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SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UniPin, the leading digital entertainment enabler in Southeast Asia and India, hosted a seminar in Seoul titled "Expanding Beyond Borders: Real-Life Insights to Grow Your Business in SEA & India" on October 23 in Gangnam, South Korea. The...
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Understanding zkSNARKs: A Quick Guide to Zero-Knowledge Proofs In the rapidly evolving landscape of blockchain technology and cryptography, zkSNARKs (Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Arguments of Knowledge) have emerged as a groundbreaking tool for enhancing privacy and scalability in decentralized systems. While the concept may seem daunting at first, understanding zkSNARKs is essential for anyone interested in [...]
Setting new standards in responsible innovation, CSL's Broadmeadows facility blends Pharma 4.0TM principles with sustainable design to transform plasma manufacturingBROADMEADOWS, AUSTRALIA, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL's base fractionation facility in Broadmeadows, Australia has been recognised as the Overall Winner of the 2025 Facility of the Year Award (FOYA) by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). Purpose-built to optimise the production of plasma-derived therapies for conditions such as immunodeficiencies, neurological disorders, and burns, the Broadmeadows facility combines cutting-edge technologies with a pioneering hybrid manufacturing platform. Key features include advanced ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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Perissos Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) by 3,540.2% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 19,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,515 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ makes up approximately 8.3% of Perissos Private Wealth Management LLC’s [...]
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR – Free Report) by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 170,725 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,844 shares during the quarter. [...]
Atlatl Advisers LLC reduced its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP – Free Report) (TSE:CP) by 30.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,055 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 1,350 shares during the quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC’s holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City were [...]
Forum Financial Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW – Free Report) by 20.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,861 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional [...]
New Hampshire Trust decreased its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT – Free Report) by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 43,231 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 841 shares during the period. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in Walmart were worth $4,227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting [...]
New Hampshire Trust decreased its holdings in Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW – Free Report) by 1.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,460 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 67 shares during the quarter. New Hampshire [...]
Leavell Investment Management Inc. trimmed its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR – Free Report) by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 37,482 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,760 shares during the period. [...]
Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE – Free Report) by 20.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,697 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,696 shares during the quarter. Leavell [...]
Sage Mountain Advisors LLC decreased its position in Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW – Free Report) by 10.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,451 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 278 shares during the quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors [...]
New Hampshire Trust lessened its holdings in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) by 4.0% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 6,785 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 280 shares during the period. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $544,000 as of its most [...]
New Hampshire Trust lessened its stake in Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC – Free Report) by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,941 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 363 shares during the quarter. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in [...]
Atlatl Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $209,000. Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares [...]
Atlatl Advisers LLC reduced its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 584 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 38 shares during the [...]
Perissos Private Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JPST – Free Report) by 17.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 99,976 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,798 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Ultra-Short [...]
New Hampshire Trust grew its position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT – Free Report) by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,469 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period. [...]
Perissos Private Wealth Management LLC cut its holdings in First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ:RDVY – Free Report) by 2.8% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 31,529 shares of the company’s stock after selling 912 shares during the quarter. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF comprises approximately 1.6% of Perissos [...]
New Hampshire Trust lessened its holdings in shares of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX – Free Report) by 27.1% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,307 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock after selling 487 shares during the period. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in FedEx were worth $297,000 at the end of the [...]
New Hampshire Trust raised its holdings in shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ – Free Report) by 4.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 16,919 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 697 shares during the quarter. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in Verizon Communications were worth $732,000 [...]
