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The ruling NDA in Bihar on Saturday swept the bypolls to four assembly segments, retaining Imamganj and wresting from the INDIA bloc Tarari, Ramgarh and Belaganj, receiving a boost ahead of assembly elections due next year. Assembly Election Results Live Updates Maharashtra Election Results Jharkhand Election Results Bypoll Election Results Candidates of the Jan Suraaj, floated recently by former political strategist Prashant Kishor with much fanfare, lost deposits in all but one seat, in a clear indication that the fledgling party needs to cover much ground. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, whose party has now lost the status of the single largest party in the assembly, made light of the debacle and claimed that the Mahagathbandhan, the INDIA bloc's Bihar prototype, was all set to win the 2025 assembly elections. The biggest setback for the RJD came in Belaganj, a seat it had been winning since the 1990s, but lost to the JD(U) headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the arch-rival of its founding president Lalu Prasad.JD(U) candidate Manorama Devi, a former MLC, defeated by more than 21,000 votes RJD's Vishwanath Kumar Singh, who made his debut from a seat that fell vacant upon election to Lok Sabha of his father Surendra Prasad Yadav, a multiple term MLA. The margin of victory was greater than the 17,285 votes polled by Mohd Amjad of Jan Suraaj. 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JD(U) national spokesman Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said, "The people of Bihar deserve kudos for rejecting the negativity of the opposition and reposing their trust in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Under his leadership, the NDA will win more than 200 seats of the 243-strong assembly in 2025." However, Kishor was of the view that the longest-serving CM was "not a factor any more", and his party's candidate won her seat on her own steam. Kishor, however, said that NDA's ability to surmount the incumbency factor was "a matter of concern". The RJD also suffered an embarrassing defeat in Ramgarh, where Kishor's prediction of the party finishing third or fourth came true. The forecast had caused Sudhakar Singh, son of state RJD president Jagadanand Singh, the MP from Buxar who had won the assembly seat in 2020, to threaten that Jan Suraaj cadres in the constituency would be beaten up with sticks. Singh's younger brother Ajit finished a distant third after BJP winner Ashok Kumar Singh, a former MLA, and Satish Kumar Singh Yadav of the BSP, a party with little foothold in Bihar. Jan Suraaj candidate Sushil Kumar Singh polled less than four per cent votes. The BJP also pulled off a stunning victory in Tarari, which falls under the Arrah Lok Sabha seat, currently represented by CPI(ML)'s Sudama Prasad, who had won the assembly segment for two consecutive terms. CPI(ML) candidate Raju Yadav lost, by a margin of a little over 10,000 votes, to BJP debutant Vishal Prashant, better known as the son of local strongman Sunil Pandey, who was formerly with JD(U) and had recently joined the saffron party. Jan Suraaj candidate Kiran Singh got less than four per cent votes. State BJP president Dilip Jaiswal reacted to the performance of his party, which now has the highest number of MLAs in Bihar, and the coalition headed by it, with delight. "The results have shown that the NDA fought as a team, 'batenge toh katenge, ek hain to safe hain' (united we stand, divided we fall)," said Jaiswal in a wordplay on the slogan that was raised by the party during the assembly polls in Jharkhand and Maharashtra. The most respectable performance from Jan Suraaj came in the reserved Imamganj seat, where its candidate Jitendra Paswan stood third, polling well over 20 per cent votes. The seat, however, went to Deepa Kumari, daughter-in-law of Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who defeated RJD's Raushan Kumar by a slender margin of less than 6,000 votes. Manjhi, who heads the Hindustani Awam Morcha, had vacated Imamganj earlier this year upon getting elected to Lok Sabha from Gaya. Kishor insisted that the RJD's inability to wrest the seat from the NDA could not be blamed on Jan Suraaj, which "cut into Manjhi's votes, else his party would have won by a much bigger margin". Yadav, who spoke to journalists hours after the results were announced, insisted, "Losing a few seats is no big deal. In the Lok Sabha polls held just a few months earlier, Mahagathbandhan had a lead in all four assembly segments. We will form the next government in Bihar in 2025". With the exception of Ashok Singh in Ramgarh, the winners in all the seats shall be making their debut in the state assembly. Assembly Election Results Live Updates Maharashtra Poll Results Highlights 2024 Jharkhand Poll Results Highlights 2024 (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Brown & Brown, Inc. ( NYSE:BRO – Free Report ) by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,666 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,146 shares during the quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Brown & Brown were worth $4,835,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its stake in Brown & Brown by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 20,339 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,819,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Trust Point Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Brown & Brown by 4.3% in the third quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 2,519 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $261,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 0.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 29,892 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,097,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Brown & Brown by 0.5% during the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 22,929 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,375,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its position in Brown & Brown by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 3,286 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. 71.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In BRO has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays lifted their target price on Brown & Brown from $108.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Argus began coverage on shares of Brown & Brown in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price objective on the stock. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Brown & Brown from $116.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Brown & Brown from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Brown & Brown from $108.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.42. Insider Buying and Selling In other Brown & Brown news, Chairman Hyatt J. Brown sold 134,640 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total transaction of $14,071,226.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink . Insiders own 17.02% of the company’s stock. Brown & Brown Stock Up 1.2 % BRO opened at $112.05 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.73. The company has a market cap of $32.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.53, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.82. Brown & Brown, Inc. has a one year low of $69.13 and a one year high of $114.08. The business’s fifty day moving average is $106.