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LEDE WITH EMERSON At one point in time, Gary had over 10,000 vacant properties. In February, the city launched an initiative to demolish properties in the Aetna neighborhood, including Aetna Elementary School, which close 20 years ago. Melton at the time said they planned to address blight “neighborhood by neighborhood.” He told the Times in a recent interview the plan is to not only focus on the downtown corridors, but to branch out as well. And their plans include more than just demolitions. Rehabilitating buildings or saving portions of historical structures makes up a large portion of potential projects as well. “It's not just about demolishing it's also figuring out, how do we hold folks accountable so they can own up to their apartment, to their properties,” said Melton. QUOTE HERE FROM NOTRE DAME ABOUT DEMOS /STEFANOS What to do with Gary’s derelict school buildings isn’t just a matter of logistics, as the owners of the Dunbar-Pulaski Middle School have discovered firsthand, but a potentially thorny political question. The school building on East 19th avenue had lain vacant for just over seven years when the Harvey, Illinois-based American Kitchen Delights purchased the property from the GCSC in August of 2022. The company, which paid $35,000 for the parcel, announced plans to turn the building into a commercial kitchen that would supply products to local restaurants and supermarkets. It said that the facility would create up to 200 jobs. When the company sought to get the property rezoned, however, it was met with stiff resistance from many of the property’s neighbors. Lawns across Gary’s Pulaski neighborhood soon sported signs reading “NO commercial zoning 4th District.” The backlash prompted American Kitchen Delights to change course. By the following summer, the company had amended its plans for the site to include at least six apartment units alongside a smaller commercial kitchen. This mixed-use scheme would require the approval of a planned unit development (PUD), an area with unique zoning rules set out in a city ordinance. Another year later, the project stalled. Dwayne Carter, American Kitchen Delights’ vice president of operations, told The Times that his company has completed the work of clearing out the school building’s interior, but there has been no movement on the PUD plans. He laid blame on Gary executive director of redevelopment Chris Harris. “We couldn’t get him on the phone,” Carter said. Harris, who was hired to head the department by then-Mayor Jerome Prince in October 2023, told The Times that his office has made clear to Dunbar-Pulaski’s owners that it will not support the proposed PUD or any other non-residential use of the site. “We’re definitely open to working with the owner of the property to make sure we have a better fit in the future moving forward,” he said, “But (we) understand that the community has resoundingly spoken loud and clear about their concerns about a PUD and an industrial use.” Carter said that his company, which holds the property through a pair of subsidiaries, has not abandoned the idea of redeveloping the property itself, but has been in touch with a prospective buyer. He said that discussions are at too early a stage to name that party. Harris said that the city would welcome a sale if it paves the way for residential redevelopment of the Dunbar-Pulaski site. The school building’s recent history highlights the challenge of negotiating the sometimes divergent interests of the school district, the city, Gary residents, and private developers. DUAB executive director Peter Miller, who took over the agency in 2021, told The Times that the state-controlled GCSC approached the sale of Dunbar-Pulaski and other shuttered properties with a focus on reducing the district’s liabilities and ameliorating blight. “We had too many buildings and not enough kids. And so how are we going to rectify it?” he said. “Our board would not have been considering how it was reused other than just, ‘Does it make sense? Is this a fair way to get the get the property off of the school's rolls?’” Student enrollment in Gary mirrors its downward trending population. STAT HERE ABOUT ENROLLMENT Melton told The Times that he expects the return of local control to the GCSC to improve coordination between the school district and the city— The mayor appointed one of the newly reconstituted five-member board’s members, and the Gary Common Council appointed another— but stressed the need for more active engagement between both entities and the public going forward. "It's inevitable that because of local control now at the school corporation, there's more flexibility and autonomy where you don't have to go get approval from the state to make simple decisions or to use certain resources,” he said “but it's important that we show collaboration, which was not shown as much in the past.” Melton sees Notre Dame’s design charrette process, which drew large crowds of Gary residents to its listening sessions and preliminary presentation, as a model for future efforts to involve the school buildings’ neighbors in decisions about their reuse. “What you'll notice in a lot of these communities or neighborhoods (is) that people are established and embedded there for 30 or 40 years,” Melton said. “So you want their buy-in, you want their support on what’s going to be across the street or even next door from