Maduro Boasts He's Moved Thousands Of Russian Anti-Air Missiles To Venezuela's Coast Venezuela’s president has been warning that his armed forces have deployed 5,000 Russian-made Igla-S anti-aircraft missiles across its territory, at a moment President Trump has ordered an unprecedented force build-up in the Caribbean."Any military force in the world knows the power of the Igla-S, and Venezuela has no less than 5,000," Nicolas Maduro said during a televised address to military personnel.Illustrative file imageThe Pentagon confirmed Friday it has redirected a carrier strike group from the Mediterranean to the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) are of operations to join the significant amount of warships already patrolling waters of Venezuela's coast.On Friday, Trump was asked about recent reports that Maduro offered "everything in his country, all the natural resources" to ease tensions with Washington. Caracas has denied these reports.But contradicting the denials, Trump said at the White House that Maduro had offered "everything" because "he doesn’t want to f**k around with the United States."Weekend reports say that the Venezuelan military continues to deploy additional arms to its coast, in anticipation for possible US military action. Trump has said that "land" targets are an option on the table.It's unknown whether Venezuela's military actually has thousands of Igla-S systems. The weapon is typically compared to the US Stinger missile, as it can hit low-flying aircraft, drones, and helicopters at ranges reaching a little less than four miles.Maduro orders 'ALL' Russian arms to coast opposite Pentagon mass buildup pic.twitter.com/wFvvHxBw0P— RT (@RT_com) October 25, 2025The source Army Recognition writes:President Maduro’s focus on MANPADS (MAN-Portable Air-Defense missile System) SA-24 Igla-S fits a broader picture of Venezuelan point-defense layers built over the past decade, in which shoulder-fired systems complement legacy short-range air defenses and anti-air artillery. Recent technical reviews describe an inventory that pairs MANPADS such as the Russian Igla-S with Sweden’s laser-guided RBS-70, backed by mobile batteries and radar coverage designed to complicate any attacker’s route selection at low altitude. The concept is not to defeat a modern air force outright but to raise attrition and force higher-risk flight profiles.But these short-range missiles will be no match for large American warships, and certainly not the Ford Carrier Group - said to now be en route. Tyler DurdenSat, 10/25/2025 - 22:45
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Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC reduced its position in Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK – Free Report) by 1.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,415 shares of the medical technology company’s stock after selling 1,019 shares during the period. Focus [...]
Fielder Capital Group LLC cut its stake in shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM – Free Report) by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,527 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 74 shares during the quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC’s holdings in International Business Machines were [...]
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG – Free Report) by 3.7% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,834 shares of the company’s stock after selling 184 shares during the quarter. Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC’s holdings [...]
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND – Free Report) by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,580 shares of the company’s stock after selling 220 [...]
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:DFSV – Free Report) by 69.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,658,961 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 678,179 shares during the period. Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF accounts for about [...]
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC lowered its holdings in Avantis U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:AVUS – Free Report) by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 309,020 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,289 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners [...]
NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co reduced its position in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX – Free Report) by 9.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 370 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after selling 40 shares during [...]
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Avantis International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:AVDE – Free Report) by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 265,840 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,310 shares during the quarter. [...]
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC reduced its position in The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA – Free Report) by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,718 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock after selling 56 shares [...]
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND – Free Report) by 22.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 191,533 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,275 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard [...]
Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. lowered its stake in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM – Free Report) by 2.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,224 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 192 shares during the quarter. International [...]
CNB Bank decreased its position in Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK – Free Report) by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,781 shares of the medical technology company’s stock after selling 96 shares during the period. CNB Bank’s holdings in Stryker were worth $705,000 as of its most recent filing with the [...]
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC cut its stake in shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD – Free Report) by 2.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,237 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after selling 65 shares during [...]
NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co increased its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV – Free Report) by 5.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,875 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 960 shares during the [...]
Fielder Capital Group LLC decreased its holdings in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG – Free Report) by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 11,465 shares of the company’s stock after selling 206 shares during the quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC’s [...]
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC reduced its position in Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF (NYSEARCA:DFSU – Free Report) by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 372,538 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,881 shares during the quarter. Focus [...]
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV – Free Report) by 6.7% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 575,639 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,499 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF [...]
Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. grew its position in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG – Free Report) by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,318 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the period. Intuitive [...]
NEW YORK and NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into Fortrea Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS: FTRE). In June...
NEW YORK and NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have untilDecember 8, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action...
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NEW YORK and NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have untilDecember 8, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action...
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NEW YORK and NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have untilNovember 17, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action...
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China Envisions 'Dry Canal' To Compete With Panama Canal Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),In response to the Trump administration’s new U.S. policy of reasserting control over the Panama Canal, China and Brazil are exploring the possibility of building a transcontinental railway to provide an advantageous alternative to the Panama Canal. The proposed rail system would potentially run from Brazil’s Atlantic coast, perhaps Ilhéus, Bahia, to Peru’s Pacific coast at Chancay.Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (L) talks to Chinese Ambassador to Brazil Zhu Qingqiao at the Palacio do Planalto in Brasilia on Feb. 3, 2023. Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty ImagesThe project, known as the Central Bi-Oceanic Railway Corridor (CRBC), has been in consideration since at least 2017. Other proposed projects of a similar nature and objectives have been considered since at least 2013. There are other terms applied to the transoceanic railway project, but essentially, the system would cut across the Amazon rainforest and go over—and likely tunnel through—the Andes mountain range, linking Atlantic and Pacific port facilities.Many Obstacles and Risks to OvercomeOf course, there’s often a wide gap between planning a project and actually doing it successfully. There are certainly formidable obstacles that would have to be overcome for the project to move forward to completion. The geographic and topographic challenges are considerable. Clearing a path through the Amazon rainforest or tunneling through the Andes mountains aren’t easy engineering feats.There would also be legal challenges over land rights and environmental resistance to the project and against the development of the necessary supporting infrastructure along the way. The initial costs incurred by each country would also be a significant challenge, as would be establishing a sustainable debt service and maintaining the political will to stick to the plan when these and other obstacles arise.The Trade Advantages Would Be SignificantAlthough it would be a complex, multi-year project with significant costs and engineering challenges, there would also be several advantages in doing so. For one, proponents estimate that it would cut shipping time to Asia by 10 to 12 days. With shipping costs rising and economies struggling, those factors aren’t easily ignored.View of the Chancay "megaport" in the small town of Chancay, 78 kilometers north of the Peruvian capital Lima, on Oct. 29, 2024. The port will be inaugurated on Nov. 14, 2024, by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima. Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty ImagesBut it’s not just a railway system that would be built. The system will be a key addition to the deep-water port that China is building in Chancay, Peru, on the Pacific Ocean. Deep-water ports enable the largest cargo ships and container vessels to dock and transfer their goods quickly and easily, without the complications of moving through various locks and channels that come with relying on the passage through a very crowded and slow Panama Canal transit.A similar deep-water port would be constructed on Brazil’s Atlantic coast, with both ports providing a much smoother and more economical way to move goods around the world.Much More Than Just a RailroadChinese planners envision the CRBC as a comprehensive project that serves the entire trade and transportation cycle. This “dual-track” logistics corridor—combining port infrastructure, rail links, logistics hubs, and industrial zones to permit transit from Pacific to Atlantic (or vice versa)—could well prove to reimagine and redirect global and regional trade flows.It would also reduce the canal’s chokepoint dependencies and potential vulnerabilities. Compared to all of the benefits the proposed railway, the Panama Canal would become seen as more burdensome—not less—to global trade, rendering it a less-desirable, more costly and time-consuming option.The transformative potential of the CRBC project cannot be overstated. It would be a continuation of China’s role as a major player in ports, dams, energy, and other infrastructure in the region.Gaining Strategic Regional Leverage While Avoiding US ControlFrom China’s perspective, the proposed transcontinental rail system is a way to minimize or even eliminate U.S. dominance of interoceanic trading in the region. The proposed overland route would significantly reduce Beijing’s vulnerability to U.S. control, blockades, and trade leverage over canal access.That alone is a compelling reason to pursue the project.But developing an economically superior alternative to the Panama Canal also gives Beijing more leverage and influence over their Latin American trading partners. That influence would largely come at the expense of U.S. influence, thereby diminishing American power in the region. It would also add proof of concept and gravitas to China’s Global South initiative and help expand the BRICS currency influence and use in the Americas.All of these factors would give China added leverage over its Latin American partners. Those countries helping to build and host parts of the railway system will certainly gain strategic importance. At the same time, their dependency on Chinese capital, products, and technical assistance would expand, allowing Beijing to embed itself into those regional governments and economies more deeply.Furthermore, the development of deep-water ports in both Brazil and Peru will give the Chinese regime safe havens to park its rapidly expanding navy, and the pretext to establish and maintain a large and adversarial naval warship presence in America’s backyard. A regional threat on such a scale would have been unthinkable even a few years ago. It could reasonably be compared to the re-colonization of the region.A Multidimensional, Long-Term ImpactBeijing’s plans for the CRBC are as expansive as they are threatening to U.S. regional hegemony and beyond. The resulting impact of the CRBC would be transformational in a multidimensional context, and for the long term. Beijing would reasonably be able to shape trade terms, shipping standards, customs operations, and logistics norms in the region, and much of the rest of the world.If Beijing succeeds in its CBRC plans, it could elevate the blighted Belt and Road Initiative up to a new level and lift China to the pinnacle of global power. The United States, on the other hand, would find itself out-hustled, out-traded, out-funded, and out-gunned by China in the Americas.Let’s hope that the United States has plans to preempt or prevent China’s big move in America’s backyard.Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times or ZeroHedge. Tyler DurdenFri, 10/24/2025 - 22:35
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R Squared Ltd increased its position in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV – Free Report) by 834.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,376 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,266 shares during the period. AbbVie [...]
