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646-ph NEW YORK :TikTok advertisers were in no rush to shift their marketing budgets after a U.S. appeals court upheld a law on Friday requiring a divestment or ban of the popular Chinese-owned short video app, citing TikTok's continued survival despite years of threats. Chinese tech firm ByteDance must sell TikTok's U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or the app that is used by 170 million Americans will face an unprecedented ban that jeopardizes billions in ad revenue. TikTok and ByteDance had argued that the law is unconstitutional and violates Americans' free speech rights. The ruling is expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. With TikTok's future in the U.S. uncertain, advertising executives said brands are maintaining their activities on the app, while ensuring they have a plan B. "Advertisers have not pulled back from TikTok, though several are developing contingency plans for potential reallocation of investment should there be a ban," said Jason Lee, executive vice president of brand safety at media agency Horizon Media. Horizon is working with clients to prepare for a variety of scenarios if the app is sold or banned, Lee said. Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, stands to gain the majority of TikTok's ad revenue if the app is banned, followed by Alphabet's YouTube, said Erik Huberman, CEO of marketing agency Hawke Media. Both companies have introduced short-form video features in the past few years to compete with TikTok. Still, "there's no decision to make until there's a decision to make," he said. TikTok's U.S. ad revenue is expected to reach $12.3 billion this year, according to estimates from research Emarketer. By comparison, analysts on average expect Meta Platforms' advertising revenue in 2024 to reach about $159 billion, according to LSEG data. The potential boon for rivals propelled stocks on Friday. Meta Platforms shares rose to an all-time record high of $629.78 earlier on Friday, and were up 2.3 per cent at $622.85 in late afternoon regular trading. Alphabet shares were up 1.1 per cent at $176.21. Trump Media & Technology, which operates the Truth Social app and is majority-owned by President-elect Donald Trump, rose 3 per cent to $34.78. Shares of Snap, owner of messaging app Snapchat, rose 1.89 per cent to $12.40.Economy witnessing turnaround due to difficult decisions: planning minister

Former champions Muang Thong United will be hoping to continue their return to form when they take on table-topping Bangkok United at home on Saturday night. Bangkok United, for their part, will also be keen to further widen the gap over defending champions Buriram United by claiming three points from their visit to the Kirins. Muang Thong were struggling with their form before they ended a long winless run with a 3-1 victory over Nakhon Pathom United in their last league game on Nov 11. The Kirins are pinning their hopes on national team striker Poramet Arjvilai and Sakesan Ratree, who scored for Thailand in a 1-1 draw with Laos in a Fifa Day friendly last Sunday. While Muang Thong have said they will be content with a draw in Saturday night's game, the Angels coach Totchtawan Sripan is planning to name a strong line-up, gunning for three points. Also tonight, Uthai Thani will be at home to Port who are fresh from their last-64 round victory over former champions BG Pathum United in the FA Cup in midweek. Port coach Rangsan Viwatchaichok is likely to name the same side that took care of the business against the Rabbits for tonight's game. He is hoping for a victory over Uthai Thani to pile pressure on second-ranked Buriram. In the other match tonight, Lamphun Warriors will take on PT Prachuap in Chiang Mai. Four more matches are scheduled to be played on Sunday. Action in the top-flight resumed last night after an 11-day international break.Roaring Reed and challenger Campbell ready for ‘windy’ DGCPhotos: Remembering Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president

Combs name-checks Trump in his latest attempt to secure bail. And the feds aren’t feeling it.Shares of Enghouse Systems Limited ( TSE:ENGH – Get Free Report ) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as C$26.85 and last traded at C$26.85, with a volume of 31888 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at C$27.29. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of analysts recently weighed in on ENGH shares. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Enghouse Systems from C$34.00 to C$29.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. CIBC dropped their price objective on shares of Enghouse Systems from C$37.00 to C$31.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Enghouse Systems from C$43.00 to C$40.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on Enghouse Systems Enghouse Systems Price Performance Enghouse Systems Dividend Announcement The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were issued a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. Enghouse Systems’s payout ratio is 68.42%. Insider Activity at Enghouse Systems In other Enghouse Systems news, Senior Officer Vincent Mifsud sold 16,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$32.87, for a total transaction of C$532,494.00. 21.95% of the stock is owned by insiders. Enghouse Systems Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Enghouse Systems Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops enterprise software solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Interactive Management Group and Asset Management Group. The Interactive Management Group segment provides customer interaction software and services to facilitate remote work, enhance customer service, increase efficiency, and manage customer communications across various types of interactions, including voice, email, web chats, text, and video. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Enghouse Systems Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Enghouse Systems and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

