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ANDOVER, Mass. , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedics Group, Inc. ("TransMedics") (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, today announced that on December 9, 2024 , TransMedics granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 20,612 shares of its common stock and an aggregate of 13,576 restricted stock units to 3 employees, each as a material inducement for each employee's entry into employment with TransMedics. The grants included stock options to purchase 18,922 shares of TransMedics' common stock and 12,463 restricted stock units granted to Gerardo Hernandez , the Company's Chief Financial Officer. The grants were approved by the Compensation Committee of the TransMedics Board of Directors and were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and pursuant to the TransMedics Group, Inc. Inducement Plan. TransMedics granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 20,612 shares of TransMedics' common stock and 13,576 restricted stock units in the aggregate. The stock options were granted with a per share exercise price of $69.84 , the closing price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on December 9, 2024 . Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to each option will vest on the first yearly anniversary of the date of the employee's start of employment, with the remainder vesting in equal monthly installments over the subsequent three year period, subject to the employee's continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The options have a 10-year term and are subject to the terms of the TransMedics Group, Inc. Inducement Plan. Twenty-five percent of each restricted stock unit award will vest on the first four anniversaries of the date of the employee's start of employment, subject to the employee's continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The restricted stock units are subject to the terms of the TransMedics Group, Inc. Inducement Plan. About TransMedics Group, Inc. TransMedics is the world's leader in portable extracorporeal warm perfusion and assessment of donor organs for transplantation. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts , the company was founded to address the unmet need for more and better organs for transplantation and has developed technologies to preserve organ quality, assess organ viability prior to transplant, and potentially increase the utilization of donor organs for the treatment of end-stage heart, lung, and liver failure. Investor Contact: Brian Johnston 332-895-3222 Investors@transmedics.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/transmedics-reports-inducement-grants-under-nasdaq-listing-rule-5635c4-302330724.html SOURCE TransMedics Group, Inc.Central govt. capex to surge by 25 pc YoY in second half of FY25: Jefferies

New Delhi: Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor received a rude jolt in the debut election for his Jan Suraaj Party, which ended up in the third and fourth positions in four assembly bypolls in Bihar. Having covered a distance of 3,500 kilometres across Bihar districts since 2022 to interact with people on the ground in what was called the Jan Surahj Padyatra, Kishor formally launched his party only last month. On Saturday, as the results poured in, Kishor put up a brave front. His one-month-old party, Kishor asserted, secured 10 percent votes, though the overall performance was not up to expectations. Speaking on the party’s future, he said the Mahayuti bounced back in the Maharashtra assembly election within six months of the Lok Sabha polls, and he has a whole year to prepare for the next assembly election in Bihar. In three of the four assembly seats in Bihar—Belaganj, Imamganj and Tarari—JSP candidates secured the third position. On the fourth seat, Ramgarh, the party came fourth. Promising to give the Bihar electorate clean politics, with leaders of proven efficiency and clean records, Kishor floated the Jan Suraaj Party on October 2—Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Supposed to be a bi-polar contest between the NDA and the INDIA bloc, the bypolls became a triangular contest when the Jan Suraaj Party fielded candidates in all four seats. Instead of nominating himself as the party president, Kishor appointed a former IFS officer, Manoj Bharti, to the position. During the bypoll campaign, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressed four meetings and Lalu Prasad one. Meanwhile, Prashant Kishor addressed 125 meetings, covering four constituencies. In his addresses, he told voters that Lalu and Nitish ruled Bihar for over three decades, and their time was up. “I am giving you an alternative (in the form of JSP) to all those tired of the Lalu and Nitish