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ELK RIVER — Political observers, reporters and curious onlookers filled the Maple Room of the Sherburne County Government Center in Elk River on Monday morning, Nov. 25. All eyes were on the front of the room, where the votes from three precincts of the Minnesota House 14B race between incumbent Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud, and Republican challenger Sue Ek were recounted by hand. Each candidate could have observers watch the ballot counters and watch at a time. One woman, sitting in the second row of onlookers, brought a pair of binoculars so she could stand up and keep a better eye on the recount. Observers representing Ek — including the woman with the binoculars — kept track of the number of ballots in each precinct, writing the numbers down as they were reported by Loraine Rupp, the Sherburne County auditor-treasurer. They added up the numbers to make sure they all match the results from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website. At the end, Sherburne County confirmed Wolgamott’s election night win over Ek during Monday’s nearly three-hour-long recount. "I’m satisfied that the results of this recount confirm what the voters decided on Nov. 5: once again, they’ve hired me to get things done for St. Cloud at the Capitol," Wolgamott said in a written statement. Wolgamott lost one vote during the recount, giving him a winning margin of 190 votes. The one-vote loss was a write-in vote where judges determined that the voter intent was not for Wolgamott, Rupp said. Following the recount, the incumbent gained one vote in St. Cloud Ward 2, Precinct 7, and lost two in St. Cloud Ward 2, Precinct 5, according to Rupp. Ek requested the recount. State statute for a publicly funded recount requires three precincts to be recounted. Ek chose to recount the votes from St. Cloud’s Ward 2, Precincts 5, 6 and 7, according to Rupp. Sherburne County has four 14B voting precincts. On election night, Nov. 5, results showed that Wolgamott won reelection by a slim 28-vote margin. Sherburne County staff later identified some absentee ballots that were not included in the unofficial totals posted to the Minnesota Secretary of State Office’s website that night, county officials said in a Nov. 7 news release. That updated count increased Wolgamott’s lead to 191 votes. “If we find a difference in the count, you need to be aware that this is not unusual, and that this is why we have the recount law,” Rupp told onlookers at 10 a.m. Monday, when the recount started. 14B was one of two House races that faced a recount, placing the party balance of the House in question. As of now, the 134-seat Minnesota House remains deadlocked at 67-67. Rep. Brad Tabke, DFL-Shakopee, won reelection in District 54A after Scott County election officials recounted votes by hand on Thursday, Nov. 21. His win increased by a one-vote margin, going from 14 to 15 votes. The results are unofficial because four ballots are still in dispute. Sherburne County results by precinct 14B has four voting precincts in Sherburne County — three in St. Cloud and one in Haven Township, which is about a 10-minute drive southeast of St. Cloud, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. Ek chose to recount the votes from St. Cloud’s Ward 2, precincts 5, 6 and 7. The district has 20 precincts total spread across Stearns, Sherburne and Benton counties. Result challenges In addition to the 14B recount in Sherburne County, St. Cloud area election results have been under scrutiny by Minnesota Republicans. Senate District 14 Republicans — the St. Cloud-area GOP group — has filed data requests to initiate a vote audit, according to the group’s attorney, Matt Benda from Peterson, Kolker, Haedt & Benda Ltd. “There are too many questions about what happened in house race 14b between Dan Wolgamott and Sue Ek,” Helena Halverson, chair of the Senate District 14 Republicans, said in a media release from the law firm. “We felt that we needed to act to provide parallel support for the scrutiny of the election process in this district.” The Albert Lea-based law firm also filed complaints on Nov. 7 alleging that official election ballots were improperly posted for public use on the official website of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Voters were able to print real ballots, instead of sample ones, from home, the complaints said. “This is not a trust-but-verify-type scenario, but instead, we will be questioning the entire process until fully verified,” Benda told St. Cloud LIVE. The complaints were filed against Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer Randy Schreifels and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, Benda said. Additionally, Minnesota GOP members of Congress have sent Simon a letter calling for the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office to pay attention to the 54A and 14B recounts and to be transparent about election processes. Reps. Tom Emmer, Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber signed the Nov. 20 letter to Simon.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of common stock of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) between February 7, 2022 and October 25, 2023, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important January 13, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased Hasbro common stock during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Hasbro class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=31157 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for more information. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 13, 2025. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers. DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, during the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements that represented the quality of inventory and the appropriateness of the levels of inventories carried by Hasbro and its retailers compared to customer demand. In truth, however, Hasbro had a significant buildup of inventory that it was struggling to manage and which far exceeded customer demand. As a result, defendants’ statements about Hasbro’s inventory, and what inventory levels reflected regarding demand, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages. To join the Hasbro class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=31157 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rosen-law-firm , on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosen_firm or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosenlawfirm/ . Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. ------------------------------- Contact Information: Laurence Rosen, Esq. Phillip Kim, Esq. The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 case@rosenlegal.com www.rosenlegal.comROIC Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC Is Investigating Whether the Sale of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Is Fair to Shareholders
