 per cent over the three years between July 2021 and June 2024, according to StatCan. That rapid rise helps to explain why Canadians are still feeling “sticker shock” at the grocery store, explains personal finance expert Rubina Ahmed-Haq. “When we go to the grocery store, we still have recent memory of what avocados cost, what a loaf of bread costs, what a carton of eggs costs,” she says. “It’s still something that we’re getting used to, that prices are here to stay at this level. They just aren’t increasing as aggressively year-over-year.” The acute pain of food inflation in recent years is one of the justifications Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cited this week in announcing the Liberal proposal for a two-month GST/HST “holiday” applying to many common grocery items. Sal Guatieri, senior economist and director at BMO Capital Markets, tells Global News that, in contrast to the global bout of inflation from the past few years, today’s price jumps at the grocery store are not necessarily universal. In Canada, while grocery inflation was up 2.7 per cent in October, the latest figures from the United States show food prices were up just 1.1 per cent annually. Guatieri says there’s a few reasons why food inflation looks different on either side of the border, but the most glaring perhaps is the weak Canadian dollar and surging strength of the United States’ greenback. The loonie fell below the 71-cent mark compared to the U.S. dollar to start this week, marking a four-year low before recovering somewhat. Guatieri says this differential is felt particularly hard at grocery stores in Canada, particularly in the colder weather seasons when much of the fresh food Canadians eat is imported from the U.S. Import prices for food have been growing “quite strongly,” Guatieri says, rising 14 per cent in the past year. Canadians are likely feeling the compounding effect of a weak loonie and drought earlier in the year on beef prices, he says, with the latter reducing cattle stocks and limiting supplies of beef coming from south of the border. Guatieri says consumers can also expect prices to rise a bit sharper heading into the end of the year, particularly ahead of the holiday season when Canadians are buying and eating more food than usual. “They celebrate more, certainly with friends and family. And so the demand for food products, especially at the grocery store, tends to go up,” he says. While the Canadian dollar has been flailing against its American counterpart for well over a year, much of the loonie’s weakness can be traced to the results of the U.S. presidential election. Donald Trump’s looming second administration comes with threats of blanket tariffs on trading partners and other economic policies aimed at stimulating growth in the U.S. While it remains to be seen what campaign promises will become policy when he assumes office in January, Guatieri says that the general risks of a Trump presidency lean more towards higher inflation. That’s important for the U.S. Federal Reserve, which looks at where inflation is heading as it sets its benchmark interest rates. Expectations that the Fed might not cut as much as previously expected are important for setting currency exchange rates — the differential between the Bank of Canada’s policy rate and its counterpart in the U.S. affects the value of the loonie. With the Bank of Canada getting a headstart on the Fed in its rate-cut cycle, the two central banks’ policy rates stand at a wide differential, discouraging investors from piling into the loonie and instead pushing them to relative safety in the U.S. dollar. BMO notes that part of the loonie’s recovery this week came from reined-in expectations for the Bank of Canada’s own pace of rate cuts, which came from an upside surprise to inflation and some reaction to the Liberal stimulus proposals. But Guatieri says that a Trump presidency is still likely to be bad news for the Canadian dollar. “That does suggest the Canadian dollar could be on the defensive for quite some time,” he says. Ahmed-Haq says there are a few strategies Canadians ought to employ or revisit when they head to the grocery store, even if price hikes aren’t in the double-digits anymore. For one, making a list and doing an inventory of what you need — and what you already have — before heading to the grocery store is critical for avoiding food waste, particularly on perishable items that can be quick to go bad. “When you throw things out, that is really throwing money in the garbage,” Ahmed-Haq says. She also recommends avoiding putting too much focus on grocers’ loyalty programs. While one loyalty program can be helpful, if shoppers are visiting multiple stores and are enrolled in many different rewards schemes, it can dilute the effectiveness of any savings. Instead, Ahmed-Haq recommends those who live near discount chains take advantage of those, where lower prices can often be found at the expense of wider selections. “Price still trumps everything,” she says. — with files from Global News’s Anne Gaviola