rule over the last 34 years,” he kept mentioning. He urged the voters to help the new crop of leaders grow. On the other hand, the Jan Suraaj Party faced criticism when three of the four candidates for the bypolls, it turned out, had pending criminal cases against them. The party’s choice of candidates went against Kishor’s promise to give tickets to candidates with a “clean image”. Their defeat in the bypolls now is a jolt for the party. Just after the results became clear, Prashant Kishor addressed a press conference, accepting defeat but adding that he will bounce back. He said, ”We will contest all 243 seats in 2025 assembly seats, with more preparation. It was just a start; we will bounce back after reviewing these results.” Speaking to ThePrint, political analyst Dr Tanvir Aeijaz, vice-chairman of Centre for Multilevel Federalism, New Delhi, said, ”Prashant Kishor is trying to give political alternatives in Bihar, but his ideology is very unclear. Bihar is a politically savvy state where the public knows whom to vote for. There is no clarity on his stand on reservation and privatisation. He only targets mainstream parties, but what alternative will he give? No clarity. So, why would the public be attracted to vote?” Jan Suraaj Party fielded Mohammad Amjad in the Belaganj assembly constituency. With 17,285 votes, he came third. Janata Dal (United) candidate Manorama Devi won the seat with 73,334 votes. In the Imamganj assembly constituency, JSP candidate Jitendra Paswan also stood third, with 37,103 votes. Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)’s Deepa Manjhi, the daughter-in-law of Union Minister Jitendra Ram Manjhi, clinched the seat by winning 53,435 votes. In the Tarari assembly constituency, Jan Suraaj Party candidate Kiran Singh also could secure only the third position by winning 5,592 votes. With 78,564 votes, BJP candidate Vishal Prashant, son of former MLA and ‘Arrah strongman’ Sunil Pandey, emerged as the winner. In the Ramgarh assembly constituency, JSP candidate Sushil Kumar Singh could manage only 6,513 votes, finishing fourth. BJP candidate Ashok Kumar Singh secured the seat by winning 62,257 votes. (Edited by Madhurita Goswami) Also Read: Shocked Congress cries ‘targeted manipulation’ after Maharashtra debacle, says BJP ‘misused machinery’ Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );As a teenager, Greca moved from Albania to the US and managed her anxiety and depression with exercise; now, she runs several wellness companies and is a trainer to the stars in Los Angeles If you’re a fan of fitness – or the Kardashians – you’re probably familiar with one of the most prominent figures in the world of health and wellness. Senada Greca recently stepped into the spotlight as Kim Kardashian’s personal trainer, but the long-time celebrity instructor has also worked with stars such as Miranda Kerr, Selena Gomez and Bebe Rexha. Greca recently appeared on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast, where she revealed how working out for just five minutes a day can make a big difference to one’s health. The key, she says, is creating a habit and “making fitness a lifelong activity”. For mothers trying to start exercising, Greca recommends you “grab the kid, put him on your hip and hip-thrust the kid”. Greca’s approach to fitness seems to resonate with many people, as evident in the comments about the YouTube video of her podcast with Shetty. One user commented, “Wow, Senada is truly such an incredible soul. I love her energy and purpose! This is just the inspiration I have been needing to start my fitness journey again.” What else do we know about Senada Greca, the inspiring fitness expert who says no to unnecessary cardio and boasts millions of followers on social media? She created The Senada Method Greca has made a name for herself with her “holistic approach to health and wellness” and The Senada Method fitness programme. On her fitness and personal development app, WeRise, she says, “The Senada Method is based around strength, functional and dynamic training. It takes an innovative and creative approach to traditional movement patterns, to ensure that these methods deliver amazing results which are sustainable.” Senada revealed on Instagram that she uses the method to train herself and her celebrity clients. She had a highly active childhood Greca’s impressive physique didn’t arrive overnight. On a Terrell Owens podcast the trainer revealed that she was an active child, climbing trees to pick ripe fruit and playing outside. She also told magazine Glamour South Africa that she played soccer, tennis, basketball and rugby after moving to the US from Albania, where she was born. However, it was while playing rugby at university that she found herself calling 911 with a shinsplints emergency.

