VEON ( NASDAQ:VEON – Get Rating ) was downgraded by research analysts at StockNews.com from a 'strong-buy' rating to a 'buy' rating in a report issued on Wednesday. VEON Stock Performance Shares of VEON stock traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $19.16. 11,659 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 61,941. The company's 50 day moving average is $17.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.99. VEON has a 1 year low of $7.

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Poster for the 2023 Blue House Concert (MCST) The 2023 Blue House Concert will take place on Sept. 9 and 10 at the heliport of the former presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Monday.Cheong Wa Dae, the former residence and office site of South Korean presidents, opened its doors to the public after President Yoon Suk Yeol decided to move his office to the buildings of the Defense Ministry in Yongsan, Seoul, in May 2022.With Cheong Wa Dae as the backdrop in the early autumn season, the 2023 Blue House Concert will commence at 7:30 p.

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(2nd LD) Samsung Electronics-Q2 earnings guidance (2nd LD) Samsung Electronics Q2 profit down nearly 96 pct on-year to hit 14-year low(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS more details in 3rd para, last 5 paras) SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday said its second-quarter operating profit likely plunged about 96 percent from a year earlier, as a chip oversupply and slow demand persisted. The world's largest memory chip and smartphone maker estimated its April-June profit at 600 billion won (US$461.

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A big change is about to happen at the MVP group of companies as one of its most important and longest serving officials will soon step back from the daily grind during a critical period of transition—or some would say 'upheaval'—at the conglomerate. Biz Buzz learned that Meralco president Ray Espinosa will soon relinquish his post as head of the country's largest electricity distribution utility, even as the group is making a fresh push into the energy sector. Espinosa, at 67, is now two years over the 65-year-old retirement age usually applied in Philippine firms.

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The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting September 22, 2023. On September 22, 2023, Ministers and representatives of the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) met with Pacific Ministers to listen, discuss, consult, and collectively shape a shared vision and agenda for the PBP.

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By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Classified documents that appeared online, with details ranging from Ukraine's air defenses to Israel's Mossad spy agency, have U.S. officials scrambling to identify the leak's source, with some experts saying it could be an American. Officials say the breadth of topics addressed in the documents, which touch on the war in Ukraine, China, the Middle East and Africa, suggest they may have been leaked by an American rather than an ally. 'The focus now is on this being a U.

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SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF ( NYSEARCA:ADIV – Free Report ) declared a dividend on Monday, January 16th, NASDAQ reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 3rd will be paid a dividend of 0.12 per share on Monday, July 10th. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 30th. SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF Stock Performance SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF stock traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $13.64. 24 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 512.

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Weather satellite image from Pagasa's website MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Saturday said Tropical Depression Dodong has intensified into a tropical storm. Pagasa's 11 a.m. weather bulletin indicated that Dodong was on his way out of the Philippine area of responsibility, moving north-northwestward at 10 kilometers per hour. It was last located 305 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur. Pagasa also said that Dodong has maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gustiness of up to 80 kph.

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Samsung Electronics will supply its high-bandwidth memory 3 (HBM3) chips to Nvidia from as early as next month, setting a major milestone for its advanced memory chip business which had faced recent threats from its domestic rival SK hynix. The news lifted Samsung Electronics shares by 6.13 percent, logging the highest increase since January 2021. The shares closed at 71,000 won ($53.85) Friday. 'We expect Samsung to begin supplying HBM3 to Nvidia from the fourth quarter after continued discussion to supply the advanced memory chips used for Nvidia's AI GPUs,' Peter Lee, a semiconductor analyst from Citigroup said in a report issued Aug.

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SEREMBAN, Aug 5 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) today launched its manifesto for the August 12 Negeri Sembilan state elections, offering eight main thrusts and 19 pledges to be implemented if it forms the next state government. State PN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, when launching the manifesto online, said the manifesto focused on reducing the cost of living and empowering the education and welfare of the people. The eight main thrusts are Driving Economic Resilience and Addressing the Cost of Living; Empowering Education; Improving Social Welfare; Boosting Ecotourism; Sustaining the Future of Youth; Empowering Women; Strengthening Infrastructure and Security Networks; and Improving Efficiency of Governance.

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Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Johan Rojas dives to pull in a line drive by Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

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LUCENA CITY — A motorcycle rider died and another one was injured on Monday, May 8, after their vehicle was hit by a van along the Maharlika Highway in Sto. Tomas City in Batangas province. Batangas police in a report Tuesday said Marjon Medialdia, 23, was driving his motorcycle with Christopher De Guzman, 37, as a back-rider when they were allegedly bumped from behind around 6:15 p.m. by a van driven by Agripino Espiritu in one section of the highway in Barangay San Vicente. The two riders suffered serious injuries and were taken to Laurel District Medical Hospital in neighboring Tanauan City but De Guzman died along the way.

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Sweden's fans cheer before the start of the Women's World Cup Group G soccer match between the Sweden and Italy in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/John Cowpland)

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Pettyjohn Wood & White Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Medtronic plc ( NYSE:MDT – Get Rating ) by 5.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 36,671 shares of the medical technology company's stock after selling 2,210 shares during the period. Pettyjohn Wood & White Inc.'s holdings in Medtronic were worth $2,850,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc.

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In a world in which many homes have more screens than people, viewing habits are ever evolving but new research from QUT reveals there is now no such thing as 'primetime' and viewers are more likely to give their full attention to a film over a TV series. Media scholar Professor Amanda Lotz and Dr Marion McCutcheon , both from QUT's Digital Media Research Centre and School of Communication , surveyed more than 2000 adults for their Australian Screen Stories Viewing Report, a four-part examination of Australians' attitudes and behaviours towards scripted series and movie viewing.

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Biohaven Ltd. ( NYSE:BHVN – Get Rating ) was down 7.4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $15.40 and last traded at $15.44. Approximately 695,079 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 24% from the average daily volume of 914,760 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.67. Analysts Set New Price Targets Separately, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Biohaven from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an 'overweight' rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 4th.

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Not all carbon emissions are made for the same reason—they range from more essential purposes like heating a home to nonessential "luxury" activities like leisure travel. However, proposals for the implementations of carbon taxes tend to apply to all emissions at an equal rate. This can give rise to and exacerbate inequalities. A new analysis published on July 11 in the journal One Earth suggests taxing luxury carbon emissions at a higher rate instead; if all 88 countries analyzed in this study adopted the luxury-focused policy, this would achieve 75% of the emissions reduction needed to reach the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting climate change to well below 2°C by 2050.

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KUCHING, June 4 — Parti Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) leaders should never backstab one another, said party president Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Abang Johari, who is also Gabungan Parti Sarawak chairman, emphasised that it is crucial for PBB party leaders to uphold unity and stability, while being resolute in fighting for the rights of Sarawakians. PBB leaders, he said, could not afford to fight among one another as it would only create internal issues and factions which could eventually divide the party.

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After an astonishing Game 6 finish that left the Boston Celtics dumbstruck and the Miami Heat reeling, the two teams must now pick themselves up to do battle again in Monday's NBA playoff series decider. And neither expects anything less than another epic battle in Boston. Facing elimination, the Celtics won 104-103 in Miami on Saturday thanks to a heart-stopping buzzer-beater tip-in from Derrick White and pulled level at 3-3 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The Heat were less than a second from booking a place in the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets but after leading the series 3-0, Miami will face the real prospect of being the first team in NBA history to lose after taking such a lead.

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