Radford, which won its fifth straight game, improved to 9-2 for the first time since the 1988-89 season. Radford led 46-32 with 12:33 left in the second half, but the visitors went on a 25-11 run to tie the game at 57 with 2:23 to go in regulation. Josh Bascoe of the Bison scored with 12 seconds left to tie the game at 59 and force overtime. Down 64-62 with 3:05 left in OT, Radford scored five straight points to take the lead for good. Josiah Harris tallied 12 points for Radford, while Brandon Maclin snared 14 rebounds. Achile Spadone scored 22 points for Bucknell (4-7), which lost its fifth straight game. Four Bucknell players and two Highlanders fouled out of the game. Clemson 74, Radford 48 Tessa Miller had 16 points and 10 rebounds Sunday to lead the host Tigers (6-3) past the Highlanders (1-8). Clemson, steered by former Virginia Tech assistant Shawn Poppie, shot 50% from the field to Radford’s 30.6%. Adelyn Traylor-Walker tallied 15 points for Radford. Makayla Firebaugh added 14 points. BC 72, UVa 57 T’yana Todd had 21 points and five 3-pointers Sunday to lead the visiting Eagles (7-4, 1-0 ACC) past the Cavaliers (6-5, 0-1). Latasha Lattimore had 23 points and nine rebounds for UVa, while Kymora Johnson added 11 points. UVa had 22 turnovers and was just 2 of 23 from 3-point range. Tech’s Henson wins title Reigning NCAA champ Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech won the 149-pound title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, which concluded Saturday. Henson went 5-0 to become the first Hokie to win a title at the tournament in six years. The top-ranked Henson beat fifth-ranked Ridge Lovett of Nebraska 6-3 in overtime in the final. Eddie Ventresca took second at 125. No. 3 Matt Ramos of Purdue beat the 11th-ranked Ventresca 7-4 in the final. Jimmy Mullen finished fourth in the heavyweight class. Sam Latona took sixth at 141, while No. 11 Andy Smith (Christiansburg) was sixth at 197. Rafael Hipolito Jr. was eighth at 157. Roanoke wins tournament Roanoke finished first out of 15 teams at the New Standard Invitational, which concluded Saturday in York, Penn. Washington and Lee finished fourth. Roanoke’s Andrew McDougal won the title at 157 pounds. He beat W&L’s Liam Flanagan 9-0 in the final. Roanoke’s David Reid won the crown at 165. Roanoke’s Isiac Paulino was second at 125, while Roanoke’s Jonah Paulino took second at 133. Roanoke’s Vincenzo Corvetto was third at 184. W&L’s John Santowski took third at 197, while W&L’s Colin Bridges was third at 157. Panthers claim titles Two Ferrum wrestlers won titles at the Blue Jay Classic, which was held Saturday in Elizabethtown, Penn. Zach Beckner won at 125, while Rayshawn Dixon won the heavyweight crown. Roanoke’s Michael Policarpio took second at 133. Roanoke’s Garrett Hughes was third at 149, while Roanoke’s Andru Boyd was third at 157. Roanoke’s Josh Epperly was third at 184. Ferrum’s Sam Slate was third at 197. Roanoke was fourth out of 12 teams, with Ferrum sixth. Generals honored W&L’s Sarah Zimmerman (14 goals, nine assists) has been named a first-team Division III All-American by the United Soccer Coaches organization. W&L’s Bryn Bissinger made the third team. On the men’s side, W&L’s Weyimi Agbeyegbe (14 goals, seven assists) made the second team.