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $98.82. Brown & Brown ( NYSE:BRO – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03. Brown & Brown had a net margin of 22.65% and a return on equity of 17.12%. The business had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.16 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Brown & Brown, Inc. will post 3.74 EPS for the current fiscal year. Brown & Brown Increases Dividend The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 6th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. This is a boost from Brown & Brown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 6th. Brown & Brown’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.35%. About Brown & Brown ( Free Report ) Brown & Brown, Inc markets and sells insurance products and services in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services. The Retail segment provides property and casualty, employee benefits insurance products, personal insurance products, specialties insurance products, risk management strategies, loss control survey and analysis, consultancy, and claims processing services. Featured Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding BRO? 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Turner, 52, is the first Black person selected to be a member of the Republican's Cabinet. Here are some things to know about Turner: From professional football to politics Turner grew up in a Dallas suburb, Richardson, and graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was a defensive back and spent nine seasons in the NFL beginning in 1995, playing for the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. During offseasons, he worked as an intern then-Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. After Turner retired in 2004, he worked full time for the congressman. In 2006, Turner ran unsuccessfully as a Republican in California’s 50th Congressional District. Turner joined the Texas House in 2013 as part of a large crop of tea party-supported lawmakers. He tried unsuccessfully to become speaker before he finished his second term in 2016. He did not seek a third term. Motivational speaker and pastor Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Turner also worked for a software company in a position called “chief inspiration officer” and said he acted as a professional mentor, pastor, and councilor for the employees and executive team. He has also been a motivational speaker. He and his wife, Robin Turner, founded a nonprofit promoting initiatives to improve childhood literacy. His church, Prestonwood Baptist Church, lists him as an associate pastor. He is also chair of the center for education opportunity at America First Policy Institute, a think tank set up by former Trump administration staffers to lay the groundwork if he won a second term. Headed council in Trump's first term Trump introduced Turner in April 2019 as the head of the new White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. Trump credited Turner with “helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities.” The mission of the council was to coordinate with various federal agencies to attract investment to so-called “Opportunity Zones," which were economically depressed areas eligible to be used for the federal tax incentives. The role of HUD HUD is responsible for addressing the nation’s housing needs. It also is charged with fair housing laws and oversees housing for the poorest Americans, sheltering more than 4.3 million low-income families through public housing, rental subsidy and voucher programs. The agency, with a budget of tens of billions of dollars, runs a multitude of programs that do everything from reducing homelessness to promoting homeownership. It also funds the construction of affordable housing and provides vouchers that allow low income families pay for housing in the private market. During the campaign, Trump focused mostly on the prices of housing, not public housing. He railed against the high cost of housing and said he could make it more affordable by cracking down on illegal immigration and reducing inflation. He also said he would work to reduce regulations on home construction and make some federal land available for residential construction.Michelle Obama did not receive a warm welcome on social media after touting her self-help workbook Overcoming , which the former first lady hopes will help people “get through the challenging periods life throws our way.” Obama shared a video holding the workbook for the first time, describing it as a “timely” gift or purchase. It remains unclear if she is suggesting it is timely as it comes just weeks after President-elect Donald Trump won the presidential election and will take office again on January 20. Obama said, emphasizing again that this purchase may be helpful “particularly during this time.”: My new workbook, Overcoming , is how it’s going to be on shelves. Is the first time I’ve held it myself. This is a timely gift or purchase for yourself, because this is a workbook that takes you through some techniques and exercises based on some of the insights I shared with you all in The Light That We Carry. “So I encourage you, particularly during this time, during the holiday season, during a time where we feel a little out of sorts, a little anxious,” she said, adding: I urge you to pick this book up and just walk through some of the exercises and also do it in some groups. I mean, I know there are a lot of great book groups out there, and you guys might find that using some of these exercises techniques and tips as a form of conversation. So, I hope you find this useful. Take care. Talk soon. “I’m so excited to give you a first look at Overcoming — a workbook designed to help you get through the challenging periods life throws our way,” the text of her social media post read, announcing the book’s December 3 release date. However, social media users were not very amused. “Nobody has divided our country more than you and Obama,” one X user responded . “Next book you can write – How to overcome the destruction and divisive culture you and your husband have left behind,” another quipped as many commenters offered similar sentiments. Those include the following comments: “I would rather hug a grizzly bear or spend a day shopping at the mall than read that garbage book. ” “Nobody cares. You and Barry destroyed this great nation.” “Hard pass. Never ever not in million years. Not enough money.” “What did you overcome exactly?” “I can’t wait to not read that.” “Does this book tell us how you overcome a personal chefs [sic] death?” “This is a fabulous idea! Spend decades NOT teaching people how to cope, and then sell them a diary to help them cope. ” “Peddle this shit on blue sky not X” “No one is looking for life advice from an Obama, neither one of you dudes. You have tried to destroy our country for the last 16 years, no thanks, kick rocks.” “If I wanted to waste money I’d burn it” “Traitorous scum.” “Just the person I need advice from or help increase their ever growing bank account, never happen. “ According to a description of the book, Overcoming includes “creative activities, reflective writing prompts, habit tracking tools, and more to provide the ultimate guide to unlocking your small power, sharing your whole self, showing up in relationships, and of course, ‘going high.'” The book’s release comes less than a month after Trump’s victory. Both Barack and Michelle Obama blamed his victory on the economy and coronavirus pandemic.