Bitdeer Technologies Group ( NASDAQ:BTDR – Get Free Report ) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,450,000 shares, an increase of 27.7% from the November 30th total of 9,750,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,160,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 36.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bitdeer Technologies Group A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirabella Financial Services LLP purchased a new position in Bitdeer Technologies Group during the third quarter worth $5,872,000. D1 Capital Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Bitdeer Technologies Group during the second quarter valued at $5,386,000. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Bitdeer Technologies Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $5,074,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Bitdeer Technologies Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,617,000. Finally, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Bitdeer Technologies Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,510,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 22.25% of the company’s stock. Bitdeer Technologies Group Price Performance Shares of NASDAQ BTDR opened at $23.65 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $14.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.34. The company has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion, a PE ratio of -45.48 and a beta of 2.27. Bitdeer Technologies Group has a 12-month low of $5.23 and a 12-month high of $26.24. Analyst Ratings Changes Read Our Latest Report on BTDR About Bitdeer Technologies Group ( Get Free Report ) Bitdeer Technologies Group operates as a technology company for blockchain and computing. It offers hash rate sharing solutions, including Cloud hash rate and Hash rate marketplace; and a one-stop mining machine hosting solutions encompassing deployment, maintenance, and management services for efficient cryptocurrency mining; as well as mines cryptocurrencies for its own account. Read More Receive News & Ratings for Bitdeer Technologies Group Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Bitdeer Technologies Group and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Pallas Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report ) by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 223,982 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,365 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for 2.1% of Pallas Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $51,644,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of AAPL. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Apple by 20,372.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 94,347,510 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $219,829,700,000 after purchasing an additional 93,886,664 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Apple by 5.5% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 52,981,808 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $11,160,183,000 after buying an additional 2,785,807 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Apple by 6.7% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 51,765,589 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $10,909,457,000 after buying an additional 3,245,281 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Apple by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 34,619,614 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $7,291,583,000 after acquiring an additional 1,065,759 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB increased its holdings in Apple by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 20,008,650 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $4,214,222,000 after acquiring an additional 2,359,409 shares in the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several research firms have issued reports on AAPL. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Apple to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group cut Apple from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $205.00 to $212.92 in a report on Monday, October 7th. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Apple in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Wedbush raised their target price on Apple from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, twenty-three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.47. Apple Stock Performance Shares of AAPL stock opened at $255.59 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of $3.86 trillion, a P/E ratio of 42.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $237.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $227.79. Apple Inc. has a one year low of $164.07 and a one year high of $260.10. Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The iPhone maker reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $94.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $94.52 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 152.94% and a net margin of 23.97%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.46 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Apple Inc. will post 7.43 EPS for the current year. Apple Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 11th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.39%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.45%. Insider Transactions at Apple In related news, insider Chris Kondo sold 4,130 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.87, for a total transaction of $945,233.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 15,419 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,528,946.53. The trade was a 21.13 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink . Also, COO Jeffrey E. Williams sold 59,730 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.86, for a total transaction of $13,550,347.80. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 489,944 shares in the company, valued at $111,148,695.84. The trade was a 10.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 508,170 shares of company stock valued at $117,004,745. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Apple Company Profile ( Free Report ) Apple Inc designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod. Read More Five stocks we like better than Apple Insider Trades May Not Tell You What You Think Buffett Takes the Bait; Berkshire Buys More Oxy in December Why Special Dividends Can be a Delightful Surprise for Income Investors Top 3 ETFs to Hedge Against Inflation in 2025 What is Short Interest? How to Use It These 3 Chip Stock Kings Are Still Buys for 2025 Want to see what other hedge funds are holding AAPL? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Apple Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Apple and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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December 28 - Eddie Lampkin and Donnie Freeman both turned in double-double performances as Syracuse snapped a two-game losing streak with a 75-63 win over Bucknell Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Lampkin scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Freeman finished with 15 points and 11 boards as the Orange (6-6) improved to 11-1 all-time against the Bison (4-9). Jaquan Carlos chipped in 11 for Syracuse. Josh Bascoe was impressive in defeat, knocking down six 3-pointers and scoring 22 in all. Noah Williamson added 12 for the Bison, who dropped their seventh in a row but didn't go away quietly. Trailing 43-31 at the half, the Bison pulled within 48-43 after a dunk by Pip Ajayi with 14:13 left. That was as close as Bucknell would get, however, as it fell short in its bid for its first win over a power conference team since beating Vanderbilt 75-72 victory during the 2016-17 campaign. In the final nonleague game for both teams, Syracuse shook off a slow start with a 9-0 run ignited by a Lucas Taylor 3-pointer and capped with a layup by Freeman that put the Orange up 12-6 with 14:30 to go. The Orange led 17-12 with 11:23 to go after a 3-pointer by Elijah Moore, but back-to-back 3-pointers by Jayden Williams and Bascoe put the Bison on top 21-19 with 8:04 remaining. With Bucknell up 26-22, momentum shifted in Syracuse's favor on the strength of a 16-2 run, highlighted by Freeman's 3-pointer that gave the Orange their first double-digit lead at 38-28 with 1:49 to play in the half. Freeman hit another shot from distance with seven seconds left, shooting over a defender from well beyond the line and extending the lead to 43-31. He high-fived teammates as he came off the court. His bucket was one of six 3-pointers Syracuse connected on in the opening half while shooting 57.6 percent (17-of-30) from the field. The Orange outscored the Bison 18-3 over the final 5:39, limiting Bucknell to only one field goal. --Field Level Media Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab