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99bet slot On Friday, Buff Nation will get its last opportunity to watch two of the greatest players in program history compete on the Folsom Field turf. It won’t be the last time cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders play in Colorado jerseys, however. Although there is somewhat of a feel of finality around Friday’s matchup with Oklahoma State (10 a.m., ABC), head coach Deion Sanders said he’s not thinking that way. “No, we got a bowl game,” he said. “I’m pretty sure we secured that weeks ago for (super fan Peggy Coppom).” Yes, at 8-3 (6-2 Big 12), the 23rd-ranked Buffaloes will be going to a bowl game in December. In recent years, however, there have been star players around the country who have opted out of bowls to focus on the NFL Draft. Of course, CU still has a shot to get into the Big 12 title game, win that and earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. Do that, and the star players would certainly suit up and compete for a national title. Yet, even if the Buffs fall short of the CFP, it appears that Shedeur and Hunter will play in a bowl. “(Friday) is not the last time you’re going to see them in a Buff uniform,” Coach Prime said. Friday’s game against OSU (3-8, 0-8) will most likely be the last one for Coach Prime and his sons – Shedeur and safety Shilo Sanders – at Folsom Field, but Coach Prime said he’s not focused on any emotions that could come with that. “I’m focused on winning this last game with my team,” he said. To do that, the Buffs have the turn the page from last Saturday’s 37-21 loss at Kansas – a defeat that may have cost them a spot in the Big 12 title game. Had the Buffs defeated Kansas and then Oklahoma State this week, they would have secured a spot in the Dec. 7 title game. Now, they go into this week needing a win and some help around the conference. “We had an opportunity, we squandered it,” Coach Prime said. “OK, let’s go out here and kick butt and whatever happens happens.” Coach Prime said the Buffs are trying to flush the KU loss and move on, but admitted, “Sometimes it’s little things that creep up on you, you remind yourself of the opportunity you had, and you pray that you still have an opportunity.” All year, Coach Prime has talked about the 2023 season being about instilling hope in the CU program and this year being about expectation. He took over a program that went 1-11 in 2022 and took the Buffs to 4-8 – with several close losses – last year. This year, the Buff raised the bar, which made the loss to Kansas so tough to swallow, but it also provides a spark for this week. “We want to end right,” Coach Prime said. “We have the best fan base, I feel like, in college football, and I’m thankful that they hurt because we’re hurting because they have expectation. ... We instilled hope (last year). Now it’s expectation, and people are frustrated because of the expectation and I like that, and I’m thankful for that. “(Shedeur and Hunter) and all the rest of the seniors have done a wonderful job of getting us to where we are instilling so much expectation in our fan base and expectation in ourselves. So we’re going to fight and try to go out there and kick some butt and end this thing on the right note. And we’re going to go to a bowl game and end this thing on the right note, because our fans deserve the absolute best.”

