UCLA vaulted to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll Monday for the first time in school history after dethroning South Carolina. The Bruins (5-0) received 20 of the 32 first-place ballots and climbed four spots following Sunday's 77-62 defeat of the defending national champion Gamecocks, ending their 43-game winning streak. "I think the piece that really hits me is that we're doing something for the first time in school history and we shared it with decades of alumni," UCLA coach Cori Close said Monday. "It was great to have so many alumni in our locker room to share it with. The people that blazed the trail for us we're walking in is really special." UConn (4-0) remained at No. 2 and received nine votes for first place and Notre Dame (5-0) moved up three places and earned the other three votes. South Carolina (5-1) fell to No. 4 after being No. 1 in each of the past 23 polls. No. 5 Texas (4-0) dropped one spot this week. Southern California (4-1), LSU (6-0), Oklahoma (5-0), Kansas State (5-0) and Maryland (6-0) round out the top 10. The rest of the women's Top 25: 11. Ohio State (5-0) 12. West Virginia (6-0) 13. Duke (5-1) 14. Kentucky (5-0) 15. Iowa State (5-1) 16. North Carolina (5-1) 17. TCU (6-0) 18. Ole Miss (3-1) 19. Illinois (5-0) 20. North Carolina State (3-2) 21. Oregon (6-0) 22. Iowa (6-0) 23. Alabama (6-0) 24. Louisville (4-2) 25. Nebraska (5-1). --Field Level Media
Saquon Barkley has become the Shohei Ohtani of the NFL. There’s no better home run hitter playing football right now. Barkley had touchdown runs of 72 and 70 yards for the Philadelphia Eagles in a 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. He now has five runs of 50-plus yards this season and is on pace to break Eric Dickerson’s single-season record of 2,105 yards set in 1984. Barkley’s historic performance against the Rams — his 255 yards set a team record — captivated a national audience and turned him into a fan favorite for the AP NFL MVP award. He’s not the betting favorite, however. Josh Allen has the best odds at plus-150, according to Bet MGM Sportsbook. Two-time MVP Lamar Jackson is next at plus-250 followed by Barkley at plus-400. Running backs have won the award 18 times, including three-time winner Jim Brown, who was the AP’s first NFL MVP in 1957. Quarterbacks have dominated the award, winning it 45 times. Only three players who weren’t QBs or RBs have been MVP. It takes a special season for a non-QB to win it mainly because the offense goes through the signal caller. Quarterbacks handle the ball every offensive snap, run the show and get the credit when things go well and the blame when it doesn’t. Adrian Peterson was the most recent non-QB to win it when he ran for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings in 2012. Playing for a winning team matters, too. Nine of the past 11 winners played for a No. 1 seed with the other two winners on a No. 2 seed. The Vikings earned the sixth seed when Pederson was MVP. Barkley is a major reason why the Eagles (9-2) are leading the NFC East and only trail Detroit (10-1) by one game for the top spot in the conference. Does he have a realistic chance to win the MVP award? Kicker Mark Moseley was the MVP in the strike-shortened 1982 season when he made 20 of 21 field goals and 16 of 19 extra points in nine games for Washington. If voters once selected a kicker, everyone has a chance, especially a game-changer such as Barkley. Defensive tackle Alan Page was the MVP in 1971 and linebacker Lawrence Taylor won it in 1986. Running back Christian McCaffrey finished third in voting last year and wide receiver Justin Jefferson placed fifth in 2022. The Offensive Player of the Year award and Defensive Player of the Year award recognize the best all-around players on both sides of the ball, allowing voters to recognize non-QBs if they choose. Wide receivers and running backs have won the AP OPOY award seven times over the past 11 seasons. McCaffrey was the 2023 winner. The AP’s new voting format introduced in 2022 also gives non-QBs a better opportunity to get MVP recognition. Voter submit their top five picks for each award, with a weighted point system. Previously, voters made one choice for each award. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league vote for MVP and seven other awards. The awards are based on regular-season performance. The Chiefs (10-1) and Bills (9-2) already are in position to lock up postseason berths right after Thanksgiving. Kansas City clinches a playoff berth with a win over Las Vegas on Black Friday and a loss by Miami on Thursday night, or a win plus a loss by Denver on Monday night. Buffalo can wrap up a fifth straight AFC East title with a victory over San Francisco on Sunday and a loss by the Dolphins. It’s not a given that the Dallas Cowboys will be looking for a new head coach after this season. Owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday on local radio that Mike McCarthy could end up getting a contract extension. “I don’t think that’s crazy at all. This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and done that. He has great ideas. We got a lot of football left,” Jones said. McCarthy led the Cowboys (4-7) to three straight 12-win seasons, but they went 1-3 in the playoffs and haven’t reached the NFC championship game since winning the Super Bowl 29 years ago. Injuries have contributed to the team’s struggles this season, but Dallas was just 3-5 before Dak Prescott was lost for the rest of the season. The Cowboys upset Washington last week and their next four games are against teams that currently have losing records. If they somehow end up 9-8 or even 8-9, Jones could make a case for keeping McCarthy. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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(Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is quitting a major climate group for banks, as increasingly complex regulations and US political attacks lead some of the financial industry’s biggest firms to rethink such affiliations. The bank’s decision to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance was mainly motivated by the need to comply with mandatory reporting guidelines, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations at the bank. The person pointed to the rollout of the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive as a key development guiding Goldman’s approach to the matter. Goldman said in a statement on Friday that it’s “very focused on the increasingly elevated sustainability standards and reporting requirements imposed by regulators around the world.” The firm has been laying the groundwork for its departure from NZBA for a while now and clients and stakeholders have been consulted, the person familiar with the decision said. A spokesperson for NZBA declined to comment. The Goldman announcement emerged on the same day that money manager Franklin Templeton said it’s leaving Climate Action 100+, another group formed to press companies to cut emissions. NZBA sits under the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, whose unveiling of $130 trillion of financial-sector commitments to net zero was one of the highlights of the COP26 climate summit in Scotland in 2021. Back then, major banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc., proudly announced their membership as climate finance morphed into one of Wall Street’s most popular new areas. As time went on, however, climate coalitions started to face internal tension as some members balked at the prospect of committing to explicit financing requirements. That was followed by a slump in green asset values, and an increasingly aggressive political backdrop in which so-called woke capitalism was vilified by the Republican party as a distraction from fiduciary goals. At the same time, firms have been struggling to adapt to a deluge of environmental, social and governance requirements being enforced by regulators in key markets. The EU’s disclosure framework is the furthest advanced and also the widest reaching in scope. As a result, even companies based outside the bloc need to observe EU rules if they’re targeting clients there. In its statement, Goldman said the firm’s priorities “remain to help our clients achieve their sustainability goals and to measure and report on our progress.” The departure from NZBA coincides with intense and growing pressure from the Republican Party on anything that smacks of ESG. Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a move to sue BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc. and State Street Corp. for allegedly breaching antitrust laws by using climate-friendly investment strategies to suppress the supply of coal. That suit followed bans against ESG investing across numerous Republican states, with pressure expected to step up now that Donald Trump is headed for a second term in the White House. Against that backdrop, other climate finance groups have been losing members. In August, the asset management arm of Goldman said it had quit CA 100+. Other firms to have left the coalition include State Street Global Advisors, Pacific Investment Management Co. and — most recently — Franklin Templeton, which manages about $1.6 trillion of assets. A spokesperson for CA100+ said that while the group is “disappointed” with the departures, it respects each investor’s decision. A separate climate alliance for insurers, NZIA, was gripped by an exodus last year, as firms responded to threats of antitrust litigation brought by Republican state attorneys general. And a net zero coalition for asset managers suffered a blow when Vanguard, the world’s second-largest money manager, quit back in 2022. Goldman’s decision to withdraw from NZBA marks the group’s highest-profile loss to date. It was able to avert a potential walkout by a group of key members two years ago, Bloomberg has previously reported. JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. all raised the prospect of quitting, people familiar with the matter said at the time. They ended up staying in the group after NZBA updated its guidelines to give members the freedom to ignore a proposal to phase out the financing of fossil fuels. Spokespeople for JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley declined to comment. Spokespeople at BofA haven’t yet responded to requests for comment. NZBA asks members to agree to work toward net zero financed emissions by 2050, and to set interim five-year targets toward that goal. CSRD, meanwhile, is an environmental and social sustainability reporting framework. “The alliances may have been useful in centering the issues, helping to underscore that finance is a central challenge in the energy transition,” said Lisa Sachs, who heads Columbia University’s Center on Sustainable Investment. “But they didn’t really help to solve the problem.” The apparent fraying of voluntary climate groups linked to GFANZ isn’t necessarily a sign that Wall Street is abandoning the green agenda, according to David Carlin, the former head of risk at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, which convened the NZBA. “It’s a shame to see leading institutions