Ukraine is slowly losing the three-year conflict on the battlefield. Russia is slowly losing the economic conflict at a roughly equal pace. The Kremlin’s oil export revenues are too low to sustain a high-intensity war and nobody will lend Vladimir Putin a kopeck. Russia’s overheated, military-Keynesian war economy looks much like the dysfunctional German war economy of late 1917, which had run out of skilled manpower and was holed below the waterline after three years of Allied blockade – as the logistical failures of the Ludendorff offensive would later reveal. Vladimir Putin’s war has crippled Russia’s economy. Credit: AP Photos Putin’s strategic victory in Ukraine was far from inevitable a fortnight ago and it is less inevitable now after the Assad regime collapsed like a house of cards , shattering Putin’s credibility in the Middle East and the Sahel. He could do nothing to save his sole state ally in the Arab world. “The limits of Russian military power have been revealed,” said Tim Ash, a regional expert at Bluebay Asset Management and a Chatham House fellow. Turkey is now master of the region. Turkish forces had to step in to rescue stranded Russian generals. Even if Putin succeeds in holding on to his naval base at Tartus – a big if – this concession will be on Ottoman terms and sufferance. “Putin now goes into Ukraine peace talks from a position of weakness,” said Mr Ash. When Trump won the US elections in 2016, corks of Golubitskoe Villa Romanov popped at the Kremlin. There were no illusions this time. Anton Barbashin from Riddle Russia says Donald Trump imposed 40 rounds of sanctions on Russia, belying his bonhomie with Putin before the cameras. He has since warned that Putin will not get all of the four annexed (but unconquered) oblasts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. The Kremlin had banked on a contested election outcome in the US, followed by months of disarray that would discredit US democracy across the world. The polite interregnum has been a cruel disappointment. Barbashin says Russia’s leaders expect Trump to issue ultimatums to both Kyiv and Moscow: if Volodymyr Zelensky balks at peace terms, the US will sever all military aid; if Putin drags his feet, the US will up the military ante and carpet-bomb the Russian economy. That economy held up well for two years but this third year has become harder. The central bank has raised interest rates to 21 per cent to choke off an inflation spiral. “The economy cannot exist like this for long. It’s a colossal challenge for business and banks,” said German Gref, Sberbank’s chief executive. Sergei Chemezov, head of the defence giant Rostec, said the monetary squeeze was becoming dangerous. “If we continue like this, most companies will essentially go bankrupt. At rates of more than 20 per cent, I don’t know of a single business that can make a profit, not even an arms trader,” he said. If the Saudis again decide to flood the world with cheap crude to recoup market share – as many predict – oil will fall below $US40 and Russia will spin out of economic control. Credit: AP The resurrection of the Soviet military industrial complex – to borrow a term from Pierre-Marie Meunier, the French intelligence analyst – is cannibalising the rest of the economy. Some 800,000 of the young and best-educated have left the country. The numbers slaughtered or maimed in the meat grinder are approaching half a million. Russia’s digital minister says the shortage of IT workers is around 600,000. The defence industry has 400,000 unfilled positions. The total labour shortage is near 5 million. Anatoly Kovalev, head of Zelenograd Nanotechnology Centre, said his industry was crippled by lack of equipment and could not replace foreign supplies. “There is a shortage of qualified specialists: engineers, technologists, developers, designers. There are practically no colleges and technical schools that train personnel for the industry,” he said. Total export earnings from all fossil fuels were running at about $US1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) a day in mid-2022. They have fallen for the last 10 months consecutively and are now barely $US600 million. The Kremlin takes a slice of this for the budget but it is far too little to fund a war machine gobbling up a 10th of GDP in one way or another. Oil tax revenues slumped to $US5.8 billion in November, based on a Urals price averaging near $US65 a barrel. That price could fall a lot further. Russia is facing an incipient price war with Saudi Arabia in Asian markets. Putin is raiding the National Wealth Fund to cover the shortfall. Its liquid assets have fallen to a 16-year low of $US54 billion. Its gold reserves have dropped from 554 to 