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Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its holdings in shares of Trupanion, Inc. ( NASDAQ:TRUP – Free Report ) by 7.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 671 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank’s holdings in Trupanion were worth $414,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Trupanion by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,200 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $535,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Trupanion by 70.4% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,442 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 596 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Trupanion by 1.9% during the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 37,673 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,108,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Trupanion in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Check Capital Management Inc. CA increased its stake in Trupanion by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Check Capital Management Inc. CA now owns 41,460 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Analyst Ratings Changes A number of analysts have commented on TRUP shares. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Trupanion from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Trupanion from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Northland Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Trupanion from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on Trupanion from $45.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Trupanion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.67. Insider Transactions at Trupanion In related news, EVP Steve Weinrauch sold 11,916 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.00, for a total value of $631,548.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 48,978 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,595,834. This represents a 19.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link . Also, CFO Fawwad Qureshi sold 9,867 shares of Trupanion stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.08, for a total transaction of $523,740.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold 28,405 shares of company stock valued at $1,512,482 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 5.50% of the company’s stock. Trupanion Stock Up 3.6 % Trupanion stock opened at $53.46 on Friday. Trupanion, Inc. has a twelve month low of $19.69 and a twelve month high of $57.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.66. The firm has a market cap of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of -167.06 and a beta of 1.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $51.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.11. Trupanion ( NASDAQ:TRUP – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.09. The business had revenue of $327.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $321.79 million. Trupanion had a negative return on equity of 4.36% and a negative net margin of 1.08%. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Trupanion’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Trupanion, Inc. will post -0.23 EPS for the current fiscal year. Trupanion Company Profile ( Free Report ) Trupanion, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides medical insurance for cats and dogs on a monthly subscription basis in the United States, Canada, Continental Europe, and Australia. The company operates in two segments, Subscription Business and Other Business. It serves pet owners and veterinarians. Featured Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding TRUP? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Trupanion, Inc. ( NASDAQ:TRUP – Free Report ). 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New Delhi: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has succeeded in increasing financial inclusion and promoting equitable economic growth and access to formal credit for the first time, by enabling underserved groups, according to a study by top professors. The authors of the study said that the success of UPI can be replicated in other countries as well and India can play a leading role in helping them adopt the fintech system. “Within a short span, UPI led to exponential penetration of digital payments across India and is used at all levels from street vendors to large shopping malls,” said the paper prepared by IIM and ISB professors. Since its launch in 2016, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed financial access in India, enabling 300 million individuals and 50 million merchants to perform seamless digital transactions, the study states. By October 2023, 75 per cent of all retail digital payments in India were through UPI. The rapid adoption of UPI was possible due to affordable internet across the country. “The affordability of digital technology played a critical role, enabling widespread UPI adoption in rural and urban areas alike,” according to the study. According to the paper, a 10 per cent increase in UPI transactions led to a 7 per cent rise in credit availability, reflecting how digital financial histories enabled lenders to assess borrowers better. Between 2015 and 2019, fin-tech loans to subprime borrowers grew to match those of banks, with fin-techs thriving in high UPI-usage areas,” according to the study. The authors said that fintech lenders scaled rapidly, increasing their loan volumes 77 times, far outpacing traditional banks in catering to smaller, underserved borrowers. The study also highlights that despite the credit surge, default rates did not rise, showing that UPI-enabled digital transaction data helped lenders expand responsibly.Public Sector Pension Investment Board Sells 4,500 Shares of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRN)