WEST CHESTER, PA — Pennsylvania State Representative Chris Pielli , D-Chester, has been selected to serve as the next Legislative Fellow at West Chester University , an honor marking his commitment to fostering educational and civic engagement. His appointment continues the university’s long-standing Legislative Fellow Program, an initiative designed to bridge the gap between lawmakers and the academic community. The Legislative Fellow Program was introduced in 2001 at West Chester University and other institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Its mission is to strengthen communication and collaboration between legislators and university stakeholders, including students, faculty, and staff. Through this partnership, students gain firsthand insights into governance and policymaking by engaging with state legislators on academic and extracurricular initiatives. Pielli expressed both pride and anticipation for the role. “I am excited for this new opportunity,” he said. “West Chester University houses some of the best and brightest students in all of Pennsylvania. I consider this a great honor to be chosen as the next legislative fellow. Describing the storied history of the legislature is no easy task, but I look forward to tackling this challenge together with the students of Dr. John Kennedy’s class.” Pielli will officially begin his fellowship during the Spring 2025 semester, collaborating with faculty and students in Dr. John Kennedy’s PSC 335 – Pennsylvania Government and Politics class. This unique program allows students to directly interact with their elected representatives, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the legislative process while encouraging civic involvement and a deeper understanding of state governance. The appointment follows the term of State Representative Danielle Friel Otten, D-Chester, who held the position for the 2022-2024 academic cycles. Her tenure provided students with valuable opportunities to work on legislative initiatives, gaining insights into the complexities of policymaking at the state level. Pielli is expected to continue this legacy by bringing his own experiences and perspectives to the educational collaboration. West Chester University’s Legislative Fellow Program stands as an example of the institution’s efforts to foster meaningful connections between public servants and the next generation of civic leaders. Pielli’s involvement promises to build on the program’s vision, equipping students with practical knowledge and encouraging active participation in Pennsylvania’s political landscape. For the latest news on everything happening in Chester County and the surrounding area, be sure to follow MyChesCo on Google News and MSN .NEW YORK , Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To transform the landscape of algorithmic trading, global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), today announced the launch of an innovative AI-powered algorithm insights service for NYFIX. Driven by real-time liquidity mapping, the service is designed to empower asset managers, hedge funds, and other buy-side firms to achieve unprecedented accuracy, seamless workflow integration, and proven cost-efficiency. "Algo traders will now have a quantitative, data-driven service to power critical trading decisions," said George Rosenberger, Head of NYFIX, Broadridge Trading and Connectivity Solutions. "By harnessing the power of AI and historical insights, we're giving our clients the tools they need to navigate complex markets with greater precision and confidence. This innovative solution not only optimizes trading strategies, but also reduces costs, making it an invaluable asset for the buy-side." This is the first and only solution of its kind, using advanced AI to leverage public and private data to understand the liquidity landscape, particularly potential dark fill location. This approach identifies the ideal algorithmic execution for any given order, reducing outliers to improve overall trading costs. Traders benefit from real-time alerts and in-trade analysis, allowing for in-flight adjustments to stay aligned with their objectives, ensuring optimal strategy selection throughout the trading process. The NYFIX service was developed based on decades of proven research from Jeff Alexander and Linda Giordano , whose pioneering work at Babelfish Analytics established the standard for understanding routing dynamics, analyzing venue liquidity, and optimizing algorithm selection. This collaboration brings together unique and proprietary trader-focused insights with the trusted and transformational technological capabilities and extensive distribution capacity of Broadridge, creating a powerful service to enhance the trader's ability to improve performance. Available to NYFIX Order Routing customers in the U.S. equities market, the solution's framework is built to expand rapidly across other asset classes and regions, with future plans to extend access to clients on other Order Routing Networks. About Broadridge Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), is a global technology leader with the trusted expertise and transformative technology to help clients and the financial services industry operate, innovate, and grow. We power investing, governance, and communications for our clients – driving operational resiliency, elevating business performance, and transforming investor experiences. Our technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of more than $10 trillion of equities, fixed income and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 14,000 associates in 21 countries. For more information about us, please visit www.broadridge.com . Broadridge Contacts: Investors: Edings Thibault Head of Investor Relations, Broadridge broadridgeir@broadridge.com Media: Gregg Rosenberg Global Head of Corporate Communications Gregg.Rosenberg@broadridge.