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Giants Make Major Injury Decision on Kayvon ThibodeauxHyderabad : In a major crackdown on the ganja peddling rackets in the city, Hyderabad police apprehended four ganja suppliers, two transporters and a peddler in Kachiguda, seizing 114 kg of contraband from their possession. The arrested have been identified as Balji Govind, 34, Adigarla Prakash Kumar, 23, Malasala Mohan Rao, 44, Rajana Durga Hari Prasad, 20, Kodi Ramana,24, Lalam Gangadhar, 20, and Yethula Gangadhar, 19. All are natives of Anakapalle district of Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, the racket consisted of an interconnected nexus from Andhra, was headed by Balji Govind, who had direct contacts with ganja cultivators in the Chitrakonda Forest area of the Odhisa-Andhra Pradesh Border. He, along with Prakash Kumar and Mohan Rao used to source the contraband from the cultivators at the rate of Rs 1,500 per kg and would sell it to Durga Hari Prasad for Rs 5,000 per kg. As the next node of the supply chain, Durga Hari Prasad would sell the contraband to Kodi Ramana for Rs 10,000 per kg, who had employed two men on a commission basis to transport the ganja to Hyderabad and give it to the peddlers in the city. In Hyderabad, two peddlers, identified as Balaji and Kumari, would sell the drug in the streets to retail consumers in smaller packets, earning Rs 25,000 per kg. Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) urged the citizens of Hyderabad to report any incidents of sale and usage of any drugs in the city to the HNEW team at +918712661601 .Messi's son debuts at Argentina youth tournament as grandparents watchKBC Group NV Acquires Shares of 1,214 Astrana Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTH)

GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its stake in Golub Capital BDC, Inc. ( NASDAQ:GBDC – Free Report ) by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,217 shares of the investment management company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,685 shares during the quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in Golub Capital BDC were worth $290,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 171.5% in the 3rd quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,145 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,355 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Golub Capital BDC by 135.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,340 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 1,347 shares during the last quarter. Cove Street Capital LLC purchased a new position in Golub Capital BDC during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Golub Capital BDC during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $61,000. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new position in Golub Capital BDC during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $71,000. 42.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insider Activity In related news, Chairman Lawrence E. Golub purchased 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $15.04 per share, with a total value of $300,800.00. Following the purchase, the chairman now owns 1,898,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,559,155.20. The trade was a 1.06 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink . Insiders bought a total of 80,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,197,400 in the last three months. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on GBDC Golub Capital BDC Price Performance NASDAQ:GBDC opened at $15.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 5.01 and a quick ratio of 5.01. The firm has a market cap of $2.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.86 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $15.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $15.44. Golub Capital BDC, Inc. has a 1-year low of $14.05 and a 1-year high of $17.72. Golub Capital BDC Announces Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 9th. Golub Capital BDC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 110.64%. Golub Capital BDC Company Profile ( Free Report ) Golub Capital BDC, Inc (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. Read More Five stocks we like better than Golub Capital BDC Where to Find Earnings Call Transcripts Tesla Investors Continue to Profit From the Trump Trade What to Know About Investing in Penny Stocks MicroStrategy’s Stock Dip vs. Coinbase’s Potential Rally Why is the Ex-Dividend Date Significant to Investors? Netflix Ventures Into Live Sports, Driving Stock Momentum Want to see what other hedge funds are holding GBDC? