
Aston Villa had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday after a last-gasp effort by Morgan Rogers was chalked off for a foul on Juventus keeper Michele Di Gregorio. Villa thought they had won it at the death to end a six-game winless streak when Di Gregorio failed to catch a free kick but Diego Carlos fouled the Juventus keeper as Rogers was lashing the ball into the net, and boos poured out from Villa fans after the final whistle. The match was far from a classic, with Juventus seemingly content to keep possession, and both sides squandered chances, with Villa's best coming from Lucas Digne who hammered a free kick off the crossbar seconds before halftime. Midway through the second half, Francisco Conceicao's header from a corner looked destined for the back of Villa's net but goalkeeper Emi Martinez dived to get his fingertips to the ball. Unai Emery's Villa, who had kicked off their Champions League campaign with three victories and three clean sheets, are ninth in the table after five games, while their Italian visitors, who had only 14 outfield players available on Wednesday, are 17th.
THE Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) is set to add 61.92 percent to its existing 20.98 percent stake in the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS) after signing agreements with PDS shareholders on Thursday, December 26, 2024. At an acquisition price of P600 per share, PSE will be purchasing a total of 3.87 million PDS shares for P2.32 billion. The transaction cost was based on the P3.75-billion enterprise value of PDS. Among the agreements signed Thursday was the term sheet with the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) for its shares and those owned by BAP Data Exchange, Inc. and certain member-banks for an equivalent of 28.83 percent of PDS. A term sheet was likewise signed with Mizuho Bank Ltd. for its 0.08 percent stake. The Exchange also inked share purchase agreements with five other PDS shareholders. PSE will acquire Singapore Exchange Limited’s 20-percent stake; Whistler Technologies, Inc.’s 8 percent; San Miguel Corporation’s 4 percent; Investment House Association of the Philippines’ 0.65 percent; and Golden Astra Capital, Inc.’s 0.36 percent shareholding in PDS. “These signed agreements bring us a step closer to achieving our objective of consolidating the equities and fixed income exchanges and realizing the synergies and efficiencies from this unified setup. This will also allow us to be instrumental in the growth and development of the Philippine capital market with the introduction of new products for various stakeholders as well as the implementation of risk management processes,” said PSE President and CEO Ramon S. Monzon. The PDS is the holding company that owns the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation, the operator of the fixed income exchange. It also owns the Philippine Depository & Trust Corp. which serves as the depository for equities and fixed income securities. The transactions are subject to the customary closing conditions, including corporate approvals and delivery of closing certificates. Sources regularly see Lorenz at telco and transport conferences. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas, and has been covering the beat since 2013. He likes to featurize stories, and tries to find another angle for spot news. He travels during his spare time, and likes his coffee black -- no cream, no sugar.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — It was a season of Iowa State comebacks. And fittingly, that's how it ended for the Cyclones. Game MVP Rocco Becht scored from a yard out on fourth-and-goal with 56 seconds remaining and No. 18 Iowa State capped the best season in school history by rallying past No. 15 Miami 42-41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday. Becht finished with 270 passing yards and three touchdowns for Iowa State (11-2), a program that entered this season — the 133rd year of Cyclone football — never having won more than nine games in a year. “If you look at this team, it’s really who they’ve been all year,” coach Matt Campbell said. The win marked the fourth time in 2024 that Iowa State got a winning score with less than two minutes remaining. For this one, the Cyclones rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half — with Miami quarterback Cam Ward watching after a record-setting first half — to get win No. 11. Carson Hansen rushed for a pair of touchdowns for Iowa State. People are also reading... And as the MVP, Becht got the honor of choosing which flavor Pop-Tart was to be sacrificed in a giant toaster. “There's only one,” Becht said. “Cinnamon roll.” Ward passed for three touchdowns in his final college game, while Damien Martinez rushed for a career-high 179 yards for Miami (10-3), which dropped its sixth straight bowl game and lost three of four games to end the season — those three losses by a combined 10 points. "Disappointed that we couldn't pull out a victory," Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. “These guys have always fought and always competed and this was no exception. ... It's painful. It's as painful as it gets when you don't win. But there's a lot to build on.” NEBRASKA 20, BOSTON COLLEGE 15: Dylan Raiola passed for 228 yards and a touchdown as Nebraska built an 18-point lead through three quarters and hung on for its first bowl victory since 2015. Raiola hit Emmett Johnson with a 13-yard TD pass on fourth