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It’s the longest active drought in the NFL, a skid that also currently tops any franchise in the NBA, WNBA, NHL or Major League Baseball. “Losing hurts in general,” right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker said Monday. “So when you stack up those L’s, that’s obviously not where anybody in this building wants to be. That’s not anybody’s standard at all.” Instead, these Jets are setting dubious marks. They have lost a franchise-worst five games in which they held a fourth-quarter lead. And they’ve done it in three straight games. New York has nine consecutive losing seasons, also the longest active skid in the NFL. The Jets couldn’t even enjoy what interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday was Aaron Rodgers’ “best performance of the season.” The 41-year-old quarterback threw for 339 yards — ending a 34-game 300-yard passing drought in the regular season — and a 3-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams. It wasn’t enough. Not when the defense and special teams were having costly breakdowns. Again, with the Jets holding a late lead. And losing. “I wouldn’t say more frustrating, but probably equally frustrating,” Ulbrich said of the latest loss. “There has been, in my opinion, seven games that have come down to the end of the game and have been within one score and we didn’t get it done, and for a lot of different reasons when you look at the span of that seven games. “But we haven’t been good enough in those moments, and we need to be.” What’s working The passing game. The Jets’ offense with Rodgers hasn’t been nearly as dynamic through the air as most expected. But it has come alive lately, and probably not coincidentally with Rodgers overcoming some nagging leg injuries. The 300-yard game at Miami had Rodgers looking more like the vintage version of the four-time MVP. He was 27 of 39 passing with a season-high 8.7 yards per attempt, leading the Jets to a season-best 402 total yards. “I thought he did a very good job, and obviously the statistics would support that,” Ulbrich said. “He had an excellent day. I thought the offense had probably their best performance of the year.” What needs help Defense vs. the screen. Tua Tagovailoa made quick work of the Jets’ defense with a quick release and the Dolphins’ use of screen passes. Ulbrich counted 12 of them. “I’ve never been a part of a game like that,” he said. Ulbrich credited Miami for offsetting New York’s aggressive front and slowing it. “I’m taking a hard look at our screen defense,” he said. “We need to be better vs. the screens. Sometimes that’s from an execution standpoint and that’s sometimes from a call standpoint. So we’ve got to make sure that that type of day doesn’t occur for the defense. And I have a big part of that.” Stock up LB Jamien Sherwood. With C.J. Mosley going down with various injuries, Sherwood’s playing time has increased in his fourth season — and he has produced. He had 18 total tackles, including 13 solo, against the Dolphins and added to his team-leading season total. Sherwood became the first player in the NFL to have 18 or more tackles, two or more for losses and one pass defensed since Denver’s Alex Singleton did so in Week 6 of the 2022 season. Stock down Special teams. Anders Carlson made all four of his field-goal attempts, including a go-ahead 42-yarder with 52 seconds left in the fourth quarter. But his kickoff on the ensuing play was returned 45 yards by Malik Washington, helping set up Jason Sanders’ 42-yarder with 7 seconds remaining. Carlson acknowledged he was supposed to kick into the end zone for a touchback but mis-hit it. The coverage unit also fell flat in limiting Washington’s return. Injuries Ulbrich had no new information on the injuries to RT Morgan Moses, who hurt his left wrist in pregame warmups and left after the first half, or special teams ace Irvin Charles (knee). ... RB Breece Hall (knee) and CB Sauce Gardner missed the game, but Ulbrich said “I’d like to think they’ve got a chance” to play Sunday at Jacksonville. Key number 0 — The Jets had no hits on Tagovailoa, who threw 47 times. “As soon as he snapped the ball, the ball was gone,” Sherwood said. What’s next New York heads to Jacksonville next Sunday, when the loser will move up in the draft order. The Jets currently hold the No. 7 spot, according to , while the Jaguars (3-10) are at No. 5 entering Monday. ___ AP NFL:

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From Golden Age to Stagnation to Renaissance When it was invented, nuclear power was touted as the future of energy and envisioned powering everything, from the electric grid to individual cars, trains, and even planes. Unfortunately, that vision failed to manifest. The omnipresent nuclear power imagined by science-fiction writers hit the issues created by the need for heavy radiation shielding, making portable nuclear power a fantasy. Nuclear power generation in large power plants did experience a golden age, especially in the aftermath of the two oil shocks of the 1970s. This ascending trajectory would be brutally interrupted by the Chernobyl incident and even further by the Fukushima disaster. As a result, nuclear power generation has stagnated since the 2000s and has even declined if measured in the percentage of total power