Darnold delivers for Vikings with career-high 347 yards and 5 TDs to beat Falcons, Cousins 42-21XRAY Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Dentsply Sirona Inc. Securities Fraud LawsuitInvestor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by handing out more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations Monday, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death. Buffett has said previously that his three kids will distribute his remaining $147.4 billion fortune in the 10 years after his death, but now he has also designated successors for them because it's possible that Buffett's children could die before giving it all away. He didn't identify the successors, but said his kids all know them and agree they would be good choices. "Father time always wins. But he can be fickle – indeed unfair and even cruel – sometimes ending life at birth or soon thereafter while, at other times, waiting a century or so before paying a visit," the 94-year-old Buffett said in a letter to his fellow shareholders Monday. "To date, I've been very lucky, but, before long, he will get around to me. There is, however, a downside to my good fortune in avoiding his notice. The expected life span of my children has materially diminished since the 2006 pledge. They are now 71, 69 and 66." Buffett said he still has no interest in creating dynastic wealth in his family — a view shared by his first and current wives. He acknowledged giving Howard, Peter and Susie millions over the years, but he has long said he believes "hugely wealthy parents should leave their children enough so they can do anything but not enough that they can do nothing." The secret to building up such massive wealth over time has been the power of compounding interest and the steady growth of the Berkshire conglomerate Buffett leads through acquisitions and smart investments like buying billions of dollars of Apple shares as iPhone sales continued to drive growth in that company. Buffett never sold any of his Berkshire stock over the years and also resisted the trappings of wealth and never indulged in much — preferring instead to continue living in the same Omaha home he'd bought decades earlier and drive sensible luxury sedans about 20 blocks to work each day. "As a family, we have had everything we needed or simply liked, but we have not sought enjoyment from the fact that others craved what we had," he said. If Buffett and his first wife had never given away any of their Berkshire shares, the family's fortune would be worth nearly $364 billion — easily making him the world's richest man — but Buffett said he had no regrets about his giving over the years. The family's giving began in earnest with the distribution of Susan Buffett's $3 billion estate after her death in 2004, but really took off when Warren Buffett announced plans in 2006 to make annual gifts to the foundations run by his kids along with the one he and his wife started, as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Warren Buffett's giving to date has favored the Gates Foundation with $55 billion in stock because his friend Bill Gates already had his foundation set up and could handle huge gifts when Buffett started giving away his fortune. But Buffett has said his kids now have enough experience in philanthropy to handle the task and he plans to cut off his Gates Foundation donations after his death. Buffett always makes his main annual gifts to all five foundations every summer, but for several years now he has been giving additional Berkshire shares to his family's foundations at Thanksgiving. Buffett reiterated Monday his advice to every parent to allow their families to read their will while they are still alive — like he has done — to make sure they have a chance to explain their decisions about how to distribute their belongings and answer their children's questions. Buffett said he and his longtime investing partner Charlie Munger, who died a year ago, "saw many families driven apart after the posthumous dictates of the will left beneficiaries confused and sometimes angry." Today, Buffett continues to lead Berkshire Hathaway as chairman and CEO and has no plans to retire although he has handed over most of the day-to-day managing duties for the conglomerates dozens of companies to others. That allows him to focus on his favorite activity of deciding where to invest Berkshire's billions. One of Buffett's deputies who oversees all the noninsurance companies now, Greg Abel, is set to take over as CEO after Buffett's death. Even after converting 1,600 Class A shares into 2.4 million Class B Berkshire shares and giving them away, Buffett still owns 206,363 Class A shares and controls more than 30% of the vote.