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Golub Capital BDC, Inc. ( NASDAQ:GBDC – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Golub Capital BDC Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Golub Capital BDC and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .RYAN AGONCILLO – Actor and host Ryan Agoncillo’s reaction to Kathryn Bernardo and Yohan’s sweet photo elicited reactions from the netizens. Ryan Agoncillo, the talented actor and beloved TV host, has once again charmed fans with his humor and authenticity. Known for his family-centered social media presence, Ryan recently shared a heartwarming yet amusing post that quickly became the talk of the internet. On his Instagram account, @ryan_agoncillo, the “Eat Bulaga” host uploaded an adorable photo of Kathryn Bernardo posing with his eldest daughter, Yohan. Both ladies were all smiles, radiating warmth and positivity. However, it wasn’t just the picture that caught netizens’ attention—it was Ryan’s witty and heartfelt caption that stole the show. “Naknangteteng, last I checked you were babies,” Ryan wrote, expressing disbelief at how quickly time has flown by. The comment perfectly encapsulated the feelings of many parents who watch their children grow up in the blink of an eye. Kathryn, the ever-charming actress, didn’t let the moment pass without a playful reply. She commented, “Baby damulags,” a term affectionately referring to grown-up “babies,” which added more sweetness to the interaction. The post immediately gained traction, drawing reactions from fans and followers. Many agreed with Ryan’s sentiment, reminiscing about how fast children grow up and sharing their own stories. Others couldn’t help but laugh at the relatable and endearing caption. This lighthearted exchange not only highlighted Ryan’s close bond with his daughter but also showcased his knack for connecting with fans through genuine and humorous moments. Kathryn’s response further endeared her to netizens, showing her playful and approachable personality. Ryan Agoncillo and his wife, award-winning actress Judy Ann Santos, are proud parents to three children: Yohan, Lucio, and Luna. Known for their strong family values and loving dynamics, the Agoncillos have become one of the most admired celebrity families in the Philippines. This latest Instagram moment between Ryan, Kathryn, and Yohan is just another example of how the Agoncillo family brings joy and relatability to their fans, one post at a time. READ ALSO: Ryan Agoncillo Reacts To TAPE’s Plan To Fire HimATLANTA — As Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene enters her third term in Congress, she will also be working alongside the world's richest man and a former presidential candidate tasked to cut government spending and regulations. The Georgian took to X on Thursday to share she'll be chairing a brand new subcommittee that will work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy for the Department of Government Efficiency. "I won't rest until we've rooted out every penny of waste and abuse," Rep. Greene wrote. "The American people deserve a government that works for them, not against them!" RELATED: Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene wins reelection to U.S. House in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, AP projects The Associated Press previously reported President-elect Donald Trump's choice to put Musk and Ramaswamy in charge of DOGE . The news organization said this is an outside advisory committee that will work with people inside the government to reduce spending and regulations. In a separate X post , Greene expanded on her reasons for looking forward to chairing the new subcommittee. She mentioned that she comes from a business background where she runs a construction company. She compared the government to private companies, where she said if one is not doing a good job in their role, they'll be fired. "But for some reason in government, bad employees -- whether they're failing to do the job they were hired to do or working in roles that are no longer needed -- never get fired," she wrote. "This is incredibly unfair to the hard-working taxpayers of our country, and it's about to change." Two people told The Associated Press that Greene and Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee, had already met with Ramaswamy. The entrepreneur also took to social media to say he was looking forward to collaborating with Congress on this topic. "Proper oversight of agencies & public transparency are critical," Ramaswamy wrote. RELATED: Extended interview | Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene seeking a third term in Congress The news organization also reported Musk and Ramaswamy said they would encourage Trump to make cuts by refusing to spend money allocated by Congress -- a process known as impounding. The proposal goes against a 1974 law intended to prevent future presidents from following in the footsteps of Richard Nixon, who held back funding that he didn't like. It would be a dramatic attempt to expand his powers when he already has the benefit of a Republican-controlled Congress and a conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court. It could swiftly become one of the most closely watched legal fights of his second administration. “He might get away with it," said William Galston, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank. “Congress’s power of the purse will turn into an advisory opinion.” Plans for the Department of Government Efficiency are still coming into focus. Still, it has put out a call for "super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting," the AP said. Applicants are encouraged to submit their resumes through X, the social media company that Musk owns.