generation. Source: Nuclear Energy – Our World in Data This is changing rapidly, with nuclear energy making a massive comeback, carried by a multitude of converging factors. This will create a steadily growing demand for refined uranium in the coming decades. Factors Behind The Nuclear Renaissance Not Enough Electricity The largest factor behind the restart of nuclear power as a growing industry is the need for ever more electricity. The first reason is the trend of electrifying sectors previously powered by fossil fuels, like transportation (EVs) and heating (heat pumps). This is done to reduce carbon emissions, and low-carbon energy sources are benefiting from this drive. In the very long run, renewables, especially solar, are likely to be our main power source and bring on a new “solar age” . But nuclear is likely the best candidate for cold climates or for producing some of the baseload required by the electric grid. Another factor is the growing energy consumption of our society, especially the massive AI data centers currently being built by the tech industry , as well as the ever-growing computation need for streaming services, cryptocurrencies, etc. New Technologies Another factor behind the nuclear renaissance is new technologies. The reactors being built or in projects are much safer and more advanced than the older designs that melted down in Chernobyl and Fukushima. This will be even more true with the 4 th generation of nuclear power plants, with designs that are 100% meltdown-proof (pebble beds) or can burn nuclear waste (fast reactors) , or small modular reactors (SMRs) . As the nuclear stagnation of the last 2 decades was driven by safety concerns, these improved solutions should help the nuclear industry win the PR battle to restore the reputation of nuclear energy in the public's eyes. Geopolitics It is not a secret that we are experiencing a massive flaring in international tensions, with a growing confrontation between the West and a nascent Eurasian bloc (Russia, Iran, China, North Korea). This carries a few consequences for energy markets and the nuclear industry: The potential unreliability of fossil fuel supply is a major driver in most of Europe's warming up to the nuclear industry, and it is also why China is looking to build 100+ nuclear reactors in the coming decades. The growing demand for uranium and uncertain supply increases the need for Western-based uranium mining. Uranium Overview Uranium Supply Today, a massive part of the world's nuclear supply comes from Kazakhstan, often refined into usable fuel in Russia. The differential between the supply of mined and demand by nuclear power plants was caused by the uranium supplied by disarmed nuclear bombs. Source: World Nuclear Association Uranium prices have been recovering steadily since their low point in 2018, but are still below the previous 2008 peak, especially if take inflation into account. Source: Cameco Due to low prices in the 2010s and the end of supply from disarmed nuclear weapons, the industry is expected to enter into a chronic supply deficit for several years to come. In all scenarios forecasted by the World Nuclear Association (WNA), uranium supply will be in a steep deficit. Source: WNA Source: WNA This is especially true for uranium Western markets, with demand expected to stay higher than local supplies for more than a decade. Source: Paladin Energy Price Insensitivity Uranium represents a very small portion of the costs of running a nuclear power plant. By far, the largest expenses are derived from capital expenditure at construction and operating costs from complex safety regulations and qualified personnel. Source: Nuclear Energy Agency This means that nuclear utilities are relatively uncaring about uranium prices as long as they stay reasonable and will pay the market price to keep the plant running. It makes this energy market very different from fossil fuels like gas or oil, where consumption can vary strongly depending on prices. Uranium From Seawater? In theory, the largest deposit of uranium on the Earth's surface is its oceans. Around 4.5 billion tons of uranium are available from seawater. In addition to this “stockpile”, 32 thousand tons of uranium flow into oceans per year via rivers from the erosion of rocks. So, this should provide, in theory, an unlimited uranium supply. The issue is that extraction of uranium from seawater would be 10x more expensive than mining it with current technology. So this is unlikely to be a serious competitor to the uranium mining industry anytime soon, although it is an interesting notion that the nuclear industry can virtually never truly run out of fuel. Of course, new extraction methods could change that. You can more about a recent innovation on this topic in “ Seawater Uranium One Step Closer to Being A Viable Energy Source “. Uranium Trade Wars Uranium has been at the center of many international conflicts in the past year. The US banned the import of Russian uranium in May 2024 (but authorized temporary exemptions), Niger (the world's 7th largest producer) revoked the license of a major uranium mine belonging to the French company Orano after a pro-Russian coup in the country, and in November 2024, Russia announced it would stop exporting uranium to the USA entirely . This could be a big deal, as the USA imports a lot of the