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/broadridge-announces-first-of-its-kind-ai-powered-algorithm-insights-service-302326596.html SOURCE Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
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TEANECK, N.J. , Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma USA , the commercial operations and distribution company of GC Biopharma, has announced the appointment of industry veteran, Sean Zam , to its senior leadership team as Head of Sales and Marketing. He comes to GC Biopharma USA with a wealth of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including extensive experience in plasma therapeutics. Sean has a proven track record of growing business and building lasting partnerships for companies such as Grifols, AstraZeneca, and Pfizer. Lisa Betts , Chief Operating Officer at GC Biopharma USA , says the following about Sean: "He's everything we'd hoped to find in a sales and marketing leader. He's authentic, earnest, experienced, and passionate about the IG industry. His core values align perfectly with the unique leadership team we are building." Sean shares his excitement: "When I joined the GC Biopharma USA leadership team, I was inspired by how differently they approach the business. It's not just about business; it's about relationships and the communities they serve. It was something I knew I wanted to be a part of." He adds: "I'm always struck by the strength and resourcefulness of patients who take the initiative to find answers, especially those living with rare diseases. It propels me to push harder. That's partly why I joined this growing team. It's a great opportunity to have a real impact." Sean Zam's appointment further contributes to GC's vision of establishing excellence within its US-based operations. About GC Biopharma GC Biopharma USA , headquartered in Teaneck, NJ , established its sales, marketing, and business operations in 2018 to serve customers and patients throughout the US. Our foundation is built on the expertise of our parent company GC Biopharma, a leading biopharmaceutical company delivering plasma therapies and vaccines worldwide for more than 50 years. With GC Biopharma USA , GC Biopharma will further extend its footprint, bringing its expertise and legacy to the US. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that express the current beliefs and expectations of the management at GC Biopharma and GC Biopharma USA . Such views do not represent any guarantee by either entity or its government of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors. GC Biopharma and GC Biopharma USA undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or any other forward-looking statements they may make, except as required by law or stock exchange rule. ©2024 GC Biopharma USA , Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ALY-C-0074 11/2024 View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sean-zam-named-head-of-sales-and-marketing-at-gc-biopharma-usa-302314539.html SOURCE GC Biopharma USA Inc.CSIS says it will disclose 'some information' about foreign interference to Pierre Poilievre
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BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored the Celtics’ first 15 points on five consecutive 3-pointers and finished with 29 points, before Boston withstood a late charge to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 on Sunday. Jayson Tatum added 26 points and eight rebounds to help Boston post a season-high fifth straight victory. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Science News | Study Finds Connection Between Quantum Theory, Information Theory
Auburn seeks $1M state grant to rehab, reopen Hunter DinerantBashar al-Assad, 59, is the third of five children of Hafez al-Assad, a member of Syria’s minority Alawite sect who become the nation’s leader in 1971 after ruthlessly rising up the ranks of the Baath Party. Bashar initially held no political ambitions and studied medicine at Damascus University before moving to the UK in the early 1990s to specialise in ophthalmology at the Western Eye Hospital in London. Contemporaries described him as the “geeky IT guy”. When his older brother, Bassel, died in a car accident in 1994, Bashar was summoned back to Syria to replace him as heir apparent to the presidency. Assad came to power in July 2000 after the death of his father. Within months he married his British-born wife, Asma Akhras, now 49, whose parents were family friends.LA Galaxy strike early, hold off New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win