Update: GameStop's stock is on the rise once again. Following the news of CFO Jim Bell's impending departure from the company, the company's stock price remain largely unchanged over the course of today, February 24. However, before market close, it spiked from the mid-$40 range to almost $92--roughly a 100% increase. In after hours trading, that's risen even further, standing at over $118 at the time of this writing. Perhaps coincidentally, other stocks that were targeted by Reddit's WallStreetBets subreddit, such as AMC, have also seen a spike to end the day. Whether that's a coincidence or not, Reddit--the entire site, not just the WSB subreddit--is down. That could be due to a sudden influx in traffic from people seeking out WSB's advice, as there were celebratory messages posted on WSB in reaction to the GameStop share price. at last, Gamestop comes alive! Ryan!!! I guess the CFO was blocking all the good news. — Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) February 24, 2021 Original … [Read more...] about GameStop Stock Spikes Again And Reddit Is Down After GameStop CFO Jim Bell Resigns
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Taranaki sport carries on at Covid-19 alert level 2
Taranaki’s sporting fraternity will need to refamiliarise themselves with the alert level 2 restrictions again. It’s the third time the region moved into the alert level, first when it came out of lockdown in May and then in August after an Auckland community outbreak. Under Sport New Zealand guidelines sport and recreation can continue under the current alert level but restrictions will need to be in place. These include contact tracing, sanitisation of hands and equipment, limitations on gatherings and social distancing. While most sport will continue across the province, Tuesday's premier Twenty20 cricket semifinals are postponed. Taranaki Cricket Association operations manager Travis Stewart said the matches will be played next week, but other formats will continue. “Saturday cricket will go ahead as planned unless there is further news from the Government,” he said. Safety restrictions are already in place including umpires not holding caps and no saliva being used … [Read more...] about Taranaki sport carries on at Covid-19 alert level 2
Health Secretary Matt Hancock and NHS Sued Over £23.5 Mln Contract With US Data Firm Linked to CIA
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock is being sued over a £23.5 million contract with Silicon Valley data firm Palantir. In March 2020 the NHS hired Palantir to store massive amounts of health data which were accruing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. — openDemocracy (@openDemocracy) February 24, 2021 The temporary deal was extended in December for two years. Open Democracy is suing NHS England for failing to carry out a fresh Data Protection Impact Assessment when the deal was extended in December. Open Democracy, which is crowdfunding the £30,000 cost of the litigation, said on its website: "Palantir is best known for powering US intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Its founder Peter Thiel, a Trump-backing Silicon Valley billionaire, famously once wrote 'I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible'." — John McDonnell MP (@johnmcdonnellMP) February 24, 2021 Under the deal, NHS data is anonymised before it is handed over to … [Read more...] about Health Secretary Matt Hancock and NHS Sued Over £23.5 Mln Contract With US Data Firm Linked to CIA
Petrol prices continue to rise on January 11
The most recent review saw the price of bio-fuel E5 RON 92 go up VND430 to VND15,948 per litre, whilst RON95 inched up by VND451 to reach a figure of VND16,930 per litre. Furthermore, the ceiling prices of diesel 0.05S and kerosene were set at no more than VND12,647 and VND11,558 per litre, marking rises of VND271 and VND370 per litre, respectively. Moreover, the price of mazut 180CST 3.5S remained unchanged and is to be sold at no more than VND12,272 per kilo. The latest changes in petrol prices have occurred following a review of fuel prices carried out by the two ministries, a process which takes place every 15 days as a means of making relevant adjustments in accordance with fluctuations which occur on the global market. Most notably, the latest rises mark the fourth consecutive increase over the past three months. … [Read more...] about Petrol prices continue to rise on January 11
MG Hector Production Cross 50,000 Units Mark: Milestone SUV Produced By All-Women Crew
Home Four wheelers oi-Punith Bharadwaj By Punith Bharadwaj Updated: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 17:06 [IST] MG Motor India announced the Hector production crossing the 50,000 units milestone mark in the country. The MG Hector is the brand's first offering to the Indian market, which has posted impressive sales numbers to cement the brand in the country. The milestone SUV rolled-out from the brand's facility in Vadodara, Gujurat has been manufactured by an all-women crew. The initiative has created a new benchmark while celebrating diversity with women leading the end-to-end production. In this first-of-its-kind development, women-only teams were involved in panel-pressing of sheet metal and welding operations to painting jobs. They also carry out the post-production test runs of the SUV rolling out of the production line. In the brand's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Halol, Gujarat, it features an … [Read more...] about MG Hector Production Cross 50,000 Units Mark: Milestone SUV Produced By All-Women Crew