leave these alliances,” he said. “But it’s important to note they aren’t repudiating their net zero commitments.” Such coalitions help firms “share best practices and consider how to manage the challenges of the transition,” Carlin said. “However, firms are constantly weighing these benefits against the political heat of poking their heads above the parapet on climate.” At the same time, “the opportunities for investing in the energy transition are increasing,” Columbia’s Sachs said. “There’s more financing of green technologies.” Goldman said it has made “significant progress” in recent years on its net zero goals, “and we look forward to making further progress.” That includes “expanding to additional sectors in the coming months,” the firm said. Goldman Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said in the firm’s latest sustainability report that Goldman will file a global firm-wide report next year under the EU’s CSRD, becoming one of the first US banks to do so. “This new requirement is expansive in scope, covering not only our financial exposure but also our environmental and social impact,” he said. (The NZBA is part of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, which is co-chaired by Mark Carney, who is chair of Bloomberg Inc. and a former Bank of England governor, and Michael R. Bloomberg, the founder of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (the “Company” or “89bio”) (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that the Company’s Management will participate in a fireside chat at the 7 th Annual Evercore HealthCONx Conference on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 8:20 AM ET and participate in one-on-one investor meetings. The webcast of the fireside chat will be accessible in the investor section of 89bio’s website . A replay of the webcast will be available for approximately 30 days following the conference. About 89bio 89bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of best-in-class therapies for patients with liver and cardiometabolic diseases who lack optimal treatment options. The company is focused on rapidly advancing its lead candidate, pegozafermin, through clinical development for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG). Pegozafermin is a specifically engineered, potentially best-in-class fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) analog with unique glycoPEGylated technology that optimizes biological activity through an extended half-life. The company is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.89bio.com or follow the company on LinkedIn . Investor Contact: Annie Chang 89bio, Inc. investors@89bio.com PJ Kelleher LifeSci Advisors, LLC 617-430-7579 pkelleher@lifesciadvisors.com Media Contact: Sheryl Seapy Real Chemistry sseapy@realchemistry.com
Franklin Resources Inc. trimmed its holdings in Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. ( NASDAQ:ROIC – Free Report ) by 55.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 60,257 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 73,864 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in Retail Opportunity Investments were worth $945,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Retail Opportunity Investments by 1.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,107,593 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $96,072,000 after buying an additional 75,803 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Retail Opportunity Investments by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 4,557,646 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $56,652,000 after acquiring an additional 127,799 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Retail Opportunity Investments by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,290,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $51,776,000 after acquiring an additional 24,421 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Retail Opportunity Investments by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,347,118 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $36,920,000 after purchasing an additional 85,037 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Retail Opportunity Investments by 2.2% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,834,124 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $22,798,000 after purchasing an additional 39,980 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.16% of the company’s stock. Retail Opportunity Investments Price Performance Shares of NASDAQ:ROIC opened at $17.35 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion, a PE ratio of 37.72 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. has a 1-year low of $11.87 and a 1-year high of $17.52. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.01 and its 200-day moving average is $15.32. Retail Opportunity Investments Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 20th. Retail Opportunity Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 130.43%. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James cut shares of Retail Opportunity Investments from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Retail Opportunity Investments from $17.00 to $17.50 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. KeyCorp lowered Retail Opportunity Investments from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and set a $17.50 target price (up previously from $16.00) on shares of Retail Opportunity Investments in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, StockNews.com began coverage on Retail Opportunity Investments in a report on Saturday. They set a “hold” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Retail Opportunity Investments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.17. Read Our Latest Stock Report on ROIC Retail Opportunity Investments Company Profile ( Free Report ) Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (Nasdaq: ROIC), is a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the acquisition, ownership and management of grocery-anchored shopping centers located in densely populated, metropolitan markets across the West Coast. As of December 31, 2023, ROIC owned 94 shopping centers encompassing approximately 10.6 million square feet. Read More Five stocks we like better than Retail Opportunity Investments What is a Stock Market Index and How Do You Use Them? Buffett Takes the Bait; Berkshire Buys More Oxy in December Upcoming IPO Stock Lockup Period, Explained Top 3 ETFs to Hedge Against Inflation in 2025 What is Put Option Volume? These 3 Chip Stock Kings Are Still Buys for 2025 Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ROIC? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. ( NASDAQ:ROIC – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Retail Opportunity Investments Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Retail Opportunity Investments and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Defending national champion South Carolina is practicing without forward Ashlyn Watkins, who remains suspended following her Aug. 31 arrest. "The status is still the same," head coach Dawn Staley said Tuesday, the day after the Gamecocks' first official team practice. "Nothing has moved yet. We're not going to move until the situation changes." Watkins was charged with first-degree assault and kidnapping following an incident at a student housing and retail center. The arrest triggered an automatic team suspension under athletic department policy. Watkins, a 6-foot-3 junior, averaged 9.2 points and 7.4 rebounds in 38 games last season for the undefeated national champions. The Columbia, S.C., native is due to appear in Richland County court on Oct. 25, less than two weeks before South Carolina opens the season against Michigan on Nov. 4 in Las Vegas. Per her arrest warrant, she allegedly picked up the individual and carried her without her consent, then "grabbed the victim's head and forced her to walk down the hall, thus controlling her movement while preventing her from leaving." This came after Watkins allegedly assaulted the individual by "forcefully grabbing her face, pulling her by her arms, and pushing her." The individual was later treated for non-life-threatening injuries after allegedly escaping and pulling a fire alarm. Watkins was released on a $30,000 personal recognizance bond. "We believe once everybody has a full grasp of what happened, this will end up being a misunderstanding," Watkins' lawyer Todd Rutherford told WLTX earlier this month. "What we know for certain is that Ashlyn did not assault anyone and she did not kidnap anyone." --Field Level Media
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Nearly 13 months after his beloved wife Rosalynn died in November 2023, former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100, the Carter Center confirmed on Sunday. The former president made a rare public appearance at her memorial service. He sat in a wheelchair with a blanket that had a picture of him and Rosalynn together. He would also make a rare public appearance on October 1 as his hometown celebrated his 100th birthday. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” President Carter said after his wife passed away. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.” The couple was married for 77 years. They met as children, both growing up in Plains, Georgia. Their storied romance started when Jimmy was 17 years old. After their first date, he reportedly told his mom, “She’s the girl I want to marry.” The pair would marry not long after — in 1946. The couple moved to Norfolk, Virginia, where Jimmy was stationed after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. Like many military families, the Carters moved from city to city. Their three sons were born in three different states: Virginia, Hawaii and Connecticut. Their only daughter was born in their home state of Georgia. Jimmy left the military in 1953 and began a career in politics about 10 years later. RELATED STORY | Former President Jimmy Carter dies at age 100 Rosalynn was reportedly an important member of Jimmy’s campaign team when he ran for governor of Georgia, a race he won in 1970. After serving four years as governor, Jimmy decided to run for president. During the campaign, Rosalynn traveled the country independently, proving to be a strong advocate for her husband’s vision for the country. Jimmy Carter would go on to defeat President Gerald Ford and become the 39th president of the United States. Rosalynn was an active first lady. She attended cabinet meetings and frequently represented her husband at ceremonial events. Rosalynn shared in her husband’s efforts to work to make the U.S. government more “competent and compassionate,” the White House said. After leaving the White House in 1981, the couple returned to Georgia. They would go on to become some of the most notable philanthropists in the world. They founded The Carter Center, which is committed to protecting human rights around the world.Franklin Resources Inc. Buys 4,603 Shares of MannKind Co. (NASDAQ:MNKD)
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