As the event drew to a close, Ma thanked the audience for their unwavering support and enthusiasm. He expressed his gratitude for the opportunities he had been given and vowed to continue his mission of empowering small businesses and driving technological innovation. The crowd responded with a standing ovation, a heartfelt gesture of appreciation for a man who had inspired millions with his vision and determination.
The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults aged between 18 to 64 aim for 7-9 hours of sleep per night for optimal health and well-being. However, this guideline is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Many adults find that they function best with less than 7 hours of sleep, while others may require more than 9 hours to feel fully rested.Mobile phones could be confiscated from immigration detainees under a federal government response to what it says are an increasing number of criminal activities being organised inside. But immigration law experts argue the changes could have serious implications for the rights of detainees. The Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities Bill was introduced to parliament with little fanfare on Thursday morning. It expands the powers of Home Affairs Department officials, including allowing Australian Border Force to search and seize prohibited items from detainees. Those items include drugs, mobile phones and SIM cards. Can Australia have a sensible debate about immigration? Photo shows Pauline Hanson holds her head in her hand The cheap points of politics means we have little sensible debate about fixing our migration system so that it works better for everyone, and for the economy. A looming election only appears likely to make sensible debate even more unattainable. The minister could determine an item is prohibited if satisfied that possessing or using that item might pose a risk to the health, safety or security of people in the facility. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said while introducing the bill that immigration detention centres are housing an increasing number... Nicole HegartyProfessor Ouyang emphasizes that it is crucial to understand that political landscapes are constantly evolving. While there may be similarities between the original Trump administration and any subsequent populist leader, it is unlikely that a carbon copy of Trump will emerge. Different contextual factors, societal dynamics, and individual characteristics will shape the leadership style and policy direction of any potential successor.
Last month, some local credit unions hosted a forum, and I served as one of the panelists. An audience member asked the group to describe ourselves in just one word; a question which I often struggle with so you can imagine my stress when I was handed the mic to answer the question first. After some hemming and hawing, I finally said “resilient.” At first, I regretted this choice as other panelists gave what I thought were superior answers. But the more I’ve thought about this moment, the more I stand by it – and the more I believe it extends beyond myself. Building resilience in our communities is a broad goal of mine as I look to the next two years. I am honored and grateful that the people of Biddeford re-elected me, and I take very seriously the responsibility which comes with that vote. It should come as no surprise that I am worried about actions the federal government may take or fail to take in the coming months and years. Many of these concerns are linked to decisions which could negatively impact funds Maine receives to provide services to people, particularly when it comes to health care. This will present the state with budget challenges and force the Legislature to be disciplined in how we prioritize funds and policies. With this in mind, we must focus on protecting folks’ access to health care and enhance their ability to afford it. A healthier community is a more prosperous community. We must lock in the progress we’ve made in patient access to necessary care, and maintain important consumer protections against price gouging and arbitrary insurance company denials. In this vein, we must do what we can to strengthen our state’s mental health care system; an issue that is deeply personal to me. I am proud of the progress we have made funding crisis response centers, but we must do more to recruit more providers, ensure coverage and invest in preventative and ongoing mental health treatment which can help improve folks’ health before a crisis emerges. Additionally, my colleagues and I must do all that we can to prioritize initiatives that will put money back in Mainers’ pockets. Property taxes are out of control and threaten the ability of both seniors and working class families to remain in their homes. Some of this is due to overly restrictive state policies, including those that are embedded in our state constitution, that prevent cities from being able to shift the tax burden away from residents. This issue can also be attributed to the state’s ongoing and widespread housing crisis. No matter what, tackling high property taxes must include protecting revenue sharing and the state’s commitment to fund 55 percent of the cost of K-12 public education. Additionally, the Legislature needs to work together to bolster our state’s infrastructure so that our communities can be resilient in the face of increasingly severe weather. These storms have impacted both coastal communities like Biddeford and inland communities in central and western Maine – presenting a statewide problem. A commission just completed its study of these challenges and released its report. It is imperative that we implement their recommendations. Finally, the Legislature must continue to stand up for our most vulnerable neighbors and protect the freedoms of all Mainers. I have heard from constituents who are afraid of what the actions of the incoming Trump administration will mean for them. Fortunately, we have strong laws on the books protecting access to reproductive health care (including abortion) and protecting the civil rights of LGBTQ+ Mainers. I will fight to ensure that we do whatever we can to strengthen these protections where needed and will vocally oppose efforts to roll back protections we have passed. The national political climate is toxic right now, and we’ve already seen disturbing rhetoric from cynical politicians who believe they have a mandate to spread hate and division against immigrants, women and trans people. They don’t. Personally, I do not respect politicians who obsess about books, bathrooms and the genitals of high school athletes rather than helping folks afford to feed their families and pay their bills. Such politicians are a minority here in Maine, and we will not let them divide us no matter what we hear coming out of Washington. I am looking forward to working with my colleagues to build a more resilient Maine. Let’s get to work. Rep. Marc Malon is serving his first term in the Maine House, representing a portion of Biddeford. He serves as a member of the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee and the Labor and Housing Committee. He can be reached via email at marc.malon@legislature.maine.gov. Comments are not available on this story. Send questions/comments to the editors. « Previous Next »The Power Play
