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Qatar tribune Agencies Chinese authorities said on Monday they have launched an investigation into United States-based chip giant Nvidia Corp. over suspected violations of the country’s anti-monopoly law, in a move that will likely be seen as a retaliatory move against Washington’s recent chip curbs. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said the U.S. chipmaker is also suspected of violating commitments it made during its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies Ltd, according to terms outlined in the regulator’s 2020 conditional approval of that deal.It did not elaborate on how Nvidia might have violated China’s anti-monopoly laws. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company’s shares fell 2.2% in premarket trading after the Chinese regulator’s announcement. The investigation comes after the U.S. last week launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, which saw Washington curb exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment makers. Nvidia has enjoyed booming demand from China, though this has been dented over the past year by U.S. efforts to stop China from acquiring the world’s most advanced chips.Before the U.S. curbs, Nvidia dominated China’s AI chip market with more than 90% share. Copy 10/12/2024 10Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do it?
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Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do it?OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will not support a Liberal plan to give Canadians a GST holiday and $250 unless the government expands eligibility for the cheques, saying the rebate leaves out “the most vulnerable.” The Liberals announced a plan last week to cut the federal sales tax on a raft of items like toys and restaurant meals for two months, and to give $250 to more than 18.7 million Canadians in the spring. Speaking after a Canadian Labour Congress event in Ottawa, Singh says he’s open to passing the GST legislation, but the rebate needs to include seniors, students, people who are on disability benefits and those who were not able to work last year. Singh says he initially supported the idea because he thought the rebate cheques would go to anyone who earned under $150,000 last year. But the so-called working Canadians rebate will be sent to those who had an income, leaving out people Singh says need the help. The government intends to include the measures in the fall economic statement, which has not yet been introduced in the House of Commons. The proposed GST holiday would begin in mid-December, lasting for two months. It would remove the GST on prepared foods at grocery stores, some alcoholic drinks, children’s clothes and toys, Christmas trees, restaurant meals, books, video games and physical newspapers. A privilege debate has held up all government business in the House since late September, with the Conservatives pledging to continue a filibuster until the government hands over unredacted documents related to misspending at a green technology fund. The NDP said last week they had agreed to pause the privilege debate in order to pass the legislation to usher in the GST holiday. Singh said Tuesday that unless there are changes to the proposed legislation, he will not support pausing the debate. The Bloc Québécois is also pushing for the rebates to be sent to seniors and retirees. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2024.
NEW YORK — The holiday shopping season is about to reach full speed with Black Friday, which kicks off the post-Thanksgiving retail rush later this week. The annual sales event no longer creates the midnight mall crowds or doorbuster mayhem of recent decades, in large part due to the ease of online shopping and habits forged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoping to entice equivocating consumers, retailers already have spent weeks bombarding customers with ads and early offers. Still, whether visiting stores or clicking on countless emails promising huge savings, tens of millions of U.S. shoppers are expected to spend money on Black Friday itself this year. Industry forecasts estimate that 183.4 million people will shop in U.S. stores and online between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation and consumer research firm Prosper Insights & Analytics. Of that number, 131.7 million are expected to shop on Black Friday. At the same time, earlier and earlier Black Friday-like promotions, as well as the growing strength of other shopping events (hello Cyber Monday), continue to change the holiday spending landscape. Here’s what you need to know about Black Friday’s history and where things stand in 2024. Black Friday falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving each year, or Nov. 29 this year. The term “Black Friday” is several generations old, but it wasn’t always associated with the holiday retail frenzy that we know today. The gold market crash of September 1869, for example, was notably dubbed Black Friday. The phrase’s use in relation to shopping the day after Thanksgiving, however, is most often traced to Philadelphia in the mid-20th century — when police and other city workers had to deal with large crowds that congregated before the annual Army-Navy football game and to take advantage of seasonal sales. “That’s why the bus drivers and cab drivers call today ‘Black Friday.’ They think in terms of headaches it gives them,” a Gimbels department store sales manager told The Associated Press in 1975, while watching a police officer try to control jaywalkers the day after Thanksgiving. Earlier references date back to the 1950s and 1960s. Jie Zhang, a professor of marketing at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, points to a 1951 mention of “Black Friday” in a New-York based trade publication — which noted that many workers simply called in sick the day after Thanksgiving in hopes of having a long holiday weekend. Starting in the 1980s, national retailers began claiming that Black Friday represented when they went from operating in the red to in the black thanks to holiday demand. But since many retail companies now operate in the black at various times of the year, this interpretation should be taken with a grain of salt, experts say. In recent decades, Black Friday became infamous for floods of people in jam-packed stores. Endless lines of shoppers camped out at midnight in hopes of scoring deep discounts. But online shopping has made it possible to make most, if not all, holiday purchases without ever stepping foot inside a store. And while foot traffic at malls and other shopping areas has bounced back since the start of the pandemic, e-commerce isn’t going away. November sales at brick and mortar stores peaked more than 20 years ago. In 2003, for example, e-commerce accounted for just 1.7% of total retail sales in the fourth quarter, according to Commerce Department data. Unsurprisingly, online sales make up for a much bigger slice of the pie today. For last year’s holiday season, e-commerce accounted for about 17.1% of all nonadjusted retail sales in the fourth quarter, Commerce Department data shows. That’s up from 12.7% seen at the end of 2019. Beyond the rise of online shopping, some big ticket items that used to get shoppers in the door on