The Yamuna, burdened by the poison of human apathy, is frothing in despair. Reverent folk in search of salvation continue to take toxic dips in her polluted waters, hammering home the point that faith is blind, and what we worship is not what we value. Assembly Election Results Live Updates Maharashtra Election Results Jharkhand Election Results Bypoll Election Results In Vedic and Puranic literature, Yamuna is revered as a sacred river who is Surya's daughter and Yama's sister, Yami. Also called Krishnaa and Kalindi, her special relationship with Krishna has shaped her artistic imagination as a dark-hued, beautiful and benevolent river goddess. Early Indian artists imagined her as a beautiful goddess with typical attributes - with her kachchhap-vahana (tortoise-mount) and kalash (vase of water). Often paired with Ganga on temple doorframes from early 5th c. CE, the feminine imagery of these twin rivers honours their divine beneficence, but also represents control, lordship and protection of their waters by gods and kings. An inscription of the early western Chalukya rulers (696 CE), for example, records their victory over northern regions, a feat that resulted in carrying back Ganga and Yamuna pali-dhvaja (insignia-banner) to the Deccan. And Krishna's brother Balarama is known to have forcefully diverted the course of Yamuna with his plough. Yamuna's intimate association with Krishna is best explored in the resplendent world of miniature paintings inspired by the Harivamsa, Bhagavata-purana and Vallabhacharya's Pushti Marg. Krishna-bhakti, as experienced in their verbal and visual imageries, conveys an inseparable and perennial reciprocity between nature, natural rhythms, human existence and emotions. 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The earliest set of miniatures to offer a visual equivalent of the 9th-10th c. Bhagavata-purana text is an exquisitely detailed but dispersed group known as the 'Palam Bhagavata'. The series was illustrated by anonymous, highly accomplished artists during circa 1520-40 CE and includes Bhagavata-purana verses written on the rear side (verso). Painted in the early 'Rajput School' of Indian miniature painting, they first came together as a series in art historian Daniel Ehnbom's impressive 1984 University of Chicago doctoral thesis, 'An Analysis and Reconstruction of the Dispersed Bhagavata Purana from the Caurapancasika Group.' The Yamuna appears prominently in these painted folios (photo). She is portrayed in her natural riverine state, not as a beautiful maiden. The 10th part of the Bhagavata includes a vivid description of the time when her waters were poisoned by the lethal venom of the serpent Kaliya , resulting in the death of those who drank from the river. The artist adheres to the text faithfully, but without compromising artistic imagination and creativity. Yamuna is the site where the leela of the Kaliya-Krishna duel unfolds. The flowing, bluish-green waters of the Yamuna are delicately embellished with finely painted white arcs that conjure her rhythmic fluidity. The sole kadamba tree to have survived Kaliya's toxic assault acts as a connecting link between the river and other participants in the narrative. Three registers painted with a solid red background reveal the devastating impact of the ensuing duel on Yashoda, Nanda and the gopas (cowherds) of Braj. A gopa clinging to the tree-trunk, his torso twisted towards the people of Braj appears to communicate to them every turn of event. Near the wavy skyline, the tree leads the eye to the celestial world that celebrates Krishna's eventual victory. Krishna and Kaliya appear thrice each. First, Krishna jumps into the Yamuna as Kaliya spews venom so toxic that even the air above had turned deadly. Next, he allows Kaliya to wrap himself tightly as though suffocating the blue god. Finally, triumphant Krishna dances on Kaliya's hoods before releasing him and his wives to leave the river. Acute nature sympathies of an entire community lie at the heart of this narrative in the land of Krishna nourished by the Yamuna. Today, faith in Yamuna's efficacy can scarcely afford to be blind to a river's lament, yet expect deliverance in her polluted waters. Assembly Election Results Live Updates Maharashtra Poll Results Highlights 2024 Jharkhand Poll Results Highlights 2024

Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR can thank Elon Musk for its 275% year-to-date gain, according to Jim Cramer . What To Know: Palantir, which rallied nearly 50% over just the past month, maybe the only stock outshining Nvidia Corp NVDA this year, Cramer said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk On The Street.” While both companies have recorded significant gains in 2024 driven by their positioning in the AI space, Cramer credits Musk for driving the recent momentum in Palantir shares. “Palantir is up a lot because I believe Musk is going to turn to them and say, ‘The Defense Department, it’s yours ... get rid of all those people,'” Cramer said. President-elect Donald Trump recently announced plans to nominate Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in an effort to curtail government spending. Cramer suggested that DOGE could turn to Palantir for help cutting defense budget spending. He noted that most people don’t realize that some government departments could be cut back substantially. The Tesla CEO could look to Palantir to modernize the Defense Department and reduce reliance on outdated methods of warfare. Palantir is adamant about creating systems that don’t put people in harm’s way, but the Defense Department is stuck in its ways, Cramer said. See Also: Musk, Ramaswamy Should Target TransDigm In Budget Cuts, Short Report Says: ‘Target #1’ For D.O.G.E. Why It Matters : Cramer’s take underscores how influential Musk is expected to be under the incoming Trump administration. It’s worth noting that DOGE wouldn’t actually be able to cut federal spending since it isn’t a real government department, and would need to be created with congressional approval. And Congress authorizes all federal spending, including to the Defense Department. “They like big things. Big expensive programs. Alex [Karp] is not like that,” Cramer said, referring to Palantir’s CEO. “Palantir has the next generation of how we’re going to do cyber warfare and the idea of just hardware, hardware, hardware that is constantly over budget is the kind of thing that I think Musk is really after.” Palantir shares ripped higher at the beginning of November after the company reported strong quarterly results driven by “unrelenting” AI demand. Revenue jumped 30% year-over-year and customer count climbed 39% on continued strength in the U.S. “The growth of our business is accelerating, and our financial performance is exceeding expectations as we meet an unwavering demand for the most advanced artificial intelligence technologies from our U.S. government and commercial customers," Karp said earlier this month. Price Action: Palantir shares were up 0.31% at $64.85 at the time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro . Read Next: Jim Cramer’s Apple Endorsement Sparks ‘Inverse Cramer’ Backlash As Social Media Users Mock His ‘Own It’ Advice Photo: Shutterstock. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Shares of MTB Metals Corp. ( CVE:MTB – Get Free Report ) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as C$0.01 and last traded at C$0.02, with a volume of 475000 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.02. MTB Metals Price Performance The stock has a market cap of C$1.88 million, a P/E ratio of -0.50 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$0.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$0.02. MTB Metals Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) MTB Metals Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties in Canada. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, and other deposits. The company was formerly known as Mountain Boy Minerals Ltd. and changed its name to MTB Metals Corp. in March 2023. See Also Receive News & Ratings for MTB Metals Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for MTB Metals and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

The Cincinnati Bengals kept their slim playoff hopes alive, but they lost starting running back Chase Brown to an ankle injury in Saturday's 30-24 overtime victory over the visiting Denver Broncos. Brown's injury happened with the Bengals driving late in the fourth quarter of a tie game but trying to run the clock down in anticipation of a go-ahead score. He ran 5 yards but hurt himself when he intentionally slid at the 1-yard line in an attempt to keep the clock moving. After his injury stopped the clock, Joe Burrow ran it in for a score on the next play with 1:29 left in the game. The Broncos then scored the tying touchdown with eight seconds to play, and Khalil Herbert took Brown's place in the backfield. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor told reporters after the win that Brown, who totaled 91 offensive yards, had sprained his right ankle. The second-year back rushed for 67 yards on 20 carries and caught four passes for 24 yards. Cincinnati's fifth-round pick in 2023, the 24-year-old Brown was sharing running back duties with Zack Moss this season until Moss went down with a neck injury in the eighth game of the season. In 16 games (10 starts) this season, Brown has 990 rushing yards and seven touchdowns along with 54 receptions for 360 yards and four scores. As a rookie behind Joe Mixon last season, Brown played in 12 games and finished with 179 rushing yards along with 14 catches for 156 yards and one score. --Field Level MediaAnge: I want to knock Pep, City off Prem summitTokyo Electron Limited (OTCMKTS:TOELY) Short Interest Update

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care. The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian and champion of democracy. He defeated President Gerald Ford in 1976 promising to restore trust in government but lost to Ronald Reagan four years later amid soaring inflation, gas station lines and the Iran hostage crisis. He and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, then formed The Carter Center, and he earned a Nobel Peace Prize while making himself the most active and internationally engaged of former presidents. The Carter Center said the former president died Sunday afternoon in Plains, Georgia.