With the election finally over, and America getting ready to celebrate its fall holiday tradition of families not speaking to each other, it’s good to remember that there is one thing that unites us all. In every region of the country, people of every age, race, color, creed, religion and national origin share one common thought: How can California still be counting ballots? For decades, registered California voters would go to the polls in their neighborhood on Election Day, give their name and address to a poll worker sitting at a folding table, sign a paper registry, receive a ballot and vote. Completed ballots were secured in locked boxes and when the polls closed, the ballot boxes would be transported to county offices to be tabulated. County election officials didn’t need weeks to verify the validity of every ballot, because voters had already attested to their identity at the polling places. Vote-by-mail ballots had to be verified, but for a long time that was only a small fraction of total ballots. According to records from the California Secretary of State, mail ballots accounted for just 4.21% of all ballots cast in 1964 general election, 4.5% in 1976, 6.26% in 1980 and 9.33% in 1984. Later, the percentage of mail ballots began to climb. By 2016, more than 57% of ballots were vote-by-mail, and then in 2020, when California began sending a mail ballot to every active registered voter, 86.72% of ballots cast were mail ballots. In 2022, it was 88.64%. California lawmakers fretted that tens of thousands of mail ballots were rejected because they were returned too late, or because the voter had not signed the return envelope, or because the signature did not match the voter registration record on file. So they passed laws that allowed extra time and extra chances for voters to get it right. Counties are now required to accept ballots for seven days after the polls close, even without a postmark, as long as the voter “has dated the vote-by-mail ballot identification envelope or the envelope otherwise indicates that the ballot was executed on or before Election Day.” This and other lenient standards for accepting mail ballots can be found in the California Code of Regulations, Section 20991. In the current election, the counties accepted ballots through Nov. 12. But that’s not the end of the delays. Under state law, counties must notify voters if their ballot hasn’t been accepted due to a missing or mismatched signature and inform them that they can “cure” their signature by signing a form. This year, California enacted another law, Assembly Bill 3184, to ensure that voters are given the maximum amount of time to respond to the notice. Voters have until Dec. 1 to return the signed form. This week, several close races remained undecided with hundreds of thousands of ballots statewide still to count. This does not inspire confidence, especially since many changes to voting and election procedures that California has made in recent years have opened apparent vulnerabilities to cheating. In addition to mailing ballots to voters who did not request them and continuing to accept ballots for seven days after the polls close, the state legalized ballot “harvesting,” which enables an individual to return stacks or sacks of ballots to an unattended drop box or county elections office without triggering legal scrutiny. Before Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1921 in 2016, only a close relative or member of the same household could return a voter’s mail ballot. Then this year, Newsom signed Senate Bill 1174 to prohibit local governments from adopting a voter ID law. Last year he signed AB 969, making it illegal for counties to hand-count ballots in an election. Voters in California were promised paper ballots that could be audited, but it hasn’t worked out that way. Manual verification of machine-tabulated vote totals has become virtually impossible in the wake of the 2016 Voter’s Choice Act, SB 450, which threw out the local polling place model and allowed voters to cast their ballot in person at any “vote center” in the county. Returned ballots are no longer sorted by precinct. The state’s method of confirming the accuracy of a machine tally was always a manual tally of 1% of the precincts where in-person voting occurred, randomly chosen. That was changed in 2018 to substitute “batches” of ballots for precincts. But how can the public know if those numbers really match? What about recounts? Anyone who is willing to pay the cost may request a recount of any race, but retrieving the paper ballots requires paying county workers for weeks of work to find them. An alternative is to recount optical scans of ballots, but that is costly, too, due to the need for tech workers, computers and monitors. With the previous voting systems, recounts could be conducted by four clerks at a table, and the cost was in the tens of thousands of dollars. But in 2019, then-Secretary of State Alex Padilla decertified all those voting systems everywhere in the state and forced the counties to buy voting technology that counted optical scans. Now recounts cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some of the state’s actions seem like an engraved invitation to fraud. A 2010 law, SB 1404, required the secretary of state to regulate the tint and watermark on printed ballots. Ahead of every election, an advisory goes up on the state’s website to announce the exact ink color, watermark and printing instructions for official ballots. “The tint for the background and watermark is Pantone 372 U ‘Light Green’ (RGB 212, 238, 141/ CMYK 11, 0, 41, 7),” this year’s advisory explained. Do other states publish instructions for manufacturing official ballots? When so many security vulnerabilities are layered on top of each other, it appears to be possible to steal an election and get away with it. California officials claim they’ve made it easier to vote. It looks like they’ve made it easier to cheat. Write Susan@SusanShelley.com and follow her on Twitter @Susan_ShelleyMaximizing Fiber Infrastructure ROI Through Advanced Analytics: A Pioneer's Journey By Rajkumar Kyadasu