279 tonnes over the last 15 months. The fund is left with illiquid holdings that cannot be crystallised, such as an equity stake in Aeroflot. The long-awaited rally in oil prices keeps refusing to happen. JP Morgan said excess global supply next year would reach 1.3 million barrels a day due to rising output from Brazil, Guyana, and US shale. Rosneft’s Igor Sechin has told his old KGB friend Putin to brace for $US45-$US50 next year. Adjusted for inflation, that matches levels that bankrupted the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The purpose of the G7’s convoluted oil sanctions was – until a month ago – to eat into Putin’s revenue without curtailing global oil supply and worsening the cost of living shock in the West. This has been a partial success. Russia had to assemble a shadow fleet of tankers and ship oil from Baltic and Black Sea ports to buyers in India and China, who pressed a hard bargain. The International Energy Agency estimates that the discount on Urals crude has averaged $US15 over 2023 to 2024, depriving Putin of $US75 million a day in export revenues. ‘The economy cannot exist like this for long. It’s a colossal challenge for business and banks.’ Russia can get around technology sanctions but its systems are configured to Western semiconductors. These chips cannot easily be replaced by Chinese suppliers, even if they were willing to risk US secondary sanctions, which most are not. The chips are bought at a stiff premium on the global black market and are unreliable. Ukrainian troops have noticed that Russian Geran-2 drones keep spinning out of control. The Washington Post reports that laser-guided devices on Russia’s T-90M tanks have “mysteriously disappeared”, greatly reducing capability. The industry ministry has been trying to develop analogues to replace chips from Texas Instruments, Aeroflex and Cypress but admitted in October that all three tenders had failed. Alexey Novoselov from the circuits company Milandr said Russia could not obtain the insulator technologies needed to make chips of 90 nanometers or below. It is the dark ages. The US tightened the noose three weeks ago, imposing sanctions on Gazprombank and over 50 Russian banks linked to global transactions. This has greatly complicated Russia’s ability to trade energy and buy technology on the black market. It briefly crashed the rouble, now hovering at around 100 to the dollar. Chinese banks have stopped accepting Russian UnionPay cards. The Chinese press says exporters have pulled back from Russian e-commerce sites such as Yandez or Wildberries because payment fees through third-parties no longer cover thin profit margins. Some have been unable to extract their money from Russia and are facing large losses. Few foresaw the sudden and total collapse of the Soviet regime, though all the signs of economic decay and imperial overreach were there to see by 1989. Putin’s regime is not yet at this point but it would only take one more change in the Middle East to bring matters to a head. If the Saudis again decide to flood the world with cheap crude to recoup market share – as many predict – oil will fall below $US40 and Russia will spin out of economic control. The Ukraine war may end in Riyadh. Telegraph, London The Business Briefing newsletter delivers major stories, exclusive coverage and expert opinion. Sign up to get it every weekday morning .

College Football Insider 'Won't be Surprised' if Arch Manning Plays Against Texas A&MORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In losing Sunday’s battle with the Buffalo Bills, perhaps the best team in football, Jerod Mayo won the war. Best I can tell, he’s staying put. For 2025, and maybe beyond. To his angry fan base and incredulous pockets of the New England Patriots’ media corps, remember Mayo’s future doesn’t hinge on winning this season. It’s not about what you want, or what I think. It’s about the Krafts, who hand-picked Mayo to succeed Bill Belichick four and a half years before he actually did, believing in him, and finding reasons to maintain that belief. In the eyes of someone who wants to believe, Sunday supplied enough reason. The Patriots led at halftime, then lost by three as 14-point underdogs. They became the first team since mid-October to hold the Bills under 30 points. Drake Maye outplayed the next MVP of the league for most of the game and took another step toward his destiny as a franchise quarterback, If that sounds like a low bar, that’s because it is. Such is life in Year 1 of a rebuild, a multi-year process ownership has committed to seeing through to the end with their organizational pillars now in place: Mayo, Maye and de facto GM Eliot Wolf. As frustrating as this 3-12 campaign has been, there are always nuggets of optimism amid the rubble of a losing season; particularly if you want to find them. The Krafts do, and so does Maye, who loves his head coach, by the way; calling questions about Mayo’s job security “BS.” “We’ve got his back,” Maye said post-game. Maye’s voice matters. Certainly more than any number of fans or media members. Ever since media-fueled speculation that Mayo could get canned at the end of his first season began rising, the caveat has always been the same: if, a Gillette Stadium-sized “if,” the Patriots bomb atomically down the stretch, ownership could pull the plug on Mayo. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport became the latest to join that chorus Sunday with this pregame report: “The Krafts want to keep Jerod Mayo,” he said. “They believe he is the leader for the organization for the future, and they knew it would be a multi-year process to get this thing right. Now if things go off the rails, if they really start to struggle and he loses the locker room the last couple games of the season, we’ve seen this thing turn. “But as of now, the Patriots believe Jerod Mayo is their leader for the future.” Well, Mayo hasn’t lost the locker room. That’s a fact. To a man, both in public and from those I’ve spoken to in private, Patriots players believe in their head coach. Mayo might be a players’ coach, yes, in the best and worst senses. But the Patriots were a few plays away Sunday from pulling off their largest upset since Super Bowl XXXVI. “I think we’re building something good,” Maye said. The Patriots also played their best half of football this season against their toughest opponent yet. Another fact. Now, to the frustrated, I am with you. To the shocked, I understand. But to the trigger-happy, lay down your arms. Mayo, by all accounts, is returning in 2025. Alex Van Pelt, however, is another story. In the same vein that the Krafts could have viewed Sunday’s performance as a reason to save Mayo — despite his pathetic punt at midfield, down 10 with just eight and a half minutes left — they could have convinced themselves their offensive coordinator is the real problem. After all, team president Jonathan Kraft was visibly exasperated over Van Pelt’s play-calling during the Pats’ loss at Arizona a week earlier. Four days later, Van Pelt told reporters he had yet to hear from his boss. Well, that time may be coming. Trailing by three in the fourth quarter Sunday, Van Pelt called a pass that resulted in an unnecessary lateral and game-winning touchdown for Buffalo. His offense later operated like it was taking a Sunday drive with the game on the line, using up 3:16 of the final 4:19 en route to its final touchdown. Van Pelt, finally, weaponized Maye’s legs in critical situations, something that arguably should have been done weeks ago. Not to mention, Van Pelt’s top running back can’t stop fumbling, and the offensive line remains a hot mess. Call him Alex Van Fall Guy. Because Van Pelt’s offense, for the first time in a while, under-performed relative to Mayo’s defense. On merit, he deserves to stay; a case that’s harder to make for defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington. But it’s not about merit this season. It’s not about what you want. It’s not about what I think. It’s about the Krafts; what they see, what they want, what they believe. Even in defeat. ____Singer-songwriter Khalid came out as gay on social media after he was outed, according to his posts on X. The Grammy nominee , 26, posted a rainbow flag emoji and short statement on X on Friday afternoon. "there yall go. next topic please lol," Khalid, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, wrote. 🏳️‍🌈!!! there yall go. next topic please lol In a later post, Khalid said that he had been "outted," but did not provide any other information or context. "The world still continues to turn," he wrote . He added that he was "not ashamed" of his sexuality, but had not publicly spoken about it because "it ain't nobodies business." He responded to multiple fans' comments to say he was never "hiding" his sexual orientation. In a final post , he said he was done discussing the topic. He also shared some of the posts on his Instagram story, thanking fans for "all of the support." CBS News reached out to Khalid's representatives for any additional comment. Khalid released his third studio album "Sincere" in August. Throughout his career, he has earned critical acclaim and has been nominated for six Grammy Awards. He has won multiple MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. In 2019, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Music LGBTQ+ Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.