them.” SUBHEAD: How are other cities dealing with similar challenges? Who has had success? The Center for Community Progress (CCP) is a national organization that works with communities across the country to develop solutions to blight, vacancy and abandonment. They focus on blight prevention, neighborhood revitalization and turning vacant properties into productive use structures. They have worked with more than 150 communities in 30 states since launching in 2010. Matthew Kreis, CCP general counsel, assists communities in identifying and reforming laws and policies that can improve a city’s ability to remedy vacant, deteriorated properties. He said fighting blight can be a particularly difficult challenge, especially in places like Gary. “Gary is not alone. There are other cities that have experienced significant population decline and disinvestment over the years,” said Kreis. “It is going to require a great deal of investment, not just from the city itself, but from a multitude of partners at the regional, state and federal level as well as private investors to see movement."The BMW 2-Series serves as the entry point into getting yourself an "Ultimate Driving Machine." Now, BMW has unveiled a second generation to its "Gran Coupe" (actually a four-door), and it strives to be bigger, better, and more powerful without unduly running up the tab. To drive the newest 2-Series, BMW brought me to its headquarters in Spartanburg, South Carolina to get some precious seat time behind the wheel of what will be the most-performance oriented 2-Series at launch, the 2025 M235 xDrive. After a fancy dinner, a proper reveal complete with a DJ, and chatting with colleagues about air travel, Baltimore sports icons, and everything in-between, BMW let me take the latest and greatest 2-Series around its test track at its Performance Center down the street from its main American assembly. As I was in close proximity to a lot of BMW secret projects, concept cars, and the like, I was not allowed to take any pictures over the course of the drive. As is the case elsewhere in BMW's line-up, the 2-Series umbrella now encompasses a number of different flavors. Initially, when the second generation 2-series arrives in the U.S. in March of 2025, it will have two trim levels: 228 xDrive and M235 xDrive. Both are equipped with all-wheel drive. The entry-level 228 sDrive — which will command a starting price of $39,600 — is two-wheel drive, and BMW expects it to launch sometime halfway through next year. All three trims will be four-door "Gran Coupe" sedans — no word on a 2-Series Coupe roadmap yet — and will be powered by a twin-turbo 2.0-liter four cylinder paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission. That makes 241 horsepower in the 228, enough to propel the 2-Series to 60 miles per hour in 5.8 seconds. The power is cranked up to 312 horsepower for the M235, and in turn the highway speed sprint is shaved down to 4.7 seconds. It's not going to blow the doors off a proper V8-powered BMW monster , but it's no slouch. Inside, BMW has revamped the dashboard to house a number of new screens and technological bits, that aim to make the drive a little less boring and a lot more connected. Given the short time I had on the track, I wasn't able to mess around with the 2-Series infotainment or technology suite very much, but it very much falls in line with the rest of BMW's 2025 offerings. Dimensionally, the 2-Series was made a little longer and taller to allow for a more livable passenger and storage compartment. Unlike something like a BMW Z4 , this car isn't supposed to be relegated to a weekend toy when the weather is nice. It's supposed to be a daily driver, grocer getter, vacation car, and weekend racer all in one. In short, it's BMW's mass-market car for everyone who wants a taste of either Ultimate, Driving, and/or Machine without dropping six-figures on something like an M5, or scouring FaceBook marketplace for a used 3-Series that may or may not house a family of raccoons. When I first got to the track, I was greeted by engineers from BMW who were very helpful in answering any questions about their new pride and joy. My Q&A session with one engineer migrated to the 2-Series itself, with me in the passenger seat while he thrashed around the track for a few minutes and, in a very classically German manner, calmly explained what made the new car tick while the speedometer climbed to triple digits. In the hands of the people who designed it, the 2-Series was calm, competent and planted. A four-door German sports sedan doesn't exactly scream "drama" and the 2-Series didn't either. It ate through the banked corners of BMW's track like a plate of dampfnudel. The tires didn't complain, and the xDrive system and updated suspension did their best to keep the car composed. Although I may pretend to be one while gliding through traffic, I am not a professional track driver, but the 2-Series made me feel like one when I got behind the wheel. On BMW's Autobahn mock-up, I achieved a speed of 134 miles per hour, and the car felt like it was going highway speeds. It's quiet and absolutely devoid of any shaking or otherwise nervousness that might strike other cars at (somewhat) high speeds. Through the banked and flat corners, the M235 remained stoic. Although the M235's calm demeanor might be a drawback to people who prefer to live on the edge, one must remember that the 2-Series as a whole isn't meant for