Eliot Church fined $300 a day by city for homeless servicesThe precious metal players seem to have taken a few backward steps following Donald Trump’s presidential win. Undoubtedly, the stock market is in a strong spot after the election, with the risker, higher-reward plays surging while the risk-off and hedging plays run out of steam, at least on a relative basis. While gold prices have moved higher in recent sessions, there’s really no telling where the shiny yellow metal will settle as we close out the year. Either way, I think any recent weakness in gold is more of a buying opportunity than a sign that it’s time to ditch risk-off assets in favour of high-multiple growth stocks, most notably the disruptive innovators at the front of the pack on generative artificial intelligence (AI). A golden opportunity in the gold miners? The way I see it, it’s far better to start looking to risk-off assets, like gold, when most others are more than willing to extend themselves a bit on the risk front. Though I have no idea if there’s more near-term pain in the cards for the price of gold, I still think several risks could sustain a bounce back to new highs over the next few years. Whether we’re talking about geopolitical risks or an untimely return of high inflation, a number of factors could pave the way for even higher gold. And though I’m not against going for physical bullion or the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the price of gold, I see more value in some of the well-run miners out there. In this piece, we’ll check in on two solid precious metal miners, which also have pretty solid dividends that will pay you to wait for gold prices to trend higher again. So, if you’re looking for a cheaper way to play another golden run, the following seem worth following right now. Agnico Eagle Mines ( ) is an interesting gold mining play that investors have been starting to pile into so far this year. With shares of AEM flirting with new all-time highs, questions linger as to whether there’s still value to be had in the top-tier miner. Now up close to 59% year to date, it seems like a golden opportunity (please pardon the pun) has come and gone. Still, I believe it makes sense to pick up shares if you believe gold prices will trend higher in the new year. If you’re at all worried about a potential inflationary return, I’d argue allocating a portion of your (Tax-Free Savings Account) to this gold miner makes a lot of sense. The stock boasts a 1.84% dividend yield and trades at 16.9 times forward price to earnings (P/E). That’s a low price of admission to one of the best miners in the scene. Barrick Gold If you seek deeper , perhaps ( ) stock is worth a look while it’s fresh off a nearly 16% correction off its 52-week highs close to $29 per share. Though ABX stock is still down almost 36% from its 2020 highs, I still see a path to new heights, especially if the price of gold continues inching higher in 2025. With a 9.7 times forward P/E multiple and a bountiful 2.17% dividend yield, perhaps ABX is a top value play to consider buying. While it’s a world-class producer, the miner has been subject to analyst downgrades of late. Hefty costs and modest production at some of its mines (like its one in Nevada) are part of the reason why. I think such negativity is now overblown.
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34 Lives Rescues 34 KidneysNew Report Finds Bioscience Sector Generates Over $3 Trillion for U.S. EconomyWe’re coming up on the last Saturday of November, which, for me, has always been the very best time of the college football season. As exhilarating as the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. As blissful as baseball’s Opening Day. As can’t-miss as the Sundays of all the golf majors rolled into one. In college football, Rivalry Week — all those storied, magical matchups in the enchanted afterglow of Thanksgiving — is everything. Sorry, make that “was” everything. The all-consuming College Football Playoff has rendered Rivalry Week impotent, at least compared with what it used to be. In my football “bucket list”-style book that was published in 2017, there’s a chapter on all the greatest college rivalries, most of whose annual games were reserved for the last Saturday of November. By the way, I really should pause here and thank the 14 of you who bought and read the thing. But the book — and in particular that chapter — was written, as it turns out, by a total rube. Consider this passage on rivalries, which might as well have been written 25 or 50 years earlier: “They go together not like oil and water, but rather like leaking gas and an open flame. Football’s best rivalries explode with emotion and physical play on the field, and with opposing loyalties off it. Yet they also fit together like pieces of a beautiful puzzle, neither side truly whole without the other.” It’s as if this was written in a different lifetime, which, come to think of it, it was; the book was cobbled together during the summer and fall of 2016 as the Cubs were working toward winning a World Series for the first time since, well, you remember. But the College Football Playoff already existed, albeit in the four-team model that lasted through last season. And I thought even then that the four-team playoff sucked too much oxygen from the proverbial room, minimizing rivalry games, all non-playoff bowl games and various other traditions. Still, Rivalry Week held its singular allure as the apex of the season, at least from my point of view. Now, though, with the playoff having been expanded to 12 teams? You’re either in it or you’re