On Friday, Buff Nation will get its last opportunity to watch two of the greatest players in program history compete on the Folsom Field turf. It won’t be the last time cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders play in Colorado jerseys, however. Although there is somewhat of a feel of finality around Friday’s matchup with Oklahoma State (10 a.m., ABC), head coach Deion Sanders said he’s not thinking that way. “No, we got a bowl game,” he said. “I’m pretty sure we secured that weeks ago for (super fan Peggy Coppom).” Yes, at 8-3 (6-2 Big 12), the 23rd-ranked Buffaloes will be going to a bowl game in December. In recent years, however, there have been star players around the country who have opted out of bowls to focus on the NFL Draft. Of course, CU still has a shot to get into the Big 12 title game, win that and earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. Do that, and the star players would certainly suit up and compete for a national title. Yet, even if the Buffs fall short of the CFP, it appears that Shedeur and Hunter will play in a bowl. “(Friday) is not the last time you’re going to see them in a Buff uniform,” Coach Prime said. Friday’s game against OSU (3-8, 0-8) will most likely be the last one for Coach Prime and his sons – Shedeur and safety Shilo Sanders – at Folsom Field, but Coach Prime said he’s not focused on any emotions that could come with that. “I’m focused on winning this last game with my team,” he said. To do that, the Buffs have the turn the page from last Saturday’s 37-21 loss at Kansas – a defeat that may have cost them a spot in the Big 12 title game. Had the Buffs defeated Kansas and then Oklahoma State this week, they would have secured a spot in the Dec. 7 title game. Now, they go into this week needing a win and some help around the conference. “We had an opportunity, we squandered it,” Coach Prime said. “OK, let’s go out here and kick butt and whatever happens happens.” Coach Prime said the Buffs are trying to flush the KU loss and move on, but admitted, “Sometimes it’s little things that creep up on you, you remind yourself of the opportunity you had, and you pray that you still have an opportunity.” All year, Coach Prime has talked about the 2023 season being about instilling hope in the CU program and this year being about expectation. He took over a program that went 1-11 in 2022 and took the Buffs to 4-8 – with several close losses – last year. This year, the Buff raised the bar, which made the loss to Kansas so tough to swallow, but it also provides a spark for this week. “We want to end right,” Coach Prime said. “We have the best fan base, I feel like, in college football, and I’m thankful that they hurt because we’re hurting because they have expectation. ... We instilled hope (last year). Now it’s expectation, and people are frustrated because of the expectation and I like that, and I’m thankful for that. “(Shedeur and Hunter) and all the rest of the seniors have done a wonderful job of getting us to where we are instilling so much expectation in our fan base and expectation in ourselves. So we’re going to fight and try to go out there and kick some butt and end this thing on the right note. And we’re going to go to a bowl game and end this thing on the right note, because our fans deserve the absolute best.”

An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records Tuesday after Donald Trump’s latest talk about tariffs created only some ripples on Wall Street, even if they could roil the global economy were they to take effect. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to top the all-time high it set a couple weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 123 points, or 0.3%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6% as Microsoft and Big Tech led the way. Stock markets abroad mostly fell after President-elect Trump said he plans to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China once he takes office. But the movements were mostly modest. Stock indexes were down 0.1% in Shanghai and nearly flat in Hong Kong, while Canada’s main index edged down by less than 0.1%. Trump has often praised the use of tariffs , but investors are weighing whether his latest threat will actually become policy or is just an opening point for negotiations. For now, the market seems to be taking it more as the latter. The consequences otherwise for markets and the global economy could be painful. Unless the United States can prepare alternatives for the autos, energy products and other goods that come from Mexico, Canada and China, such tariffs would raise the price of imported items all at once and make households poorer, according to Carl Weinberg and Rubeela Farooqi, economists at High Frequency Economics. They would also hurt profit margins for U.S. companies, while raising the threat of retaliatory tariffs by other countries. And unlike tariffs in Trump’s first term, his latest proposal would affect products across the board. General Motors sank 9%, and Ford Motor fell 2.6% because both import automobiles from Mexico. Constellation Brands, which sells Modelo and other Mexican beer brands in the United States, dropped 3.3%. The value of the Mexican peso fell 1.8% against the U.S. dollar. Beyond the pain such tariffs would cause U.S. households and businesses, they could also push the Federal Reserve to slow or even halt its cuts to interest rates. The Fed had just begun easing its main interest rate from a two-decade high a couple months ago to offer support for the job market . While lower interest rates can boost the economy, they can also offer more