ServiceNow, Inc. ( NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report ) CEO William R. Mcdermott sold 12,271 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $997.67, for a total transaction of $12,242,408.57. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,595 shares in the company, valued at $2,588,953.65. The trade was a 82.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link . ServiceNow Stock Performance NOW opened at $1,060.57 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $218.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 164.94, a P/E/G ratio of 5.87 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $948.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $834.64. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 1 year low of $637.99 and a 1 year high of $1,064.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.13. ServiceNow ( NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The information technology services provider reported $3.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.46 by $0.26. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 16.03% and a net margin of 12.77%. The business had revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.21 EPS. ServiceNow’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 7.07 EPS for the current fiscal year. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Read Our Latest Research Report on NOW Institutional Inflows and Outflows Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creekmur Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in ServiceNow during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of ServiceNow by 466.7% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 34 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC raised its holdings in ServiceNow by 3,900.0% during the first quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 40 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in ServiceNow during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new position in ServiceNow in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% of the company’s stock. ServiceNow Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) ServiceNow, Inc provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses in the North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates the Now platform for end-to-end digital transformation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, and collaboration and development tools. See Also Receive News & Ratings for ServiceNow Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ServiceNow and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Indeed, you have heard this saying before. It’s been around for centuries and remains as accurate today as it was for Sophocles in ancient Greece. The tendency for ‘misery’ to want to share itself with others has remained unchanging over the years and through every political and religious revolution. In last week’s article, we discussed [...]

Trump reaches transition agreement with Biden White House after long delayA study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extinction, one of the British Columbia-based authors says. Chloe Robinson said reported strikes represent a fraction of their true extent, and a lack of protection measures leaves whales vulnerable as global shipping expands. The study found shipping takes place across 92 per cent of the ranges for humpback, blue, fin and sperm whales worldwide, but measures to reduce vessel strikes have been implemented in less than seven per cent of high-risk areas. "That could really spell, you know, potential extinction for some of these species," said Robinson, director of whales for Ocean Wise, a B.C.-based organization that provided data for the paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. "A recent study estimated anything up to 20,000 whales are killed a year through ship strikes, globally, and that's just an estimate, a best-case estimate." Robinson said she was surprised to see Swiftsure Bank, off the west coast of Vancouver Island, emerge as a risk hot spot for strikes of fin, blue and humpback whales. The area is a "migration highway" for humpbacks, she noted. The study also identified a hot spot for the same three species in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. "This is something that Ocean Wise has been looking into because a lot of the management measures occur offshore and not sort of within the Gulf of St. Lawrence itself and even the St. Lawrence Seaway, (which) leads down to the Great Lakes," she said. "That was a huge hot spot, which was really interesting for me." Robinson said there have been smaller studies on the risk of ship strikes in different regions, but the study published Thursday is the first to map the distribution of the four whale species, using a variety of data sources, then compare it with the Automatic Identification System, a tool used for tracking vessels worldwide. "This was really the first of its kind to map these two on top of each other," she said. The researchers found the highest levels of risk in the Indian, western North Pacific and Mediterranean, while it also identified high-risk areas in the eastern North Pacific, North and South Atlantic Ocean along with the South China Sea. The Southern Ocean was the only region that did not contain any ship-strike hot spots due to low levels of shipping, despite high use by whales, the study found. Robinson said the findings support a strong case for maritime authorities to adopt measures such as whale alert systems, speed limits and no-go zones. "We know where there are areas where there are lots of whales and lots of ships, so this is where we need to target for management," she said in an interview. Robinson said Canada is home to many "eyes on the water" and researchers exploring innovative techniques for monitoring whales. But the country lacks mandatory mitigation measures, and it's not alone. "Next to none of the measures globally are