Meta's Llama 3.3 70B Outshines Rivals, Nvidia's Liquid-Cooling Breakthrough, xAI Raises $6B: This Week In AIKING Charles will deliver his Christmas Day address from a former hospital chapel to mark his ongoing cancer treatment. The 76-year-old recorded the speech a fortnight ago amid high security at ­ Fitzrovia Chapel in central London. Advertisement 5 King Charles will deliver his Christmas Day address from this former hospital chapel to mark his ongoing cancer treatment Credit: PA 5 Pictured with Camilla in Sydney in October, the King will use his speech to reflect on his cancer battle Credit: Getty 5 The Fitzrovia Chapel, where the King chose to record his Christmas speech in a break with tradition Credit: PA He will mention his and the P rincess of Wales’s health battles in the first Christmas broadcast in 14 years to be filmed away from the royal estate. Charles was said to be “enchanted” by the stunning chapel. The monarch wanted to break from festive tradition at the end of a tumultuous year. He was then told about the chapel in central London, which served patients at nearby Middlesex Hospital and is now used by the community. Charles is said to have loved photos of the ornate 19th-century venue, and surprised passers-by when he arrived for filming amid high security a fortnight ago. Advertisement READ MORE ON THE ROYALS MESSAGE OF HOPE King picks ex-hospital for speech to reflect on year after cancer diagnosis WORDS OF HOPE Kate records special message of hope reflecting on 'hardest years of life' A Palace source said: “The King wanted to do things a bit differently this year and reach out into the community rather than just in the royal estates, which is a key theme of his work.” He loved the pictures and loved the story behind it and loved the place when he got there. He was completely enchanted. A source on Charles choosing the chapel The Royal Household scoured several locations for the address until finding “a clear favourite” which “ticked all the boxes”. Charles personally chose it before visiting for the first time on the day of filming on December 11, when the area close to Oxford Street was closed off. The source added: “It seemed logical it must have some healthcare connection, it had to be a community space there to bring communities together, that it was suitably beautiful and festive, and have a royal connection, and be in easy reach of Buckingham Palace. Advertisement Most read in Royals Breaking CRASH HORROR Man killed and toddler fighting for life after car smashes into pedestrians OFF THE SHELVES Warning to Scots as Tesco, Aldi & Morrisons recall Xmas dinner favourites AMA NEW MAN Rangers flop finds new club after five months in wilderness and buying COWS Gossip LOW BLOW Rangers 'open to transfer offers' for star once targeted by Manchester City “He loved the pictures and loved the story behind it and loved the place when he got there. He was completely enchanted.” Kate and Wills felt personally affected by Southport, you could see strain etched on their faces, says expert In 1987, Charles’s then-wife ­Princess Diana famously shook hands — without wearing gloves — with Aids patients when she opened Middlesex Hospital’s specialist Broderip Ward. Diana, who divorced Charles in 1996, also returned with then-First Lady Barbara Bush in 1991. Although the contents of tomorrow’s address are kept secret until it airs, it is understood Charles will mention his and the current Princess of Wales’s cancer struggles . Advertisement However, their health battles, which have loomed large in the royal year, will not be the “dominant theme”, it is claimed. It will touch on “international, national and personal challenges and coming together of communities” such as the response to the horrific killings at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport . It will also record royal achievements such as Charles and Camilla’s tour of Australia and Samoa. Going behind the scenes One of the main themes is a plea for “peace”, it is understood. Advertisement Buckingham Palace yesterday issued a photograph of the King filming the address inside the Byzantine-inspired chapel. Just like last year, he stands for his address and wears one of his favourite blue ties. In another change from Queen Elizabeth’s broadcasts, the Palace will release a teaser clip today. There will also be a behind-the-scenes making of the King’s Speech sent out on Boxing Day on social media. Advertisement Eyewitnesses said they were stunned to see Charles arrive at the chapel, which is next to aptly-named Middleton Place and The King and Queen pub, at around 3.30pm on December 11. They described it as “cloak and dagger”, with the King and his security team “literally in-out”. One said: “They just pulled up here and shut the door of the ­chapel and were there for about an hour. I was shocked when I saw him - I said ‘Oh my God it’s Charles!’” We end the year in such a positive place it is even beyond the most optimistic hopes of doctors. Source on the King's health An onlooker from a nearby building added: “There were close protection officers, we knew this because they had all their medals embroidered into their suits and were very coy. Advertisement "It was very cloak and dagger. We were up at the top window facing the whole thing. “There were three cars parked outside the chapel. There was a photographer here with the biggest camera in the world, but security wouldn’t let him go much further. "The whole thing was very fast, ­literally in-out.” Another passer-by said: “I came to work and the whole road was cordoned off. Advertisement "There were three cars and six police bikes and security all up that road, loads of them. "We weren’t told what was going on, I think they kept it all hush-hush.” The Christmas tree seen behind the King was decorated sustainably with recyclable pine cones, metal bells and glass baubles. It was subsequently donated to Croydon BME Forum and Macmillan Cancer Support’s “Can You C Me” project, and now sits at Royal Trinity Hospice, Clapham, South West London. Advertisement Although the King’s cancer treatment continues, the Palace say it is moving in a “positive direction”. A source told The Sun: “We end the year in such a positive place it is even beyond the most optimistic hopes of doctors.” Meanwhile, Kate, 42, announced in September she had completed chemotherapy after initially revealing her cancer diagnosis in March. 