fuel for inflation. “Many” officials at the Fed’s last meeting earlier this month said they should lower rates gradually, according to minutes of the meeting released Tuesday afternoon. The talk about tariffs overshadowed another mixed set of profit reports from U.S. retailers that answered few questions about how much more shoppers can keep spending. They’ll need to stay resilient after helping the economy avoid a recession, despite the high interest rates imposed by the Fed to get inflation under control. A report on Tuesday from the Conference Board said confidence among U.S. consumers improved in November, but not by as much as economists expected. Kohl’s tumbled 17% after its results for the latest quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations. CEO Tom Kingsbury said sales remain soft for apparel and footwear. A day earlier, Kingsbury said he plans to step down as CEO in January. Ashley Buchanan, CEO of Michaels and a retail veteran, will replace him. Best Buy fell 4.9% after likewise falling short of analysts’ expectations. Dick’s Sporting Goods topped forecasts for the latest quarter thanks to a strong back-to-school season, but its stock lost an early gain to fall 1.4%. Still, more stocks rose in the S&P 500 than fell. J.M. Smucker had one of the biggest gains and climbed 5.7% after topping analysts’ expectations for the latest quarter. CEO Mark Smucker credited strength for its Uncrustables, Meow Mix, Café Bustelo and Jif brands. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up U.S. indexes. Gains of 3.2% for Amazon and 2.2% for Microsoft were the two strongest forces lifting the S&P 500. All told, the S&P 500 rose 34.26 points to 6,021.63. The Dow gained 123.74 to 44,860.31, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 119.46 to 19,174.30. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady following their big drop from a day before driven by relief following Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. The yield on the 10-year Treasury inched up to 4.29% from 4.28% late Monday, but it’s still well below the 4.41% level where it ended last week. In the crypto market, bitcoin continued to pull back after topping $99,000 for the first time late last week. It’s since dipped back toward $91,000, according to CoinDesk. It’s a sharp turnaround from the bonanza that initially took over the crypto market following Trump’s election. That boom had also appeared to have spilled into some corners of the stock market. Strategists at Barclays Capital pointed to stocks of unprofitable companies, along with other areas that can be caught up in bursts of optimism by smaller-pocketed “retail” investors. AP Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.Best Buy says Trump tariffs could force it to raise consumer prices

By MICHELLE L. PRICE WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump’s Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer’s comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump’s world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Musk, the world’s richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump’s movement but his stance on the tech industry’s hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent,” he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Related Articles National Politics | H5N1 virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans National Politics | Trump threat to immigrant health care tempered by economic hopes National Politics | In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families National Politics | Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case National Politics | New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns Trump’s own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump’s businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country” and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country,” he told the “All-In” podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump’s budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.

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When Susan Masten was growing up in Northern California, her familial traditions were lost in a confusion of cultures. Native American communities pass down traditions through the matrilineal line, and Masten’s grandmother was a basket-maker, spoke Yurok – the language of her tribe of the same name – and organized tribal ceremonies with her family. But when she was sent to boarding school along with more than 60,000 other children between 1869 and the 1960s through the federal Indian boarding school policy, that culture was punished out of her, replaced by the dominant language, religion and traditions. When she came home, Masten’s grandmother barely taught her children Yurok. Dances, coming-of-age traditions, beliefs around how to handle grief – those ceremonies got lost, Masten said, because it was so ingrained in those women to “not be the dirty little Indian.” Years later, the cultural silence eroded into something bigger. Masten noticed that women weren’t encouraging one another or creating strong networks of support systems to help one another. Men, on the other hand, were well-connected and supported. She decided to create a change that had the potential to transform her community. In 2004, she brought together nine of her friends, all of whom were also community leaders, and talked to them about forming a national organization that would offer support, encouragement and preparation for Native American women interested in leadership roles. At the time, there weren’t many elected women