49ers QB Brock Purdy resumes throwing but status for this week remains unknownShort Interest in Aditxt, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTX) Declines By 45.2%Surge in warm clothes sales as Sargodha faces chilly weatherThe 39-year-old has been a breath of fresh air since succeeding Erik ten Hag, with his personality and approach, coupled with promising early performances, bringing hope back to Old Trafford. Amorim has been touched by his warm welcome but repeatedly urged fans to avoid jumping the gun, having followed a draw at Ipswich with home wins against Bodo/Glimt and Everton. Wednesday’s trip to Arsenal is comfortably his biggest challenge yet and victory would see United move within three points of the Premier League title contenders. Put to Amorim it will be hard to manage expectations if they won in the capital, the head coach said: “I would like to say different things, but I have to say it again: the storm will come. “I don’t know if you use that expression, but we are going to have difficult moments and we will be found out in some games. “And I know that because I’m knowing my players and I know football and I follow football, so I understand the difference between the teams. “We are in the point in that we are putting simple things in the team, without training, and you feel it in this game against Everton, they change a little bit the way they were building up. “They are very good team, and we were with a lot of problems because we cannot change it by calling one thing to the captain. A midweek trip to the capital awaits 🚆 #MUFC || #PL pic.twitter.com/1e6VrILJW3 — Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 3, 2024 “So, we don’t have this training, so let’s focus on each game, on the performance, what we have to improve, trying to win games. And that is the focus. “I know it’s really hard to be a Manchester United coach and say these things in press conferences. We want to win all the time. No matter what. “We are going to try to win, but we know that we are in a different point if you compare to Arsenal. “So, it is what it is and we will try to win it and we go with confidence to win, but we know that we need to play very well to win the next football match.” The trip to Arsenal is the second of nine December matches for United, who are looking to avoid suffering four straight league defeats to the Gunners for the first time. The Red Devils have not won a Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium since 2017, but Amorim knows a thing or two about frustrating Mikel Arteta’s men. Arsenal thrashed Sporting Lisbon 5-1 in the Champions League last week, but in 2022-23 he led the Portuguese side to a Europa League last-16 penalty triumph after a 1-1 draw in London made it 3-3 on aggregate. “Arsenal this year, they play a little bit different,” Amorim said. “They are more fluid. “For example, two years ago when we faced them with Sporting, you knew how to press because you can understand better the structure. “Now it’s more fluid with (Riccardo) Calafiori and (Jurrien) Timber in different sides. One coming inside, the other going outside. Also (Martin) Odegaard changed the team, and you can feel it during this season. “So, you can take something from that game, especially because I know so well the opponent so you can understand the weakness of that team. “But every game is different, so you take something, but you already know that you are going to face a very good team.” This hectic winter schedule means Amorim sidestepped talk of January transfer business ahead of facing Arsenal, although he was more forthcoming on Amad Diallo’s future. The 22-year-old, who put in a man of the match display in Sunday’s 4-0 win against Everton, is out of contract at the end of the season, although the club holds an option to extend by a year. Diallo has repeatedly spoken of his desire to stay at United and it has been reported an agreement is close. Amorim said: “I think he wants to stay, and we want him to stay. So that is clear and we will find a solution.”
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honored more widely for his humanitarian work around the globe after his presidency than for his White House tenure during a tumultuous time, has died. He was 100. "Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia," the Carter Center confirmed on Sunday. In November 2023, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner's wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, in the modest house they built together in 1961, when he had taken over his father's peanut warehouse business and was only beginning to consider a political career. In February 2023, he had announced he was ending medical intervention and Jason Carter had at the time of the announcement and said "They are at peace and – as always – their home is full of love," he posted on Twitter. At peace, perhaps, but still political: The former president vowed he for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. After serving a single term in the White House, Jimmy Carter became one of the most durable figures in modern American politics. Evicted from the White House at age 56, he would hold the status of former president longer than anyone in U.S. history, and in 2019 he surpassed George H. W. Bush as the nation's Carter remained