their record sixth MLS Cup championship CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic scored in the first half, and the LA Galaxy won their record sixth MLS Cup championship with a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Greg Beacham, The Associated Press Dec 7, 2024 3:34 PM Dec 7, 2024 3:35 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Los Angeles Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil celebrates after scoring during the first half of the MLS Cup championship soccer match against the New York Red Bulls, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic scored in the first half, and the LA Galaxy won their record sixth MLS Cup championship with a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. After striking twice in the first 13 minutes of the final with goals from their star forwards, the Galaxy nursed their lead through a scoreless second half to raise their league’s biggest trophy for the first time since 2014. MLS’ most successful franchise struggled through most of the ensuing decade, even finishing 26th in the 29-team league last year. But the Galaxy turned everything around this season with a high-scoring new lineup that finished second in the Western Conference and then streaked through the playoffs with a whopping 18 goals in five games to win another crown. Sean Nealis scored for the seventh-seeded Red Bulls, whose improbable charge through the playoffs ended one win shy of its first Cup championship. With the league's youngest roster, New York fell just short of becoming the lowest-seeded team to win MLS' playoff tournament under first-year German coach Sandro Schwarz. Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy made four saves to win his second MLS title in three seasons. He was the MVP of the 2022 MLS Cup Final for the Galaxy's crosstown rival, Los Angeles FC. The Galaxy won this title without perhaps their most important player. Riqui Puig, the playmaking midfielder from Barcelona who ran their offence impressively all season long, tore a ligament in his knee last week in the Western Conference final. Puig watched the game in a suit, but his teammates hadn't forgotten him: After his replacement, Gastón Brugman, set up LA's opening goal with a superb pass, Paintsil held up Puig's jersey to their fans during the celebration. Paintsil put the Galaxy ahead in the ninth minute when he ran onto that sublime pass from Brugman and pounded home his 14th MLS goal — including four in the playoffs — in the Ghanaian forward's outstanding first season. Just four minutes later, Joveljic sprinted past four New York defenders and chipped home the 21st goal of his outstanding year as the Galaxy's striker. Nealis got New York on the scoreboard in the 28th minute when he volleyed home a ball that got loose in LA's penalty area after a corner. The Galaxy's usually shaky defence gave up another handful of good chances before reaching halftime with a tenuous lead. The second half was lively, but scoreless. Red Bulls captain Emil Forsberg hit the outside of the post in the 72nd minute, while Gabriel Pec and Galaxy substitute Marco Reus nearly converted chances a few moments later. The ball got loose again in the Galaxy's penalty area in the third minute of extra time, but two Red Bulls couldn't finish. The Galaxy bench rushed onto the field and prematurely celebrated a victory in the seventh minute of injury time, only to be herded back off for another 30 seconds of play. The Galaxy finished 17-0-3 this season at their frequently renamed suburban stadium, where the sellout crowd of 26,812 for the final included several robust cheering sections of travelling Red Bulls supporters hoping to see their New Jersey-based club’s breakthrough on MLS’ biggest stage. The Galaxy’s Greg Vanney became the fourth coach to win an MLS title with two clubs. The former Galaxy player coached Toronto FC to the championship in 2017 and to runner-up finishes in both 2016 and 2019. Vanney's coaching and technical staff in L.A. was full of former Toronto employees. Dan Calichman, Nick Theslof, former Canadian international Jason Bent, Michael Rabasca and Galaxy academy director Mike Munoz all spent time in Toronto. Jim Liston and Tom Williams, in the Galaxy sports performance department, also worked under Vanney in Toronto, as did midfielder Mark Delgado, who started Saturday, and defender Eriq Zavalaeta, who started on the Galaxy bench. The club famous for employing global stars from David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Robbie Keane and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández rebuilt itself this season with lesser-known young talents from around the world. The Galaxy signed Pec from Brazil and the Ghanaian Paintsil out of Belgium, and the duo combined with incumbent Serbian striker Joveljic to form a potent attack that could outscore almost any MLS opponent. But the Galaxy also relied heavily on Puig, their Catalan catalyst and one of MLS’ best players. Puig stayed in last week's game after injuring his knee, and he even delivered the decisive pass to Joveljic for the game’s only goal. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/soccer Greg Beacham, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? 