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A social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite. While Donald Trump’s lock on the is legendary, he and his campaign allies also wooed smaller religious groups, far from the mainstream. As it turned out, Trump won by decisive margins, but his campaign aggressively courted niche communities with the understanding that every vote could be critical, particularly in swing states. Voter surveys such as exit polls, which canvass broad swaths of the electorate, aren’t able to gauge the impact of such microtargeting, but some backers say the effort was worth it. Just one week before the election, Trump directed a post on the social-media platform X to Coptic Christians in the United States —- whose church has ancient roots in Egypt. He saluted their “Steadfast Faith in God, Perseverance through Centuries of Persecution and Love for this Great Country.” “This was the first time seeing a major U.S. presidential candidate address the community in this manner,” said Mariam Wahba, a Coptic Christian and research analyst with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based research institute. “It was really a profound moment.” She said many Copts share the conservative social views of other Christian groups in the Republican constituency, and they may already have been Trump supporters. But the posting reinforced those bonds. Coptic bishops sent the president-elect congratulations after his victory and cited their “shared social and family values.” Some Assyrian Christians — another faith group with Middle Eastern roots — similarly bonded with Trump, whose mispronunciation of created a viral video moment and drew attention to their support. Sam Darmo, a Phoenix real estate agent and co-founder of Assyrians for Trump, said many community members cited the economy, illegal immigration and other prominent voter issues. They echoed other conservative Christians’ concerns, he said, on issues such as abortion, gender identity and religious expression in public. But he said Trump supported various Middle Eastern Christians recovering from the Islamic State group’s oppressive rule. Darmo also credited Massad Boulos, father-in-law to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, for mobilizing various Middle Eastern Christian groups, including Chaldean Catholics, and other voters, particularly in Michigan, such as Muslims. “He brought all these minority groups together,” he said. “We’re hoping to continue that relationship.” But members of Middle Eastern-rooted Christian groups, and their politics, are far from monolithic, said Marcus Zacharia, founder of Progressive Copts, a program of Informed Immigrants, an organization that promotes dialogue on sensitive topics among such groups in the United States and Canada. He said many younger community members question Trump’s stances on issues such as immigration, and sense that conservatives sometimes tokenize them by focusing on the plight of persecuted Christians in the Middle East while neglecting wider issues of repression in countries there that the U.S. supports. He said there needs to be more informed dialogue across the political divide in these communities. “There is no more high time than these next four years to have that way of conducting conversations,” he said. Republicans also made an aggressive push for , particularly in the swing state of Pennsylvania, where they are most numerous at about 92,000 (many below voting age). The GOP has made similar efforts in the past, even though researchers have found that less than 10% of them typically vote, due to their separatism from society. But Republicans used billboards, mailers, ads and door-to-door campaigner to drive turnout in Lancaster County, home base to the nation’s largest Amish settlement. On Election Day, Amish voters Samuel Stoltzfus and his wife Lillian Stoltzfus said they were supporting Trump, citing their anti-abortion beliefs. “We basically look at it as murder,” Stoltzfus, 31, said outside a polling center in the Lancaster County community of New Holland, where dozens of other members of the local Amish community voted. Trump has wavered on the issue, dismaying some abortion opponents, though many have said Republicans still align more closely to their views. Stolzfus added: “Make America great again and keep the moral values,” he said. “Let’s go back to the roots.” Steven Nolt, a history professor at Elizabethtown College in Lancaster College who studies the Amish and their voting patterns, said that while it’s too early to say definitively without further research, he doesn’t see evidence of a larger turnout this year. Lancaster County as a whole — most of which is not Amish — is a GOP stronghold that Trump won handily, though both parties’ votes edged up from 2020, according to unofficial results posted by the Pennsylvania Department of State. Trump’s biggest increases were in urban or suburban areas with few Amish, while some areas with larger Amish populations generally saw a modest increase in the Trump vote, said Nolt, director of the college’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. “Bottom line, percentage-wise, not much change in the parts of Lancaster County where the Amish live,” he said. Trump directly reached out to members of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, a prominent and highly observant branch of Orthodox Judaism. On Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war, Trump made a symbolically resonant the burial site of the movement’s revered late leader, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Wearing a yarmulke, the traditional Jewish skullcap, Trump, who has Jewish family members, brought a written prayer to the Ohel and laid a small stone at the grave in keeping with tradition. The site in New York City, while particularly central to Chabad adherents, draws an array of Jewish and other visitors, including politicians. About two-thirds of Jewish voters overall supported Trump’s opponent, Democrat Kamala Harris, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 120,000 voters. But the Trump campaign has made a particular outreach to Orthodox Jews, citing issues including his policies toward Israel in his first administration. Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowitz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida said it was moving for him to see images of Trump’s visit. “The mere fact that he made a huge effort, obviously it was important to him,” he said.Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in Alight, Inc. ( NYSE:ALIT – Free Report ) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $74,000. Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALIT. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC increased its stake in Alight by 15.1% during the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 584,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,314,000 after acquiring an additional 76,485 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Alight by 28.3% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,160,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,465,000 after acquiring an additional 1,358,020 shares during the last quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Alight by 2.9% during the third quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 9,988,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,913,000 after acquiring an additional 286,133 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Alight by 13.9% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 757,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,587,000 after acquiring an additional 92,235 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Alight during the first quarter worth about $1,202,000. 96.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Insider Activity at Alight In other Alight news, insider Gregory A. George sold 84,929 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.60, for a total transaction of $645,460.40. Following the sale, the insider now owns 223,327 shares in the company, valued at $1,697,285.20. This represents a 27.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link . Also, Director William P. Foley II sold 5,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.25, for a total value of $41,250,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 883,323 shares in the company, valued at $7,287,414.75. The trade was a 84.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . 5.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Analysts Set New Price Targets Get Our Latest Report on Alight Alight Trading Up 1.3 % Shares of ALIT opened at $7.98 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.63 and a beta of 0.87. Alight, Inc. has a one year low of $6.15 and a one year high of $10.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $7.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $7.35. Alight ( NYSE:ALIT – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09. The firm had revenue of $555.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $538.39 million. Alight had a positive return on equity of 5.61% and a negative net margin of 7.95%. Alight’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.07 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Alight, Inc. will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year. Alight Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be issued a $0.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. Alight Profile ( Free Report ) Alight, Inc provides cloud-based integrated digital human capital and business solutions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Employer Solutions and Professional Services. The Employer Solutions segment offers employee wellbeing, integrated benefits administration, healthcare navigation, financial wellbeing, leave of absence management, retiree healthcare and payroll; and operates AI-led capabilities software. 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Chuba Hubbard's 1-yard touchdown run and a 2-point conversion run had put Carolina level with 1:46 remaining, setting the stage for the Chiefs' seven-play, 57-yard march to set up the winning kick. Joining the Chiefs with a 10th triumph to keep a conference lead was Detroit, with Jahmyr Gibbs rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns and David Montgomery running for another score in the Lions' 24-6 triumph at Indianapolis. A wild finish with 38 points in the last 5:16 marked the Dallas Cowboys' 34-26 victory at Washington, where the Commanders appeared to have lost, then made an amazing comeback only to fall in the end. Cooper Rush's second touchdown pass, a 22-yarder to Luke Schoonmaker with 5:16 remaining, gave Dallas a 20-9 edge, but Jayden Daniels threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz and ran for a 2-point conversion to pull Washington within 20-17. KaVontae Turpin answered with a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown on the ensuing play, but again the Commanders responded as Austin Seibert kicked a 51-yard field goal and Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin on an 86-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds remaining. Seibert, however, shockingly missed the conversion kick to keep Dallas ahead 27-26 and the Cowboys added a Juanyeh Thomas 43-yard kickoff return touchdown on the next play to seal victory. At Miami, Tua Tagovailoa threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns to spark the Miami Dolphins over New England 34-15. At Chicago, Minnesota's John Parker Romo kicked a 29-yard field goal with 2:10 remaining in overtime to lift the Vikings over the host Bears 30-27. Sam Darnold threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns as the Vikings improved to 9-2. At Houston, Chig Okonkwo caught a 70-yard go-ahead touchdown pass from Will Levis in the fourth quarter as Tennessee upset the host Texans 32-27. 