remarkably active in charitable causes through a series of health challenges during his final years, including a in 2015. He was admitted to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta in November 2019 for a procedure to , a consequence of bleeding that followed a series of falls. A few months earlier, in May, he had undergone surgery after breaking his hip. In the White House from 1977 to 1981, Carter negotiated the landmark between Israel and Egypt, transferred the Panama Canal to Panamanian ownership, dramatically expanded public lands in Alaska and established formal diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. But the 39th president governed at a time of and gasoline shortages, and his failure to secure the release of Americans held hostage by Iran helped cost him the second term he sought. “He’s never going to be ranked as a great president; he’s middling as a president,” said historian Douglas Brinkley, author of a 1998 book on Carter, "The Unfinished Presidency." “But as an American figure, he’s a giant.” After losing his reelection bid to Ronald Reagan, and until well into his 90s, Carter continued working as an observer of elections in developing countries, building houses through the nonprofit and at the tiny Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, his hometown. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, 22 years after he left the White House. "I can't deny that I was a better ex-president than I was a president," he said with a wry laugh at a breakfast with reporters in Washington in 2005. "My former boss was humiliated when he lost in 1980; he felt he let himself and the American people down," David Rubenstein, a young White House staffer for Carter who became founder of the Carlyle Group and a billionaire philanthropist, told USA TODAY in an interview in 2019. "For a long time, he was basically the symbol of a weak president and a terrible person. And today, 40-some years later, he's seen as a very incredible person who has had many good things he did, though he didn't get reelected," Rubenstein said. James Earl Carter Jr. was born on Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains to Earl Carter, a peanut warehouser who had served in the Georgia Legislature, and “Miss Lillian” Carter, a registered nurse and formidable figure who joined the Peace Corps when she was in her 60s. He grew up on a peanut farm in Plains, then graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. In the years after World War II, he served in the Navy's submarine service in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. After doing graduate work in nuclear physics, he became a pioneer in the introduction of nuclear power in submarines. When his father died in 1953, Carter resigned his naval commission and took over operation of the family peanut farms with After a rough early patch, the business flourished, and Carter became increasingly active in community affairs and politics. During two terms in the Georgia state Senate, he gained a reputation as an independent voice who attacked wasteful government practices and helped repeal laws designed to discourage Black Americans from voting. But in 1966, he lost a race for governor to segregationist Lester Maddox in an election that analysts said reflected a Southern backlash against national civil rights legislation enacted in 1964 and 1965. In a second bid for governor in 1970, Carter minimized his appearances before Black audiences and won endorsements from some segregationists. After he was elected, though, Carter declared that the era of segregation in Georgia was over, and he was hailed as a symbol of a new, more inclusive South. Still, he was an unlikely presidential contender. When he launched his bid for the 1976 Democratic nomination, the former one-term governor was so obscure outside the Peach State that “Jimmy who?” became a campaign trope. He perfected the meticulous cultivation of voters in Iowa, and his unexpected victory in the opening presidential caucuses there provided a launching pad that long-shot contenders tried to emulate for decades. The boosted Carter's prospects. In the aftermath of President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign in 1974 rather than be impeached, Carter pitched himself to voters as an outsider who would reject Washington’s unsavory ways. “I’ll never lie to you,” he told them. In 1976, he narrowly defeated President Gerald Ford, whose campaign was damaged by verbal missteps and by controversy over his decision to pardon Nixon. Four years later, Carter would be ousted himself. He faced a damaging challenge for the Democratic nomination from the left by Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy and then a landslide defeat in the general election from the right by Reagan. The former California governor tapped into discontent with Carter’s leadership. “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” Reagan asked voters in the iconic closing of their only campaign debate. Carter’s defenders argue that he was a better president than generally recognized. "I think that he is the most underappreciated modern president that we've had," said Stuart Eizenstat, a veteran Washington official and ambassador who was Carter’s chief domestic policy adviser in the White House. "The