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Former SpaceX engineer Scott Nolan, CEO of startup General Matter, is on a mission to help end Russia’s monopoly on a type of more-enriched nuclear fuel by producing it at commercial scale in the United States and slashing its costs. Nolan incorporated San Francisco-based General Matter this year in order to make high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU , for a variety of planned atomic plants including small modular reactors, or SMRs, that backers hope will take off in the 2030s. HALEU is uranium enriched to between 5% and 20%, which backers say has the potential to make new high-tech reactors more efficient. Uranium fuel used in today’s reactors is enriched to about 5%. Big Tech companies such as Amazon have plans to build new reactors to serve power-hungry data centers . “We believe HALEU is the most urgent need in the market today, and the most sensitive to enrichment cost,” Nolan told Reuters in his first media interview since forming the company. | “We are focused not only on bringing back domestic capacity, but on bringing the cost down significantly,” Nolan said. The goal of General Matter is to halve the cost of HALEU enrichment, long term, Nolan said. HALEU is made primarily in Russia, and its price is elusive. Estimates range from $25,000 to $35,000 per kilogram of uranium. The U.S. Department of Energy in October awarded initial contracts to four companies including General Matter seeking to produce HALEU in the United States—part of an initiative to kick-start domestic production. The United States plans to award $2.7 billion in contracts for HALEU, subject to Congress, in coming years, the department said. General Matter, which currently has no infrastructure to make uranium fuel, will face stiff competition from other companies with experience and facilities in the uranium industry. The other companies with U.S. support are: Urenco USA, a European firm with operations in New Mexico; Orano USA, based in Maryland with global headquarters in France; and Centrus Energy’s subsidiary, American Centrifuge Operating. Critics of the use of HALEU have said that the level of its enrichment means it is a weapons risk, and they recommend limiting its enrichment to 10% to 12%. Nolan said his company will look to regulators to determine the level. Nolan is also a partner in Founders Fund, a venture capital fund that was the first institutional investor in SpaceX and that Peter Thiel, a prominent supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, helped launch. Nolan said he expects that nuclear energy “should and will be” an important part of Trump’s efforts to expand sources of baseload electricity. SpaceX experience Nolan worked at Elon Musk’s private aerospace company SpaceX from 2003 to 2007. Nolan said his company’s planned HALEU production will share SpaceX’s focus on developing new technology and cutting costs. “SpaceX combined people from Silicon Valley in the software startup industry with the aerospace industry, and converged these two skill sets,” Nolan said. “We’re doing something similar, where we have deep experience on the team from the fuel cycle in the nuclear space, and are combining it with experience from the technology industry to rethink the problem and come at it from a new direction,” Nolan said. A General Matter spokesperson said Nolan has not been in contact with Musk since “well before” the idea of the company was conceived in 2023. Nolan did not reveal what kind of technology General Matter plans to use to produce HALEU. Uranium production is dominated by centrifuges that spin at high speeds. Some new players are also trying to use lasers to produce uranium fuel. “Some are more commercially proven. Some are still to be proven from a technology standpoint that they can scale,” Nolan said. —Timothy Gardner, Reuters The extended deadline for Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards is this Friday, December 13, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.AP Business SummaryBrief at 3:50 p.m. EST
Donald Trump used his image as a successful New York businessman to become a celebrity, a reality television star and eventually the president. Now he will get to revel in one of the most visible symbols of success in the city when he rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday as he's also named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Trump is expected to be on Wall Street to mark the ceremonial start of the day's trading, according to four people with knowledge of his plans. He will also be announced Thursday as Time's 2024 Person of the Year, according to a person familiar with the selection. The people who confirmed the stock exchange appearance and Time award were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. It will be a notable moment of twin recognitions for Trump, a born-and-bred New Yorker who at times has treated the stock market as a measure of public approval and has long-prized signifiers of his success in New York's business world and his appearances on the covers of magazines — especially Time. Trump was named the magazine's Person of the Year in 2016, when he was first elected to the White House. He had already been listed as a finalist