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Aden Holloway established career highs of 26 points and eight 3-pointers to help No. 5 Alabama roll to a 105-82 nonconference victory over South Dakota State on Sunday at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Freshman Labaron Philon had the best game of his young career with 21 points and six assists for the Crimson Tide (11-2). Mark Sears had 20 points, including 6-for-14 3-point shooting. Grant Nelson added 17 points and eight rebounds and scored the game's first eight points. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. As property values continue to outpace inflation, property taxes are taking a bigger bite out of homeowners’ wallets. A new analysis from Construction Coverage breaks down property tax rates by state, county, and city to reveal where homeowners have the greatest burden. Click for more. Where Are U.S. Property Taxes Highest and Lowest? A State, County, and City Analysis
Vice President Kamala Harris was in San Francisco Monday night to continue the vacation she began in Hawaii. But swirling all around the former Democratic presidential candidate is the question what is next for her? It hasn’t even been a month since Harris lost to Donald Trump, but the speculation is already hot and heavy about where she goes next. Watch NBC Bay Area News 📺 Streaming free 24/7 Harris was getting the tight security in San Francisco, but less than two months from now, she’ll be out of the White House. But will she be fighting for another run at the White House or for the governors mansion here in California as some have speculated. NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston says for the next few months Harris will ask herself. “Which path do I want? A path where I’m likely to succeed that would be the governorship or a path to the top office in the world, the presidency but much less guaranteed with that choice,” he said. Terry McSweeney has the full story in the video above.
November 25, 2024 This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlightedthe following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Monash University In a business-to-business (B2B) supply chain context, business customers who conduct unfair and socially irresponsible business practices have been shown to have significantly decreased suppliers' intentions to continue their business relationships, according to researchers from Monash University and Northeastern University. Published in the Journal of Business Ethics , the study is the first to examine the effect of customers' unethical practices on their suppliers' intention to continue their business relationships , offering new insights for businesses seeking to navigate ethical dilemmas. This study is in a business-to-business (B2B) context, focusing on the relationship between firms; for example, suppliers and customers. Professor Daniel Prajogo, from the Department of Management in the Monash Business School, said the study surveyed 506 managers from small to medium-sized suppliers in Australia, who—due to their size and limited resources —were likely to have weaker bargaining power against their customers. The suppliers ranged from sectors including manufacturing, retail, transport, construction and health care. "Our study distinguished two types of unethical practices displayed by the customer, those being unfair business practices that have a direct negative or harmful effect on suppliers' interests, for example reducing their profitability," Professor Prajogo said. "The other was socially irresponsible practices, such as polluting the environment or paying low wages. While socially irresponsible practices may not have an immediate direct effect on the supplier, such behaviors do have a wider impact on society and may cause indirect harm to the supplier, for example, negative reputational effects. "Our findings show that both customers' unfair or opportunistic business practices toward suppliers and their socially irresponsible practices had negative effects on suppliers' intention to maintain their relationship with their customers. "We also found, however, that the negative impact is balanced by the level of dependence suppliers have on their customers and the benefits they derive from the relationship with the customers. These benefits may lead suppliers to tolerate unfair business practices, as they feel compensated by the customers for any financial hurt or loss suffered. Similarly, the supplier's dependence leads them to endure the socially irresponsible practices of their powerful customers because of their dependence, or a lack of alternative customers in the markets," added Professor Prajogo. Associate Professor Brian Cooper, from the Department of Management in the Monash Business School said, "Overall, our study demonstrated that intention to continue buyer-supplier relationships in response to unethical practices is determined by self-interest and resource dependence. "From our findings, we encourage rethinking on governance in supply chain relationships. While there is no simple answer to mitigate and/or eliminate unethical practices, we call for institutional reformation in supply chain relationships, which can empower small and medium sized suppliers to be on a more equal footing when dealing with unacceptable behaviors from customers." Associate Professor Ross Donohue, also from the Department of Management in the Monash Business School, said, "The ethical implications of this research are critical for business leaders. By understanding how unethical practices affect supplier relationships, companies can better align their behaviors to foster fairer, more sustainable partnerships. "Furthermore, regulators and policymakers have an important role to play in improving fairer business practices, especially when there is a power imbalance between suppliers and buyers." More information: Daniel Prajogo et al, The Effect of Customers' Unethical Practices on Suppliers' Intention to Continue Their Relationships, Journal of Business Ethics (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s10551-024-05742-8 Journal information: Journal of Business Ethics Provided by Monash UniversityThe AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 17 points and Madison Connor made four 3-pointers and added 14 points on Sunday to help No. 11 TCU beat Brown 79-47. Van Lith added