Musk and Trump could delete consumer protectionsTYSONS, Va. , Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Permuta Technologies proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary, a milestone that underscores its continued commitment to delivering mission-critical technology solutions for defense, government, and public sector organizations. Since 1999, Permuta has been at the forefront of technological innovation, providing tools that empower agencies to enhance operational readiness, streamline processes, and drive mission success. Over the past quarter-century, Permuta has earned the trust of organizations such as the U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies, and military branches. By continuously evolving to meet the needs of modern government operations, Permuta has introduced advanced solutions like DefenseReady Cloud , with integrated AI capabilities to support the ever-growing demand for operational excellence and readiness in dynamic environments. Reflecting on this achievement, Permuta CEO Sig Behrens shared his thoughts on the company's journey and future vision: "As we celebrate 25 years of service, we take immense pride in the impact Permuta has made on the defense and government sectors," said Behrens. "Our longevity is a testament to our team's dedication and ability to consistently deliver innovative solutions that address the unique challenges our customers face. The embrace of cloud and AI technology has been pivotal in ensuring our software stays ahead of the curve, allowing us to provide solutions that enhance national security and competitiveness. Our commitment to delivering the right resources to the right place at the right time remains unwavering, making our nation stronger and more resilient." Permuta continues to deliver solutions that improve decision-making, automate operations, and drive readiness for modern military operations. The 25th-anniversary celebrations will include community outreach initiatives, customer engagement events, and employee recognition programs to honor those who have contributed to the company's success. About Permuta Technologies Permuta Technologies is a leading provider of cloud-based and AI-enhanced software solutions for defense, government, and public sector organizations. Known for its flagship product, Defense Ready , Permuta equips agencies with the tools needed to enhance operational efficiency, readiness, and mission success. With a focus on technological innovation and customer excellence, Permuta remains at the forefront of delivering impactful solutions to those who serve. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/permuta-technologies-marks-25-years-of-innovation-in-government-and-defense-technology-solutions-302338608.html SOURCE Permuta Technologies, Inc.Do WA residents need an enhanced driver's license to fly this Thanksgiving? What to know

Company experts offer predictions across key sectors to help businesses navigate the unexpected MEMPHIS, Tenn. , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sedgwick , a leading global provider of claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, has published its Forecasting 2025 thought leadership report . In preparing the report, Sedgwick's experts conducted research and engaged with clients for notable insights to forecast trends across key sectors and topics. The content focuses on ensuring organizations are aware of new risks and evolving trends and helping them navigate the unexpected in the year ahead. The Forecasting 2025 thought leadership report highlights trends related to: The future of the workplace: Organizational leaders will need to navigate generational differences, an ever-increasing focus on mental health, and new strategies for talent recruitment, retention and development — while developing efficient support systems to respond in the event of workplace injuries, accidents and other crises. Recalls, regulatory landscape and compliance: Strategies like "mock recalls" will be a priority as leaders focus on maintaining public trust, tailoring communication strategies to broader and more segmented audiences, and maximizing awareness and response in the event of a product recall. Catastrophe planning and disaster recovery: Operational continuity in the event of a disaster will be key in 2025, as business and property owners, company leaders and private citizens anticipate the rising frequency and intensity of droughts, extreme temperatures, flooding and storms. Parametric insurance policies will become more common, as will new building methods and construction strategies amid regulatory and policy changes, technological advancements, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. AI and ...: Artificial intelligence and robotics have driven some of the most prominent workplace evolutions over the past few years. In 2025, these and other leading-edge technologies will continue to play a significant role in the way companies promote efficiencies and engage with customers. However, business leaders must be able to keep up with new regulations, understand the associated vulnerabilities and risks, and put a team in place to effectively implement and maintain them. Planning ahead: The world is rapidly changing, becoming more uncertain and volatile every