The issue of algorithmic profiteering is further compounded by the lack of accountability and transparency in the algorithms themselves. Many algorithms are proprietary, closely guarded by companies as trade secrets, making it difficult for external auditors or regulatory bodies to assess their impact on society and hold companies accountable for any harmful consequences.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected. The S&P 500 pulled 0.5% higher Thursday after flipping between modest gains and losses several times in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up less than 0.1%. Banks, smaller companies and other areas of the stock market that tend to do best when the economy is strong helped lead the way, while bitcoin briefly broke above $99,000. Crude oil, meanwhile, continued to rise. Treasury yields edged higher in the bond market. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing Thursday after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected. The S&P 500 was pulling 0.7% higher, as of 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, after flipping between modest gains and losses several times in the morning. Banks, smaller companies and other areas of the stock market that tend do best when the economy is strong helped lead the way, while bitcoin briefly broke above $99,000. Crude oil, meanwhile, continued to rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 532 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.2%. Nvidia's rise of 1.4% was the strongest force pushing the S&P 500 upward after yet again beating analysts’ estimates for profit and revenue. It also gave a forecast for revenue in the current quarter that topped most analysts’ expectations thanks to voracious demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Its stock initially sank in afterhours trading Wednesday following the release of the results. Some investors said the market might have been looking for Nvidia's revenue forecast to surpass expectations by even more. But its stock recovered in premarket trading Thursday, and Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said it was another “flawless” profit report provided by Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang, whom Ives calls “the Godfather of AI.” How Nvidia’s stock performs has tremendous impact because it’s quickly grown into Wall Street’s most valuable company at roughly $3.6 trillion. Its meandering up and down through the day dragged the S&P 500 and other indexes back and forth. The frenzy around AI is sweeping up other stocks, and Snowflake jumped 32.3% after reporting stronger results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The company, whose platform helps customers get a better view of all their silos of data and use AI, also reported stronger revenue growth than expected. BJ’S Wholesale Club rose 9.1% after likewise delivering a bigger profit than expected. That may help calm worries about how resilient U.S. shoppers can remain, given high prices across the economy and still-high interest rates. A day earlier, Target tumbled after reporting sluggish sales in the latest quarter and giving a dour forecast for the holiday shopping season. It followed Walmart , which gave a much more encouraging outlook. Nearly 90% of the stocks in the S&P 500 were also rising, and the gains were even bigger among smaller companies. The Russell 2000 index of smaller stocks jumped a market-leading 1.9%. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, helped keep indexes in check. It fell 5.5% after U.S. regulators asked a judge to break up the tech giant by forcing it to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser. In a 23-page document filed late Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice called for sweeping punishments that would include restrictions preventing Android from favoring its own search engine. Regulators stopped short of demanding Google sell Android but left the door open to it if the company’s oversight committee continues to see evidence of misconduct. Drops for other Big Tech stocks also weighed on the market, including a 2.4% slide for Amazon. In stock markets abroad, shares of India’s Adani Enterprises plunged 22.6% Thursday after the U.S. charged founder Gautam Adani, 62, in a federal indictment with securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. The businessman and one of the world’s richest people is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company’s huge solar energy project on the subcontinent was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme. Indexes elsewhere in Asia and Europe were mixed. In the crypto market, bitcoin eclipsed $99,000 for the first time before easing back to roughly $98,250, according to CoinDesk. It’s more than doubled so far this year, and its climb has accelerated since Election Day. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to make the country “the crypto capital of the planet” and create a “strategic reserve” of bitcoin. Bitcoin also got a boost after Gary Gensler, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission who has pushed for more protection for crypto investors, said he would step down in January . Bitcoin and related investments, of course, have a notorious history of big price swings in both directions. MicroStrategy, a company that's been raising cash expressly to buy bitcoin, saw an early gain of 14.6% for its stock on Thursday quickly disappear. It was most recently down 10.7%. In the oil market, a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude rose 2% to bring its gain for the week to 4.8%. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed 1.8%. Oil has been rising amid escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war. In the bond market, Treasury yields edged higher following some mixed reports on the U.S. economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.43% from 4.41% late Wednesday. One report said fewer U.S. workers applied for unemployment benefits last week in the latest signal that the job market remains solid. Another report, though, said manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly shrank. Sales of previously occupied homes, meanwhile, strengthened last month by more than expected. ___ AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Yuri Kageyama contributed. Stan Choe, The Associated PressAP Trending SummaryBrief at 4:56 p.m. EST