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DAVID DUVALL , Chief Executive Officer at Core Molding Technologies CMT , executed a substantial insider sell on December 23, according to an SEC filing. What Happened: DUVALL's decision to sell 15,919 shares of Core Molding Technologies was revealed in a Form 4 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The total value of the sale is $257,339. The latest market snapshot at Tuesday morning reveals Core Molding Technologies shares up by 0.27%, trading at $16.5. Delving into Core Molding Technologies's Background Core Molding Technologies Inc operates in the engineered materials market as one operating segment as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products. It produces and sells molded products for varied markets, including medium and heavy-duty trucks, automobiles, power sports, construction and agriculture, building products, and other industrial markets. The processes include compression molding of sheet molding compound (SMC), resin transfer molding (RTM), liquid molding of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), spray-up and hand-lay-up, direct long-fiber thermoplastics (D-LFT) and structural foam, and structural web injection molding (SIM). It operates operates in Columbus, Ohio; Gaffney, South Carolina; Winona, Minnesota; Matamoros and Escobedo, Mexico; and Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. Core Molding Technologies: Financial Performance Dissected Negative Revenue Trend: Examining Core Molding Technologies's financials over 3 months reveals challenges. As of 30 September, 2024, the company experienced a decline of approximately -15.84% in revenue growth, reflecting a decrease in top-line earnings. When compared to others in the Materials sector, the company faces challenges, achieving a growth rate lower than the average among peers. Profitability Metrics: Gross Margin: The company faces challenges with a low gross margin of 16.91% , suggesting potential difficulties in cost control and profitability compared to its peers. Earnings per Share (EPS): Core Molding Technologies's EPS lags behind the industry average, indicating concerns and potential challenges with a current EPS of 0.36 . Debt Management: The company maintains a balanced debt approach with a debt-to-equity ratio below industry norms, standing at 0.15 . Insights into Valuation Metrics: Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio: The Price to Earnings ratio of 9.45 is lower than the industry average, indicating potential undervaluation for the stock. Price to Sales (P/S) Ratio: The Price to Sales ratio is 0.46 , which is lower than the industry average. This suggests a possible undervaluation based on sales performance. EV/EBITDA Analysis (Enterprise Value to its Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization): With a below-average EV/EBITDA ratio of 4.0 , Core Molding Technologies presents an opportunity for value investors. This lower valuation may attract investors seeking undervalued opportunities. Market Capitalization Analysis: Falling below industry benchmarks, the company's market capitalization reflects a reduced size compared to peers. This positioning may be influenced by factors such as growth expectations or operational capacity. Now trade stocks online commission free with Charles Schwab, a trusted and complete investment firm. The Importance of Insider Transactions Insider transactions should be considered alongside other factors when making investment decisions, as they can offer important insights. In the context of legal matters, the term "insider" refers to any officer, director, or beneficial owner holding more than ten percent of a company's equity securities, as outlined by Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This includes executives in the c-suite and significant hedge funds. Such insiders are obligated to report their transactions through a Form 4 filing, which must be completed within two business days of the transaction. Pointing towards optimism, a company insider's new purchase signals their positive anticipation for the stock to rise. Despite insider sells not always signaling a bearish sentiment, they can be driven by various factors. A Closer Look at Important Transaction Codes Examining transactions, investors often concentrate on those unfolding in the open market, meticulously detailed in Table I of the Form 4 filing. A P in Box 3 denotes a purchase, while S signifies a sale. Transaction code C indicates the conversion of an option, and transaction code A denotes a grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company. Check Out The Full List Of Core Molding Technologies's Insider Trades. Insider Buying Alert: Profit from C-Suite Moves Benzinga Edge reveals every insider trade in real-time. Don't miss the next big stock move driven by insider confidence. Unlock this ultimate sentiment indicator now. Click here for access . This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Abortions are up in the US. It's a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel
The best-performing share of the whole index last year was aeronautical engineer ( ). Fast-forward to 2025 and has that huge growth in the value of Rolls-Royce shares gone into reverse? As if. In fact, the Rolls-Royce share price has soared So far this year, it is . Compared to 5% for the FTSE 100 as a whole, that is outstanding performance – again. What’s driving the share price gain To unpick the reasons behind this soaring price, I think it is useful to consider a few different factors. One is customer demand. After a very difficult time due to government-imposed travel restrictions and weak consumer demand during the pandemic years, airlines have been struggling to meet soaring demand, meaning they have been servicing planes and ordering new ones. Making aircraft engines is a difficult and costly business, so there are high barriers to entry. That gives the few dominant players, such as Rolls-Royce, pricing power. Another factor has been performance beyond the core civil aviation division. European governments have increased military budgets, helping Rolls’ defence division. Meanwhile its nuclear power generation expertise is coming increasingly into demand. But there have been internal factors at play too. Since the start of last year, new management has set very aggressive growth targets. So far, business performance has been strong. I think that, if Rolls-Royce continues to look on track to meet or even beat those targets, its share price could move up further even from here. The current of 21 may look high today (for my tastes, at least). However, if earnings grow strongly — as the company’s strategy suggests they could — the prospective P/E ratio looks to me as if it may actually still be potentially cheap from a . Potential for further gains – but no guarantees The thing that puts me off investing in Rolls-Royce – and I have no plans at the moment to buy the shares – is what else might happen. For example, what if the ambitious growth plan fails? Rolls has a history stretching back decades of mixed performance. Look at its roller-coaster earnings per share, for example. Its business involves large fixed costs and projects with timelines that can shift dramatically due to external factors like airframe manufacturers pushing back launch dates. I think the current price of Rolls-Royce shares reflects investor hopes that the company will deliver on its plans. So if that does not happen, I expect the share price could fall. Another significant but external factor that, again, Rolls has struggled with for decades is civil aviation demand shocks outside its control. The pandemic was just the latest in a long line of such shocks, from the 2001 US terrorist attacks to volcanic dust clouds grounding European aviation. I see a risk of some such event throttling demand again at some unknown future point. The current Rolls-Royce share price does not offer me enough margin of safety to compensate for such risks, as far as I am concerned.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ) resulting from allegations that Marqeta may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. SO WHAT: If you purchased Marqeta securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses. WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=32001 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. 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The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 case@rosenlegal.com www.rosenlegal.comOn 28 December, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin signed a series of laws that toughened penalties for armed rebellion and crimes against military service and approved a new strategy to counter extremism, which lists the elimination of threats emanating from Ukraine as one of its main tasks. Source : Russian state agency TASS , Medusa , Centre for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Details : One of the signed laws toughens the punishment for armed rebellion up to life imprisonment. The lower limit of the sentence for rebellion has increased from 15 to 20 years. The same law excludes the right to parole for those sentenced to life for terrorism and rebellion. It also introduces a sentence of up to 15 years for foreigners for "aiding the enemy". The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation was also amended to make members of "volunteer formations" liable for disobeying orders, resisting a superior, leaving a unit or place of service without permission, desertion, voluntary surrender and other crimes committed by the military. Another law in Russia has also expanded the list of grounds for including people in the list of extremists. The Russian Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring) also now has access to information on the accounts of citizens who financially support "extremism and extremists". Putin also signed a law renaming the city of Rostov as Rostov Velikii (Rostov the Great) In addition, Putin approved a new strategy for countering extremism . The strategy states that the Russian Federation considers one of the main tasks in the fight against extremism to be "the elimination of the source of threats emanating from the territory of Ukraine". It also states that Russia will take measures for the "socio-cultural integration" of the occupied territories of Ukraine. Involvement in uncoordinated protest actions is named in the strategy as one of the ways to destabilise Russia and spread extremism. The Russian Federation considers "initiating colour revolutions, falsifying history, and terrorism" to be extremist threats. According to the text, "extremists" are intensifying the national crisis by propagating the notion of "decolonisation" of the Russian Federation. It is planned to vigorously propagate the notions of the "historical unity of the peoples of the Russian Federation" as part of the fight against "extremism". According to the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, Putin's signing of laws aimed at tightening internal control is an attempt to shield the government from new dangers such as Yevgeny Prigozhin's march on Moscow. "The adoption and signing of these laws confirms that the Kremlin is increasingly afraid of internal threats and is trying to protect itself from them by law. However, this pressure will sooner or later lead to the destabilisation of the domestic political situation and, ultimately, the fall of the Putin regime," the Center for Countering Disinformation said in a statement. Support UP or become our patron !Chiefs edge Panthers, Lions rip Colts as Dallas stuns Washington