uranium feeding its nuclear power plants, with its largest suppliers being Canada (27%), Kazakhstan (25%), Russia (12%), Uzbekistan (11%) and Australia (6%). Kazakhstan's main uranium miner, Kazatomprom, recently hinted that it might stop exporting to the West altogether due to sanctions on Russia making exports difficult logistically: “It is much easier for us to sell most, if not all, of our production to our Asian partners — I wouldn’t call [out] the specific country . . . They can eat up almost all of our production or our partners to the north.” Investing In Uranium Investing in nuclear power production can be done by investing in leading companies in the sector, as we covered in “ Top 5 Nuclear Stocks To Invest In ”. Investors looking at investing in uranium specifically have 4 major options: Uranium Commodity Funds Because of the forecasted deficit in uranium supply compared to demand, the financial industry has created dedicated investment TOOLS to speculate on rising uranium prices. The largest is the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust ( SRUUF +0.63% ), holding 66.2 million pounds of uranium. It has rather low fees, with a Management Expense Ratio of 0.60%. Another large physical uranium fund is Yellow Cake , traded in London under the ticker YCA.L , whose name comes from the low-grade uranium ore used to create nuclear fuel. Total operation costs are aimed so to stay below 1%. Yellow Cake has a long-term partnership with Kazatomprom (the National Kazak uranium miner) to provide it with uranium. Storage is done in facilities in Canada (Cameco) and France (Orano). Zuri Invest is a Swiss asset management firm that created the Uranium Actively Managed Certificate (AMC). AMCs are accessible to qualified, institutional, and professional investors through their bank, offering costs benefit from a low-cost structure. Kazatoprom created ANU Energy in 2021, a privately held physical uranium investment fund financed by Kazakhstan National Bank and sovereign wealth fund. Uranium ETFs Global X Uranium ETF ( URA +2.53% ) is mostly focused on uranium miners, both established and juniors, with 6 miners out of the top 10 holdings. The top 10 also includes participation in uranium physical funds (11.35% of the ETF holdings) and SMR companies Nuscale (3.57%) and Oklo (2.59%). Sprott Uranium Miners ETF ( URNM +2.67% ) top 10 holdings are even more focused, with all top holdings miners and physical funds. Defiance Daily Target 2X Long Uranium ETF ( URAX +5.1% ) is an ETF seeking to replicate the daily leveraged investment results of two times of Global X Uranium ETF. (Inexperienced investors should be aware that leverage ETFs like this one are generally not a good vessel for long-term holding, and are more designed for day traders) Sprott Junior Uranium Miners UCITS ETF ( URNJ +1.45% ) is focused on junior miners, companies not yet with a running and producing mine, more risky but potentially more profitable as well. Large Uranium Miners Kazatomprom ( KAP.LI ) By far the largest uranium producer on Earth, Kazatomprom is Kazakhstan's national uranium company. The country is relatively developed, with a GDP per capita in PPP (Parity of Purchase Power) in the same level as Slovakia, Turkey, or Malaysia, and ranked 25th according to World Bank 2020 “Ease of Doing Business”. Kazakhstan also has the world's second-largest uranium reserves on Earth. Source: Kazatomprom Since the post-Soviet era, Kazatomprom has grown production tremendously. It has however suffered from missed production targets in recent years, generally blamed on a shortage of sulfuric acid, a required chemical for uranium extraction . Source: Kazatomprom The company has some of the cheapest-to-operate uranium mines in the entire industry, with a full cost often below $20/pound of uranium, or a quarter of the most recent spot prices. Source: Kazatomprom Despite its good economics, the company might be at risk due to its geographical position bordering both Russia and China, as well as the fact that a lot of its uranium facilities are designed for refining in Russia. While Kazatomprom is considering relying exclusively on the Trans-Caspian Road ending in Turkey, logistical and geopolitical pressures & risks are something investors should keep in mind. Cameco Cameco Corporation ( CCJ +3.87% ) The second largest uranium producer in the world, Cameco is mostly active in Canada, as well as Inkai, a joint venture with Kazatomprom (40% owned by Cameco). Cameco’s active mines are Cigar Lake and Mc Arthur River in the Athabasca Basin in Canada, with several others not active at the moment, but now being reactivated. Source: Cameco In 2022, Cameco took the decision to acquire Westinghouse (49% of Westinghouse) , the leading builder of nuclear power plants in the U SA , together with a giant investment firm, Brookfield (51%). Brookfield did it through its massive renewable/low carbon power generation division in the form of $19B Brookfield Renewable Partners ( BEP -1.34%). Brookfield Corporation as a whole is a massive asset management company with almost a trillion dollars under management. This means that Westinghouse is now going to be able to access a very deep pool of capital, something that is often an issue for nuclear reactor builders, as new projects require years of investment before bringing revenues. While