smashing lap records. It's meant for skipping work and going to the golf course, or sitting in traffic and pretending you're on the starting grid at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Just like you might not want the pilot of the airliner you're on to have a neck tattoo and an affinity for thrash metal, you don't want your mass market commuter car to have a crazy streak. There's something to be said about a car that you can absolutely wring to its limits on the track without feeling like you're going to die, or lower the property values of every house in a several square mile radius when you mash the accelerator. The 2025 2-Series, with only a hair over 300 horsepower at its hottest, doesn't have to be wild to be good. My track time had about as much drama as a Southern California weather forecast, and on balance that's probably a good thing: the 2-Series was just downright pleasant to drive. The M5 I trampled around the same course kicks you in the head with noise and enough power to put the National Guard on standby. In contrast, the 2-Series was like going on a brisk walk with a nice soundtrack of a chirping birds, and a backdrop of some nice greenery. It's just easy . Right when it launches, the 2025 BMW 228 xDrive Gran Coupe will sit at a price of $41,600. The 2025 BMW M235 xDrive that I drove will set you back $49,500. Both have a $1,175 destination charge. Although there are a number of commuter Hondas, Kias, and Subarus that are a lot cheaper, the 2-Series is a tempting option for someone who wants a little more out of driving to and from the Trader Joes that shares a parking lot with a BMW dealership.HP earnings in line with expectations, CEO says tariffs would hit the consumer
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies that would pose significant conflicts of interest. Oz’s holdings, some shared with family, included a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000, as well as shares of pharmaceutical firms and tech companies with business in the health care sector, such as Amazon. Collectively, Oz’s investments total tens of millions of dollars, according to financial disclosures he filed during his failed 2022 run for a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat. Trump said Tuesday he would nominate Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The agency’s scope is huge: CMS oversees coverage for more than 160 million Americans, nearly half the population. accounts for approximately $1 trillion in annual spending, with over 67 million enrollees. UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest health care companies in the nation and arguably the most important business partner of CMS, through which it is the leading provider of commercial health plans available to Medicare beneficiaries. UnitedHealth also offers managed-care plans under Medicaid, the joint state-federal program for low-income people, and sells plans on government-run marketplaces set up via the Affordable Care Act. Oz also had smaller stakes in CVS Health, which now includes the insurer Aetna, and in the insurer Cigna. It’s not clear if Oz, a heart surgeon by training, still holds investments in health care companies, or if he would divest his shares or otherwise seek to mitigate conflicts of interest should he be confirmed by the Senate. Reached by phone on Wednesday, he said he was in a Zoom meeting and declined to comment. An assistant did not reply to an email message with detailed questions. “It’s obvious that over the years he’s cultivated an interest in the pharmaceutical industry and the insurance industry,” said Peter Lurie, president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a watchdog group. “That raises a question of whether he can be trusted to act on behalf of the American people.” (The publisher of KFF Health News, David Rousseau, is on the .) Oz used his TikTok page on multiple occasions in November to praise Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including their efforts to take on the “illness-industrial complex,” and he slammed “so-called experts like the big medical societies” for dishing out what he called bad nutritional advice. Oz’s positions on health policy have been chameleonic; in 2010, he urging Californians to sign up for insurance under President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, telling viewers they had a “historic opportunity.” Oz’s 2022 financial disclosures show that the television star invested a substantial part of his wealth in health care and food firms. Were he confirmed to run CMS, his job would involve interacting with giants of the industry that have contributed to his wealth. Given the breadth of his investments, it would be difficult for Oz to recuse himself from matters affecting his assets, if he still holds them. “He could spend his time in a rocking chair” if that happened, Lurie said. In the past, nominees for government positions with similar potential conflicts of interest have chosen to sell the assets or otherwise divest themselves. For instance, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland agreed to divest their holdings in relevant, publicly traded companies when they joined the Biden administration. Trump, however, declined in his first term to relinquish control of his own companies and other assets while in office, and he isn’t expected to do so in his second term. He has not publicly indicated concern about his