mandatory. So, having voluntary measures (is) great, provided people comply," Robinson said. Ocean Wise launched an alert system in 2018 that notifies large vessels of the presence of whales in Pacific Northwest waters, and Robinson said about 80 per cent of mariners from Washington state up to Alaska have signed up. The WhaleReport alert system mainly functions in what she describes as "inshore" waters around busy ports in Seattle, Vancouver and Prince Rupert. The Port of Vancouver has also seen a high rate of compliance for its ECHO program, Robinson noted. The program encourages vessels to take voluntary steps, such as slowing down or staying farther away from whales, in order to reduce underwater noise and the potential for strikes in busy shipping areas. Robinson favours a multi-pronged approach to reducing ship strikes, but she said one single measure she believes could have a big impact would be equipping vessels with an infrared camera to detect whales within several kilometres. "Maybe some mariners ... respond better to knowing there 100 per cent is a whale 200 metres in front of your vessel, versus, 'slow down, there might be a whale here.'" Robinson said such cameras can cost between US$50,000 and $75,000. But the cost was a "drop in the bucket" of major companies' profits, she said. The cameras also present a public-relations opportunity for businesses to advertise themselves as operating in a more whale-friendly manner, Robinson said. "I know people who have had to go and have therapy after killing a humpback whilst at the helm," she added. "I think there's a lot to be said (for) the long-term benefits of this kind of technology." The study also found areas with lower traffic that could provide refuge for whales, especially with added protections. It shows the Arctic Ocean, for example, has very few high-risk areas for vessel strikes, and Robinson said some researchers view it as potential sanctuary. But without protections, Robinson said Arctic waters could become the next high-risk hot spot as sea ice melts with climate change, opening up shipping routes. "Knowing the plans to expand shipping routes into these areas to cut shipping time, make things faster, right through prime whale habitat, I think this is a really good opportunity to get ahead of the issue before it becomes an issue," she said. Whales play crucial roles in their ecosystems, including cycling nutrients that support other species, and they're a boon for tourism, Robinson said. They're also "magical" creatures that people feel connected to, she said, and they remain vulnerable after many species were hunted to the brink of extinction. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 22, 2024. Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press

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Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in SoFi Technologies by 10.0% in the third quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank raised its position in SoFi Technologies by 442.0% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 8,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 7,222 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in SoFi Technologies by 1.0% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 128,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after acquiring an additional 1,319 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.43% of the company’s stock. SoFi Technologies Price Performance SoFi Technologies stock opened at $15.60 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.20. SoFi Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $6.01 and a 52 week high of $15.75. The stock has a market cap of $16.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 156.02, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of equities research analysts recently commented on SOFI shares. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of SoFi Technologies from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays boosted their target price on SoFi Technologies from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup lowered SoFi Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of SoFi Technologies from $7.50 to $8.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of SoFi Technologies from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $9.80. Check Out Our Latest Research Report on SoFi Technologies Insider Activity In other news, EVP Kelli Keough sold 9,308 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.36, for a total transaction of $96,430.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 152,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,576,823.08. This represents a 5.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink . Also, CTO Jeremy Rishel sold 68,081 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total value of $552,817.72. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 521,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,234,620.60. This represents a 11.55 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . In the last quarter, insiders have sold 96,287 shares of company stock worth $863,250. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. About SoFi Technologies ( Free Report ) SoFi Technologies, Inc provides various financial services in the United States, Latin America, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Lending, Technology Platform, and Financial Services. The company offers lending and financial services and products that allows its members to borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect money. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding SOFI? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for SoFi Technologies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SOFI – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for SoFi Technologies Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for SoFi Technologies and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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