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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - An Amber Alert has been issued for 16-year-old Nancy Argueta-Vasquez, according to the Texas Center for the Missing. Officials say Argueta-Vasquez was last seen on Wednesday in the early morning hours around 1:58 a.m at her home in the 15100 block of Claypool Street. Nancy Argueta-Vasquez Harris County Sheriff's Office reports the teen is believed to have left her home with 38-year-old Denis Munoz-Munguia. Denis Munoz-Munguia She was seen getting into a 2018 brown Chevrolet Equinox with the Texas license plate number plate VMD1391. Stock image of suspect's vehicle (not the actual vehicle) Get news, weather and so much more on the new FOX LOCAL app Argueta-Vasquez was last seen wearing green jeans and a black shirt. She has black hair with brown eyes and is around five feet tall. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at 713-755-7427.
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American and European stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday after inflation data cemented expectations that the US Federal Reserve will trim interest rates next month. While the Dow fell slightly, the other two major US indices advanced, led by the tech-rich Nasdaq, which piled on almost two percent to close above 20,000 points for the first time. The consumer price index (CPI) rose to 2.7 percent last month from a year ago, up slightly from 2.6 percent in October. "With the CPI numbers broadly in line, it is likely that the Fed will not be derailed and will cut rates again next week," Jochen Stanzl, chief market analyst at CMC Markets. "The data is not a showstopper for the current bull run on Wall Street," he added. Ahead of the data, investors priced in an 86 percent chance the Fed will cut interest rates next week by a quarter percentage point. That rose to more than 98 percent after the CPI data was published. Stocks in Paris and Frankfurt rose ahead of the European Central Bank's own interest rate announcement on Thursday, with analysts expecting another cut as it seeks to boost eurozone growth. Investors are also eyeing political developments in France, where officials said President Emmanuel Macron aims to name a new prime minister "within 48 hours" as he seeks to end political deadlock following the ouster of Michel Barnier. In company news, shares in German retail giant Zalando shed more than four percent on Frankfurt's DAX index, after it acquired domestic rival About You in a deal worth around 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion). Shares in Zara owner Inditex slid more than six percent after a record quarterly profit for the group fell short of market estimates. Among US companies, Google parent Alphabet earned 5.5 percent as it announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date. That added to gains after Google also announced Tuesday details of a breakthrough quantum chip. Shares in Shanghai rose but Hong Kong gave up an early rally to end in the red. Traders were keeping tabs on China to see if it will announce further measures to support its struggling economy as leaders were to gather Wednesday for a conference to hammer out next year's agenda. President Xi Jinping and other top leaders on Monday announced their first major shift in policy for more than a decade, saying they would "implement a more active fiscal policy and an appropriately relaxed" strategy. Those remarks sparked hopes for more interest rate cuts and the freeing up of more cash for lending. More from this section New York - Dow: DOWN 0.2 percent at 44,148.56 (close) New York - S&P 500: UP 0.8 percent at 6,084.19 (close) New York - Nasdaq Composite: UP 1.8 percent at 20,034.89 (close) London - FTSE 100: UP 0.3 percent at 8,301.62 (close) Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.4 percent at 7,423.40 (close) Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.3 percent at 20,399.16 (close) Tokyo - Nikkei 225: FLAT at 39,372.23 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.8 percent at 20,155.05 (close) Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.3 percent at 3,432.49 (close) Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0498 from $1.0527 on Tuesday Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2752 from $1.2771 Dollar/yen: UP at 152.40 yen from 151.95 yen Euro/pound: DOWN at 82.31 from 82.42 pence Brent North Sea Crude: UP 1.8 percent at $73.52 per barrel West Texas Intermediate: UP 2.4 percent at $70.29 per barrel burs-jmb/mlm
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Aidan O'Connell shows in loss to Chiefs that he is the Raiders' QB for the rest of seasonWhales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Vistra . Looking at options history for Vistra VST we detected 17 trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 29% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 58% with bearish. From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $57,000 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $691,634. Projected Price Targets After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $105.0 and $165.0 for Vistra, spanning the last three months. Volume & Open Interest Trends In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Vistra stands at 808.8, with a total volume reaching 695.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Vistra, situated within the strike price corridor from $105.0 to $165.0, throughout the last 30 days. Vistra Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview Largest Options Trades Observed: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume VST CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/20/24 $15.9 $15.2 $15.45 $150.00 $69.5K 4.1K 78 VST CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/27/24 $23.6 $22.9 $23.04 $140.00 $68.5K 39 31 VST CALL TRADE BEARISH 02/21/25 $59.2 $57.7 $58.24 $105.00 $58.2K 11 10 VST CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/27/24 $20.7 $19.1 $19.25 $145.00 $57.6K 64 30 VST CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/29/24 $11.4 $11.0 $11.4 $150.00 $51.3K 258 86 About Vistra Vistra Energy is one of the largest power producers and retail energy providers in the US Following the 2024 Energy Harbor acquisition, Vistra owns 41 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, natural gas, and solar power generation along with one of the largest utility-scale battery projects in the world. Its retail electricity business serves 5 million customers in 20 states, including almost a third of all Texas electricity consumers. Vistra emerged from the Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in 2016. It acquired Dynegy in 2018. After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Vistra, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance. Current Position of Vistra With a trading volume of 3,663,193, the price of VST is down by -3.59%, reaching $160.63. Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold. Next earnings report is scheduled for 96 days from now. What The Experts Say On Vistra A total of 1 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $147.0. Turn $1000 into $1270 in just 20 days? 20-year pro options trader reveals his one-line chart technique that shows when to buy and sell. Copy his trades, which have had averaged a 27% profit every 20 days. Click here for access .* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from BMO Capital keeps a Outperform rating on Vistra with a target price of $147. Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely. If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Vistra, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Vikings defense has had a big boost this season from the indefatigable Jonathan GreenardTroy scores 21 points in less than 2 minutes in the fourth quarter to beat Southern Miss 52-20Audi Crooks' winning shot leads No. 8 Iowa State to 80-78 win over DrakeWhite House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign
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NEW YORK -- Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday. Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who got their first win since a 4-3 victory at Vancouver on Nov. 19. Adam Fox had two assists, and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves. With Montreal’s Kirby Dach serving a four-minute, high-sticking penalty, Kaako got his fourth goal of the season. The Canadiens trailed 3-1 after two periods. But Cole Caufield scored his 14th goal 4:16 into the third and Nick Suzuki tied it at 14:07. Trocheck tipped the puck past Montreal goaltender Sam Montembeault at 19:56 to put New York ahead after Panarin and Montreal’s Mike Matheson scored earlier in the first. Panarin put the Rangers ahead at 9:02, scoring on a 5-on-3 for New York’s first power-play goal since Nov. 12 at home against Winnipeg. Matheson tied it at 11:47. Montembault made 24 saves for Montreal. Canadiens: dropped to 3-7-1 on the road. Rangers: Forwards Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil returned to the lineup. Kreider missed three games with an upper-body injury while Chytil was out for seven after colliding with teammate K’Andre Miller on Nov. 14. Reilly Smith and Jonny Brodzinski were scratched. Seeking an early spark, New York captain Jacob Trouba fought Montreal’s Josh Anderson 1:58 into the contest. It appeared to give the Rangers a collective jolt that was missing in recent games. The Rangers are 11-1-0 when scoring first. It was the 1,700th home win in franchise history. The Canadiens visit the Boston Bruins on Sunday. The Rangers host the New Jersey Devils on Monday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL
Heavy travel day starts with brief grounding of all American Airlines flightsChildren’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said the party could not buck the trend in Ireland of junior coalition partners in Fine Gael and Fianna Fail governments losing support in subsequent elections. He said they expected to retain two to three seats out of the 12 they had won in the 2020 election on the back of a worldwide “Green wave”. “Undoubtedly it’s a disappointing result for our party today,” Mr O’Gorman told reporters in Ongar, Dublin. “It’s hard for a smaller party in government, that’s long been the tradition, the history in Ireland. We hoped going into the election to buck that but we haven’t been able to buck that today.” Mr O’Gorman, a candidate in Dublin West, is among the outgoing Green Party TDs in a battle to retain their seats. Culture Minister Catherine Martin, who is fighting to remain a Green Party TD for Dublin Rathdown, said it was a “very tight” race in her four-seat constituency. “We go in (to government) not afraid of that because the issue of the climate and biodiversity crisis is (greater) than our survival,” she said on RTE Radio. “I stand over and am proud of our track record of delivery.” Green candidate in Waterford Marc O Cathasaigh said he would not be “in the shake-up” to retain his seat in that constituency, while junior minister Ossian Smyth looks at risk of losing his seat in Dun Laoghaire. Junior minister Joe O’Brien is expected to lose his seat in Dublin Fingal, Neasa Hourigan is at risk in Dublin Central, while Wicklow’s Steven Matthews garnered just 4% of first preferences. Former Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, who announced his retirement from frontline politics in June, said his party had not had a good day. Arriving at the count centre at the RDS in Dublin, the outgoing environment minister told reporters: “If you don’t get elected you accept that, but you come back stronger and you learn lessons, and we’ve done that in the past and we will do that again.” He added: “No matter what the results today there will be a strong Green Party in Ireland, we have deep roots in the community and it’s a very distinct political philosophy and I think there is still space for that in Irish politics, for sure.” Mr Ryan said he did not believe his decision to retire, and the timing of his announcement, had affected the party’s showing. “Unfortunately – and this is just one of those days – we didn’t get the number of votes,” he said. He added: “We’ll look back and see what are the lessons, and what can we learn and what can we do differently. “It’s just one of those days when we didn’t have a good day.
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Troy scores 21 points in less than 2 minutes in the fourth quarter to beat Southern Miss 52-20BENIN – A cross-section of stakeholders in Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, have called on the State Governor, Distinguished Senator Monday Okpebholo, to demonstrate a deeper understanding of his administration’s plans to reposition the university. These stakeholders, comprising members of staff, students, and other Ekpoma residents, who expressed their views while responding to questions from a team of journalists on a fact-finding mission at the university. “If you were here years ago or even six months ago, you would have noticed the extent of the challenges that plagued the university under Governor Obaseki,” they said. “Our only hope was that a messiah would come to help reposition the university’s operations. Thankfully, our new governor, whom we campaigned and worked for, has been elected. We believe his victory will be a game-changer for AAU, Ekpoma.” When asked to identify priority areas for the governor’s attention, respondents emphasized the need for proper funding. “Nothing will change if the funding remains the same,” they stressed. “The governor must invest in the university, paying workers’ arrears, implementing the current minimum wage, and supporting structural growth and accreditation for unaccredited courses, restoring the accreditation of courses that lost accreditation, among others.” Regarding the dissolved governing council and the reconstitution of a new one, respondents praised the outgone council, led by Dr. Omo-Ehijele Frank Odafen, for its achievements. “Dr. Odafen showed genuine love for the university community and the state,” they noted. “His leadership brought about the minimum peace and respite we enjoy today.” Respondents also commended the council’s initiatives, including the Truth and Reconciliation Panel, Needs Assessment Committee, and promotions for deserving staff. “Dr. Odafen’s administrative understanding of the university’s operations has been impressive,” they said. In their expectations and recommendations to the governor, respondents urged him to look beyond politics and prioritize competence in appointments to relevant university positions. They also advocated for improved funding to support the university’s growth and development.