leaders on tribal councils, the governing bodies for many tribes. That gathering turned into the Women Empowering Women for Indigenous Nations, or WeWin, a national conference that each summer draws more than 400 Native American women, spanning tribes and generations. Over the course of three days, participants join prayer circles, listen to keynote speakers and celebrate tenured leaders and changemakers, focusing on the universal Native American values of love, kindness, bravery and courage. Most of the women arrive at the conference reserved and timid but leave transformed and excited to step into new leadership roles, Masten said. “We’ve been able to see that (the conference) is what every woman needs to find at that moment in time,” Masten said. “When they come, whether they need to be in a positive environment, fine-tune their skills, or feel encouragement, they find it. “It’s wonderful to see because it’s almost magical, in a sense, because we don’t have that kind of network at home.” ​​Those networks were largely broken by U.S. policy, making it harder for matriarchs to pass down customs, traditions and languages. At the boarding schools, students were abused if they spoke in their native language. They were forced to give up their Native name and replaced it with an English one. Schools made students practice Christianity instead of their culture’s religion, which taught them they should be ashamed to be Native American. “They couldn’t hold onto that way of life because if they were going to make it, they had to go become this other (thing)” Masten said. President Joe Biden recently apologized on behalf of the federal government for its role in running these boarding schools and this month designated one such school as a national monument. Their impact continues to reverberate. Born in Wisconsin and a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Melanie Benjamin, WeWin co-founder and treasurer, grew up on the St. Croix River. Her family lived on opposite sides of the river, with roots in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. Her father was an Army veteran and a woodsman. From her mother, Benjamin inherited strong traditions and values. “She taught us the values of our culture, who we are as Anishinaabe people [a group of tribes located in the Great Lakes and Canada composed of Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi, Mississaugas, Nipissing, and Algonquin],” Benjamin said. “She incorporated that in the way she raised us.” In the 1950s, the federal government’s Urban Relocation Program took Native American families from reservations and placed them into metropolitan areas to help them assimilate to mainstream culture. The moves led many of those families to feel displaced as they faced work and social discrimination as well as a lack of cultural support. Benjamin’s family relocated to St. Louis, and they had to search for other Native American families because the community was spread apart. Eventually, she and her family returned to Minnesota because her parents struggled to be away from their culture. As they grew older, Masten and Benjamin sought out leadership positions within their respective tribes, and their paths crossed during a leadership workshop. It didn’t take long for the two to become close friends and support systems for each other. When Masten approached Benjamin about forming WeWin, Benjamin said she couldn’t refuse. In its 20th year, WeWin has grown to the point where attendees are creating local chapters to organize events dedicated to specific tribes and locations. As the organization continues to evolve, Masten and the other nine co-founders hope to introduce fellowships and establish more chapters across the country. Inspired by the knowledge she learned during her first national WeWin conference, Valerie Harrington-Wind rallied a group of women together in her own community and formed a local chapter within the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Since 2016, the chapter has motivated members to give back to their community and pour into their neighbors. Harrington-Wind’s newfound skills encouraged her to earn her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and now she serves as the legislative chief communications officer for her tribe. “I just want to be surrounded by women that care about the community,” she said. “ (WeWin) opened a lot of doors, and I continue to volunteer because I love it so much.” Within the chapter, more than 30 women organize luncheons, workshops and conferences for their neighbors, wearing their cultural values – such as Gwayakwaadiziwin, honesty, and Zaagi’idiwin, love – on their sleeve. Benjamin, also a member of the Mille Lacs chapter, said centering their culture is something the women do every day, most often without even knowing – “they live their culture.” “It’s really about who we are as people,” Benjamin said. With the help of LeAnn Benjamin, whom Melanie calls one of the strongest cultural leaders in their community, the chapter’s board members wrote portions of their bylaws in Ojibwe, their tribe’s endangered language. Harrington-Wind said the chapter also smudges – a cultural ceremony that involves burning sacred plants like sage, sweetgrass and tobacco to cleanse and heal – before committee meetings to remain “respectful of their culture and the process,” and organizes youth conferences to instill these teachings in the younger generation. The WeWin conferences are labors of love to ensure the network of leadership and support can continue for generations. Organizers also prioritize multigenerational interactions, encouraging