reason for that is the lingering memories of his presidency are negative ones – gasoline lines, high interest rates and inflation, the Iran hostage crisis, the Desert One failed rescue effort – and those totally obscure a really remarkable set of accomplishments both at home and abroad, which in many ways didn't materialize until after he left office." Eizenstat, author of "President Carter: The White House Years," published in 2018, said Carter's policies and appointments laid the groundwork for a stronger economy, energy independence, environmental protection, business innovation in transportation and more. On foreign policy, Carter painstakingly negotiated the 1978 Camp David Accords, a historic agreement between Israel's Menachem Begin and Egypt's Anwar Sadat that led to a formal peace treaty between the two countries the next year. But he stumbled when he came to the politics of the job. Despite having the advantage of a solidly Democratic Congress, many of his legislative proposals, including a consumer protection bill, stalled. The no-backroom-deals approach that helped him win the White House contributed to his difficulties in actually governing once he got there. He was mocked for charging members of Congress for their breakfast when invited to meet with him at the White House and for eliminating alcohol from most evening events. He was seen by some, then and later, as prickly and sanctimonious. Meanwhile, unemployment rose, interest rates for home mortgages climbed into double digits and Americans found themselves waiting in lines to buy gas in an oil crisis created by OPEC, the powerful international energy cartel. In a speech to the nation in July 1979, Carter described a “crisis of confidence" among the American people. Although he never said the word, it became short-handed as his “malaise” speech. "He lacked the political and managerial skills needed to make best use of the office he held," said Robert McClure, a political scientist at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Most damaging of all was the Iranian hostage crisis. Carter had agreed to allow Iran's deposed shah, a former U.S. ally who was living in exile, to receive cancer treatment in the United States. In protest, Iranian Islamist radicals overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans captive. The confrontation, which began on Nov. 4, 1979, would end only as Reagan was being inaugurated 444 days later. Carter chose diplomacy and economic sanctions over military action. He halted oil imports from Iran and froze Iranian assets in the U.S. He severed diplomatic relations with Iran and imposed a full economic embargo on the country. Finally, he approved a top-secret military mission to free the hostages, but it ended in catastrophe. Three helicopters developed engine trouble in a remote staging area in the Iranian desert, forcing the mission to be aborted. Eight U.S. troops were killed when a helicopter and a plane collided while forces were being withdrawn. It all added to the impression that Carter was out of his depth. "The hostage crisis left a bitter taste in voters' mouths, which Carter was never able to overcome," said Stephen Hess, a Brookings Institution scholar who worked on Carter's transition team when he was president-elect. On the day of Reagan's inauguration, Jan. 20, 1981, Iran agreed to accept $8 billion in frozen assets and a promise by the U.S. to lift trade sanctions in exchange for the release of the hostages. Minutes after Carter's successor took the oath of office, the hostages were freed. Carter left the White House, but he didn’t retire. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter established the Carter Center in Atlanta, their home base for decades as they worked on global health and democracy. He helped negotiate an end to the long civil war in Nicaragua between the Contra rebels and the Sandinistas. He met with North Korean leaders to try to end its nuclear weapons program. He mediated conflicts in Ethiopia, Liberia, Haiti, Bosnia, Sudan, Uganda and Venezuela. He led dozens of delegations of international observers to various countries to help assure elections were free and fair. For decades, the Carter Center also led an international campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease, a devastating tropical ailment that in 1986 afflicted an estimated 3.5 million people in Africa and Asia. In 2020, it was on the verge of eradication; just 27 cases were reported in six African countries. For a week each year, the Carters volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, a charitable group that renovates and builds homes for poor people around the world. He also wrote more than 30 books – controversial ones on the Palestinian territories and the Middle East and less controversial ones on Christmas memories and fly-fishing. He published a collection of his poems and a collection of his paintings. Again and again, he returned to writing about the lessons and demands of his Christian faith. Carter, who attended Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017, at times criticized the 45th president. In June 2019, at a Carter Center conference in suburban Virginia, he questioned the legitimacy of Trump's election, citing allegations of Russian interference that were later called into question. Trump responded at a news conference by calling Carter a "nice man, terrible president." But there were also times when Carter reached out to Trump. On the 40th anniversary of the normalization of U.S.