longer to materialize into revenues, once in construction, a new reactor generates revenues for Westinghouse from the 6 th year after design and engineering studies and will keep doing so for the entirety of the construction project for a period more than 10 years long. Source: Cameco Overall, even if the supply issue around uranium gets solved and uranium prices crash, the ownership of Westinghouse should allow Cameco to benefit from the ongoing nuclear renaissance for several decades at least. enCore Energy enCore Energy Corp. ( EU +2.35% ) The company operates two uranium mines in the US, in South Texas with a 3.6 Mlbs/yr capacity. It has also a pipeline of new projects with 74 million pounds in resources. Source: Encore South Texas production is expected to grow to 3.6 million pounds capacity per year by 2026, with a total of 5 million pounds per year by 2028. Source: Encore The location in South Texas might alleviate some concerns about mining in the USA, a jurisdiction sometimes hindered by very tight regulations. Texas is described by the company as the “most progressive permitting and production jurisdiction in the US”. Investing In Junior Miners By definition, junior miners are still developing their mines and not producing any significant cash flows. This makes them inherently more risky, as they are vulnerable to unforeseen costs, inflation, permitting delayed or refused, etc. Would the bet pay off, it would however be usually a much bigger gain as well. NextGen NexGen Energy Ltd. ( NXE +3.73% ) One of the largest Canadian junior in the uranium space, and globally, is NextGen, a massive mine that if fully cleared by regulators, could alone push Canada to become the world’s largest producer of uranium over the coming decade, knocking Kazakhstan out of the number one spot. This is a very ambitious project tapping into a massive deposit, which could make NextGen the world’s largest supplier of uranium. Source: NextGen Ultimately, NexGen's uranium production is expected to be enough to power 46 million homes (1/3rd of the US), with 300 million tons of CO2 emissions avoided, or the equivalent of 70 million cars off the roads every year. As a result, this is also a junior miner that absolutely depends on enough demand materializing in the next year. Construction of the mine should start soon if fully approved, and will take still a few years. Denison Mines Denison Mines Corp. ( DNN +3.06% ) The Canadian company's flagship project is the Wheeler River project , which includes the Phoenix and Gryphon uranium deposits. The first production is targeted for 2027-2028. It owns 69.44% of the Waterbury Lake project. A key feature of the Denison mines project is that they are forecasted to be very low cost, some even competitive with the very cheap-to-operate Kazakh mines. Source: Denison Mines The company also has an interest (22.5%) in the McClean Lake Uranium Mill & Mines. This facility processes 11% of the global uranium. It also already has approval for expanded tailing (mining residues), giving the potential to increase production in response to an increase in Canadian uranium production. The company also has various minor participation in other uranium potential projects, including 22.5% in McClean Lake (Orano), 25.17% in Midwest (Orano), and 15% in Millennium (Cameco). Paladin Energy Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid ETF ( PDN +0.22% ) Contrary to many other Canadian junior uranium miners, Paladin is already producing some uranium from the Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM) in Namibia, which was put in care & maintenance in 2018 and restarted production in 2024. LHM is owned at 75% by Paladin, and 25% by the Chinese national company CNNC. But the core of the future business will be the Michelin Project, concerning 6 uranium deposits, some of the largest in North America, with a total of 127.7Mlb of Mineral Resources. And here too, contrary to most Canadian uranium companies, Paladin Michelin Project is located in Labrador, in the East of the country. It is also doing exploration for projects in Australia (Mount Isa and Manyingee). Source: Paladin Energy Paladin is looking to acquire the Saskatchewan uranium developer Fission for C$1.1 billion, but the deal is for now slowed down by an extended national security review by Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry . Uranium Energy Corp Uranium Energy Corp. ( UEC +2.15% ) Describing itself as “America’s largest and fastest growing uranium company”, Uranium Energy has acquired in September 2024 for $175M Rio Tinto's Sweetwater plant and Wyoming uranium assets . This is the latest in almost $1B worth of serial acquisitions. In the latest years, it also acquired an inventory of 1.16 million pounds of uranium, for a price ranging from $20 to $45 per pound. Source: Uranium Energy The company has one of the largest resource portfolios in the industry, and also extensive processing facilities, reducing the risks of depending on another company to treat its mined uranium ore. It is also debt-free and focused on North America, making it a relatively safer bet than some of its competitors. Energy Fuels Energy Fuels Inc. ( UUUU +1.95% ) This is a smaller uranium company, already producing some volume so not technically a junior. But it has many large-scale uranium projects