day. Supply chain disruptions, new tariffs, more frequent and sophisticated cyber-attacks and business interruption will greatly impact organizations in 2025. Diversification, rapid response and technology will be critical tools in being as prepared as possible. "2024 was a seismic year across industry sectors as companies navigated the unexpected, and 2025 will be no different," said Kimberly George, Sedgwick's Global Chief Brand Officer . "These predictions serve as a barometer for what's to come, so leaders around the world can prepare accordingly." The trends and predictions in the Forecasting 2025 report will be monitored by Sedgwick's experts throughout the year and serve as part of a larger thought leadership strategy to keep clients and partners informed. With this, Sedgwick will launch a new podcast featuring in-depth conversations with its experts and client partners on a new topic each month. For more on the report insights, visit sedgwick.com . About Sedgwick Sedgwick is a leading global provider of claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions. The company provides a broad range of resources tailored to clients' specific needs in casualty, property, marine, benefits, brand protection and other lines. At Sedgwick, caring counts; through the dedication and expertise of over 33,000 colleagues across 80 countries, the company takes care of people and organizations by mitigating and reducing risks and losses, promoting health and productivity, protecting brand reputations, and containing costs that can impact performance. Sedgwick's majority shareholder is The Carlyle Group; Stone Point Capital LLC, Altas Partners, CDPQ, Onex and other management investors are minority shareholders. For more, see sedgwick.com . SOURCE Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

Prep football: Elia runs wild as Tug Valley advances to second-ever state semifinalStocks closed higher on Wall Street at the start of a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Monday. Several big technology companies helped support the gains, including chip companies Nvidia and Broadcom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1%. Honda’s U.S.-listed shares rose sharply after the company said it was in talks about a combination with Nissan in a deal that could also include Mitsubishi Motors. Eli Lilly rose after announcing that regulators approved Zepbound as the first prescription medicine for adults with sleep apnea. Treasury yields rose in the bond market. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Major stock indexes rose on Wall Street in afternoon trading Monday, after a choppy start to a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average recovered from an early slide to gain 29 points, or 0.1% as of 3:40 p.m. Eastern time. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite rose 0.8%. Gains in technology and communications stocks helped outweigh losses in consumer goods companies and elsewhere in the market. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, whose enormous valuation gives it an outsize influence on indexes, rose 3.3%. Broadcom climbed 5.5% to also help support the broader market. Walmart fell 2% and PepsiCo slid 1.2%. Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan said they are talking about combining in a deal that might also include Mitsubishi Motors. U.S.-listed shares in Honda jumped 13.4%, while Nissan slipped 0.2%. Eli Lilly rose 3.5% after announcing that regulators approved Zepbound as the first and only prescription medicine for adults with sleep apnea. Department store Nordstrom fell 1.6% after it agreed to be taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican retail group in a $6.25 billion deal. The Conference Board said that consumer confidence slipped in December. Its consumer confidence index fell back to 104.7 from 112.8 in November. Wall Street was expecting a reading of 113.8. The unexpectedly weak consumer confidence update follows several generally strong economic reports last week. One report showed the overall economy grew at a 3.1% annualized rate during the summer, faster than earlier thought. The latest report on unemployment benefit applications showed that the job market remains solid. A report on Friday said a measure of inflation the Federal Reserve likes to use was slightly lower last month than economists expected. Worries about inflation edging higher again had been weighing on Wall Street and the Fed. The central bank just delivered its third cut to interest rates this year, but inflation has been hovering stubbornly above its target of 2%. It has signaled that it could deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year than it earlier anticipated because of concerns over inflation. Expectations for more interest rate cuts have helped drive a roughly 25% gain for the S&P 500 in 2024. That drive included 57 all-time highs this year. Inflation concerns have added to uncertainties heading into 2025, which include the labor market's path ahead and shifting economic policies under an incoming President Donald Trump. "Put simply, much of the strong market performance prior to last week was driven by expectations that a best-case scenario was the base case for 2025," said Brent Schutte, chief investment officer at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Treasury yields rose in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.59% from 4.53% late Friday. European markets were mostly lower, while markets in Asia gained ground. Wall Street has several other economic reports to look forward to this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. will release its November report for sales of newly constructed homes. A weekly update on unemployment benefits is expected on Thursday. Markets in the U.S. will close at 1 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday for Christmas Eve and will remain closed on Wednesday for Christmas. Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, The Associated PressCould Buying Block Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