5 The King's speech will address global, national, and personal challenges, including the response to the Southport killings Credit: PA Advertisement 5 In 1987, Princess Diana famously shook hands without gloves with Aids patients at Middlesex Hospital's Broderip Ward Credit: Getty CHAPEL A QUIET SPOT FOR SOLACE By Matt Wilkinson FITZROVIA Chapel was built in the central courtyard of Middlesex Hospital to be used by patients and visitors. Its first service was on Christmas Day 1891, with an official opening by the Bishop of London the following June. However, its ornate interior was only completed in 1929, after the death of its designer, eminent architect John Loughborough Pearson. Middlesex Hospital began as an infirmary in 1745 for the “sick and lame of Soho”. It moved nearby 12 years later before it was demolished in 1924 after it was declared structurally unsafe. A new hospital was built on the site with a foundation stone laid by Charles’s grandfather, the future King George VI, in 1928 below. It was closed for good in 2005 before being knocked down again in 2008 — although the Grade II-listed chapel was given a £2million restoration. It is now used for religious services and a “space for quiet reflection for people of all faiths or none”. The monarch’s Christmas TV address has rarely been held outside royal residences since the first in 1957. The late Queen recorded at Royal Albert Hall in 1988, Combermere Barracks in Windsor in 2003, Southwark Cathedral in 2006 and Hampton Court in 2010. However, tomorrow’s address from Fitzrovia Chapel is the fourth different location in as many years. Advertisement Read more on the Scottish Sun DECEMBRRR Scots blasted with snowfall days before Christmas as storms cause transport chaos FLOOR PHILLER Rangers boss Philippe Clement spotted dancing in popular Glasgow bar The late Queen filmed her final one in 2021 from Windsor Castle. A year later, for his first, the King pre-recorded from St George’s Chapel in Windsor, which hosted his mother’s committal service. Then last year he filmed his speech from Buckingham Palace. Timeline of King Charles' health battle A look at King Charles cancer diagnosis and recovery. January 17 : Buckingham Palace announces the King has been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate January 26 : The Sun exclusively photograph the King arriving at The London Clinic for his 'corrective procedure' January 29 : Seen waving and smiling as he left hospital after an extra night February 5 : Palace reveal while in hospital for his prostate operation doctors discovered the the King has a form of cancer February 10 : King issues 'heartfelt thanks' in a written statement February 21 : King tells Rishi Sunak he had been "reduced to tears" by get-well cards March 21 : The Princess of Wales and the King have lunch at Windsor Castle March 22 : Kate announces via video statement that she is being treated for cancer March 31: King attends Easter Sunday service and takes part in 'walkabout' with members of the public and aides say 'it was a significant step' as King had 'responded to treatment very encouragingly' April 4: The Sun exclusively reveals King has ordered aides to 'supercharge' his diary for the summer and is 'raring to go' April 10: King and Queen embark on break at Birkhall, in Scottish Highlands April 26: Buckingham Palace announce King will return to public-facing front-line duties April 30 : King marks his public comeback by visiting a cancer hospital with the Queen Future: May 8 and 21: Buckingham Palace Garden Parties May 21 - 25 : Chelsea Flower Show June 6: 80th anniversary D-Day commemorations in France and UK June 15 : Trooping the Colour birthday parade in London June 17 : Garter Day parade at Windsor Castle June 18 - 22 : Royal Ascot Late June : State Visit by Emperor and Empress of Japan July 3 : Holyrood Week in Scotland October : Two or three-week tour of AustraliaMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Joseph Pinion had 22 points and eight rebounds, Dyondre Dominguez added 19 points and Arkansas State built a double-digit first-half lead to beat No. 16 Memphis 85-72 on Sunday. Pinion was 7 of 13 from the floor and 5 of 11 from outside the arc, giving the Red Wolves their second straight win and their first over a ranked team since 1991. Taryn Todd finished with 17 points for Arkansas State (7-3). PJ Haggerty led Memphis (7-2) with 29 points, and Dain Dainja finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Arkansas State held a double-digit lead for most of the game and led 68-57 with 8 minutes left. That was enough for the Red Wolves to defeat the Tigers, snapping a seven-game losing streak to Memphis. Takeaways Arkansas State: The Red Wolves certainly got the nationally ranked Tigers' attention in the first half after they shot 7 of 18 from 3-point range and built an 18-point lead. The lead got to single digits a couple of times in the second half, but Arkansas State answered the pressure. Memphis: The Tigers suffered through a miserable first half, shooting under 20% late in the half. They turned up their defensive pressure, which cut into the lead, but Memphis never made a serious threat. Key moment Memphis got within 60-53 with 11 minutes left, but Arkansas State went on a 12-6 run that included 3-pointers from Pinion, Todd and Kobe Julien to stretch the Red Wolves' lead to 75-60 with 6:29 left in the game. Key stat Arkansas State's last win over a ranked team was when it defeated then-No. 21 New Orleans 76-65 in 1991. Up next Arkansas State hosts UT-Arlington on Thursday, and Memphis travels to Clemson on Saturday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