five assists, five rebounds and three steals and Taylor Bigby scored 11 points for the Horned Frogs. TCU (13-1) has won four games in a row since an 82-54 loss to No. 3 South Carolina on Dec. 8 at the Coast to Coast Challenge. Grace Arnolie hit three 3-pointers in the first five minutes and Olivia Young added another with 4:34 left in the first quarter to give Brown a 12-8 lead. The Horned Frogs responded with a 9-2 run to close the period, scored 12 of the first 14 second-quarter points to extend their lead to 13 points and took a 34-25 lead into the intermission. Bigby hit a 3 to open the scoring in the third quarter and TCU led by double figures the rest of the way. The Horned Frogs outrebounded Brown 54-28, including 20-6 on the offensive glass which led to TCU outscoring the Bears 27-5 in second-chance points. Isabell Mauricio led Brown with 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting Brown (6-7). The rest of the Bears players combined to made 10 of 41 (24.4%) from the field. Arnolie added 13 points. RELATED COVERAGE Edwards leads No. 2 South Carolina to 65th straight home win 93-47 over Wofford on Sunday. Bueckers leads No. 7 UConn to convincing 67-41 win over Providence in final Big East game of 2024. No. 3 Notre Dame women rout Virginia for Olivia Miles’ 100th career win TCU made 11 3-pointers on 27 attempts (41%) and the Horned Frogs’ 148 this season are the most in Division I. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to post a record for the 54th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Super Micro Computer, a stock that’s been on an AI-driven roller coaster, soared 28.7% to lead the market. Following allegations of misconduct and the resignation of its public auditor , the maker of servers used in artificial-intelligence technology said an investigation found no evidence of misconduct by its management or by the company’s board. It also said that it doesn’t expect to restate its past financials and that it will find a new chief financial officer, appoint a general counsel and make other moves to strengthen its governance. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up the market. Gains of 1.8% for Microsoft and 3.2% for Meta Platforms were the two strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500. Intel was another propellant during the morning, but it lost an early gain to fall 0.5% after the chip company said CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the board. Intel is looking for Gelsinger’s replacement, and its chair said it’s “committed to restoring investor confidence.” Intel recently lost its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Nvidia, which has skyrocketed in Wall Street’s frenzy around AI. Stellantis, meanwhile, skidded following the announcement of its CEO’s departure . Carlos Tavares steps down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroën and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales and an inventory backlog at dealerships. The world’s fourth-largest automaker’s stock fell 6.3% in Milan. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 likewise fell, including California utility PG&E. It dropped 5% after saying it would sell $2.4 billion of stock and preferred shares to raise cash. Retailers were mixed amid what’s expected to be the best Cyber Monday on record and coming off Black Friday . Target, which recently gave a forecast for the holiday season that left investors discouraged , fell 1.2%. Walmart , which gave a more optimistic forecast, rose 0.2%. Amazon, which looks to benefit from online sales from Cyber Monday, climbed 1.4%. All told, the S&P 500 added 14.77 points to 6,047.15. The Dow fell 128.65 to 44,782.00, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 185.78 to 19,403.95. The stock market largely took Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride. The president-elect on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a group of developing economies if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. Trump said he wants the group, headlined by Brazil, Russia, India and China, to promise it won’t create a new currency or otherwise try to undercut the U.S. dollar. The dollar has long been the currency of choice for global trade. Speculation has also been around a long time that other currencies could knock it off its mantle, but no contender has come close. The U.S. dollar’s value rose Monday against several other currencies, but one of its strongest moves likely had less to do with the tariff threats. The euro fell amid a political battle in Paris over the French government’s budget . The euro sank 0.7% against the U.S. dollar and broke below $1.05. In the bond market, Treasury yields gave up early gains to hold relatively steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed above 4.23% during the morning before falling back to 4.19%. That was just above its level of 4.18% late Friday. A report in the morning showed the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted again last month, but not by as much as economists expected. This upcoming week will bring several big updates on the job market, including the October job openings report, weekly unemployment benefits data and the all-important November jobs report. They could steer the next moves for Federal Reserve, which recently began pulling interest rates lower to give support to the economy. Economists expect Friday’s headliner report to show U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in November, coming off October’s lackluster growth that was hampered by damaging hurricanes and strikes. “We now find ourselves in the middle of this Goldilocks zone, where economic health supports earnings growth while remaining weak enough to justify potential Fed rate cuts,” according to Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. In financial markets abroad, Chinese stocks led gains worldwide as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for manufacturing, partly driven by a surge in orders ahead of Trump’s inauguration next month. Both official and private sector surveys of factory managers showed strong new orders and export orders, possibly partly linked to efforts by importers in the U.S. to beat potential tariff hikes by Trump once he takes office. Indexes rose 0.7% in Hong Kong and 1.1% in Shanghai. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.