-China relations, in 2019, he sent Trump a letter offering advice on managing that relationship. Carter said the phone conversation that followed was the first time the two men had spoken. In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize that supporters thought he had deserved years earlier, when it had been presented to Begin and Sadat. The Nobel committee honored Carter "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights and to promote economic and social development." "The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices," Carter said in accepting the prestigious award. "God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must." When he left the White House, Carter moved back home to Plains. Unlike most other modern presidents, he didn't choose to make money by delivering high-priced speeches or serving on corporate boards. But he did regularly speak to hundreds of visitors who would gather for his Sunday school class at Maranatha Baptist Church. In November 2019, he told those gathered that he didn't fear death. "It's incompatible for any Christian not to believe in life after death," Carter, then 95, told them, although he acknowledged he had wrestled with doubts throughout his life. In his prayers, he said, "I didn't ask God to let me live, but I just asked God to give me a proper attitude toward death. And I found that I was absolutely and completely at ease with death." In July 2021, he and his wife hosted a attended by about 300 friends, family members and fellow pols, among them Bill and Hillary Clinton. Carter, his fragility apparent, made a point of greeting the guests at each table for what many of them assumed would be the last time they saw him. "He was not a self-promoter in the White House or afterwards, and I think that hurt, because it leaves all the sour tastes from the failures and didn't allow the positives to shine through," Eizenstat said. When Eizenstat visited Carter in Plains in 2018, Carter told his former aide he was comfortable with letting history judge. As he approached his 90th birthday, Carter mused about his legacy in an interview with USA TODAY. "One is peace," he said. "I kept peace when I was president and I try to promote peace between other people and us, and between countries that were potentially at war, between Israel and Egypt for instance. And human rights. ... I think human rights and peace are the two things I'd like to be remembered for – as well as being a good grandfather." 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Gumi backs Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills despite opposition from northBy Kemberley Washington, CPA, Bankrate.com The IRS Direct File program, which lets taxpayers file their federal income tax return directly with the IRS for free, is doubling its reach to 24 states for the 2025 tax season, up from 12 states in 2024, the program’s pilot year. The Direct File program will also accept more types of tax situations for the 2025 tax season. While taxpayers who used the system in 2024 could claim a handful of tax credits, including the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit , that list is expanding in 2025 to include the child and dependent care credit , among others. An estimated 30 million taxpayers will qualify for the Direct File program in 2025, the IRS says. More than 140,000 taxpayers filed their federal tax returns through the Direct File program in 2024. About 90% of users said their experience was excellent or above average, according to a survey of about 11,000 Direct File users in 2024, conducted by the General Services Administration. “We’re excited about the improvements to Direct File and the millions more taxpayers who will be eligible to use the service this year,” said Danny Werfel, the IRS commissioner, in a statement. “Our goal is to improve the experience of tax filing itself and help taxpayers meet their obligations quickly and easily.” The IRS says that taxpayers can use Direct File when the 2025 tax season kicks off in January, and it will be available until Oct. 15, 2025. But the program’s future is somewhat unclear: In December, 29 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, calling for him to end the Direct File program on his first day in office. Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives also introduced legislation in July to end the Direct File program. For now, here’s what you need to know about how the IRS Direct File program works, and how to qualify for it. The Direct File program is a new initiative, about to enter its second year, that allows taxpayers to file their federal tax returns electronically with the IRS. The no-cost tool guides taxpayers through every part of their federal income tax return. Taxpayers can file using a smartphone, computer or tablet. One of the program’s advantages is that, if you have questions as you’re working on your return, you can get live support directly from the IRS via chat or phone. IRS representatives can answer basic tax questions and help with technical issues in English and Spanish. The Direct File program has