subordinates’ financial holdings. CMS’ main job is to administer Medicare. About half of new enrollees now choose Medicare Advantage, in which commercial insurers provide their health coverage, instead of the traditional, government-run program, from KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News. Proponents of Medicare Advantage say the private plans offer more compelling services than the government and better manage the costs of care. Critics note that Medicare Advantage plans have a long history of than the traditional program. UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna are all substantial players in the Medicare Advantage market. It’s not always a good relationship with the government. The Department of Justice filed a 2017 complaint against UnitedHealth used false information to inflate charges to the government. The case is ongoing. Oz is an enthusiastic proponent of Medicare Advantage. In 2020, he proposed offering Medicare Advantage to all; during his Senate run, he offered a more general pledge to expand those plans. After Trump announced Oz’s nomination for CMS, Jeffrey Singer, a senior fellow at the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute, “uncertain about Dr. Oz’s familiarity with health care financing and economics.” Singer said Oz’s Medicare Advantage proposal could require large new taxes — perhaps a 20% payroll tax — to implement. Oz has gotten a mixed reception from elsewhere in Washington. Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, the Democrat who defeated Oz in 2022, signaled he’d potentially support his appointment to CMS. “If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I’m voting for the dude,” on the social platform X. Oz’s investments in companies doing business with the federal government don’t end with big insurers. He and his family also hold hospital stocks, according to his 2022 disclosure, as well as a stake in Amazon worth as much as nearly $2.4 million. (Candidates for federal office are required to disclose a broad range of values for their holdings, not a specific figure.) Amazon operates an internet pharmacy, and the company announced in June that its is available to Medicare enrollees. It also , One Medical, that accepts Medicare and “select” Medicare Advantage plans. Oz was also directly invested in several large pharmaceutical companies and, through investments in venture capital funds, indirectly invested in other biotech and vaccine firms. Big Pharma has been a frequent target of criticism and sometimes conspiracy theories from Trump and his allies. Kennedy, whom Trump has said he’ll nominate to be Health and Human Services secretary, is a longtime anti-vaccine activist. During the Biden administration, Congress gave Medicare authority to negotiate with drug companies over their prices. CMS initially selected 10 drugs. Those drugs collectively accounted for between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, under Medicare’s Part D prescription drug benefit. At least four of those 10 medications are manufactured by companies in which Oz held stock, worth as much as about $50,000. Related Articles Oz may gain or lose financially from other Trump administration proposals. For example, as of 2022, Oz held investments worth as much as $6 million in fertility treatment providers. To counter fears that politicians who oppose abortion would ban in vitro fertilization, Trump making in vitro fertilization treatment free. It’s unclear whether the government would pay for the services. In his TikTok videos from earlier in November, Oz echoed attacks on the food industry by Kennedy and other figures in his “Make America Healthy Again” movement. They blame processed foods and underregulation of the industry for the poor health of many Americans, concerns shared by many Democrats and more mainstream experts. But in 2022, Oz owned stakes worth as much as $80,000 in Domino’s Pizza, Pepsi, and US Foods, as well as more substantial investments in other parts of the food chain, including cattle; Oz reported investments worth as much as $5.5 million in a farm and livestock, as well as a stake in a dairy-free milk startup. He was also indirectly invested in the restaurant chain Epic Burger. One of his largest investments was in the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Wawa, which sells fast food and all manner of ultra-processed snacks. Oz and his wife reported a stake in the company, beloved by many Pennsylvanians, worth as much as $30 million. ©2024 KFF Health News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.MONTREAL, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — announces some updates about the Company and takes this opportunity to thank its shareholders, partners and suppliers for their trust throughout 2024 and wishes them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025. The Company announces that it has received all its results related to the summer and fall 2024 exploration campaigns on the Mirabelli SM and Maqua SM properties. These do not reveal any significant grades in the metals and minerals initially sought. Management announces that exploration work will not be continued on these properties. The Company also announces that it no longer intends to continue exploration related to Lithium and will focus on the gold potential of its properties, in particular, the now 100% owned and which contains numerous gold showings. Mosaic announces