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Tennis coach Judy Murray says those born male should only compete with menRavens star Kyle Hamilton talks about helping military children for NFL's annual My Cause My CleatsGreif Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2024 ResultsDonald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.” A flare for burning excess methane, or natural gas, from crude oil production is seen at a well pad in Watford City, N.D., Aug. 26, 2021. That dictate from the president-elect's announcement of Burgum for Secretary of Interior sets the stage for a reignition of the court battles over public lands and waters that helped define Trump's first term, with environmentalists worried about climate change already pledging their opposition. Burgum is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who grew up on his family's farm. He represents a tame choice compared to other Trump Cabinet picks. Public lands experts said his experience as a popular two-term governor who aligns himself with conservationist Teddy Roosevelt suggests a willingness to collaborate, as opposed to dismantling from within the agency he is tasked with leading. That could help smooth his confirmation and clear the way for the incoming administration to move quickly to open more public lands to development and commercial use. “Burgum strikes me as a credible nominee who could do a credible job as Interior secretary,” said John Leshy, who served as Interior's solicitor under former President Bill Clinton. “He’s not a right-wing radical on public lands,” added Leshy, professor emeritus at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. Frictions over lands The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of the country's land with a mandate that spans from wildlife conservation and recreation to natural resource extraction and fulfilling treaty obligations with Native American tribes. Most of those lands are in the West, where frictions with private landowners and state officials are commonplace and have sometimes mushroomed into violent confrontations with right-wing groups that reject federal jurisdiction. Burgum if confirmed would be faced with a pending U.S. Supreme Court action from Utah that seeks to assert state power over Interior Department lands. North Dakota’s attorney general has supported the lawsuit, but Burgum’s office declined to say if he backs Utah’s claims. U.S. Justice Department attorneys on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject Utah's lawsuit. They said Utah in 1894 agreed to give up its right to the lands at issue when it became a state. Turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I. Trump's narrow focus on fossil fuels is a replay from his 2016 campaign — although minus coal mining, a collapsing industry that he failed to revive in his first term. Trump repeatedly hailed oil as “liquid gold” on the campaign trail this year and largely omitted any mention of coal. About 26% of U.S. oil comes from federal lands and offshore waters overseen by Interior. Production continues to hit record levels under President Joe Biden despite claims by Trump that the Democrat hindered drilling. But industry representatives and their Republican allies say volumes could be further boosted. They want Burgum and the Interior Department to ramp up oil and gas sales from federal lands, in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Alaska. The oil industry also hopes Trump’s government efficiency initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk can dramatically reduce environmental reviews. Biden’s administration reduced the frequency and size of lease sales, and it restored environmental rules that were weakened under Trump. The Democrat as a candidate in 2020 promised further restrictions on drilling to help combat global warming, but he struck a deal for the 2022 climate bill that requires offshore oil and gas sales to be held before renewable energy leases can be sold. “Oil and gas brings billions of dollars of revenue in, but you don't get that if you don't have leasing," said Erik Milito with the National Ocean Industries Association, which represents offshore industries including oil and wind. Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind energy projects. But Milito said he was hopeful that with Burgum in place it would be “green lights ahead for everything, not just oil and gas.” Conservation, drilling and grazing It is unclear if Burgum would revive some of the most controversial steps taken at the agency during Trump’s first term, including relocating senior officials out of Washington, D.C., dismantling parts of the Endangered Species Act and shrinking the size of two national monuments in Utah designated by former President Barack Obama. Officials under Biden spent much of the past four years reversing Trump's moves. They restored the Utah monuments and rescinded numerous Trump regulations. Onshore oil and gas lease sales plummeted — from more than a million acres sold annually under Trump and other previous administrations, to just 91,712 acres sold last year — while many wind and solar projects