in the permitting of development or standby phase (70 million pounds of combined uranium resources, potential for 6 million pounds/year), giving it large potential to increase production in a few years time span. Its already-producing mines are located in Arizona and Utah. The company is also producing rare earths, titanium, and zirconium in Africa, with projects in South America and Australia. Vanadium is also extracted from the same ore that produces uranium, a product of which Energy Fuels is the largest US producer. Source: Energy Fuels The presence in multiple strategic minerals key for specialty stainless steel (vanadium), electronics, aeronautics, and weapons (rare earth, titanium), and uranium make the company especially important for USA's national interests, including the defense sector. Source: Energy Fuels The 150,000-200,000 yearly production of uranium is an advantage as well, providing some cash flow and demonstrating the technical ability of the company. Deep Yellow Limited Energy Fuels Inc. ( UUUU +1.95% ) This uranium junior miner is based in Australia and Namibia, with production expected to start soon, from as early as 2026. In addition to the 2 advanced projects with a total of 223 million pounds of resources combined, the company also has 2 others with a total of 158 million pounds potential. Source: Deep Yellow Despite having the world's largest resources in uranium Australia has lagged behind in actual production. Deep Yellow mines in development are like to change that, with very long-lasting mine life, in the 25-30 years range. Uranium Royalty Uranium Royalty Corp. ( UROY +1.7% ) As financing a mining project can be complex with financial markets or banks, some companies prefer to rely on royalties companies. The concept is that the royalty company finances the mining project, and gets a fraction of the future production in exchange. Uranium Royalty specializes in investing in uranium projects, an innovation in a business model for now mostly applied to gold, silver, and copper projects. Source: Uranium Royalty Uranium Energy Corp is a strategic partner of the company, as well as an initial shareholder, bringing deep uranium expertise to the table. The company is overall trading at a discount to net asset value, a common situation for smaller royalties companies. Source: Uranium Royalty The company portfolio is mostly focused on North America, especially Canada's Athabasca Basin and South-West USA. Probably the crown jewel of this portfolio is a 1% Gross Revenues Royalty (GRR) on the McArthur River projects and Cigar Lake, both from Cameco (13.5 Mlbs and 15 Mlbs produced in 2023). Source: Uranium Royalty Other projects involving Uranium Royalty include uranium mines by Cameco, Uranium Energy, Uranium Energy, Encore Energy, Energy Fuels, Paladin Energy, Anfield Energy, Laramide Resources, etc. This royalty plays double in a physical uranium investment, with the option to acquire from Yellow Cake up to US$21.25M (US$2.5M –US$10M per year) of uranium until Jan 2028. Currently, the company holds 2.7 million pounds U3O8 at a weighted average cost of US$60.12/lb. U3O8 (below current prices). Overall, while more complex than ETFs, royalties companies can be a good way to diversify asset and company risk in the inherently risky mining sector, as demonstrated by the multi-decade success of the initiator of this model like Franco Nevada ( FNV +0.6% ) and Wheaton Precious Metal ( WPM +0.46% ). Conclusion Investing in uranium can feel complex, as this requires having an understanding of nuclear energy production, the commodity cycle specific to these resources, as well as the major companies mining uranium, and upcoming new projects. For investors just willing to bet on increased demand from new nuclear power plants (and maybe nuclear weapons build-up), a simple option is to either buy uranium physical funds, ETFs, or royalty companies, providing diversified exposure to the sector. Direct investing in foreign companies will be inherently riskier, although the risk might be compensated by a lower valuation. Similarly, larger profitable companies might be safer but will come at a premium valuation compared to smaller and riskier junior miners.A Dutch court weighs a lawsuit against arms sales to IsraelAP Business SummaryBrief at 4:13 p.m. ESTANDERSON COUNTY, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s office is deliberately running out the clock on a soon-to-expire House committee to avoid cooperating with its demand that death row inmate Robert Roberson be able to testify before the committee in person, according to the two lawmakers spearheading that effort. “What the attorney general’s office, I feel like is doing right now, is trying to delay, as much as possible, and not work with us,” state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, told The Texas Tribune during a Friday event exploring the committee’s intervention in the Roberson case. “They’re basically ignoring the Supreme Court’s order, knowing that in a month or so, when the new legislative session convenes, our committee goes away,” he said. Leach, a member of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, and the committee’s chair, state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, appeared Friday at a Texas Tribune event to discuss the historic legislative