CHICAGO, May 5 -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday on higher than expected U.S. April job report. The most active gold contract for June delivery fell 30.90 U.S. dollars, or 1.50 percent, to close at 2,024.80 dollars per ounce. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. employers added 253,000 jobs in April, the best gain since January. The jobless rate fell to 3.4 percent in April, matching the lowest reading since 1969. A still-tight labor market triggers fresh doubt on rate hike pause by the Federal Reserve.

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(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam's team of Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted was one of 10 global winners at Microsoft's Imagine Cup Junior 2023. Five members of the Vietnamese team (Photo:baochinhphu.vn) The five 11th graders – Le Kien Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Bao Han, Chu Quynh Nhi, Pham Thai Phuong, and Tran Phu Thanh – entered their invention, a smart lighting system operated by AI. Their product, called IntelliGrow, uses sensors to automatically control and adjust a light source to ensure optimal lighting conditions and protect eye health.

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Rio Tinto Group ( LON:RIO – Free Report ) had its price objective upped by Royal Bank of Canada from GBX 5,000 ($63.46) to GBX 5,100 ($64.73) in a report issued on Friday, FlyOnTheWall reports. Royal Bank of Canada's target price indicates a potential upside of 4.34% from the company's current price. RIO has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Rio Tinto Group from GBX 5,800 ($73.61) to GBX 5,670 ($71.96) and set an 'overweight' rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 21st.

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Akbank T.A.S. ( OTCMKTS:AKBTY – Get Rating ) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 47,300 shares, a decline of 10.4% from the February 28th total of 52,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 33,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Akbank T.A.S. Price Performance AKBTY stock traded up $0.06 on Friday, reaching $1.75. 1,536 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,342.

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Hartford Investment Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of The Walt Disney Company ( NYSE:DIS – Free Report ) by 16.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 154,561 shares of the entertainment giant's stock after buying an additional 21,821 shares during the quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co.'s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $15,476,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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Strategy Shares Nasdaq 5HANDL Index ETF ( NASDAQ:FIVR – Get Free Report ) declared a dividend on Thursday, July 13th, NASDAQ reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 17th will be given a dividend of 0.0892 per share on Tuesday, July 18th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 14th. Strategy Shares Nasdaq 5HANDL Index ETF Stock Down 0.8 % Shares of Strategy Shares Nasdaq 5HANDL Index ETF stock traded down $0.18 on Friday, hitting $21.36. 1,935 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 749.

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Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lessened its stake in SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ( NYSEARCA:XBI – Get Rating ) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 86,540 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 1,875 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. owned approximately 0.10% of SPDR S&P Biotech ETF worth $7,183,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in XBI.

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Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of CAVA Group ( NYSE:CAVA – Free Report ) in a research report report published on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage issued an equal weight rating and a $43.00 target price on the stock. Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on CAVA. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of CAVA Group in a research report on Monday. They set a buy rating and a $48.00 price objective for the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/14/cava-group-nysecava-coverage-initiated-at-morgan-stanley.html

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) on Friday reminded the public to not leave their pets behind should they need to evacuate because of Super Typhoon Mawar. Mawar (to be named Betty once it enters the Philippine area of responsibility) is expected to strengthen the southwest monsoon and consequently trigger rain over parts of the country. 'As we brace ourselves for the entry of Super Typhoon Mawar, which is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility as early as tonight, we hope you can take the extra precaution to secure your pets and allow stray animals to seek temporarily shelter in your property,' said PAWS in a social media post.

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United Community Banks ( NASDAQ:UCBI – Free Report ) had its target price reduced by DA Davidson from $31.50 to $30.00 in a research report report published on Thursday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a buy rating on the financial services provider's stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for United Community Banks' Q3 2023 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2023 earnings at $2.15 EPS. A number of other research firms have also commented on UCBI. Stephens upped their price target on United Community Banks from $31.

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BEIJING – China reported unexpectedly strong credit growth for February, with money supply expanding at the fastest pace in nearly seven years, as Beijing looks to support a nascent economic recovery amid rising global risks. The government's lifting of harsh pandemic curbs in December and other policy easing measures have started to rekindle credit demand in the world's second-largest economy, after a COVID-induced slump in business and consumer confidence in the last few years. Growth of outstanding total social financing (TSF), a broad measure of credit and liquidity in the economy, quickened to 9.

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FourThought Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY – Free Report) by 18.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,018 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 465 shares during the period. FourThought Financial Partners LLC's holdings in Eli Lilly and Company were worth $1,036,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) said on Wednesday that it had received digital knowledge portals from Germany, which would help local government units (LGUs) nationwide analyze climate change-influenced migrations. In a statement, Popcom said the vital tools from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) would support LGUs 'in effective planning and policy-making in their respective areas' and 'analyze internal and external movements' of locals in connection with climate change.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it recorded a total of 1,298 new COVID-19 infections from March 20-26. Based on the DOH's latest weekly COVID-19 bulletin, the fresh infections mean a daily average of 185 cases which is 11 percent higher than the 167 daily average recorded the week before. The total number of new COVID-19 cases logged from March 13-19 was 1,171. Of the 1,298 fresh infections, 10 were tagged as critical or severe. The DOH's latest data also indicated that active critical or severe COVID-19 admissions have reached 307.

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Shares of Parsons Co. (NYSE:PSN – Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of 'Hold' by the seven ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to […] The post Parsons Co. (NYSE:PSN) Given Consensus Rating of 'Hold' by Brokerages first appeared on Daily Political .

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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The 681 retrenched workers of a locator from the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Lapu-Lapu City, received on Friday, March 10, cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7). Kim Francisco, head of the Lapu-Lapu City Public Employment Service Office (PESO), said that these workers were retrenched from a garments company. He said that the retrenched workers, who were mostly tailors, received the notice from their company on March 2 and 3.

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Bubblefong ( BBF ) traded down 0.7% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 13:00 PM ET on April 23rd. Bubblefong has a market cap of $18.70 million and approximately $356,549.37 worth of Bubblefong was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Bubblefong has traded down 2.8% against the US dollar. One Bubblefong token can now be bought for approximately $0.18 or 0.00000657 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded up 1.

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Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC lessened its holdings in Prologis, Inc. ( NYSE:PLD – Get Rating ) by 16.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,873 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 374 shares during the quarter. Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC's holdings in Prologis were worth $211,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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A Ukrainian drone strike set ablaze a Russian fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol early on Saturday, sending a vast column of black smoke into the sky in the latest attack on the Russia-occupied peninsula. The city's Moscow-installed governor blamed Ukraine and later said the fire had been put out before a disaster occurred. A Ukrainian military intelligence official said more than 10 tanks of oil products with a capacity of about 40,000 tonnes intended for use by Russia's Black Sea Fleet were destroyed, RBC Ukraine reported.

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