attendees to bring their mothers and children. Girls as young as 8 and women as old as 80 sit attentively as they share stories and forge connections, eager to learn something new, organizers said. “The talent we have in Indian Country is unbelievable,” Benjamin said. “We have leaders, warriors, teachers, ceremonial people, singers, actors. To be able to bring those people under one roof – it means that [WeWin] will have an impact everywhere we go.” Masten said her venture into leadership was a calling she couldn’t ignore. Remembering the values her grandmother and mother taught her, such as a strong work ethic, spirituality, and the responsibility to protect and preserve for tomorrow, Masten became a trailblazer for her community. She finds it rewarding to share her knowledge with other women and watch them blossom into strong leaders who are reclaiming their cultures – not only within their tribe, but also their families, jobs and communities. “That’s what rejuvenates me and makes me feel balanced again and whole,” Masten said. “It’s being able to see women coming together, supporting each other, sharing, learning, healing. “It’s a wonderful thing for our women to be who they want to be.” As the world around them changes, WeWin leaders said that no matter what, there will always be challenges for Indigenous people, especially women. But the knowledge, cultural values and interconnected support of their communities they establish now will help protect what they stand for in the future. “We’re always going to have to fight for our rights, for our sovereignty, for our culture,” Harrington-Wind said. “We’re always going to have work to do in Indian country. ... As long as we all come together as a community and protect each other, I think that we don’t have anything to worry about.” This story was originally published by The 19th and is republished here with permission.Versarien (LON:VRS) Hits New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

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You need blockbuster movies and all what we are seeing the news around Pushpa 2 will lead to some amount of froth in particular stock, but overall we have got a lot more consumption plays and we do not have too much choice in the sector as such, but the trend globally is towards OTT grabbing more and more of the market share. Over the last couple of days we have seen some fresh initiations UBS did on the entire sector on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Nomura did on Oberoi Realty. What is your take? Is it the time for a fresh relook at the real estate pack or are they adequately priced? Ajay Bagga: What has happened is that over the last three years post the peak of COVID, we have seen real estate do very well. I would say it was priced to perfection, so very difficult to really justify. Of course when new luxury projects come in and everything got sold very fast, then one tended to look at the sector afresh. But one is better off in the industrial infrastructure space, in the construction space, in the implementation part of the infrastructure business, then these real estate majors. They have cleaned up the balance sheets. The good news is with good regulation and smart moves, all these companies which have survived are the real winners and they will be multi-year winners. But valuations become an issue and behind the headlines, people have committed money partially. All those kinds of things are behind the headlines, given that there is a big demand at the upper end of the market and most of these players are in that. We have seen some South-based players showing not-so good numbers and not having that many approvals in place in various states. So, things are not the same for all companies. I think North-based players are much better off. We have seen NCR prices going up and projects running very fast. 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With the kind of GDP print that we got and the kind of setup that we have at our hand, is there any possibility of a rate action? Also do you think the RBI governor will get an extension? Ajay Bagga: Well, the money markets would like him to continue. He has had a pretty spectacular term and he has been consistently ranked among the top central bankers world over. But there is a tradition that governors change. So, there will be a change happening, though the markets would prefer him to stay. In terms of expectations on the rate cuts, those have moved to February largely. Earlier part of this year, we were expecting that the rates would start getting cut by October, following the Fed cutting by August, September, and that got postponed. Now, the dilemma for the RBI is twofold. One, how to ensure that the rupee depreciation is orderly. They have to keep an eye out for competitive devaluation that the Chinese will be doing, Southeast Asian nations will be doing continuously, that is the Chinese rebuttal to Trump tariffs. We have seen that happen in 2017-18 and already the Chinese have smartly depreciated their currency. So, the rupee has to be competitive in export terms, but it imports inflation if it is disorderly. The RBI is in a bit of a cul-de-sac where on one side it has to protect the value of the rupee, on the other side price stability, and third is the growth imperative. The growth has slowed down and one needs counter-cyclical measures both on the fiscal and monetary side. The money market is telling you that with the kind of fall that you have seen in the yields right from the 40-year paper down to the 5-year paper and the OIS is showing that a rate cut is