Shore Capital reiterated their hold rating on shares of XPS Pensions Group ( LON:XPS – Free Report ) in a research report report published on Thursday morning, MarketBeat reports. Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 332 ($4.16) price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, XPS Pensions Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 356.50 ($4.47). Get Our Latest Report on XPS XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance XPS Pensions Group Cuts Dividend The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a GBX 3.70 ($0.05) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. XPS Pensions Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4,000.00%. Insider Transactions at XPS Pensions Group In other news, insider Snehal Shah sold 66,830 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 335 ($4.20), for a total transaction of £223,880.50 ($280,657.52). Also, insider Alan Bannatyne purchased 13,033 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 349 ($4.38) per share, with a total value of £45,485.17 ($57,020.40). Company insiders own 5.14% of the company’s stock. XPS Pensions Group Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) XPS Pensions Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides employee benefit consultancy and related business services in the United Kingdom. It offers pension advisory; independent consultancy; DB master trust schemes; and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) and SSAS pension services. The company also provides pension administer services, such as payroll, scheme administration, outsourcing, payroll, scheme accounting, and scam identification and protection services, as well as member communication, de-risking projects, GMP equalization, data audits and cleansing, and trustee secretarial services. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for XPS Pensions Group Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for XPS Pensions Group and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .DOZENS of channels have disappeared from boxes in the last 12 months - and an expert warns more are likely to follow. UK broadcasting giants including Sky and Virgin have oversaw huge shifts in 2024 with the continued growth of streaming. Advertisement 2 The Box was among the big channels to go Credit: Jamie Harris / The Sun 2 BBC closed its SD channels on satellite too Credit: EPA Big closures this year include the end of several music channels, with The Box, 4 Music, Kiss, Kerrang and Magic disappearing in June. The Box had been on air for 32 years. At the start of the year, entertainment channel E! went off air in the UK . Numerous shopping and international channels have also gone. Advertisement Read more about Sky SWITCH OFF Two beloved channels REPLACED on Sky and Virgin Media today in TV guide shake-up TOP TELLY I found a secret way to instantly unlock thousands of FREE movies and TV on Sky And a big chunk of old SD (standard definition) channels closed on satellite too to make way for HD (high definition) only, including BBC, ITV and Channel 4. As a result, Sky and Virgin Media have embraced so-called FAST - free ad-support TV - that are beamed into homes via the internet. There have been a huge expansion in FAST channels this year as a free alternative to Netflix, Prime and other streaming giants. Even the traditional big players in broadcasting are taking a more streaming first approach, with ITV making Corrie and Emmerdale available on ITVX first every morning ahead of their evening slot on ITV1. Advertisement Most read in Tech Latest SAD FIND Mercy crews swarm Scots street after man's body found as police launch death probe Breaking MODEL TRAGEDY Model & actress, 76, found dead in horror gas poisoning after 'boiler fault' UGLY SCENES Dunfermline-Falkirk chaos with seats broken & arrests as missiles aimed at aces 'HEARTBROKEN' World champion boxer, 35, dies suddenly after Jake Paul link Meanwhile, Freeview is preparing for an internet-based TV future, launching Freely earlier this year which can work without an aerial. An industry expert told The Sun that more channel closures are likely in 2025 and beyond as the trend continues. Sky employee reveals genius trick to find best channels so much faster "This is inevitable, more broadcasters will cull broadcast/linear TV channels as viewers are flocking to streaming services," Paolo Pescatore from PP Foresight said. "The big TV switch off is around the corner, with all programming set to be delivered via the internet. Advertisement "Viewers are now spoilt for choice with how and where they watch the TV shows they love across a range of connected devices. "To respond, broadcasters need to be prepared and work more closely with telecom providers to ensure a seamless experience for users." Which channels could go next? Analysis by Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor at The Sun CBBC and BBC Four are big names at risk for 2025. The BBC announced in 2022 that the pair would disappear as traditional linear channels in a few years and go digital only via iPlayer. When Channel 4 announced the closure of The Box and other music channels it owned in January, the broadcaster hinted that more could come. At the time the company said it was proposing to "close small linear channels that no longer deliver revenues or public value at scale, including the Box channels in 2024 and others at the right time". So which could the "others" be? It really depends what Channel 4 considers "small" but its other channels include More4, E4, E4 Extra, Film4 and 4Seven.