that it has received formal notification from Castlebar Capital Corporation that it is abandoning the option agreement to acquire 100% of the Lichen property ( ). Mosaic is regaining control of this property which consists of 282 claims covering a total area of 15,622 hectares and is located approximately 100 km west of the Chibougamau mining camp. The property is underlain by volcanic rocks of the Obatogamau Formation intersected by intermediate stocks and plutons. The volcanic belt parallels two known gold-bearing volcanic belts, the Bachelor Lake gold zone to the west and the Osisko-Windfall gold zone to the south. The Nelligan and Monster Lake gold projects are located at the eastern end of the volcanic belt. The Company also announces that it has received formal notification from Panther Minerals Inc. (formerly Lithium Lion Metals Inc.) that the latter is abandoning the option agreement to acquire 100% of the 113 North property ( ). Mosaic is regaining control of this property which is located in the southeastern part of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt and comprises 59 cells totaling 3,010 hectares within a 6- to 12-kilometre-wide band of volcano-sedimentary rocks located between the Josselin and Montgay granodiorite-tonalite batholiths. The volcanic rocks in this group have felsic, intermediate and mafic compositions and are cut by dunite, gabbro and diorite dykes. Iron formations (sulphides and oxides) and clastic sedimentary rocks, such as greywackes and schists, are also present. Gold, copper, nickel, platinum and palladium occurrences have been discovered in this geological environment near the project. The scientific and technical information of Mosaic Minerals Corporation included in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Gilles Laverdière, P.Geo, Vice-President Exploration of Mosaic Minerals and qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 respecting information concerning mining projects (“Regulation 43-101”). Mosaic Minerals Corp. is a Canadian mining exploration company listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE: MOC) focusing on the exploration of critical minerals such as Nickel in the province of Quebec. Source: M. Jonathan Hamel President & CEO This release contains certain “forward-looking information” under applicable Canadian securities laws concerning the Arrangement. Forward-looking information reflects the Company’s current internal expectations or beliefs and is based on information currently available to the Company. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “projects”, “potential”, “scheduled”, “forecast”, “budget” or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology. Assumptions upon which such forward-looking information is based includes, among others, that the conditions to closing of the Arrangement will be satisfied and that the Arrangement will be completed on the terms set out in the definitive agreement. Many of these assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of the Company, and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct or accurate. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted herein include, without limitation: that the remaining conditions to the Arrangement will not be satisfied; that the business prospects and opportunities of the Company will not proceed as anticipated; changes in the global prices for gold or certain other commodities (such as diesel, aluminum and electricity); changes in U.S. dollar and other currency exchange rates, interest rates or gold lease rates; risks arising from holding derivative instruments; the level of liquidity and capital resources; access to capital markets, financing and interest rates; mining tax regimes; ability to successfully integrate acquired assets; legislative, political or economic developments in the jurisdictions in which the Company carries on business; operating or technical difficulties in connection with mining or development activities; laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment; employee relations; availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of exploration and development; contests over title to properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties; and the risks involved in the exploration, development and mining business. Risks and unknowns inherent in all projects include the inaccuracy of estimated reserves and resources, metallurgical recoveries, capital and operating costs of such projects, and the future prices for the relevant minerals. The Canadian Securities Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY US NEWS WIRE SERVICES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE TITLES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Analysts' ratings for Booz Allen Hamilton BAH over the last quarter vary from bullish to bearish, as provided by 9 analysts. The following table encapsulates their recent ratings, offering a glimpse into the evolving sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 1 2 4 2 0 Last 30D 0 0 1 0 0 1M Ago 0 1 2 1 0 2M Ago 1 1 0 1 0 3M Ago 0 0 1 0 0 Analysts provide deeper insights through their assessments of 12-month price targets, revealing an average target of $179.44, a high estimate of $206.00, and a low estimate of $155.00. This upward trend is evident, with the current average reflecting a 8.38% increase from the previous average price target of $165.56. Deciphering