the Black Friday — like a new TV — are significantly cheaper than they were decades ago, notes Jay Zagorsky, a clinical associate professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. “There is less need to stand in line at midnight when the items typically associated with doorbuster sales are now much cheaper,” Zagorsky told The Associated Press via email. He pointed to Bureau of Labor Statistics data that shows the average price for a TV has fallen 75% since 2014. While plenty of people will do most of their Black Friday shopping online, projections from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights indicated that a majority of Black Friday shoppers (65%) still planned to shop in stores this year. It’s no secret that Black Friday sales don’t last just 24 hours anymore. Emails promising holiday deals now start arriving before Halloween. “Black Friday is no longer the start of the holiday shopping season. It has become the crescendo of the holiday shopping season” during what now feels like “Black Friday month,” Zhang said. Some retailers have updated their official marketing to refer to “Black Friday week.” Retailers trying to get a head start on the competition and to manage shipping logistics helps explain the rush, Zhang said. Offering early holiday deals spreads out purchases, giving shippers more breathing room to complete orders. Zhang therefore doesn’t expect the five fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year to cause significant strain because retailers would have taken them into account. Linking pre-Thanksgiving sales with Black Friday is also a marketing technique since it’s a name consumers recognize and associate with big, limited-time bargains, Zhang said. Multiple post-Thanksgiving sales events keep shoppers enticed after Black Friday, including Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, which the National Retail Federation’s online arm designated in 2005. U.S. consumers spent a record $12.4 billion on Cyber Monday in 2023, and $15.7 million per minute during the day’s peak sales hour, acccording to Adobe Analytics. On Black Friday, they spent $9.8 billion online, Adobe Analytics said. Enough people still enjoy shopping in person after Thanksgiving that the activity is unlikely to become extinct, Boston University’s Zagorsky said. While Black Friday’s significance “is being slightly diminished” over time, the shopping event is still “a way to connect with others,” he said. “This social aspect is important and will not disappear, ensuring that Black Friday is still an important day for retailers.”
Mitch Marner to wear red and white Maple Leaf as Canada rounds out 4 Nations rosterSocialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Sunday accused “artificial intelligence” of plotting to oust his regime with the ultimate goal of “taking colonial control of humanity.” Maduro made his wild accusations during his participation at the “World Congress of Anti-Fascist Youth and Students,” an anti-U.S., anti-Israel, and anti-capitalism weekend gathering of international far-left students hosted by the Venezuelan socialist regime in Caracas. Individuals from about 70 countries participated according to the Maduro regime. The far-left event’s participants reportedly announced that they were “carrying out a great struggle against imperialism and fascism in Venezuela,” a country they claimed is “at peace and is working fully for a horizon of prosperity and happiness.” Maduro, during one of the weekend event’s conferences, claimed to his listeners that the Western world has “perfected” artificial intelligence to wage a “cyber-fascist coup” against humanity. “Through two technological tools that the West has perfected. One, first-generation artificial intelligence. They are already talking about going towards artificial superintelligence. And artificial intelligence has been fed for years with the data of every country, of every culture, of every society,” Maduro said. “And today artificial intelligence is leading the cognitive warfare, the cognitive massacre, the military warfare, the economic warfare.” “I’m not exaggerating, guys. It is exactly like that. Through artificial intelligence technological imperialism is trying to impose a cyber-fascist coup on humanity to take colonial control of humanity,” he continued. “I’m not putting one word too many. Maybe I’m putting too little for the sake of synthesis in my intervention.” At another point during the weekend event, Maduro said that he would host a “great world anti-fascist festival” between January 8-10, where he will invite “thousands and thousands of leaders” to join him on January 10, the date he is slated to be sworn into an additional six-year term that he secured through the July 28 sham presidential election. The dictator also expressed his intention to create an “anti-fascist training school” in Caracas, which would integrate “all the training methods” from the regimes of countries such as China, Russia, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Bolivia. The socialist dictator, an aspiring TikTok “ influencer ,” claimed that social media is the “instrument ... they use to implement their actions.” Maduro himself has been an avid user of artificial intelligence tools. Both the dictator and his socialist regime’s media apparatus made public use of them in 2023. Last year, Maduro introduced “ Sira ,” an artificial intelligence companion, in the debut of his ongoing weekly television show With Maduro Plus . The dictator’s show used the artificial assistant – which bore the likeness of a young, curly-haired woman with brown skin – in a segment of the multi-hour show that presented pro-regime news. Weeks before the launch of Maduro’s show, several reports indicated that the Venezuelan socialists were utilizing artificial intelligence to generate “deepfake” news reports in English to push false pro-regime propaganda on social media. According to the reports, the videos were created using Synthesia, a London-based artificial intelligence company. Venezuelan non-government organizations denounced at the time that the contents of the AI-generated false news reports, which reportedly began surfacing around February 2023, were then presented by Venezuelan state-media anchors in public television as if they came from a real outlet to promote a purported “positive” international image of the socialist regime. One of the “deepfake” news anchors featured in the pro-Maduro regime false news bore the likeness of British actor Dan Dewhirst. Dewhirst told the tech outlet DigitalTrends in October that he “couldn’t believe” that his likeness was used in such a way. “My stomach dropped. Everything I was worried about has happened, but a thousand times worse. I’m literally the face of fake news,” he said. The British actor told the outlet that he signed a contract with Synthesia in 2021 for the use of his likeness, but became suspicious of the broad clauses in the contract, so he contacted his agent and Equity. Dewhirst said he and his lawyers unsuccessfully tried to have the terms of the contract changed. According to his statements, the company showed him the stipulations that the likeness could not be used for “illegal or unsavory purposes.” Christian K. Caruzo is a Venezuelan writer and documents life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter here .