income limits, as well as limits on the types of income, deductions and credits you can enter on your tax return. For the 2025 tax season: To be eligible for Direct File, your income can come from the following sources: But if you’re self-employed, or have business or rental income, you can’t use Direct File . Same goes for IRA contributions or distributions: If you have either, you can’t use Direct File. You can use the IRS Direct File program only if you claim the standard deduction — the program isn’t available to people who itemize. But you can claim certain above-the-line deductions: student loan interest , educator expenses and health savings account contributions . You can’t use Direct File if you want to deduct your IRA contributions. The Direct File program allows for the following tax credits in 2025: However, if you want to claim education credits , credits for energy efficient home upgrades or the adoption expense credit , you can’t use the Direct File program. More taxpayers will have access to the IRS Direct File program in 2025. In 2024, the IRS kicked off the program with only 12 states; that number has expanded to 24 states for the 2025 tax season. For some of the states that participate in the IRS Direct File program, your federal return information will be transferred automatically to the state tax website, but in some cases you’ll have to re-enter your information. Visit this IRS Direct File page to get the details for your state. Here is a list of the participating states: If you don’t qualify for the IRS Direct File program, you may have other options to file your tax return for free. In addition to Direct File, the IRS offers the Free File program, in which it partners with online tax software providers to provide free federal income tax return filing. Some providers also allow you to file a state income tax return. For the 2024 tax season, your adjusted gross income had to be less than $79,000 to qualify for the Free File program. That dollar threshold is likely to rise slightly for the 2025 tax season. The IRS also offers the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which provides certified volunteers to prepare basic tax returns if you earn less than $67,000 a year, are disabled, or speak limited English. You can find a site near you by visiting this IRS page . ©2024 Bankrate.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Ruben Amorim issues storm warning after smooth start with Manchester UnitedUlta Beauty ( ULTA -0.91% ) investors have some good reasons to feel disappointed right now. Their stock was left out of the 2024 rally, declining 13% through mid-December while the broader S&P 500 jumped 24%. Its slumping valuation even attracted attention from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway , yet the famed investor went on to sell almost all of that new position by the following quarter. It's possible Buffett and his investing partners soured on the economics of this spa and beauty products business, which has been struggling with weaker consumer spending trends for more than a year. Ulta stock also has a chance at rebounding if management's turnaround plan works out. Let's take a look at which of these scenarios seems more likely for 2025 and beyond. Conditions are still tough Ulta is still suffering from many of the industry challenges that have hampered the business throughout 2024. "The headwinds have not abated," CEO David Kimbell told investors in early December when Ulta announced its fiscal third-quarter earnings results. These pressures include weaker industry demand overall, plus more price cutting from rivals as competitors fight to win market share from increasingly price-sensitive consumers. You can see the results of that tough market environment in Ulta's weaker operating metrics. Comparable-store sales (comps) are flat through the first three quarters of the year compared to a 7% increase in the prior-year period, and profitability is down. Earnings declined to $16.93 per share in those 39 weeks, down from $17.99 per share a year earlier. The path forward Yet there were some encouraging bright spots in the latest update from Ulta's management team. The retailer is staying solidly profitable despite the growth slowdown, and inventory levels are holding up well. Ulta has a strong presence in mass market beauty products, which have become more competitive lately. But it also sells plenty of merchandise in the higher-priced, faster-growing market segments like luxury skin care. Kimbell, in December's earnings report, called out the "ability to engage across all price points" as a competitive advantage for keeping customer traffic flowing through the holiday season and beyond. That's why Ulta actually upgraded important parts of its full-year outlook. The current forecast now calls for comps to land between flat and a 1% loss, up from the prior range of between flat and a 2% decline. ULTA Operating Margin (TTM) data by YCharts Operating profit margin got a similarly modest boost and now should reach between 12.9% of sales and 13.1% of sales for the year. Ulta's stock in 2025 That update still suggests it will be some time before Ulta shareholders see anything approaching the 15.6% growth and the 16.1% operating income level that the company achieved in fiscal 2022. The prospect