Analyst Ratings: An In-Depth Analysis A clear picture of Booz Allen Hamilton's perception among financial experts is painted with a thorough analysis of recent analyst actions. The summary below outlines key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets. Analyst Analyst Firm Action Taken Rating Current Price Target Prior Price Target Tobey Sommer Truist Securities Lowers Hold $155.00 $185.00 Howard Rubel Jefferies Raises Hold $190.00 $180.00 David Strauss Barclays Raises Underweight $175.00 $142.00 Matthew Akers Wells Fargo Raises Overweight $206.00 $185.00 Tobey Sommer Truist Securities Raises Hold $185.00 $165.00 Noah Poponak Goldman Sachs Raises Buy $196.00 $174.00 Seth Seifman JP Morgan Raises Underweight $158.00 $154.00 Matthew Akers Wells Fargo Raises Overweight $185.00 $165.00 Tobey Sommer Truist Securities Raises Hold $165.00 $140.00 Key Insights: Action Taken: Responding to changing market dynamics and company performance, analysts update their recommendations. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise', or 'Lower' their stance, it signifies their response to recent developments related to Booz Allen Hamilton. This offers insight into analysts' perspectives on the current state of the company. Rating: Offering insights into predictions, analysts assign qualitative values, from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings convey expectations for the relative performance of Booz Allen Hamilton compared to the broader market. Price Targets: Analysts provide insights into price targets, offering estimates for the future value of Booz Allen Hamilton's stock. This comparison reveals trends in analysts' expectations over time. Analyzing these analyst evaluations alongside relevant financial metrics can provide a comprehensive view of Booz Allen Hamilton's market position. Stay informed and make data-driven decisions with the assistance of our Ratings Table. Stay up to date on Booz Allen Hamilton analyst ratings. Discovering Booz Allen Hamilton: A Closer Look Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp is a provider of management consulting services to the U.S. government. Other services offered include technology, such as cloud computing and cybersecurity consulting, and engineering consulting. The consulting services are focused on defense, intelligence, and civil markets. In addition to the U.S. government, Booz Allen Hamilton provides its management and technology consulting services to large corporations, institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The company assists clients in long-term engagements around the globe. Booz Allen Hamilton's Financial Performance Market Capitalization Analysis: The company's market capitalization surpasses industry averages, showcasing a dominant size relative to peers and suggesting a strong market position. Revenue Growth: Booz Allen Hamilton's remarkable performance in 3 months is evident. As of 30 September, 2024, the company achieved an impressive revenue growth rate of 18.01% . This signifies a substantial increase in the company's top-line earnings. As compared to its peers, the company achieved a growth rate higher than the average among peers in Industrials sector. Net Margin: The company's net margin is a standout performer, exceeding industry averages. With an impressive net margin of 12.4%, the company showcases strong profitability and effective cost control. Return on Equity (ROE): Booz Allen Hamilton's ROE excels beyond industry benchmarks, reaching 34.15% . This signifies robust financial management and efficient use of shareholder equity capital. Return on Assets (ROA): Booz Allen Hamilton's financial strength is reflected in its exceptional ROA, which exceeds industry averages. With a remarkable ROA of 5.77%, the company showcases efficient use of assets and strong financial health. Debt Management: Booz Allen Hamilton's debt-to-equity ratio is notably higher than the industry average. With a ratio of 3.01 , the company relies more heavily on borrowed funds, indicating a higher level of financial risk. How Are Analyst Ratings Determined? Ratings come from analysts, or specialists within banking and financial systems that report for specific stocks or defined sectors (typically once per quarter for each stock). Analysts usually derive their information from company conference calls and meetings, financial statements, and conversations with important insiders to reach their decisions. In addition to their assessments, some analysts extend their insights by offering predictions for key metrics such as earnings, revenue, and growth estimates. This supplementary information provides further guidance for traders. It is crucial to recognize that, despite their specialization, analysts are human and can only provide forecasts based on their beliefs. Breaking: Wall Street's Next Big Mover Benzinga's #1 analyst just identified a stock poised for explosive growth. This under-the-radar company could surge 200%+ as major market shifts unfold. Click here for urgent details . 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Find the links between the words to win today's game of Connections. Looking for Saturday’s Connections hints and answers instead? You can find them here: Hiya, gang! I’ve been a little under the weather the last couple of days, so I’ve been trying to rest up... and play some video games, of course. Hope you’re having a more enjoyable weekend than I am! Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, November 24, are coming right up. How To Play Connections Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT website or Games app. You’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part. This Viral Smart Bassinet Is 30% Off With The Snoo Black Friday Sale The 50 Best Black Friday Deals So Far, According To Our Deals Editors There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them. Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay. Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap. If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats. If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the Connections archive . This includes every previous game of Connections , so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed. Aside from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find my hints for each grid via Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query. What Are Today’s Connections Hints? Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them. Today’s 16 words are... And the hints for today’s Connections groups are: What Are Today’s Connections Groups? Need some extra help? Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory. Today’s Connections groups are... What Are Today’s Connections Answers? Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers. This is your final warning! Today’s Connections answers are... I barely survived to extend my streak to three wins. Here's how I fared: 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟪🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 My immediate thought was that there might be a group of characters from The Addams Family . But I didn't see anything else to go with LURCH, WEDNESDAY and THING right away. It took me a little while to spot anything else that made sense (thanks, head cold!). But I finally drew a line between TRANCE and JUNGLE for the blues. Nothing else was adding up so, uh, I took a break to play a video game, hoping to come back with fresh eyes. Perhaps I care a little too much about my Connections streak. Maybe PITCH, HEAVE, PLACE and LURCH? They're all verbs. But no, I was one away. Dropping LURCH for REEL left me one away too, but switching to TRAY (I don't know why) was a step in the opposite direction. I finally got the yellows, though. I had one life left to get the greens and purples. Crunch time. At least the Addams Family notion was out of the equation with LURCH spoken for. Thankfully, it only took a few seconds to spot the greens on the smaller grid. There aren't a ton of things that go with WEDNESDAY, so the purple connection then became clear (I did struggle to find a good clue for it, though). One complaint, if I may. A noun is inherently a THING, so the green group doesn't completely work. Using a different word would have negated the Addams Family red herring, so I kind of get why it's here. Okay, time for a nap. That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Monday’s game if you need them. P.S. I did recommend a few songs from the wonderful Northern Irish rock band Ash (arguably a pop band with loud guitars) back when I was doing my "British bands I listened to a lot while growing up" thing back in the spring. Still, I feel obliged to do so again today. Turn up the volume a bit for these, let loose and shake it all out: If you’re so inclined, please do follow my blog for more coverage of Connections and other word games and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot!The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. and . In a memo the NBA sent to its team officials, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, the league revealed that the FBI has connected some burglaries to “transnational South American Theft Groups” that are “reportedly well-organized, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones, and signal jamming devices.” Conley’s home was broken into on Sept. 15 when he was at a Minnesota Vikings game and jewelry was taken, officials told the . Portis said his home was broken into on Nov. 2 and has offered a $40,000 reward for information related to the incident. The homes of Mahomes and Kelce were broken into within days of each other last month, according to law enforcement reports, and the NFL issued a similar warning memo to its teams this week. The NBA memo, relaying information from the FBI, said the theft rings “are primarily focused on cash and items that can be resold on the black market, such as jewelry, watches, and luxury bags.” The NBA, which has also been giving guidance to team security personnel, recommended that players install updated alarm systems with cameras and utilize them whenever leaving the home, keeping valuables in locked and secured safes, remove online real estate listings that may show interior photos of a home, “utilize protective guard services” during extended trips from the home and even suggested having dogs assist with home protection. “Obviously, it’s frustrating, disappointing, but I can’t get into too many of the details because the investigation is still ongoing,” Mahomes recently said. “But, obviously, something you don’t want to happen to anybody, but obviously yourself.” One of the break-ins involving the Chiefs players happened on a game day — Oct. 7 — and Portis was also playing a game when his home was robbed. “They took most of my prized possessions,” Portis said.