irrelevant. Your next game either impacts the list of 12 or why even bother? And even a so-called rivalry game that will indeed affect whom the playoff committee selects and whom it doesn’t really matters only in terms of the playoff itself; the rivalry part has been reduced to, at best, a bonus feature. College football has bailed on so much of what made it unique, first and foremost that the regular season was more important than the postseason. While other sports and leagues focused on determining one champion, college football had its own day of the week and its own sense of regular-season pomp and pageantry. That’s in the past, underscored by the recent six-year, $7.8 billion agreement between the CFP and ESPN, whose exclusive rights to televise playoff games completely informs its coverage from August to January. On Friday, Minnesota and Wisconsin will renew the most-played rivalry in the top division of college football, the FBS. This will be game No. 133, with Wisconsin holding the slightest series edge of 63-62-8. The winning team will run from goalpost to goalpost with Paul Bunyan’s Axe and mimic chopping them down. It’ll be quaint. The sports world won’t give a damn. Also that day, Mississippi State and Ole Miss — historically a hateful rivalry — will square off in the annual Egg Bowl, and Georgia Tech and Georgia will play the game actually nicknamed “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.” Ole Miss fell out of playoff contention last week, reducing interest in its game to locals and gamblers (who’d bet on a competition between a fire hydrant and a tuna casserole) only. Saturday should be college football’s day of the year. The Iron Bowl (Alabama and Auburn), the Palmetto Bowl (Clemson and South Carolina), the Territorial Cup (Arizona and Arizona State), the Old Oaken Bucket game (Indiana and Purdue). Of course, the blessed battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh (Notre Dame and USC). By God, the best rivalry of ’em all as I see it — The Game (Michigan and Ohio State). Yeah, yeah, the “Hat” game as well. We’ll let Illinois and Northwestern fans play along, too. But Saturdays anymore are for playoff implications only. That’s every Saturday of the season, including this one. Maybe that’s how you like it? The expansion of the playoff was a pretty dang popular thing, broadly speaking. It could be I’m not only a rube but a dinosaur.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With tears occasionally welling in his eyes, Daniel Jones disagreed on Thursday with the New York Giants' decision to bench him earlier this week and perhaps end his five-plus tenure as the team's quarterback. The 27-year-old Jones said he gave the team everything he had after being taken sixth overall in the 2019 draft and he believes he still has a future in the NFL. He held himself accountable for the Giants making the playoffs once in his tenure as the starter. The Duke product took over early in his rookie season when then-coach Pat Shurmur benched two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, who was near the end of his career. Coach Brian Daboll benched Jones on Monday after the Giants (2-8) returned to practice following a bye week and 20-17 overtime loss to Carolina in Germany. Tommy DeVito will start Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with Daboll hoping he can spark the team. “Definitely not happy about it," said Jones, who read a 90-second statement before taking questions from reporters. “Yeah, not what you want to hear. So, yeah, all those emotions you have. But at the end of the day, this is football. We’re in a business where your expected to get results and we weren’t doing it.” Wearing his no-contact red jersey with a faded No. 8, Jones indicated the Giants offered him the opportunity to walk away from the team with seven games left in the season. He said he is considering it, but he also wanted to stay and help DeVito get ready this week. It is unlikely the Giants are going to let him play again. He has two years left on a four-year, $160 million contract. Next season includes a $23 million guarantee that will kick in if he is hurt and is not ready to start the 2025 season. Since being benched, Jones is barely getting any snaps, with most of them being taken by DeVito and backup Drew Lock. “I got the injury guarantee," Jones said of his lack of work. Asked if he would have waived the guarantee, Jones said general manager Joe Schoen and his agent, Brian Murphy, discussed the issue but that was it. Jones spoke for almost 11 minutes. He got emotional when told receiver Darius Slayton and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence both referred to him as still the best quarterback on the team. All three were drafted in 2019. Jones called the Giants a first-class organization, cherished the relationships he has and thanked his teammates, coaches and staff. “There have been some great times. But of course, we all wish there had been more of those,” Jones said. “I take full responsibility for my part in not bringing more wins. No one wanted to win more games worse than me. I gave everything I had on the field and in my preparation.” Jones called the 2024 season disappointing and took responsibility. “The idea to change something happens, and I understand. I love the game,” Jones said. “I love being part of a team. I’m excited for the next opportunity. I know that there’s a lot of good football in front of me.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflStock market today: Wall Street hits records despite tariff talkNone
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