Principle Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Salesforce, Inc. ( NYSE:CRM – Get Rating ) by 16.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,029 shares of the CRM provider's stock after buying an additional 1,265 shares during the quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in Salesforce were worth $1,299,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company.

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INQUIRER.net stock photo MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine delegation to the 2023 Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) generated $3.15 million in sales of the premium-quality products it displayed there to an international audience. The event took place from Sept. 12 to 15 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Under the banner HALAL Philippines, Filipino exporters representing 17 Philippine companies showcased a diverse range of halal products — including food and beverages, cosmetics, and personal care items.

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Shares of Sky plc ( LON:SKY – Get Free Report ) passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,727.50 ($22.59) and traded as high as GBX 1,728 ($22.59). SKY shares last traded at GBX 1,727.50 ($22.59), with a volume of 75,802 shares. SKY Stock Up 0.1 % The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,727.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,727.50. SKY Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Sky plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in entertainment and communications businesses.

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Texas Permanent School Fund purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. ( NASDAQ:META – Get Rating ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 319,492 shares of the social networking company's stock, valued at approximately $38,448,000. Meta Platforms comprises about 0.6% of Texas Permanent School Fund's holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of META.

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Guests in a hotel room wave to demonstrators taking part in a march to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility in Lisbon, Friday, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

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Radicle ( RAD ) traded 0.4% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 20:00 PM ET on August 5th. One Radicle coin can now be bought for approximately $1.53 or 0.00005277 BTC on popular exchanges. Radicle has a market cap of $76.34 million and approximately $2.12 million worth of Radicle was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Radicle has traded 3.7% lower against the U.S. dollar. Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 5.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Public Attorney's Office (PAO) has sought for the indefinite suspension of a provision of the new Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) for Lawyers particularly the provision on Conflict of Interest. CPRA replaces the 34-year-old Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) that governs the conduct of lawyers in the country. Section 22 of the CPRA states: 'Public Attorney's Office; conflict of interest. – The Public Attorney's Office is the primary legal aid service of the government.

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(2nd LD) SK Innovation-Q2 earnings(2nd LD) SK Innovation swings to red in Q2 on falling oil prices(ATTN: CLARIFIES 8th para; ADDS closing share price in last para)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co. said Friday it turned to the red in the second quarter as falling oil prices and thinner margins hurt its profitability. The company logged an operating loss of 106.8 billion won (US$83.2 million) in the April-June period, compared with the 2.32 trillion-won operating profit a year ago, the energy unit of SK Group said in a regulatory filing.

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FILE – New Jersey Nets guard Terrence Williams, left, drives past Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 5, 2010.  | AP NEW YORK — A federal judge sentenced former first-round NBA draft pick Terrence Williams to 10 years in prison Thursday, saying he used his people skills to entice others to aid his $5 million health care fraud after he 'frittered away' substantial earnings from his professional career. Williams, 36, of Seattle, was also ordered to forfeit more than $650,000 and to pay $2.

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Royal Bank of Canada reissued their sector perform rating on shares of Celestica ( NYSE:CLS – Get Rating ) (TSE:CLS) in a research note released on Thursday morning, Benzinga reports. Royal Bank of Canada currently has a $15.00 price target on the technology company's stock. CLS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup upped their target price on Celestica from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a report on Friday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Celestica from $14.

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GENERAL 25/07/2023 05:24 PM KUALA TERENGGANU, July 25 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is still continuing the search and rescue (SAR) operation for four more crew members of the MV Tung Sung that capsized in the waters of Sebuyau in Sarawak on July 20. MMEA deputy director-general (operations) Maritime Vice Admiral Hamid Mohd Amin said he believed the remaining four victims may still be trapped on the ship based on several indications. He said efforts to locate the victims were still underway using sea and air assets.

