FirstFarms hereby announces that CEO Anders H. Nørgaard has resigned from his position with effect from 31 August 2025. Anders H. Nørgaard, together with the rest of the management team, Søren Bredvig and Michael Hyldgaard, will continue to serve as CEO of the company until a new CEO is in place. Anders H. Nørgaard has been CEO since 2012. Anders has made a great effort and has successfully performed a transformation of FirstFarms. FirstFarms is well positioned to continue the growth journey in the ongoing strategy period towards 2028. ”I would like to say a big thank you to Anders for a close and constructive cooperation for almost 13 years, and wish Anders the best of luck with his new job, and on behalf of the board, a big thank you for the great effort, says chairman of the Board Henrik Hougaard. ”I would like to thank the board and employees for the good cooperation that has characterised all my years at FirstFarms. I am proud to have contributed to developing FirstFarms into a large, modern company in agriculture and food with a healthy and solid financial foundation and with great potential for continued growth”, says CEO Anders H. Nørgaard. Best regards, FirstFarms A/S For further information: Please visit our website www.firstfarms.com or contact chairman of the Board Henrik Hougaard on phone +45 40 53 62 48. About FirstFarms: FirstFarms is a Danish stock exchange listed company. We operate FirstFarms with responsibility for the surrounding communities, and we deliver highest quality which is primarily sold locally. We act on new opportunities, that create value for our investors and for the surroundings. Every day, we work on creating a more sustainable company. Attachment (12) CEO resigns from FirstFarmsUC San Diego 73, James Madison 67
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AP Sports SummaryBrief at 5:12 p.m. ESTRoss Stores Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors despite daily gainsCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu has a strained right calf and will be reevaluated in 10 days. Dosunmu got hurt during Monday night's 112-91 loss to Milwaukee. The Bulls provided an update on his injury on Saturday. Dosunmu, who turns 25 on Jan. 17, is averaging 12.6 points and 4.8 assists in his fourth NBA season. He has appeared in 30 games, including 17 starts. The Chicago native was selected by the Bulls in the second round of the 2021 draft. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA The Associated Press
Herbert tosses 3 TD passes and Chargers secure a playoff spot with a 40-7 rout of PatriotsThe win helped North Texas (6-6, 3-5 American Athletic Conference) reach bowl eligibility. Prior to Saturday, the Mean Green hadn't won since Oct. 12 when they beat Florida Atlantic 41-37. The game's scoring outcome was settled by halftime. Chandler Morris threw a 14-yard touchdown to DT Sheffield on the game's opening drive for a 7-0 UNT lead. Kali Nguma added a 36-yard field 19 seconds later following a Temple turnover. The Owls (3-9, 2-6) got on the board with Maddux Trujillo's 44-yard field goal. McGill made it 17-3 with a 39-yard scoring run. Eight seconds into the second quarter, McGill ran 51 yards to the end zone for a 24-3 edge. Temple got two touchdowns before the half ended when Joquez Smith and Evan Simon each ran it in from the 1 to reduce the deficit to 24-17. North Texas clinched a bowl berth for the 15th time in program history and eighth time since 2013. It's the first time in the Eric Morris era North Texas has qualified for a bowl. Temple hasn't posted a winning season since 2019 when it went 8-5 and ended the season with a 55-13 loss to North Carolina in the Northrop Grumman Military Bowl. The Owls have ended the last four seasons with records of 3-9. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and says the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the threat of stiff tariffs. Trudeau flew to Florida Friday evening to attend a dinner at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump's transition team is based. The in-person meeting came at the end of a rocky week in which Trump threatened to impose stiff tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico, unless the two countries stop illegal border crossings and prevent illicit drugs from entering the U.S. In a post on Truth Social, Trump says he and Trudeau discussed the drug crisis, particularly fentanyl, illegal immigration, as well as trade, energy and the Arctic. Trump's post did not directly mention tariffs. Trudeau told reporters in West Palm Beach Saturday morning that he had an excellent conversation with Trump’s transition team. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 30, 2024. The Canadian PressNone
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Citigroup Inc. lowered its stake in LPL Financial Holdings Inc. ( NASDAQ:LPLA – Free Report ) by 29.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 15,453 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc.’s holdings in LPL Financial were worth $8,675,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its stake in LPL Financial by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 2,589,793 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $723,329,000 after acquiring an additional 233,242 shares during the last quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of LPL Financial by 8.0% in the second quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 1,194,715 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $333,684,000 after purchasing an additional 88,635 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of LPL Financial by 11.3% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 884,630 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $247,077,000 after purchasing an additional 90,020 shares during the period. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP boosted its position in LPL Financial by 9.5% in the second quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP now owns 783,290 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $218,773,000 after buying an additional 68,276 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in LPL Financial by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 782,006 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $218,405,000 after buying an additional 59,819 shares during the period. 95.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. LPL Financial Stock Down 0.2 % Shares of NASDAQ LPLA opened at $325.15 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $24.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.85. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $272.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $254.81. The company has a quick ratio of 2.16, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $187.19 and a 52-week high of $330.72. LPL Financial Dividend Announcement The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.37%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. LPL Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.02%. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several analysts have recently commented on LPLA shares. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 price objective on shares of LPL Financial in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of LPL Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $235.00 to $285.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. StockNews.com upgraded LPL Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 9th. TD Cowen upped their target price on LPL Financial from $271.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on LPL Financial from $309.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, LPL Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.92. Read Our Latest Stock Report on LPLA LPL Financial Company Profile ( Free Report ) LPL Financial Holdings Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at enterprises in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, retirement and 529 education savings plans, and insurance. Read More Receive News & Ratings for LPL Financial Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for LPL Financial and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess. Before the San Antonio Spurs left New York for a flight to Minnesota, Wembanyama put out the call on social media: “Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there,” Wembanyama wrote. It was 9:36 a.m. People began showing up almost immediately. RELATED STORY | NCAA head warns of the dark side of college sports gambling Washington Square Park is a known spot for chess in New York — Bobby Fischer among others have famously played there, and it's been a spot used for multiple movie scenes featuring the game. Wembanyama was there for an hour in the rain, from about 10-11 a.m. He played four games, winning two and losing two before departing to catch the Spurs' flight. Wembanyama had been trying to get somewhere to play chess for the bulk of the team's time in New York — the Spurs played the Knicks on Christmas and won at Brooklyn on Friday night. The schedule never aligned, until Saturday morning. And even with bad weather, he bundled up to make it happen. He posed for photos with a couple of dozen people who showed up, braving a morning of cold rain to play chess with one of the NBA's biggest stars. “We need an NBA players only Chess tournament, proceeds go to the charity of choice of the winner,” he wrote on social media after his chess trip was over. RELATED STORY | LeBron and Bronny James make history as NBA's first father-son duo to play together Wembanyama is averaging 25.2 points and 10.1 rebounds this season, his second in the NBA after winning Rookie of the Year last season.