anticipated by February and April. So, I think if on Friday we do not get a cut, you will get a 50 basis point in February probably. Second would be on the liquidity. The Street seems to be quite convinced about the CRR cut. Let us wait and watch. That is again a very blunt instrument. RBI does not like to leave that on the table mostly and rather they prefer OMOs and variable auctions to ensure they inject liquidity, but it will be a good signalling. If they give a CRR cut, it will help the balance sheets of banks as well. More liquidity and better margins, both will be welcome for the banks. Markets have run up in anticipation. So, we will see on Friday, but it is a tough position to be the RBI governor this meeting between the growth stalling and inflation still being very disruptive and the third being the protection of orderly rupee depreciation. You Might Also Like: Second half to be better than H1; bullish on rural, not urban India; premiumisation, not mass market: Nilesh Shah The entire BPC category and the overall urban retail and consumption category is something that is coming back to the radar. We were just speaking with the management of DLF Retail as well as to how the Black Friday sales have picked up quite massively. What do you make of this theme? Ajay Bagga: Overall, aggregate demand has come down in the economy. We have seen that with the GDP numbers and stocks have not performed so well. The expectation now is some counter cyclical measures. Will the government wait for the budget to come in and on the other side, will they release big chunks of payouts for projects as well as welfare schemes, that is what needs to be watched out. The Indian consumer, the Indian taxpayer has done their bit. GST collection is up. Corporate tax has not been that good for October, but we will have to wait and watch the December 15th number, which will give a very good idea of the tax collections. What we have to really wait for is government dispersals to pick up and that will then see all the consumption themes picking up strongly. The sowing has been good and we are expecting rural demand to also start picking up, but a lot depends on the government spending coming in. We lost about four months in the beginning of the year. There is that catch up happening. We will not meet the infrastructure capex number for the year that was budgeted. So, the government will have a good Rs 50,000-70,000 crore extra in hand, which if they can dole out between now and February, can be a good counter cyclical boost into the economy. We have to wait and watch for that. There are some segments which are looking very good and they have also caught the attention of institutional investors like quick service commerce and platform companies, which you were discussing earlier, I think those are looking good and they should do well. But right now, I would say public sector, railways, defence. Railways, defence. I have been talking against them from May onwards on valuations, but this is the pre-budget time. There is a 60-day window to get into the public sector, railways, and defence. They normally do well going into the Budget and then we see a tapering off post the Budget. So, it might not be a bad idea for short-term investments to look at these three, public sector, railways, and defence. A lot of overlap in these three. A lot of them are also public sector companies, but in the public sector, banks got hit too much and with the RBI action upcoming, we will see benefits on treasury coming to them. The way the yields have corrected over the last one week has given them some boost on the treasury income as well. I would look at public sector banks along with railways, and defence stocks. It is a 60-day trade, going into the Budget you will see the normal frothiness coming in into all these sectors. (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel )

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Applied Therapeutics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:APLT – Get Free Report ) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 18,150,000 shares, an increase of 28.0% from the November 30th total of 14,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,110,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades APLT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Leerink Partners lifted their price objective on Applied Therapeutics from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Applied Therapeutics from $13.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Applied Therapeutics from $4.00 to $1.50 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $2.00 target price (down previously from $13.00) on shares of Applied Therapeutics in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, William Blair lowered shares of Applied Therapeutics from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $6.10. View Our Latest Analysis on APLT Applied Therapeutics Trading Down 3.8 % Institutional Investors Weigh In On Applied Therapeutics Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Applied Therapeutics by 165.2% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 735,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,249,000 after acquiring an additional 457,940 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in Applied Therapeutics by 37.8% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,541,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,656,000 after acquiring an additional 2,893,323 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Applied Therapeutics by 236.0% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 123,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,052,000 after acquiring an additional 86,901 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Applied Therapeutics by 123.