Warburton Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,226 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $268,000. Several other institutional investors and [...]
Manuka Financial LLC decreased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 4.0% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,915 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 163 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for approximately 0.5% of Manuka Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock [...]
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT – Free Report) by 1.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 8,807 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 162 shares during the quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Applied Materials were worth [...]
Intelligent Financial Strategies decreased its holdings in shares of NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE – Free Report) by 48.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,165 shares of the footwear maker’s stock after selling 1,089 shares during the period. Intelligent Financial Strategies’ holdings in NIKE were worth [...]
Guardian Asset Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO – Free Report) by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,147 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 580 shares during the period. Guardian Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth [...]
R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 5,635 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,232,000. Marsh & McLennan Companies accounts for approximately 0.7% of R Squared Ltd’s portfolio, making the [...]
Guardian Asset Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO – Free Report) by 16.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,147 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 580 shares during the quarter. [...]
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT – Free Report) by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 8,807 shares of the manufacturing equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings [...]
Intelligent Financial Strategies boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS – Free Report) by 53.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,659 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,501 shares during the [...]
Japanese inflation accelerated last month, official data showed Friday, ahead of a maiden policy speech by new Prime Minister Sakae Takaichi who has promised to ease pressure on households. Takaichi’s predecessor Shigeru Ishiba survived barely a year in office, with voters hammering the ruling party in elections partly because of rising prices. After becoming Japan’s [...]The post Japan inflation rises as new PM eyes economic package appeared first on Digital Journal.
Asian markets rallied Friday after the White House confirmed President Donald Trump would meet China’s Xi Jinping next week, stoking optimism for a cooling of trade tensions between the economic superpowers. The gains came as the surge in oil prices sputtered, having seen huge rises over the previous two days on news that Washington had [...]The post Asian stocks rally as traders cheer Trump-Xi meeting plan appeared first on Digital Journal.
Japan's largest labour union, Rengo, announced Thursday it will demand a wage hike of at least 5% in next spring's "shunto" negotiations, maintaining its 2025 target to sustain momentum against persistent inflation.The Japanese Trade Union Confederation's policy aims for an overall pay hike of 5% or higher, which includes a base-pay rise of 3% or more. The ultimate goal is to achieve a 1% real (inflation-adjusted) wage increase, a barometer of consumer purchasing power that aligns with the government's target.A key focus of the 2026 talks will be narrowing the pay gap between large and small firms. Rengo is encouraging unions at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which employ about 70% of Japan's workforce, to demand an even higher goal of 6% or more.The confederation also said it will seek a minimum hourly wage of 1,300 yen ($8) or higher, a 50 yen increase from this year's demand.This strategy builds on significant recent gains. According to Rengo's final tally for the 2025 negotiations, Japanese firms agreed to an average wage increase of 5.25%, the second consecutive year the hike exceeded 5%. ---This aggressive wage demand from Rengo keeps significant pressure on the Bank of Japan. Markets will see this as a key driver of domestic, demand-led inflation, increasing the probability of further BOJ rate hikes in 2026. This outlook is bullish for the Japanese Yen (JPY) but could be a mixed signal for the Nikkei, as investors must weigh the benefit of stronger consumer spending against the headwind of squeezed corporate profit margins and higher borrowing costs. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
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Australian miner Sunrise Energy Metals has granted US defence giant Lockheed Martin a five-year option to purchase scandium oxide, a critical mineral almost exclusively supplied by China, Russia, and Ukraine.Under the agreement, Lockheed Martin has the option to buy up to 15 tonnes of scandium oxide annually over five years from Sunrise's Syerston Project. This would be subject to a final binding offtake agreement and represents about 25% of the project's planned annual production.Scandium is vital for defence, aerospace, and energy applications. Lockheed is already working with the Pentagon to develop scandium-aluminum alloys for military equipment. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