down with 3:02 remaining in the third quarter for a 20-2 edge and the Cornhuskers (7-6) held on for the win at Yankee Stadium. Raiola completed 23 of 31 passes in front of a sizable Nebraska crowd that celebrated the team's first bowl win since topping UCLA in the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl and first winning season since 2016. Raiola completed passes to 10 receivers, including Jahmal Banks, who finished with four receptions for 79 yards. Grayson James finished 25 of 40 for 296 yards as Boston College (7-6). UCONN 27, NORTH CAROLINA 14: Joe Fagnano threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns to help the Huskies (9-4) beat the Tar Heels (6-7) at Fenway Park, embarrassing incoming coach Bill Belichick's new team in his old backyard. Mel Brown rushed for 96 yards for UConn and Skyler Bell caught three passes for 77 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown that gave the Huskies a 10-0 first-quarter lead. Chris Culliver returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, but that would be Carolina's only production in the first half. TCU 34, LOUISIANA 3: Josh Hoover passed for four touchdowns as the Horned Frogs (9-4) routed the Ragin' Cajuns (10-4) in Albuquerque. Hoover was 20 for 32 for 252 yards with an interception. Eric McAlister had eight catches for 87 yards and a TD for the Horned Frogs. TCU's defense also had a solid day, holding Louisiana-Lafayette to 209 yards, including 61 on the game's final possession. LATE FRIDAY LAS VEGAS BOWL USC 35, TEXAS A&M 31: Jayden Maiava threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kyle Ford with eight seconds left to give Southern California the victory over Texas A&M (8-5) in the Las Vegas Bowl. A graduate of Liberty High School in nearby Henderson and a transfer from UNLV, Maiava helped the Trojans (7-6) overcome a 17-point deficit. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PDFS – Free Report ) by 388.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,467 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 44,111 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.14% of PDF Solutions worth $1,757,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,147,622 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $36,357,000 after acquiring an additional 23,148 shares during the period. Creative Planning bought a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the third quarter worth approximately $341,000. Emerald Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 2.2% in the third quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 895,248 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,361,000 after purchasing an additional 19,673 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in PDF Solutions by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 917,627 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,383,000 after buying an additional 16,853 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in PDF Solutions by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 658,547 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $20,863,000 after buying an additional 94,154 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock. PDF Solutions Trading Down 3.0 % Shares of PDFS stock opened at $27.89 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $30.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.74. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of 253.57 and a beta of 1.51. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $27.52 and a 12 month high of $39.70. Insider Buying and Selling Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research firms recently issued reports on PDFS. Northland Securities reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com raised PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on PDFS PDF Solutions Company Profile ( Free Report ) PDF Solutions, Inc provides proprietary software and physical intellectual property products for integrated circuit designs, electrical measurement hardware tools, proven methodologies, and professional services in the United States, China, Japan, and internationally. The company offers Exensio software products, such as Manufacturing Analytics that store collected data in a common environment with a consistent view for enabling product engineers to identify and analyze production yield, performance, reliability, and other issues; Process Control that provides failure detection and classification capabilities for monitoring, alarming, and controlling manufacturing tool sets; Test Operations that offer data collection and analysis capabilities; and Assembly Operations that provide device manufacturers with the capability to link assembly and packaging data, including fabrication and characterization data over the product life cycle. See Also Five stocks we like better than PDF Solutions Stock Analyst Ratings and Canadian Analyst Ratings S&P 500 ETFs: Expense Ratios That Can Boost Your Long-Term Gains How to Use High Beta Stocks to Maximize Your Investing Profits How AI Implementation Could Help MongoDB Roar Back in 2025 Learn Technical Analysis Skills to Master the Stock Market Hedge Funds Boost Oil Positions: Is a Major Rally on the Horizon? Receive News & Ratings for PDF Solutions Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for PDF Solutions and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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