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,694,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,404,000 after acquiring an additional 2,038,724 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ally Bridge Group NY LLC bought a new stake in Applied Therapeutics during the third quarter worth about $5,256,000. Institutional investors own 98.31% of the company’s stock. About Applied Therapeutics ( Get Free Report ) Applied Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of a pipeline of novel product candidates against validated molecular targets in indications of high unmet medical need in the United States. The company's lead product candidate is AT-007 (also called govorestat) that has completed phase 3 for the treatment of galactosemia in healthy volunteers and adults, in pediatric clinical study for the treatment of galactosemia in kids, for treating enzyme sorbitol dehydrogenase, and for the treatment of phosphomannomutase enzyme-CDG. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Applied Therapeutics Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Applied Therapeutics and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Messi's son debuts at Argentina youth tournament as grandparents watch

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Philadelphia (8-2) at Los Angeles Rams (5-5) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC/Peacock BetMGM NFL odds: Eagles by 3. Against the spread: Eagles 6-4; Rams 4-6. Series record: Eagles lead 23-20-1. Last meeting: Eagles beat Rams 23-14 in Inglewood, Calif. on Oct. 8, 2023. Last week: Eagles beat Washington 26-18; Rams beat New England 28-22. Eagles offense: overall (5), rush (1), pass (22), scoring (7). Eagles defense: overall (1), rush (7), pass (2), scoring (6). Rams offense: overall (17), rush (26), pass (T-7), scoring (21). Rams defense: overall (23), rush (18), pass (22), scoring (22). Turnover differential: Eagles plus-2; Rams plus-4. RB Saquon Barkley. Barkley combined for 198 scrimmage yards and two scores, rushing 26 times for 146 yards (5.6 average) while adding two receptions for 52 yards against Washington. With 1,137 rushing yards through 10 games, Barkley only trails Baltimore’s Derrick Henry for the NFL lead. He had his sixth 100-plus yard rushing game this season, which is the most in the NFL. S Kam Kinchens. The rookie third-round pick from Miami had eight tackles, one tackle for loss, an interception and a forced fumble against the Patriots as he continues to come on strong. Kinchens has three picks in the past three games. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts vs. Rams’ defensive line. Hurts shredded Los Angeles for 303 yards passing and 72 yards rushing last season despite the presence of superstar DT Aaron Donald. After Donald retired, the Rams turned to a committee approach to get after the passer, and it has worked with rookie OLB Jared Verse and DT Braden Fiske fitting in well next to second-year OLB Byron Young and DT Kobie Turner. But they can only unleash their excellent pass rush skills by limiting Philadelphia on early downs. Hurts has been at his dual-threat best over the past five games, accounting for 15 total touchdowns (six passing, nine rushing) against two turnovers. Eagles defensive end Bryce Huff had surgery on his left wrist on Thursday, a move that could allow him to return toward the end of the season. ... WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and DT Milton Williams (foot) each missed practice this week. ... Rams RT Rob Havenstein (ankle) looks to be trending toward a return this week. Havenstein sat out the previous two games because of the ailment. The Eagles have won all three games in Los Angeles since the Rams moved back in 2016. ... Overall, Philadelphia has won seven of the past eight. The only setback came in Week 2 of the 2020 pandemic season. Barkley has passed 100-plus scrimmage yards in eight of 10 games. That is tied with LeSean McCoy (2011) and Brian Westbrook (2007) for the most by an Eagle through 10 games. His 198 yards were his second most as an Eagle (199 in Week 9). ... The Eagles have allowed two passing touchdowns during their winning streak. Only one opponent has topped 200 passing yards against them in this stretch, with Cincinnati throwing for 222 in Week 8. ... Hurts leads all NFL quarterbacks with 11 touchdown runs and is second only to Henry's 13 scores for the Ravens. ... WR A.J. Brown leads the league in receptions of 30 yards or longer. He is averaging 18.7 yards per catch, the best mark of any player with at least 30 grabs. ... Even before he hurt his wrist, Huff struggled in his first season in Philadelphia with just 2 1/2 sacks and four quarterback hits. His snap count has dipped since he was injured ahead of a game earlier this month against Jacksonville. Huff had 17 1/2 sacks in four seasons with the Jets before he signed a three-year, $51 million free-agent deal with the Eagles. ... Philadelphia has run for at least 150 yards and two touchdowns in five straight games, something it hadn't accomplished since 1949. ... Rams WR Puka Nacua caught his first touchdown of the season in New England. He has at least seven receptions and 98 yards in three of his past four games, with only a second-quarter ejection in Seattle having limited Nacua since he returned from a knee injury. ... WR Cooper Kupp has 614 receptions through his first 98 games, which is