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Monkeys cool off in a water puddle as workers are engaged in the construction of a temple of Hindu god Ram, at the site of demolished Babri Masjid mosque in Ayodhya, India, Sunday, July 9, 2023. The 16th century mosque was destroyed by Hindu radicals in December 1992, sparking massive Hindu-Muslim violence that left some 2,000 people dead. The Supreme Court's verdict allowed a temple to be built in place of the demolished mosque. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Liability waivers signed by passengers on a submersible lost at sea during a dive into the Titanic wreck may not shield the vessel's owner from potential lawsuits by the victims' families, legal experts said. The Titan submersible vanished on Sunday, June 18, roughly two hours into its dive and was found in pieces on the ocean floor after what the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday was a 'catastrophic implosion' of its pressure chamber. The passengers, who paid as much as $250,000 each for the journey to 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) below the surface, are believed to have signed liability waivers.

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POLITICS 26/08/2023 08:01 PM By Nor Baizura Basri JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The battle is on for Pakatan Harapan (PH)-Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) in their quest to woo voters in the by-elections involving the Pulai parliamentary constituency and the Simpang Jeram state seat in Johor following the nomination today. The presence of the ‘generals' from the competing parties during the nomination process is an indication that the campaign trail will be intense ahead of the polling day on Sept 9.

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INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday reported that the latest count of people affected by typhoons Egay and Falcon, and the southwest monsoon has exceeded 5 million. Based on its August 13 situational report, the NDRRMC said 5,293,546 individuals or 1,352,055 families residing in 5,535 barangays nationwide have been affected by the recent weather events. This figure includes the 57,628 people displaced by the typhoons and southwest monsoon, which is locally known as habagat.

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Detectives are appealing for a rideshare driver and tradies to come forward with vital information about a shooting incident at Elizabeth Park. About 5.15pm on Tuesday 8 August, police were called to Midway Road after reports of two men assaulting another man near Innes Street. It was reported that one man was in possession of a firearm which was discharged towards the victim. A 23-year-old man sustained minor facial injuries as a result of the assault and did not require medical treatment. Two men, aged 28 and 40, were quickly located and arrested and face serious charges of aggravated robbery and discharge firearm to injure/annoy or frighten a person.

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Cairns Convention Centre expansion officially open Expanded facilities to host more than 60 events and conferences Expected to bring more than 35,000 delegates to Cairns annually More than 1000 local workers inducted on to the site during works. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has joined Cairns MP Michael Healy to officially open the new-look, expanded Cairns Convention Centre. The facility will now begin hosting conferences and events following the $176 million project. The 10,500sqm expansion followed major refurbishment works on the original building in 2021.

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Since watching Star Trek as a young boy in his parents' living room, University of Toronto alumnus Jamil Shariff has dreamed of exploring strange new worlds - and boldly going where no one has gone before. "Science fiction definitely sparked my interest in what the future of humanity would look like, the exploration of space and the development of amazing new technologies," says Shariff, who earned his PhD in astrophysics in 2015. Jamil Shariff (supplied image) Formerly a postdoctoral fellow at U of T's Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics , Shariff is now engineering technology for one of the most ambitious projects in the history of crewed space exploration.

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The Houston Rockets and Ime Udoka have agreed to a contract to make Udoka the franchise's next head coach, ESPN and The Athletic reported Monday. Udoka, 45, guided the Boston Celtics to an Eastern Conference title and NBA Finals appearance in 2021-22, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors. The Celtics announced before training camp last summer that Udoka violated team policies related to an intimate relationship with a female staff member. Though it was initially viewed as a consensual relationship, the woman accused Udoka of making unwanted comments toward her.

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SINGAPORE – Asia's stock markets held recent gains on Thursday, as fears of a banking crisis receded and investors weighed whether a break-up of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba signals Beijing's regulatory storm aimed at tech companies might finally be clearing. MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2 percent. Like the S&P 500 it's recovered from March lows hit as fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank reverberated around global markets. Global stocks are on course for a 4.

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