of two consecutive years of declining profit margin and a much slower expansion helps explain why many investors are sour on this stock as a new year approaches. And it implies there's a good chance the retailer will underperform the market again in 2025. Yet that's no reason to abandon the stock. Ulta's operating trends are still beating many peers, after all, and it is profitable and generating plenty of cash. It's just that the beauty products industry is now a tougher place for all competitors lately and might remain so for much of the coming year. Ulta's challenge is to continue to stand out from the many rivals hoping to establish a bigger foothold in the makeup and skincare arena. If it can do that without giving up too much profit margin, shareholders will be set for better long-term returns than they've seen in the past year.
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NoneSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy took part in some light throwing on Monday after missing his first career game because of an injury and the 49ers are hoping he can return this week. Purdy hurt his throwing shoulder during a loss to Seattle on Nov. 17. Purdy underwent two MRIs last week that showed no structural damage. But Purdy he felt discomfort after making a few throws at practice on Thursday and was shut down for the game at Green Bay on Sunday that San Francisco lost 38-10 . Coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Purdy made it through the session without pain and will rest on Tuesday and hopefully be able to return to practice on Wednesday as the Niners prepare to play at Buffalo this coming week. “We rested it throughout the weekend hoping that would help,” Shanahan said. “He threw lighter today to see if that rest helps and the rest did help him. So we’ll see again, going through the same things we did last week. We’re going to let him rest all the way up to Wednesday. We’ll see how it feels on Wednesday and then we’ll take the exact same course throughout the week. Hopefully it responds better this week than it did last week with the rest.” Brandon Allen went 17 for 29 for 199 yards with a touchdown, an interception and a lost fumble in his first start since the 2021 season. Allen would play once again if Purdy is unable to go on Sunday at Buffalo. Purdy wasn't the only star player missing for the 49ers on Sunday with defensive end Nick Bosa missing the game with injuries to his left hip and oblique and left tackle Trent Williams out with an ankle injury. “Just waiting to see how they respond,” Shanahan said. “They didn’t respond great last week. That’s why they weren’t able to go. Nick and Trent are both in the same boat. ... We’ll evaluate as this week progresses and hopefully it turns a better corner than it did last week.” In other injury news, linebacker Dre Greenlaw will return to practice this week for the first time since tearing his Achilles tendon in the Super Bowl last season. Greenlaw will likely need at least a couple of weeks of practice before being able to return to play. Offensive lineman Jon Feliciano will be shut down for the rest of the season after his knee injury didn't fully heal. Feliciano's three-week practice window ended Monday and the Niners decided to keep him on injured reserve instead of activating him. Left guard Aaron Banks, defensive tackle Jordan Elliott and receiver Jacob Cowing all remain in concussion protocol to start this week and their status is unknown. Right guard Dominick Puni (shoulder) and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir (knee) underwent MRIs on Monday and the team is waiting for results. Cornerback Renardo Green (neck) and linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (knee) are day to day. Defensive tackle Kevin Givens is expected to return to practice this week after missing the past four games with a groin injury. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
Mike Tyson has candidly shared his feelings of being "kind of depressed" after his lucrative clash with Jake Paul, despite walking away $20million richer. The boxing legend failed to come out on top in their recent fight, which was decided in eight rounds with the judges scoring it 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 unanimously in Paul's favour. While the defeat was a tough one to swallow, the hefty payday was a silver lining for Tyson, who discussed the emotional lows following the high-stakes match in a chat with Steve Covino and Rich Davis on the FOX Sports Radio YouTube channel earlier this month. Mike Tyson's brutal advice to heavyweight dubbed 'next up' Mike Tyson tipped to return to boxing for $200m fight despite Jake Paul defeat The 58-year-old sports icon reflected on his post-fight mood and the adjustment back to everyday life, saying: "That fight was such a big ascent-we were so up and high, we were so excited. "The fight's over, boom. Wow, I'm kind of depressed a little bit. We got to get back [into] our living situation [daily life], back to living. [We were] training for it 9 months." His comments reveal the psychological toll that such a significant event can take, even with financial rewards and the fact that streaming giant Netflix aired the event, citing it as the most streamed sporting event ever. Over 108 million viewers tuned in