Area Girls Basketball: Rangers take down ranked opponentJobs at risk in US advertising mega-merger: Omnicom and Interpublic to join forces in £10bn deal By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 17:01 EST, 9 December 2024 e-mail View comments WPP’S status as the world’s largest advertising firm is under threat after two US rivals agreed a multi-billion-pound mega-merger. New York-based Omnicom and Interpublic, the second and fourth largest ad agencies, have struck a £10billion deal to join forces in a move that will de-throne FTSE 100 member WPP. The tie-up is likely to spark fears of job losses in the UK as both entities employ thousands of people across their various ad agencies and PR firms across Britain, and are planning to save £585million in costs through the merger. Globally, Omnicom has over 75,000 staff while Interpublic employs more than 57,000. Under the terms of the deal, Interpublic shareholders will receive 0.344 Omnicom shares for each share they hold in the business, giving them control of 39.4 per cent of the enlarged group. Tie-up: Omnicom, led by CEO John Wren (left) and Interpublic, led by CEO Maurice Levy (right), the second and fourth largest ad agencies, have struck a £10bn deal to join forces Omnicom chief executive John Wren said: ‘Now is the perfect time to bring together our technologies, capabilities, talent and geographic footprints to bring clients superior, data-driven outcomes.’ The merger is expected to attract intense scrutiny from competition regulators given the firm’s potential dominance over the sector. If it is completed, it will mean WPP will be overtaken in terms of advertising sales for the first time in 16 years. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Kill the Royal Mail deal: Don't sell our postal service on... Nvidia sees value drop £80bn as Chinese regulators probe... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP How to choose the best (and cheapest) stocks and shares Isa and the right DIY investing account The London-based firm will be dwarfed by its combined rivals in terms of sales and market capitalisation, with Omnicom valued at £15.8billion while Interpublic is worth £8.5billion compared to WPP’s £9.4billion. Combined, the two US firms reported revenues of around £20billion last year compared to £14.8billion for WPP. The deal would also see the world’s ‘Big Four’ ad agencies reduced to three, with WPP competing with the newly merged firm, as well as French giant Publicis Group, which owns ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi. WPP’s shares have struggled following the departure of its founder and long-serving boss Sir Martin Sorrell in 2018. But shares rose 2.8 per cent, or 24p, to 891.6p yesterday as investors considered whether the merger could provide opportunities for the group. DIY INVESTING PLATFORMS AJ Bell AJ Bell Easy investing and ready-made portfolios Learn More Learn More Hargreaves Lansdown Hargreaves Lansdown Free fund dealing and investment ideas Learn More Learn More interactive investor interactive investor Flat-fee investing from £4.99 per month Learn More Learn More Saxo Saxo Get £200 back in trading fees Learn More Learn More Trading 212 Trading 212 Free dealing and no account fee Learn More Learn More Affiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. These deals are chosen by our editorial team, as we think they are worth highlighting. This does not affect our editorial independence. Compare the best investing account for you Share or comment on this article: Jobs at risk in US advertising mega-merger: Omnicom and Interpublic to join forces in £10bn deal e-mail Add comment Some links in this article may be affiliate links. If you click on them we may earn a small commission. That helps us fund This Is Money, and keep it free to use. We do not write articles to promote products. We do not allow any commercial relationship to affect our editorial independence. More top stories
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Sells 50 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)Indian government -owned renewable energy company NTPC Green Energy will finalize its share allotment tomorrow. The shares will be credited to the demat accounts of the successful bidders, before the company makes its debut on Dalal Street on Wednesday. Investors who do not receive a share allotment will be refunded on the same day. Checking allotment status and subscription details Investors can check their stock allotment status for the NTPC Green Energy IPO online on KFin Technologies's website, as well as on the official websites of BSE and NSE. The public offer was subscribed 2.42 times on its final day of bidding, with retail investors subscribing 3.44 times and Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) subscribing over 3.3 times. IPO details and gray market premium The gray market premium (GMP) for the public issue stands at ₹3.5 per share at the moment, showing investors' willingness to pay more for a public issue. The stocks are expected to be listed on the domestic stock indices at ₹111.5 per share, a gain of 3.24%. The public issue raised ₹3,960 crore through anchor investors on November 19. Future plans and IPO subscription NTPC Green Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Ltd, intends to utilize the proceeds raised from this public issue for investment in its subsidiary, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NREL). The company also plans to repay/prepay certain outstanding borrowings in full/part and use the balance for general corporate purposes. The IPO was open for public bidding from November 19-22 and was 92% subscribed on its second day. A closer look at the details The NTPC Green Energy IPO is a ₹10,000 crore book-built issue. It is entirely a fresh issue of 92.59 crore stocks with the price band fixed at ₹102-108 per share. Retail investors can apply for a minimum of 138 shares, which would require an investment of ₹14,904. IDBI Capital Market Services, HDFC Bank , IIFL Securities and Nuvama Wealth Management are the managers of this IPO.
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