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Strike viewers found themselves echoing the same sentiment as the latest instalment of the BBC programme. The ongoing series of the show draws inspiration from The Ink Black Heart novel, written by J. K. Rowling and published under her nom de plume Robert Galbraith. It presents us with Cormoran Strike delving deep into mysterious crimes. This season delves into the startling assassination of a cult YouTube cartoonist behind The Ink Black Heart. Before her untimely demise, she had encountered Robin and confided her troubles of being subjected to harassment by an individual she suspected to be the anonymous mastermind behind an unauthorised spin-off game but the question remains; who is the creator and are they her killer? As this episode unfolded, viewers were quick to share their musings on social media platforms, reports the Mirror . Social media posts from viewers varied, with one person stating: "So many names. I've totally lost track of who everyone is! #Strike," and another sharing their confused nature: " #strike I'm lost with this storyline." A third weighed in with: "#strike bbc1 #TheInkBlackHeart Can't say I'm really understanding what this current Strike series is all about, not being into gaming or reading comics. Good acting throughout, no foul language but the storyline is for youngsters, presumably." Nevertheless, there were those who lauded the series, bestowing it with labels such as "brilliant". "#Strike @BBCOne Loving the latest series #TheInkBlackHeart Amazing as always. Brilliant cast and great storyline," one fan expressed, while another chimed in: "Another great season of Strike. Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger have great chemistry. This season was definitely different from the rest, but the atmosphere and style were still quality. 10/10 series. #TheInkBlackHeart #Strike." A third viewer wrote: "Could you drop 4 more i really dont want to wait another 2 years #Strike #TheInkBlackHeart," and a fourth added: "Every case ends with each season of Strike but the romantic intrigue just keeps intriguing. And I'm drowning in it. Help!" For many fans, the highlight of the show is the blossoming romance between Cormoran and Robin. Speaking about their on-screen relationship, actress Holliday Grainger revealed: "Their relationship is so complicated and there's a real fear of stepping over the line and there being a sense of no return. "It's written so well in the book, the breakdown of thoughts Robin has, of not knowing if he's going to regret it in the morning, if he's drunk a bit too much, or if this is not the right thing for him, and what it would mean for their business. It's only afterwards that she's like, 'Oh, that could have been something, maybe I was overthinking it.'" She added: "That moment makes her realise how she feels towards him properly for the first time, I think. But in that moment there's also fear of rejection, and of losing what they have, which is friendship. Robin has very few close friends, which is a big element." *Strike airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Advisors Asset Management Inc. lessened its position in shares of Canadian Solar Inc. ( NASDAQ:CSIQ – Free Report ) by 34.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,892 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock after selling 3,695 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Canadian Solar were worth $116,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Solar in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in Canadian Solar in the third quarter valued at approximately $219,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Canadian Solar by 43.1% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 15,733 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 4,739 shares in the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its stake in Canadian Solar by 27.6% during the second quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 17,435 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 3,768 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Canadian Solar by 8.0% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 18,716 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 1,383 shares in the last quarter. 52.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several analysts recently issued reports on CSIQ shares. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Canadian Solar from $43.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Citigroup lowered Canadian Solar from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $19.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Canadian Solar in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $14.15 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian Solar from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Roth Mkm decreased their target price on shares of Canadian Solar from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.94. Canadian Solar Trading Down 2.7 % CSIQ opened at $12.41 on Friday. Canadian Solar Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.91 and a 12-month high of $26.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $821.05 million, a PE ratio of 25.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.34. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $13.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.88. Canadian Solar Company Profile ( Free Report ) Canadian Solar Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides solar energy and battery energy storage products and solutions in in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, CSI Solar and Recurrent Energy. The CSI Solar segment designs, develops, and manufactures solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules, and other solar power and battery storage products. Read More Five stocks we like better than Canadian Solar Business Services Stocks Investing The Latest 13F Filings Are In: See Where Big Money Is Flowing How to Invest in Blue Chip Stocks 3 Penny Stocks Ready to Break Out in 2025 Stock Trading Terms – Stock Terms Every Investor Needs to Know FMC, Mosaic, Nutrien: Top Agricultural Stocks With Big Potential Want to see what other hedge funds are holding CSIQ? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Canadian Solar Inc. ( NASDAQ:CSIQ – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Canadian Solar Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Canadian Solar and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index pushed higher to end Monday up almost 150 points on light trading action, while U.S. stock markets also gained ahead of the Christmas break. "Today is a quiet pre-Christmas Day of trading," said Kevin Burkett, a portfolio manager at Victoria, B.C.-based Burkett Asset Management. While markets in both Canada and the U.S. were mild, Burkett suggests watching the markets closely during the holiday season, a contrast to what's typically a sleepy period for markets. "We're continuing to watch markets very closely here because you've got some tectonic plate shifting in terms of the macroeconomic backdrop," he said. "It's all the political conversations both in Canada and in the U.S." Burkett added fiscal policy seems to be disconnected from monetary policy in the post-pandemic period. "The fiscal policy may shift and that shift absolutely has market implications both in the short and long term," he said. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 149.50 points at 24,748.98. Statistics Canada released its latest numbers on Canada's economic growth, up 0.3 per cent in October — driven by the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector. The loonie continued its slide, trading for 69.47 cents US compared with 69.61 cents US on Friday. The telecom sector was the biggest loser at the closing on TSX, which Burkett attributed to "tax loss selling happening at the end of the year." Competition Bureau Canada announced on Monday it was suing Rogers Communications Inc. for allegedly making misleading claims about its infinite wireless plans. The stock price for Rogers, which is hovering near 52-week lows, fell 0.7 per cent on Monday. Meanwhile, BCE was down almost 1.4 per cent and Telus dropped 0.9 per cent. Burkett suggested the day's poor performance among telecom companies was likely tax loss selling since it's almost the end of the year. "It's been a tough year for the communication services sector," he said. South of the border, communications services was the top-performing sector, led by large-cap tech companies. Several big technology companies helped support the gains, including chip companies Nvidia and Broadcom. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 66.69 points at 42,906.95. The S&P 500 index was up 43.22 points at 5,974.07, while the Nasdaq composite was up 192.29 points at 19,764.89. The February crude oil contract was down 22 cents at US$69.24 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was down six cents at US$3.35 per mmBTU. The February gold contract was down US$16.90 at US$2,628.20 an ounce and the March copper contract was down one cent at US$4.09 a pound. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 23, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX: GSPTSE, TSX: CADUSD, TSE: BCE, TSE: RCI. B) Ritika Dubey, The Canadian PressMeghan Markle's decision to 'withdraw' from public life laid bare after failed projects

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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans on Sunday voted in the second round of the country's presidential election , with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month’s vote . The closing of polls started a countdown to the announcement of official results as independent polling firms were preparing to release so-called quick counts. Depending on how tight the vote turns out to be, electoral officials may not call the race for days — as happened in the contentious 2019 runoff that brought center-right President Luis Lacalle Pou to office and ended 15 years of rule by Uruguay’s left-leaning Broad Front. Uruguay's staid election has turned into a hard-fought race between Álvaro Delgado, the incumbent party’s candidate who won 27% in the first round of voting on Oct. 27, and Yamandú Orsi from the Broad Front, who took 44% of the vote in the first round. But other conservative parties that make up the government coalition — in particular, the Colorado Party — notched 20% of the vote collectively, enough to give Delgado an edge over his challenger. Congress ended up evenly split in the October vote. Most polls have shown a virtual tie between Delgado and Orsi, with nearly 10% of Uruguayan voters undecided even at this late stage. Many said they believed turnout would be low if voting weren't compulsory in the country. “Neither candidate convinced me and I feel that there are many in my same situation," said Vanesa Gelezoglo, 31, in the capital, Montevideo, adding she would make up her mind at “the last minute.” Analysts say the candidates' lackluster campaigns and broad consensus on key issues have generated extraordinary indecision and apathy in an election dominated by discussions about social spending and concerns over income inequality but largely free of the anti-establishment rage that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere . “The question of whether Frente Amplio (the Broad Front) raises taxes is not an existential question, unlike what we saw in the U.S. with Trump and Kamala framing each other as threats to democracy," said Nicolás Saldías, a Latin America and Caribbean senior analyst for the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit. “That doesn't exist in Uruguay.” Both candidates are also appealing to voter angst over a surge in violent crime that has shaken a nation long regarded as one of the region’s safest, with Delgado promising tough-on-crime policies and Orsi advocating a more community-oriented approach. Delgado, 55, a rural veterinarian with a long career in the National Party, campaigned on a vow to continue the legacy of current President Lacalle Pou — in some ways making the election into a referendum on his leadership. He campaigned under the slogan “re-elect a good government." While a string of corruption scandals rattled Lacalle Pou's government last year, the president — who constitutionally cannot run for a second consecutive term — now enjoys high approval ratings and a strong economy expected to grow 3.2% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. Inflation has also eased in recent months, boosting his coalition. Delgado served most recently as Secretary of the Presidency for Lacalle Pou and promises to pursue his predecessor's pro-business policies. He would continue pushing for a trade deal with China that has raised hackles in Mercosur, an alliance of South American countries promoting regional commerce. "We have to give the government coalition a chance to consolidate its proposals,” said Ramiro Pérez, a street vendor