fourth most in NFL history through 100 games. Julio Jones (619) is third. ... RB Kyren Williams averaged a season-high 5.7 yards per carry, finishing with 86 yards on 15 attempts versus the Patriots. ... Verse has 11 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks through his first 10 games. Verse is pressuring the quarterback on 20.2% of pass rush snaps, which ranks second in the league overall. ... The Rams were 2 of 8 (25%) on third down against New England, their third straight game converting 25% or worse. ... QB Matthew Stafford has not been sacked in each of Los Angeles’ past three wins. Don’t be discouraged using Stafford, Kupp and Nacua against Philadelphia's pass defense. All three put up solid fantasy numbers in last season’s meeting, even as the Eagles sat on the ball for nearly 38 minutes. Stafford had 222 yards and two scores, finding Kupp eight times for 118 yards and Nacua seven times for 71 yards and a touchdown, so they'll find ways to produce. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLBy Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of contamination, but its authors are standing by their conclusions and warn against using such products. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere , experts from the nonprofit Toxic-Free Future said they detected flame retardants and other toxic chemicals in 85% of 203 items made of black plastic including kitchen utensils , take-out containers, children’s toys and hair accessories. The study initially said the potential exposure to chemicals found in one of the kitchen utensils approached the minimum levels the Environmental Protection Agency deemed a health risk. But in an update to the study, the authors say they made an error in their calculations and the real levels were “an order of magnitude lower” than the EPA’s thresholds. The error was discovered by Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society in Canada. In a blog post, Schwarcz explained that the Toxin-Free Future scientists miscalculated the lower end of what the EPA considered a health risk through a multiplication error. Instead of humans being potentially exposed to a dose of toxic chemicals in black plastic utensils near the minimum level that the EPA deems a health risk, it’s actually about one-tenth of that. Though Schwarcz said the risks outlined in the study aren’t enough for him to discard his black plastic kitchen items if he had them, he agreed with the authors that flame retardants shouldn’t be in these products in the first place. “The math error does not impact the study’s findings, conclusions or recommendations,” said Megan Liu, a co-author of the study who is the science and policy manager for Toxic-Free Future . She added that any traces of flame retardants or toxic chemicals in cooking utensils should be concerning for the public. Flame retardants are getting into commonly used items because black-colored products are being made from recycled electronic waste, such as discarded television sets and computers, that frequently contain the additives. When they’re heated, the flame retardants and other toxic chemicals can migrate out. If you’re wondering whether your old black plastic spoon or other utensils are a part of this group, Liu shared some more guidance. It’s nearly impossible to know whether a black plastic product is contaminated. That’s because these products that include recycled e-waste don’t disclose a detailed list of all ingredients and contaminants in the product. Liu said it’s also unclear how many types of flame retardants are in these black plastic products. Some of the products that researchers tested in this recent study “had up to nine different harmful chemicals and harmful flame retardants in them,” she said. Anytime you’re looking for the type of recycled plastic a product is made of you’re going to look for a number within the chasing arrows (that form a triangle) logo. Recycling symbols are numbered 1 to 7 and we commonly associate the numbers with what we can toss in our blue recycling bins. The 1 through 7 numbers stand for, respectively, polyethylene terephthalate, high-density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene or Styrofoam, and miscellaneous plastics (including polycarbonate, polylactide, acrylic, acrylonitrile butadiene, styrene, fiberglass and nylon). The study found higher levels of toxic flame retardants in polystyrene plastic, which is labeled with the number 6, said Liu. There isn’t a definitively timeline of when recycled electronic-waste started to be incorporated into black plastic products specifically, but e-waste started to get recycled in the early 2000s, Liu said. The way computers, cellphones, stereos, printers and copiers were being disposed of previously was to simply add them to a landfill without reusing salvageable parts. But as the National Conference of State Legislatures notes, electronics production required a significant amount of resources that could be recovered through recycling. Recovering resources such as metals, plastics and glass through recycling used a fraction of the energy needed to mine new materials. However, the study pointed out that flame retardants and other chemical contaminates have been detected in and near e-waste recycling facilities, in indoor air and dust at formal e-waste recycling facilities in Canada, China, Spain and the U.S. It also noted contamination in soil samples surrounding e-waste recycling sites in China and Vietnam. The safest nontoxic material options for kitchen utensil are wood and stainless steel. ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.