intervention that halted Roberson’s Oct. 17 execution. The committee is planning for Roberson to testify in person at the Capitol on Dec. 20, two months after the committee forced a delay of his execution through an extraordinary legal intervention. The committee is awaiting confirmation from Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office on whether it will voluntarily comply with the panel’s order and allow the state criminal justice department to transport Roberson from prison to the Capitol so he can testify. Moody discussed how the Texas Supreme Court has told the legislative and executive branches of state government to cooperate on this matter on three separate occasions. But after asking the executive branch if it would agree to produce Roberson, Moody said, its representatives “couldn’t answer the simple question of, can we agree or do you want me to issue a subpoena?,” Moody said. “They have refused to answer that very simple question.” As a result, Moody set the hearing for Dec. 20 and gave the attorney general’s office until the end of the day Friday to answer. If they don’t, Moody said he will issue a new subpoena for Roberson. “I’ve been in this business long enough — that’s just a foot drag,” Moody said. “So I set the hearing and I gave him a deadline.” He said he hopes that Texans question the delays by Paxton’s office. “Why don’t they want to hear from Robert? Why do they not want the Legislature to do this? Why?” The Texas attorney general’s office did not immediately respond to the comments made by Leach or Moody. It’s the latest in the dramatic back and forth between the two government branches over Roberson’s testimony. The day before Roberson’s scheduled Oct. 17 execution, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence held a hearing airing his claims of innocence and lack of due process. The panel’s surprise move to subpoena Roberson on Oct. 16 then successfully forced a delay in his execution. Roberson, who has maintained his innocence in the death of his child for more than 20 years, became a political lightning rod in recent months as members of the bipartisan Criminal Jurisprudence Committee — convinced that the courts had not properly applied a 2013 junk science law to his case — waged a controversial campaign to buy him more time. Roberson was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki, who was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome. He has sought to use the junk science law to vacate his conviction, arguing that new scientific evidence debunked Nikki’s shaken baby diagnosis and showed that she died of undiagnosed pneumonia, not abuse. The committee’s subpoena prompted the ongoing battle between lawmakers and Paxton’s office over securing Roberson’s testimony. The subpoena also created a separation of powers conflict between the state’s legislative and executive branches, prompting the Texas Supreme Court to stay Roberson’s execution on Oct. 17 as it worked through the legal dispute. In an Oct. 28 Texas Supreme Court brief, members of the criminal jurisprudence panel accused Paxton’s office of stonewalling and refusing to comply with the subpoena. “The executive branch has shown no willingness to work out its differences with the legislative branch or meet its statutory duty to assist the Committee,” the brief states. The criminal jurisprudence panel held a hearing on Oct. 21 with plans for Roberson to give his testimony in person. But Paxton quashed those plans, saying that the inmate would only testify via video, “in the interest of public safety.” Both the committee and Roberson’s attorney objected to a virtual set-up, saying that Roberson’s autism and lack of technological experience due to his more than two decades in prison meant that he could not testify effectively over video. Lawmakers then sought to visit Roberson on death row to take his testimony there. But according to the lawmakers’ brief, Paxton’s office again scuttled those plans, telling Moody that “the executive branch would no longer permit any form of hearing with Roberson.” Instead, the brief states, the executive branch proposed a joint letter in which Moody and Leach “admit that Roberson was a murderer, that they had overstepped their authority, and that no legislative committee should ever act similarly in the future.” At the Tribune event, Moody said they had no intent of signing such a letter. “I’ve got to censor myself when talking about that letter because I thought someone was joking with me when they sent it to me,” Moody said. “That was a letter that was sent to us, knowing that we would never sign it. It is written in a way that says, make sure that they never sign this, because it was saying, you know, we’re idiots, we made a mistake, we’re so sorry, Robert’s a murderer.” Paxton, meanwhile, has accused the lawmakers of “sidelining” the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s legal counsel, and said that nothing compelled the executive branch to bring Roberson to the Capitol. On Nov. 15, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that legislative subpoenas could not be used to block death warrants, clearing the way for Roberson’s execution. But the court noted that there was now plenty of time for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to produce Roberson for testimony. The prosecuting