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Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Alphabet Inc. ( NASDAQ:GOOGL – Free Report ) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 414,394 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,035 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up 1.3% of Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $68,728,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Alphabet by 70.6% during the 1st quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 101,230 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $15,279,000 after purchasing an additional 41,880 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.6% in the first quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 31,171 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,705,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the period. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 70.5% in the 1st quarter. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. now owns 185,415 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $27,961,000 after acquiring an additional 76,650 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 497,874,324 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $75,144,172,000 after buying an additional 4,064,073 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 3.6% in the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 1,093,974 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $165,113,000 after purchasing an additional 37,798 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several brokerages recently weighed in on GOOGL. Scotiabank raised shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Phillip Securities raised Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $217.00 target price (up from $215.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-one have assigned a buy rating and five have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.90. Insider Activity at Alphabet In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 22,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.67, for a total value of $3,975,075.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,061,806 shares in the company, valued at $364,259,266.02. The trade was a 1.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website . Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 682 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.44, for a total transaction of $109,420.08. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 32,017 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,136,807.48. The trade was a 2.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 206,795 shares of company stock valued at $34,673,866. Company insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock. Alphabet Trading Down 1.7 % Alphabet stock opened at $164.76 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $167.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $170.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.95. 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The podcast hosts from the Des Moines Register and The Athletic also suggested that McNamara -- who played three years at Michigan (2020-22) before transferring to Iowa -- is not "fit to play quarterback in the Big Ten right now." "We don't want to bury his career yet, but it does seem like that interception against Northwestern was his last snap as a Hawkeye," Leistikow said. McNamara, who passed for 1,017 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions in eight games this season, released a statement updating his current status. "My status is the same as it's always been -- a proud member of this football team," he said. McNamara said he has not yet been cleared to play. He said he was cleared to practice on Sunday but suffered an "adverse reaction" and was unable to practice this week and therefore unable to travel with the team to Maryland. "I have been working with the University of Iowa doctors and trainers, a concussion specialist focused on vision training, as well as engaging in hyperbaric treatments as frequently as possible," McNamara said. "I have every intention to play versus Nebraska next Friday night and I am confident that my teammates will return from Maryland with a win." Including his time with the Wolverines, McNamara has completed 60.9 percent of his passes for 4,703 yards with 31 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 34 games. --Field Level Media
The Boston Bruins will have four players represent Team USA at the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off in February. Jeremy Swayman will join defenseman Charlie McAvoy in the round-robin tournament. McAvoy was previously named one of the first six players to the United States’ roster over the summer. Four Bruins in total will participate in the event: Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is serving as the general manager for Team Canada. Two former Bruins players were also included on the rosters as Linus Ullmark (Sweden) and Erik Haula (Finland) will participate. Hampus Lindholm was left off Sweden’s roster. The Bruins defenseman has been dealing with a lower-body injury since November. While it’s unclear of the severity, then coach Jim Montgomery it would sideline Hampus Lindholm for weeks. Interim coach Joe Sacco didn’t have much of an update ahead of Boston’s Centennial game on Sunday, telling reporters he was still weeks away from a return. There was no media availability to ask questions of Swedish leadership to determine what they knew about Hampus Lindholm’s injury and whether they didn’t expect him to be back in time. Canada and Sweden open the tournament on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m., while the United States and Finland play on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. The entire schedule looks like this: Thursday, Feb. 12 at Montreal Canada vs. Sweden, 8 pm. Friday, Feb. 13 at Montreal USA vs. Finaland, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at Montreal Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 at TD Garden Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. USA vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at TD Garden Championship Game 8 p.m. More Bruins content