Manchester United criticised over ‘offensive’ price increase for match ticketsTrump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacksNEW YORK (AP) — A number of President-elect Donald Trump 's most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition team said Wednesday. The FBI said it was investigating. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and Administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them," Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. The attacks ranged from bomb threats to swatting, in which attackers initiate an emergency law enforcement response against a target victim under false pretenses, she said. The tactic has become a popular one in recent years. Leavitt said law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted and Trump and his transition team are grateful. Among those targeted were New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick to serve as the next ambassador to the United Nations ; Matt Gaetz, Trump’s initial pick to serve as attorney general ; Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, whom Trump chose to lead the Department of Labor , and former New York congressman Lee Zeldin, who has been tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Law enforcement officials are also looking into whether Susie Wiles, Trump’s incoming chief of staff, and Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general whom Trump has chosen as Gaetz’s replacement, and other incoming administration officials were also victims — as well as how each was targeted, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity as the investigation continues. Wiles and Bondi did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The FBI said in a statement that it was “aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees" and was investigating with its law enforcement partners. White House spokesperson Saloni Sharma said President Joe Biden had been briefed and the White House is in touch with federal law enforcement and Trump's transition team. Biden “continues to monitor the situation closely," Sharma said, adding the president and his administration “condemn threats of political violence.” Stefanik's office said that, on Wednesday morning, she, her husband, and their 3-year-old son were driving home from Washington for Thanksgiving when they were informed of a bomb threat to their residence in Saratoga County. Police swept Stefanik’s home on Wednesday morning in response to the bomb threat but did not locate any explosive devices, New York State Police said. Zeldin said in a social media post that he and his family had also been threatened. “A pipe bomb threat targeting me and my family at our home today was sent in with a pro-Palestinian themed message,” he wrote on X . “My family and I were not home at the time and are safe." In Florida, the Okaloosa County sheriff’s office said on Facebook that it “received notification of a bomb threat referencing former Congressman Matt Gaetz’s supposed mailbox at a home in the Niceville area" Wednesday. While a family member resides at the address, the office said, Gaetz “is NOT a resident.” No threatening devices were found. Gaetz was Trump’s initial pick to serve as attorney general, but he withdrew from consideration after allegations that he paid women for sex and slept with underage women. Gaetz has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, and a Justice Department investigation into sex trafficking allegations ended with no charges against him. The threats follow a political campaign marked by disturbing and unprecedented violence. In July, a gunman opened fire at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing the then-candidate in the ear with a bullet and killing one of his supporters. The Secret Service later thwarted a subsequent assassination attempt at Trump's West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course when an agent spotted the barrel of a gun poking through a perimeter fence while Trump was golfing. Trump was also the subject of an Iranian murder-for-hire plot , with a man saying he had been tasked with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect. Also this week, authorities arrested a man they say posted videos on social media threatening to kill Trump, according to court documents. In one video posted on Nov. 13, Manuel Tamayo-Torres threatened to shoot the former president while holding what appeared to be an AR-15 style rifle, authorities said Among the other videos he posted was one from an arena in Glendale, Arizona on Aug. 23, the same day Trump held a campaign rally there, according to court papers. An attorney for Tamayo-Torres did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday. Public figures across the political spectrum have been targeted in recent years by hoax bomb threats and false reports of shootings at their homes. About a year ago the FBI responded to an uptick in such incidents at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses across the country around the holidays. Many were locked down and evacuated in early January after receiving bomb threats. No explosives were found and no one was hurt. Some of those targeted last year were Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The judges overseeing the civil fraud case against Trump in New York and the criminal election interference case against him in Washington were both targeted earlier this year. Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who recently abandoned the two criminal cases he brought against Trump, was also the subject of a fake emergency call on Christmas Day last year. Earlier this year, schools, government buildings and the homes of city officials in Springfield, Ohio, received a string of hoax bomb threats after Trump falsely accused members of Springfield’s Haitian community of abducting and eating cats and dogs. And in 2022, a slew of historically Black colleges and universities nationwide were targeted with dozens of bomb threats, with the vast majority arriving during the celebration of Black History Month. The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement Wednesday that anytime a member of Congress is the victim of a swatting' incident, “we work closely with our local and federal law enforcement partners.” The force declined to provide further details, in part to “minimize the risk of copy-cats.” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called the threats “dangerous and unhinged.” “This year, there was not just one but TWO assassination attempts on President Trump," he wrote on X . “Now some of his Cabinet nominees and their families are facing bomb threats.” He added: “It is not who we are in America.” ___ Richer reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Colleen Long and Eric Tucker in Washington, Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, and Anthony Izaguirre in Albany, New York, contributed to this report.