Tara Sutaria Attends Ex Aadar Jain's Roka With Her Friend Alekha Advani? Netizens Go ROFLLife’s unfair — and then there’s the Michelin 2024 guide to New York City restaurants. If MAGA-believers and far-left progressives can agree on one book to ban, it should be the tire company’s red-jacketed travesty of culinary justice. Twenty years since Michelin invaded the Big Apple with its hilariously error-filled debut edition, the publication remains influential enough among high-spending foreign visitors to make or break a restaurant — but with no accountability to anyone. Unlike critics who put their names on their opinions, Michelin fields anonymous “inspectors” who may or may not have been to places they purport to judge. Their identities and the number of visits they make and when are a closely guarded secret. Michelin’s international director, Paris-based Gwendal Poullennec, disingenuously told Eater.com this week, “We don’t share demographics or figures [regarding inspectors] because anonymity is key for independence.” Of course, anonymity is also key to mugging someone in an alley. There’s been lots of hype over the new book’s findings which were announced on Monday. Jungsik is New York’s first new three-star restaurant in twelve years! Woweee! But few seem to have read the rest of the list, which is even more out of touch than previous editions and makes moronic social media posts seem astute by comparison. Michelin awarded stars to no fewer than fourteen Japanese and eleven Korean places, many of them small counters with prices starting at $200. But only two Italian eateries received stars — Torrisi and Rezdora each got one. This in a city full of great modern and traditional Italian restaurants, including Marea, Il Gattopardo, Locanda Verde, Lilia and Roberto’s. To put it another way: Japanese and Korean restaurants received a total of 36 stars to a total of two for Italians. Could there possibly be a prejudice here? We’ve enjoyed a revolution in great Chinese, from high-end Hutong to a dozen wonderful Szechuanese and Fukienese spots in the east and west 30s to tiny Cantonese joints on Mott Street — all chopped liver to Michelin. In a city with three large, distinct Chinatowns, Michelin blessed exactly one Chinese restaurant with a star — Yingtao on Ninth Avenue, which is merely “Chinese inspired,” according to its website. Conspicuously and outrageously missing from the ranks of star-holders is Tatiana. Bronx-raised Kwame Onwuachi’s Nigerian-influenced place at Lincoln Center has been proclaimed as one of New York City’s greatest restaurants by the New York Post, the New York Times and The New Yorker — in rare agreement. It’s earned accolades from the James Beard Foundation, Conde Nast Traveler, TimeOut New York and Forbes, which called it “the future of fine dining.” But apparently, the tire company’s invisible judges know much more about Nigerian-style short rib pastrami suya than we Big Apple ignoramuses do. Michelin’s tire treads ran over Restaurant Daniel, one of the nation’s most sophisticated modern-French restaurants, chopping it down from two stars to one. Having eaten there twice in the past year. I can attest that it’s a three-star place on every level and worthy of its high prices. The diss won’t matter to Daniel’s legion of admirers in New York. But the star haircut can damage it because many big-spenders from Europe still regard the “red book” as gospel. Michelin’s death grip on French attitudes especially was reflected in the suicides of two chefs in recent decades. One feared he’d lose a three-star rating (but didn’t), while the other did lose three stars. Michelin’s three-star roster includes just five NYC restaurants, among them Per Se. The Times’ Pete Wells famously chopped it down from four stars to two in 2016. The beatdown was so persuasive that chef Thomas Keller bought an ad in which he said, “We are sorry we let you down.” But it sounds as if things haven’t changed much. Last week, the Times’ interim critic Melissa Clark declared the tuile holding a salmon morsel as “thick and nubby as an oatmeal cookie” with “grainy” custard. A signature oyster dish had “the gloppy texture of the tapioca pudding served at my great-aunt’s nursing home” and much of her meal was “in that gummy, starchy vein.” New Yorkers know we have the world’s greatest collection of restaurants. We don’t need advice from a French tire company. Michelin should hit the road before it does any more damage to them.

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