to Netflix to watch the much-anticipated boxing event. Social media was rampant with chatter before, during and after the fight, but not all fans were thrilled about it. Some criticized that the bout didn't live up the hype, pointing out Tyson's lack of vigour throughout the match. Speaking with 7News, Tyson described the encounter as surreal, saying: "Magically. It just happened so quick. Eight rounds were over fast. I wasn't tired. I wasn't sweating. I didn't understand that." DON'T MISS: Tyson Fury offers up new opponent for Jake Paul after Mike Tyson victory Canelo Alvarez makes retirement admission that may rule out Jake Paul fight Jake Paul's brutal reaction to Mike Tyson fight criticism sums him up During his appearance on a FOX radio show, Tyson recounted his fragmented memories from the fight. "I don't remember the fight that much, I kind of blanked out a little." He continued, revealing his bewilderment during a peculiar moment in the ring: "Coming back from the first round and then the next thing I remember Jake was doing some kind of, I don't know, a bow. And that's the last thing I remember. I thought he was gonna hit me, I thought what the hell is he doing? ". Moreover, Paul's camp addressed rumours claiming the fight was fixed. In a robust rebuttal, Most Valuable Promotions, associated with 'The Problem Child', declared in a recent statement: "Rigging a professional boxing match is a federal crime in the United States of America. Paul vs. Tyson was a professional match sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR). "Both fighters in good faith performed to the best of their abilities with the goal of winning the fight. There were absolutely no restrictions – contractual or otherwise around either fighter. Each boxer was able to use his full arsenal to win the fight. Any agreement to the contrary would violate TDLR boxing rules. "Trash talk and speculation are common in sports, and athletes and promoters need to tolerate nonsensical commentary, jokes and opinions. But suggesting anything other than full effort from these fighters is not only naïve but an insult to the work they put into their craft and to the sport itself."
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Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Newell Brands Inc. ( NASDAQ:NWL – Free Report ) by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,959,641 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 82,337 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Newell Brands were worth $15,050,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Trust N.A. increased its holdings in Newell Brands by 9.9% in the second quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 27,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after buying an additional 2,490 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Newell Brands by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,820,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,077,000 after acquiring an additional 215,759 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its position in shares of Newell Brands by 19.5% during the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 93,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $599,000 after acquiring an additional 15,273 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in Newell Brands by 671.1% during the second quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 116,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,000 after purchasing an additional 101,434 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in Newell Brands by 24.7% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 19,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,000 after purchasing an additional 3,945 shares in the last quarter. 92.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analyst Ratings Changes A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on NWL shares. Truist Financial raised shares of Newell Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $10.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Newell Brands from $9.00 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on Newell Brands from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Barclays upgraded shares of Newell Brands from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $8.00 to $10.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Newell Brands from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $10.00. Newell Brands Trading Up 0.9 % Shares of Newell Brands stock opened at $10.28 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. The firm has a market cap of $4.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.90. Newell Brands Inc. has a 52-week low of $5.39 and a 52-week high of $11.78. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.96. Newell Brands ( NASDAQ:NWL – Get Free Report ) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 25th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16. Newell Brands had a positive return on equity of 10.22% and a negative net margin of 3.22%. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Newell Brands Inc. will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current year. Newell Brands Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.72%. Newell Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -46.67%. Insider Activity In other Newell Brands news, insider Bradford R. Turner sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.96, for a total value of $179,200.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 230,254 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,063,075.84. This represents a 7.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website . Also, insider Tracy L. Platt sold 23,343 shares of Newell Brands stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total value of $240,666.33. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock. Newell Brands Company Profile ( Free Report ) Newell Brands Inc engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and distribution of consumer and commercial products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Home and Commercial Solutions, Learning and Development, and Outdoor and Recreation. The Commercial Solutions segment provides commercial cleaning and maintenance solution products under the Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Mapa, and Spontex brands; closet and garage organization products; hygiene systems and material handling solutions; household products, such as kitchen appliances under the Crockpot, Mr. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding NWL? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Newell Brands Inc. ( NASDAQ:NWL – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Newell Brands Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Newell Brands and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the Season 5, Episode 11 episode of “ Yellowstone ,” “Three Fifty-Three,” which premiered Sunday, Nov. 24 on Paramount Network. In the wake of Sunday night’s bloody episode of “Yellowstone,” director and executive producer Christina Alexandra Voros has revealed that the final three episodes of this season will lead to an ending — one that could be the final bow for the series. “I think this last batch of episodes leads us to the end of an era,” she says. “It’s impossible to talk about it in any detail without tipping my hat towards things to come. But I think [co-creator and writer] Taylor [Sheridan] has managed to — and I’m really not sure how he’s done it, I think it’s sort of masterful — bring the ending to something that feels both shocking and fated at the same time. You need to get to the end of the story to fully understand everything that has come before.” While it hasn’t been officially confirmed that this second half of Season 5 will be the end of “Yellowstone,” the season was initially positioned as the show’s last. That said, after Kevin Costner’s departure as Dutton family patriarch John, Variety reported in August that Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth, and Cole Hauser, who plays Rip, were in negotiations to star in a sixth season of the show. As for what the next (and potentially final) three episodes will include? “I think you can expect to see characters who feel like they don’t have very many options searching and fighting to find a way through,” Voros says. “What’s set up in Episode 511 is everyone feels like they’ve hit a dead end. Jamie [Wes Bentley] has lost his partner in crime, and he is on the verge of losing his political name. Beth and Kayce [Luke Grimes] don’t have a plan as to how to fix this. The best that they can hope for, as Beth says to Rainwater [Gil Birmingham], is holding on to some portion of the land and selling off some portion of it. But because John’s goal and dictate was not to sell any of it, anything short of that is a failure, not carrying on their father’s will, letting down generations of family members who have fought for and protected this place. You see them up against the very stark reality that they don’t have any moves to make to keep that from happening.” Voros also discussed how the slap fight between Jamie and Sarah (Dawn Olivieri) — immediately followed by Sarah’s sudden assassination — became a key turning point for the show. “Sarah being shot is so shocking because you’ve just come out of this deeply emotional scene where, amongst other things, you see a flicker of what is perhaps genuine human emotion in Sarah,” Voros says. “That has you going, ‘Oh, wait, does she really have feelings for him? Is this not just all a political ploy? Is she really upset by the fact she just got in a fight with her boyfriend?’ The reason that shock works is because you have set up the ramp to it in such a way that you’re not looking, you’re still thinking about what just happened, and then it hits you when you’re least expecting it.” Voros adds that this violence is a key to the series’ endgame, which was fueled by John’s death and its seismic impact on his family. “In many ways, this episode is about people getting hit by something when they’re least expecting it,” she says. “Whether it’s the hit on John’s life, whether it’s Beth and Kayce having to acknowledge the fact that while this may not be checkmate, it’s certainly check, and they don’t know what moves they have. It’s Kayce figuring out what happened to John and refusing to accept no for an answer, as they try to find the missing pieces to unlock the truth about what’s happened. That is the thematic heartbeat of this episode.”