advanced. Developing energy leases takes years, and oil companies control millions of acres that remain untapped. Biden's administration also elevated the importance of conservation in public lands decisions, adopting a rule putting it more on par with oil and gas development. They proposed withdrawing parcels of land in six states from potential future mining to protect a struggling bird species, the greater sage grouse. North Dakota is among Republican states that challenged the Biden administration's public lands rule. The states said in a June lawsuit that officials acting to prevent climate change have turned laws meant to facilitate development into policies that obstruct drilling, livestock grazing and other uses. Oil production boomed over the past two decades in North Dakota thanks in large part to better drilling techniques. Burgum has been an industry champion and last year signed a repeal of the state's oil tax trigger — a price-based tax hike industry leaders supported removing. Burgum’s office declined an interview request. In a statement after his nomination, Burgum echoed Trump’s call for U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. The 68-year-old governor also said the Interior post offered an opportunity to improve government relations with developers, tribes, landowners and outdoor enthusiasts “with a focus on maximizing the responsible use of our natural resources with environmental stewardship for the benefit of the American people.” Under current Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the agency put greater emphasis on working collaboratively with tribes, including their own energy projects. Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe in New Mexico, also advanced an initiative to solve criminal cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous peoples and helped lead a nationwide reckoning over abuses at federal Indian boarding schools that culminated in a formal public apology from Biden. Burgum has worked with tribes in his state, including on oil development. Badlands Conservation Alliance director Shannon Straight in Bismarck, North Dakota, said Burgum has also been a big supporter of tourism in North Dakota and outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing. Yet Straight said that hasn't translated into additional protections for land in the state. “Theodore Roosevelt had a conservation ethic, and we talk and hold that up as a beautiful standard to live by," he said. “We haven't seen it as much on the ground. ... We need to recognize the landscape is only going to be as good as some additional protections.” Burgum has been a cheerleader of the planned Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox!

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The rally in the this year eliminated many of the really good deals, but several top Canadian stocks still offer attractive yields and should be solid picks for a self-directed Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) or Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) focused on passive income and total returns. Fortis ( ) recently raised its dividend by 4.2%. This marks the 51st consecutive annual dividend hike by the board. More increases are planned through 2029. Fortis intends to boost the distribution by 4% to 6% annually over five years, supported by the $26 billion capital program. Investors who buy Fortis stock at the current level can get a dividend yield of 3.95%. Canadian Natural Resources ( ) just raised its dividend by 7%. This is the 25th consecutive annual increase to the distribution. That’s a great track record for a business that relies on commodity prices to determine revenue. The oil and gas producer is a giant in the Canadian energy sector and continues to make acquisitions to drive revenue growth and boost the reserves. The stock is down to $48 from $56 earlier this year. Investors who buy CNQ stock at the current price can get a dividend yield of 4.7%. TD Bank ( ) is a contrarian pick right now. The stock has underperformed its peers in 2024 due to troubles in the American operations. Regulators in the U.S. hit TD with fines of roughly US$3 billion for not having proper systems in place to identify and prevent money laundering at some branches. A cap has also been placed on TD’s U.S. assets. This puts the growth strategy in the U.S. on hold. It will take some time for TD to get back on track, but the stock might be oversold at this level. Despite the challenges, TD remains a very profitable bank, and investors can currently get a 5.15% dividend yield on the stock. Enbridge ( ) just raised its dividend by 3%. This is the 30th consecutive year the board has increased the distribution. Enbridge wrapped up its US$14 billion acquisition of three natural gas utilities in the United States this year and is working on a $27 billion capital program. As new assets are completed and go into service, the company should see cash flow rise to support dividend growth. Investors who buy ENB stock at the current price can get a dividend yield of 6.2%. Telus ( ) is another contrarian pick. The stock is down 7% in 2024 compared to a gain of more than 20% for the TSX. Price wars in the mobile market, regulatory uncertainty, and challenges at its Telus Digital subsidiary have contributed to the pullback. Market conditions might remain challenging over the near term, but Telus generates good cash flow and continues to deliver dividend growth. At the time of writing, the stock offers a dividend yield of 7.3%. 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