Two men died in Skamania County, Washington, while searching for Sasquatch, according to the county's sheriff's office. "After a grueling, three-day search over difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions, the 59-year-old male and 37-year-old-male, both from Portland, Oregon, who were reported missing/endangered were located, deceased, in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest," the Skamania County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) wrote in a Saturday post on Facebook . The SCSO added: "Both deaths appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness." Newsweek has emailed the SCSO for additional comments on Sunday morning. Why It Matters The legend of Bigfoot, the so-called "hairy giant" that stands "seven to nine feet tall and weighs between 600 and 900 pounds," according to the Unnatural Museum of History, has been around since reported North American sightings in the 1800s. Originally reported mostly in the Pacific Northwest and Canada, sightings of Bigfoot, also known by the Indian term "Sasquatch" since Native American cultures include legends of an ape-like creature that traversed forests, have in fact occurred throughout America, including in the East. Such reported sightings, which continue today, have helped keep the legend of Bigfoot alive and well. Alleged Bigfoot sightings and stories of a large, ape-like creature aren't rare, although proof to back up the claims is usually nonexistent or limited at best. The Legend of Bigfoot Bigfoot is the North American version of the "large hairy beast" cryptid that is present in many countries around the world. In the Himalayas there is the legend of the Yeti, in Brazil, the Mapinguari, and in the East-central Kenyan forests, the Chemosit. In order for the Bigfoot species to have lasted this long, there would have to have been several specimens in order for breeding to occur, and for inbreeding and low genetic diversity to be avoided. However, a higher number of Bigfoot specimens in existence would therefore increase the chances of one being found dead or killed by a motorist—something that has not yet happened. No fossil evidence of other hominids except humans existing in North America has ever been found. In 2013, one Utah resident found what he said was a fossilized Bigfoot skull but turned out to merely be a weathered rock when analyzed by a paleontologist. What To Know In the early hours of Christmas Day, around 1 a.m., the Skamania County Communications Center received a report of two missing individuals who had been searching for Sasquatch and were expected to return home on Christmas Eve. Concerned family members reported the pair missing and endangered when they failed to return, according to the SCSO in its Facebook post. The sheriff's office accessed footage from a recently installed Flock camera, which located the vehicle associated with the missing individuals. This crucial information allowed a Search and Rescue Coordinator to find the vehicle near Willard, Washington. Over the course of three days, the SCSO coordinated a search operation involving over 60 volunteer search and rescue personnel, including canine units, drone teams and ground searchers. They were joined by an air asset from the U.S. Coast Guard in Astoria, Oregon, equipped with infrared technology to aid in the search. "We would like to recognize the exceptional volunteers who sacrificed time away from their families during Christmas to assist our agency with this mission. These phenomenal volunteers also fought through freezing temperatures, snow, high water levels, heavy rain, downfall, and heavily wooded terrain," the sheriff's office wrote. "The Skamania County Sheriff's Office extends our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in this tragic incident." What Happens Next The names of the men have not yet been released.
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