Norwegian banks reported losses of 930 million Norwegian crowns (US$92.7 million) related to financial fraud in 2023 and the problem has only become worse with the arrival of AI tools that automate the work of fraudsters. To increase identity protection, the Scandinavian nation is currently examining Mobai’s homomorphic encryption for protecting biometric templates used in the country’s banking industry.A spin-off of Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the company has been working on strengthening face biometrics systems’ security for Norwegian banks since 2021. Earlier this year, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (NDPA) published a report exploring Mobai’s technology as well as key legal and privacy challenges related to the use of technologies that protect face biometrics templates.Mobai and the NDPA presented their work at a webinar on Wednesday organized by the European Association for Biometrics (EAB).The facial biometrics company has developed the template protection technology as a strong digital face verification method that reduces the risk of identity theft of digital accounts and biometric data. Mobai is calling the biometric verification and encryption solution SALT.Homomorphic encryption allows computations to be performed on encrypted data without first having to decrypt the data. An advantage is that it allows analyzing sensitive data without compromising privacy. The technology doesn't expose data but still allows the bank to do an identity proofing in an online session using data from a national identity document such as a passport.The cryptography works in the following way: The bank collects a selfie image of a customer and the image is processed into a biometric template and encrypted. The encrypted data is used to perform a match with the ID document. The bank is the only entity that can decrypt the decision and thereby authenticate the user, explains Petter Taugbøl, vice president of business development at Mobai.“In practical terms, this means that a third party, typically a cloud provider, can process sensitive data without ever seeing the underlying data and produce results which they don't have access to either,” he says.The project is funded by the Research Council of Norway and involves electronic identity system BankID and one of Norwegian largest savings banks Sparebank1 Østlandet as industry partners. KU Leuven joined as an academic partner.An important objective has been to analyze whether new and enhanced privacy technologies could change what are acceptable methods for privacy protection, from a legal perspective, Taugbøl explains.“By transforming biometric data into encrypted templates could we kind of de-risk or reclassify biometric data in the legal sense from sensitive personal data to maybe personal data, and thereby enable the use of face recognition on a different legal basis?” he says.As a sub-vendor to the eID provider, Mobai tested its technology as part of a Regulatory Sandbox, designed for exploring issues where there are few legal precedents. The project started in May 2023, and the report launched in January of 2025.“This has been a long project, and the reasoning for that is that these kinds of projects are challenging,” says NDPA’s Special Advisor, Eirik Guldbransen.The project should solve a very real world problem. Banks usually require customers to come to physical offices where they take their photo which is then compared with an image in their national ID document.A similar solution is implemented in mobile banking where customers take a selfie image though their smartphone and then provide a scan of their passport, according to Dag-Arne Hoberg, senior project manager at Sparebank1 Østlandet.Mobai is arguing that performing biometric processing solely on devices such as personal computers or mobile phones presents security challenges. Many ID solutions confirm access to the device rather than actually identifying the physical person, adds Guldbransen.“Biometrics can be copied and stolen,” he says. “That is something that we need to acknowledge and we should acknowledge that we need to perhaps look at better solutions than we have today.”Given the computational demands of homomorphic encryption, Mobai believes that centralized processing is best for ensuring trustworthy face matching results. In contrast, a decentralized approach would leave service providers, like BankID, reliant on platform owners' security measures.Mobai and the NPDA have identified the next key questions that the agency will have to tackle: Assessing the legal status of facial images and protected templates in an AI-based solution for verification and the technical security measures for storing protected templates that would be used by the AI and facial images for training purposes. This month, the company won an additional US$1.2 million grant to research new methods for secure credential binding in digital wallets.More work also needs to be done in other areas, according to webinar participants.“The solution to fraud is complex, requiring information sharing, eID solutions, biometric technology, fraud detection systems and general increased understanding in society to prevent fraud attempts,” says Hoberg.Template protection requirements are built into the EU’s GDPR, and the topic has caught the interest of diverse parties from humanitarian organizations to research and innovation groups.