district attorney has not yet requested a new execution date, which could not be set within 90 days of the request. “If the committee still wishes to obtain his testimony, we assume that the department can reasonably accommodate a new subpoena,” the court said. “So long as a subpoena issues in a way that does not inevitably block a scheduled execution, nothing in our holding prevents the committee from pursuing judicial relief in the ordinary way to compel a witness’s testimony.” Leach hinted that fighting the committee after the Supreme Court’s decision will have consequences. “Our AG is doing a lot of really good work,” Leach said. “But look, if you’re going to ignore the Legislature and say, ‘We don’t care about you and we’re not gonna do what the Supreme Court told us to do’ — then if we have to, we’ll be back in front of the Supreme Court. And I don’t think ... that should be necessary. 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Christians in Syria mark country's transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctions DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad’s ouster in an air of transformation. Some were in tears, others clasped their hands in prayer. The U.N. envoy for Syria is calling for a quick end to Western sanctions as the country’s new leaders and regional and global powers discuss the way forward. The Syrian government has been under sanctions by the United States, the European Union and others for years as a result of Assad’s brutal response to what began as peaceful anti-government protests in 2011 and spiraled into civil war. Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions as Palestinian death toll nears 45,000 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel says it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorate over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials say new Israeli airstrikes have killed over 30 people including children. Israel's decision to close the embassy came in response to what Israel’s foreign minister has described as Ireland's “extreme anti-Israel policies.” Ireland earlier announced that it would recognize a Palestinian state. And the Irish cabinet last week decided to formally intervene in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, which accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. The Palestinian death toll in the war is approaching 45,000. The GOP stoked fears of noncitizens voting. Cases in Ohio show how rhetoric and reality diverge AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Republican secretary of state and attorney general sought to reassure voters before the November election that the state's elections were being vigorously protected against the possibility of immigrants voting illegally. That push coincided with a national Republican messaging strategy warning that potentially thousands of ineligible voters would be voting. The officials' efforts in Ohio led to charges against just six noncitizens in a state with 8 million registered voters. That outcome and the stories of some of those now facing charges show the gap both in Ohio and across the United States between the rhetoric about noncitizen voting and the reality that it's rare and not part of a coordinated scheme to throw elections. South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition leader has offered to work with the government to ease the political tumult, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Liberal Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, whose party holds a majority in the National Assembly, urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on Yoon’s impeachment and proposed a special council for policy cooperation between the government and parliament. Yoon’s powers have been suspended until the court decides whether to remove him from office or reinstate him. If Yoon is dismissed, a national election to choose his successor must be held within 60 days. Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Inclement weather has plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including heavy snow, a major ice storm and unusual tornado activity. An ice storm beginning Friday created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. More than 33 inches of snow was reported near Orchard Park, New York, which is often a landing point for lake-effect snow. On Saturday, a tornado touched down in Scotts Valley, California, causing damage and several injuries. In San Francisco, a storm damaged trees and roofs and prompted a tornado warning, which was a first for a city that has not experienced a tornado since 2005. Small businesses say cautious shoppers are seeking 'cozy' and 'festive' this holiday season With a late Thanksgiving, the holiday shopping season is five days shorter than last year, and owners of small retail shops say that people have been quick to snap up holiday décor early, along with gifts for others and themselves. Cozy items like sweaters are popular so far. Businesses are also holding special events to get shoppers in the door. But there’s little sense of the freewheeling spending that occurred during the pandemic. Overall, The National Retail Federation predicts retail sales in November and December will rise between 2.5% and 3.5% compared with same period a year ago. US agencies