for this year's award alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, X owner Elon Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kate, the Princess of Wales. Time declined to confirm the selection ahead of Thursday morning's announcement. “Time does not comment on its annual choice for Person of the Year prior to publication,” a spokesperson for the magazine said Wednesday. The ringing of the bell is a powerful symbol of U.S. capitalism — and a good New York photo opportunity at that. Despite his decades as a New York businessman, Trump has never done it before. It was unclear whether Trump, a Republican, would meet with New York's embattled mayor, Democrat Eric Adams, who has warmed to Trump and has not ruled out changing his political party. Adams has been charged with federal corruption crimes and accused of selling influence to foreign nationals; he has denied wrongdoing. Trump himself was once a symbol of New York, but he gave up living full-time in his namesake Trump Tower in Manhattan and moved to Florida after leaving the White House. CNN first reported Wednesday Trump’s visit to the stock exchange and Politico reported that Trump was expected to be unveiled as Time's Person of the Year. The stock exchange regularly invites celebrities and business leaders to participate in the ceremonial opening and closing of trading. During Trump’s first term, his wife, Melania Trump, rang the bell to promote her “Be Best” initiative on children’s well-being. Last year, Time CEO Jess Sibley rang the opening bell to unveil the magazine's 2023 Person of the Year: Taylor Swift. After the Nov. 5 election, the S&P 500 rallied 2.5% for its best day in nearly two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,508 points, or 3.6%, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 3%. All three indexes topped records they had set in recent weeks. The U.S. stock market has historically tended to rise regardless of which party wins the White House, with Democrats scoring bigger average gains since 1945. But Republican control could mean big shifts in the winning and losing industries underneath the surface, and investors are adding to bets built earlier on what the higher tariffs, lower tax rates and lighter regulation that Trump favors will mean. Trump has long courted the business community based on his own status as a wealthy real estate developer who gained additional fame as the star of the TV show “The Apprentice” in which competitors tried to impress him with their business skills. He won the election in part by tapping into Americans' deep anxieties about an economy that seemed unable to meet the needs of the middle class. The larger business community has applauded his promises to reduce corporate taxes and cut regulations. But there are also concerns about his stated plans to impose broad tariffs and possibly target companies that he sees as not aligning with his own political interests. Trump spends the bulk of his time at his Florida home but was in New York for weeks this spring during his hush money trial there. He was convicted, but his lawyers are pushing for the case to be thrown out in light of his election. While he spent hours in a Manhattan courthouse every day during his criminal trial, Trump took his presidential campaign to the streets of the heavily Democratic city, holding a rally in the Bronx and popping up at settings for working-class New Yorkers: a bodega, a construction site and a firehouse. Trump returned to the city in September to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Manhattan tower and again in the final stretch of the presidential campaign when he held a rally at Madison Square Garden that drew immediate blowback for as speakers made rude and racist insults and incendiary remarks. At the stock exchange, the ringing of the bell has been a tradition since the 1800s. The first guest to do it was a 10-year-old boy named Leonard Ross, in 1956, who won a quiz show answering questions about the stock market. Many times, companies listing on the exchange would ring the bell at 9:30 a.m. to commemorate their initial offerings as trading began. But the appearances have become an important marker of culture and politics -- something that Trump hopes to seize as he’s promised historic levels of economic growth. The anti-apartheid advocate and South African President Nelson Mandela rang the bell, as has Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone with his castmates from the film “The Expendables.” So, too, have the actors Robert Downey Jr. and Jeremy Renner for an “Avengers” movie and the Olympians Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin. In 1985, Ronald Reagan became the first sitting U.S. president to ring the bell. “With tax reform and budget control, our economy will be free to expand to its full potential, driving the bears back into permanent hibernation,” Reagan said at the time. “We’re going to turn the bull loose.” The crowd of traders on the floor chanted, “Ronnie! Ronnie! Ronnie!” The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed in 1985 and 1986, but it suffered a decline in October 1987 in an event known as “Black Monday.” Associated Press writer Josh Boak in Washington contributed to this report.