voting for Delgado on Sunday. Orsi, 57, a former history teacher and two-time mayor from a working-class background, is widely seen as the political heir to iconic former President José “Pepe” Mujica , an ex-Marxist guerilla who raised Uruguay's international profile as one of the region's most socially liberal and environmentally sustainable nations during his 2010-2015 term. His Broad Front coalition oversaw the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and the sale of marijuana in the small South American nation of 3.4 million people. “He's my candidate, not only for my sake but also for my children's,” Yeny Varone, a nurse, said of Orsi. “In the future they'll have better working conditions, health and salaries.” Mujica, now 89 and recovering from esophageal cancer , was among the first to cast his ballot after polls opened. “Uruguay is a small country, but it has earned recognition for being stable, for having a citizenry that respects institutional formalities,” he told reporters from his local polling station. “This is no small feat.” While promising to forge a “new left” in Uruguay, Orsi plans no dramatic changes. He proposes tax incentives to lure investment and social security reforms that would lower the retirement age but fall short of a radical overhaul sought by Uruguay's unions. The contentious plebiscite on whether to boost pension payouts failed to pass in October, with Uruguayans rejecting generous pensions in favor of fiscal constraint. Both candidates pledged full cooperation with each other if elected. “I want (Orsi) to know that my idea is to form a government of national unity,” Delgado told reporters after casting his vote in the capital's upscale Pocitos neighborhood. He said that if he won, he and Orsi would chat on Monday over some yerba mate, the traditional herbal drink beloved by Uruguayans. Orsi similarly pledged a smooth and respectful transition of power, describing Sunday's democratic exercise as “an incredible experience" as he voted in Canelones, the sprawling town of beaches and cattle ranches just north of Montevideo where he served as mayor for a decade. “The essence of politics is agreements,” he said. “You never end up completely satisfied.” ___ Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Villa Tunari, Bolivia, contributed to this report. Nayara Batschke, The Associated PressKakko's late goal lifts Rangers past Canadiens

Shares of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) rose nearly 10% on Monday after the company announced a share repurchase program and the completion of sale-leaseback transactions. Forum Energy services the oil, natural gas, industrial, and renewable energy industries, providing value-added solutions that increase the safety and efficiency of energy exploration and production. The company said its board of directors has authorized a program to repurchase up to $75 million worth outstanding shares of its common stock. The firm said that under the terms of the company’s outstanding senior secured bonds, share repurchases are subject to a leverage ratio of 1.5x. “Until such time as FET’s Leverage Ratio is less than 1.5x, the company will not repurchase its common stock,” it clarified. Meanwhile, the firm also said that in the fourth quarter, it completed selling two manufacturing facilities in Texas. Net proceeds from the sale totaled approximately $20 million, it added. Forum Energy said the properties remain an integral part of its operations, and long-term lease agreements were executed in connection with the transaction. CEO Neal Lux noted that the firm is committed to maintaining conservative net leverage by using a meaningful portion of its free cash flow to reduce debt further. "In addition, FET is focused on returning cash to its shareholders. The size of our share repurchase program reflects our confidence to generate consistent free cash flow in 2025 and beyond,” he said. Retail chatter on Stocktwits indicated optimism on the stock. Despite the rally on Monday, Forum Energy shares have lost over 30% since the beginning of the year. For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.<

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Advisors Asset Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of OPAL Fuels Inc. ( NASDAQ:OPAL – Free Report ) by 43.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 31,345 shares of the company’s stock after selling 24,074 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in OPAL Fuels were worth $114,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of OPAL. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in OPAL Fuels during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $93,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of OPAL Fuels during the second quarter worth approximately $389,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its position in shares of OPAL Fuels by 69.3% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 96,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after buying an additional 39,325 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of OPAL Fuels in the third quarter worth $430,000. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in OPAL Fuels by 76.3% in the second quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P. now owns 388,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after acquiring an additional 167,940 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 12.16% of the company’s stock. OPAL Fuels Stock Performance NASDAQ OPAL opened at $3.89 on Friday. OPAL Fuels Inc. has a one year low of $3.04 and a one year high of $6.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $3.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $671.44 million, a PE ratio of 21.50 and a beta of 0.48. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Get Our Latest Analysis on OPAL OPAL Fuels Company Profile ( Free Report ) OPAL Fuels Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. See Also Five stocks we like better than OPAL Fuels Which Wall Street Analysts are the Most Accurate? The Latest 13F Filings Are In: See Where Big Money Is Flowing Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) Pulls Back After Shaky Guidance 3 Penny Stocks Ready to Break Out in 2025 How to Effectively Use the MarketBeat Ratings Screener FMC, Mosaic, Nutrien: Top Agricultural Stocks With Big Potential Receive News & Ratings for OPAL Fuels Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for OPAL Fuels and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .