Simone Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and the 2016 Olympic champion, second from right, warms up at the U.S. Classic gymnastics Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Fanhua ( NASDAQ:FANH – Free Report ) in a report published on Thursday morning. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the financial services provider's stock. Fanhua Price Performance Fanhua stock traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $5.88. 60,025 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 39,581. The stock has a market cap of $315.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.

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#Pansit 'Dok, huwag ka nang umalis!' A senior couple had come to pay a surprise visit to a young physician who was about to leave for further training in vascular surgery. One of them had been a patient of his whom he had operated on for an aneurysm. Deeply touched by the gesture, grateful, and happy to see his patient doing well, he worried about what they had to go through after they apologized that they could not come sooner to thank him, as both the cost of transportation together with the pansit and kakanin they had gifted him with, they had to save up for.

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MOSCOW - A senior Russian politician said three drones shot down over Moscow on Tuesday had been downed over the Russian capital's exclusive Rublyovka suburb, where President Vladimir Putin has an official residence. The Russian defence ministry earlier said air defences had destroyed all eight of the drones used in the attack, which it blamed on Ukraine. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said two people were injured in the attack but no deaths were reported. In a post on Telegram, Alexander Khinshtein, a prominent member of Russia's parliament from the ruling United Russia bloc, said three drones had been downed over three Rublyovka villages, one of which is located just 10 minutes' drive from Putin's residence at Novo-Ogaryovo.

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Myuna Farm has completed an upgrade to its popular animal nursery enclosure after 30 years of spreading joy to countless young visitors. The animal nursery enclosure was originally constructed in 1993 through a training program with Holmesglen TAFE building apprentices. As part of this collaboration, apprentices learned environmentally sustainable building design and techniques, resulting in a structure that has stood the test of time. The renovated design features upgraded animal enclosures with improved accessibility for people living with disabilities, ensuring that everyone can enjoy the Myuna farm experience.

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Chris Rogers/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) -- After a three-year manhunt, a Utah man has been arrested on charges of allegedly selling a fake COVID-19 cure, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah announced Monday. Gordon Hunter Pedersen, 63, of Cedar Hills -- 30 miles south of Salt Lake City -- allegedly appeared in multiple YouTube videos before COVID-19 vaccines were approved, selling "structural alkaline silver." He allegedly claimed the product was a cure for the virus because it "resonates, or vibrates, at a frequency that destroys the membrane of the virus, making the virus incapable of attaching to any healthy cell, or to infect you in any way," the release states.

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Pictet Asset Management SA raised its position in Zoetis Inc. ( NYSE:ZTS – Free Report ) by 21.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,737,097 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 312,214 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management SA owned about 0.38% of Zoetis worth $289,122,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ZTS. Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Zoetis by 430.

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Boris Johnson stands by his comments that there is nothing in the data to suggest a deviation from England’s reopening on June 21, Downing Street has said, as

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As British Columbians continue to experience the impacts of record drought and wildfire, B.C. farmers and ranchers are receiving support so they can continue to produce food in a changing climate. The Regional Extension Program is supporting regional projects focussing on research, knowledge transfer and new technologies. Funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia, the goal of the program is to ensure healthy soils and ecosystems in agricultural communities while also helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for and mitigate the impacts of drought, wildfire, flooding and extreme temperatures.

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FILE - A person from inside Silicon Valley Bank, middle rear, talks to people waiting outside of an entrance to Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, March 10, 2023. While Wall Street struggles to contain the banking crisis after the swift demise of SVB — the nation's 16th largest bank and the biggest to fail since the 2008 financial meltdown — industry experts predict it could become even harder for people of color to secure funding or a financial home that supports their startups.

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Xerox Holdings Co. ( NYSE:XRX – Get Rating ) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 25th, RTT News reports. Investors of record on Friday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.25 per share by the information technology services provider on Monday, July 31st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.18%. Xerox has a payout ratio of 58.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Xerox to earn $1.75 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.

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Long-serving chair remembered for contribution to business and community. Geoffrey Ricketts. Former Heartland chair and company director Geoffrey Ricketts has died following a sudden illness. The dual-listed banking and finance group announced the death this morning, with the company's board acknowledging Ricketts' 'outstanding contribution' and commitment to Heartland. He was a Want to read more? It's easy. Choose your best value subscription option Get two weeks free access to NBR's Premium Online Subscription, which includes full access to all of NBR's great content on any device.

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TOKYO – Oil markets regained some ground in early Asian trade on Friday with traders engaged in short-covering ahead of the weekend, but uncertainties regarding the U.S. debt ceiling and renewed fears over a U.S. regional banking crisis capped gains. Brent crude futures rose by 36 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $75.34 a barrel by 0051 GMT. U.S. crude futures gained 41 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $71.28. They recovered from losses of about 3 percent-4 percent over the past two sessions. For the week, both benchmarks were on track for little change after three consecutive weeks of declines.

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MANILA, Philippines — Around P900 million worth of smuggled imported cigarettes and other general merchandise, including intellectual property rights (IPR) infringing goods, were seized in a warehouse in Bulacan, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced on Monday. The BOC said that the smuggled goods were seized during an inspection last Friday, May 26. It said a quick inventory of the goods currently ongoing showed that the illicit cigarettes found already amounted to P50 million. 'The team inspected the warehouses and found them to contain imported illicit cigarettes, and other imported general merchandise, housewares, kitchenwares, and IPR-infringing goods,' BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio said in a statement.

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Thousands more evacuated as Greece 'at war' with fires Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as the heat-battered nation was "at war" with several wildfires. Tens of thousands of people have already fled blazes on the island of Rhodes, with many frightened tourists scrambling to get home on evacuation flights. About 2,400 visitors and locals were evacuated from the Ionian tourist island of Corfu from Sunday into Monday, a fire service spokesman said, adding that the departures were a precaution.

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus' 2023 Phoenix Awards Dinner, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Mitsubishi Electric Co. ( OTCMKTS:MIELF – Get Rating ) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $14.70 and last traded at $14.70, with a volume of 1186 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $14.65. Mitsubishi Electric Stock Performance The business has a 50 day moving average of $12.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.56 billion, a PE ratio of 19.53 and a beta of 0.68. Mitsubishi Electric ( OTCMKTS:MIELF – Get Rating ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 28th.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to step down as chief of his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party amid a political funds scandal, ac...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Integrated Operation for Local White Rice at rice wholesaler premises, led by Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin in Selangor on Thursday, found adequate supply of both local and imported white rice. In a statement today, the ministry said the operation involved 42 enforcement officers and the police and included the sampling of rice and stock calculations. The preliminary examination results found that all rice wholesaler premises had valid licences within the expiration period, and rice stocks did not exceed the licensed capacity.

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MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and rain are expected to persist until Saturday across parts of the country as Super Typhoon Mawar continues to loom outside of the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), said the state weather bureau. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Mawar—which will be named ‘Betty' once it enters PAR— is currently 1,725 kilometers east of Central Luzon. At present, Mawar has maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 265 kilometers per hour.

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