The Kwara State Government has expressed its commitment to supporting tech startups and entrepreneurship toward building a robust tech ecosystem. The Commissioner for Business, Innovation, and Technology, Mrs. Damilola Yusuf-Adelodun, made this statement on Saturday at the 7th edition of the Kwarabuild Tech Conference, which marked the conclusion of the three-day event held in Ilorin. She said the state government has deeply invested in youth development and technological advancement. She said that the Kwarabuild Tech Conference provided startups with an opportunity to network and grow their businesses. Adelodun expressed her ministry’s commitment to engaging tech experts, professionals, and entrepreneurs to address key areas such as funding, policy formulation, and innovative programs. The Managing Director of the Ilorin Innovation Hub, Temi Kolawole, lauded Kwarabuild for organising what he described as the largest youth-focused tech gathering in the state. “The Kwara government consistently supports individuals and groups committed to tackling youth challenges. We are focused on empowering our youth on a massive scale,” Kolawole said. Panel discussions featured experts such as Engineer Taofik Abdulkareem of Plat Technology Limited, Temi Kolawole of the Ilorin Innovation Hub, and Yahyah Olushola Gegele of Premium Blue Economy Innovation and Investment Limited, who enlightened participants on exploring opportunities in technology, agriculture, and commerce. In his opening remarks, Kwarabuild Co-Founder Ibraheem Zulkifli revealed that approximately 1,500 youths from the North Central region and beyond participated in the two-day pre-conference workshop. He said the training was aimed at fostering technological self-reliance and economic empowerment. “Our goal is to uncover hidden talents among these participants and equip them with the tools to achieve self-dependence,” Zulkifli stated. He called for greater collaboration with the state government and key stakeholders to provide easier access to resources for youths eager to escape poverty and unemployment. Zulkifli added that participants were trained on identifying and solving technological challenges during the workshop held on Thursday and Friday. He also commended the state government for creating an enabling environment for youth development, saying, “Kwara State has never experienced this level of support before. We are truly grateful.” Another Co-Founder of Kwarabuild, Kamaldeen Kehinde, highlighted the significance of the event, which he said spared Kwarans the inconvenience of travelling to Lagos or neighbouring states for similar programs. Adeola Olaleye, an Abuja-based Co-Founder, noted, “Our platform provides an avenue for youths to discover and harness their talents.” Participants, including Salahudeen AbdulRauf and Kulepa Boluwatife, expressed gratitude for the program, stating that it had significantly improved their knowledge of technology and computer software development.
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Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The United States and Mexico will strengthen partnerships in astronomy and astrophysics research, and look for opportunities to cooperate on economic, educational, and science, technology, engineering, and math initiatives, NASA announced.Macquarie lowered shares of NIO ( NYSE:NIO – Free Report ) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have $4.80 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $6.60. Several other equities research analysts have also commented on NIO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised NIO from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $5.30 to $8.00 in a research note on Friday, September 6th. Bank of America boosted their price target on NIO from $5.00 to $5.30 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on NIO in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Daiwa America raised NIO to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on NIO from $8.50 to $7.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.91. Get Our Latest Analysis on NIO NIO Price Performance NIO ( NYSE:NIO – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 5th. The company reported ($2.21) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($2.21). NIO had a negative return on equity of 113.83% and a negative net margin of 33.41%. The company had revenue of $17.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.49 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.51) EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 98.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that NIO will post -1.39 earnings per share for the current year. Institutional Inflows and Outflows Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIO during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIO during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. purchased a new position in shares of NIO during the 3rd quarter worth $76,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIO during the 3rd quarter worth $78,000. Finally, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft purchased a new position in shares of NIO during the 2nd quarter worth $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 48.55% of the company’s stock. About NIO ( Get Free Report ) NIO Inc designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles in the People's Republic of China. The company is also involved in the manufacture of e-powertrain, battery packs, and components; and racing management, technology development, and sales and after-sales management activities. In addition, it offers power solutions for battery charging needs; and other value-added services. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for NIO Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for NIO and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
The 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 . NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Shay Ciezki scored a season-high 34 points and Indiana knocked off No. 18 Baylor 73-65 in a semifinal at the Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis on Sunday. The Hoosiers (4-2) will play the winner of Sunday’s second semifinal between No. 16 North Carolina and Villanova for the championship on Monday. The Bears (4-2) will play the loser for third place on Monday. Ciezki made 9 of 16 shots from the floor for the Hoosiers (4-2). She hit 4 of 5 from 3-point range and 12 of 13 at the free-throw line. The junior finished six points shy of her career high — set last season in a 101-73 victory over Central Connecticut. Chloe Moore-McNeil had 10 rebounds to go with seven points for Indiana. Karoline Striplin added eight points off the bench. Yaya Felder came off the bench to hit five 3-pointers and score a season-high 20 to lead Baylor. Jada Walker scored 15 but missed 13 of 16 shots and all three of her shots from distance. She was 9 for 11 at the foul line. Aaronette Vonleh totaled 11 points and eight rebounds but had six of the Bears’ 18 turnovers. Ciezki had nine points and Moore-McNeil scored five to lead the Hoosiers to a 27-18 advantage after one quarter. RELATED COVERAGE Who’s No. 1? No. 2 UConn, No. 5 UCLA and No. 6 Notre Dame all have chance at top spot in AP poll UCLA women are looking for more after program’s first win over No. 1 team in 21 tries No. 1 South Carolina experiences rare sting of defeat, seeing 43-game winning streak end Felder scored eight points in the second quarter, two less than Indiana as a team, and Baylor closed within 37-33 at halftime. Ciezki made all nine of her second-half free throws and scored 20 to help Indiana outscore the Bears 18-16 in each quarter. Indiana shot just 37.5% from the floor and missed 12 of 17 tries from distance, but the Hoosiers went 26 for 30 at the foul line. Baylor shot 33.3% overall, made 7 of 23 from beyond the arc and 16 of 26 free throws. ___ 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-basketballAsking Eric: Nephew only wants to play video games on family vacation
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