should use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones, Schumer says After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging the federal government to deploy better drone-tracking technology to identify and ultimately stop the airborne pests. The New York Democrat is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to immediately deploy advanced technology to identify and track drones back to their landing spots. That is according to briefings from his office. Federal authorities have said that the drones do not appear to be linked to foreign governments. West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS has approved an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations. It comes after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. The president of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, said in a statement: “The authority decides to set the period from 29 January, 2025 to 29 July 2025 as a transitional period and to keep ECOWAS doors open to the three countries during the transition period." In a first in the 15-nation bloc’s nearly 50 years of existence, the military juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced in January that they decided to leave ECOWAS. Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France's Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between religious and civic society. The one-day visit to Corsica’s capital Ajaccio, birthplace of Napoleon, on Sunday is one of the briefest of his papacy beyond Italy’s borders, just about nine hours on the ground, including a 40-minute visit with French President Emmanuel Macron. It is the first papal visit ever to the island, which Genoa ceded to France in 1768 and is located closer to the Italian mainland than France.Building Automation And Control Systems Market , 30% Of Growth To Originate From North America, Technavio

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Unassuming, erudite, soft-spoken and a consensus builder, Manmohan Singh died on Thursday night at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 92. New Delhi: He drew the roadmap of India’s economic reform, unshackled it from the licence raj and pulled it back from the brink when even all its gold reserve was pledged. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was the scholar and architect of the India of today who evolved into a stubbornly resolute politician. Unassuming, erudite, soft-spoken and a consensus builder, Manmohan Singh died on Thursday night at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 92. The Congress leader, who steered the country for 10 years from 2004-2014 and helped set up the country’s economic framework as finance minister before that, was a renowned name in the global financial and economic sectors. The man who famously spoke of studying under the dim light of kerosene lamps in his village without electricity and went on to become a storied academic was the copybook reluctant politician, almost stumbling into the rough and tumble of mainstream politics. He was the proverbial dark horse when Sonia Gandhi stepped back from taking the prime minister’s post, ignoring the clamour from her party, and chose him instead. And so Manmohan Singh the academic bureaucrat became the 14th prime minister of India in 2004. Theirs was a partnership that lasted 10 years, the equation between Sonia Gandhi and Singh often cited for its equanimity and an example of how a working relationship should really be. Notwithstanding the inevitable tensions. Singh also had to balance the interests of the United Progressive Alliance’s coalition partners. N N Vohra, a former Jammu and Kashmir governor, said Singh always “stood firm as a rock in pursuing the ethical path even if he got into trouble with the political party he represented”. In 2014, the UPA was voted out in a cloud of corruption scams, establishing BJP's unbroken rule since then. Hailed for putting India on the road to liberalisation and privatisation in the early 1990s, Singh was criticised for turning a blind eye to charges of corruption. The going often got tough. During his first tenure as prime minister, the coalition began to unravel when India signed a civil nuclear deal with the US. It almost cost his government with the Left parties pulling out of the UPA coalition. However, his government survived. On July 22, 2008, the UPA faced its first confidence vote in the Lok Sabha after the Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front withdrew support over India approaching the IAEA for Indo-US nuclear deal. The UPA won the confidence vote with 275 votes to the opposition's 256, with a record thin 19-vote victory after 10 MPs abstained. During the fag end of his tenure as prime minister, when he was seen defending his government’s record and the Congress’ positions on controversial issues such as the 2G scam, Singh spoke up and declared he was not weak. "I honestly hope history would be kinder to me than the contemporary media, or for that matter, the opposition parties in Parliament," he had said famously in January 2004. More than two decades later, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reacted to Singh's death with a poignant post on X: "Undoubtedly, history shall judge you kindly, Dr. Manmohan Singh ji!" The decade with Singh at the helm of affairs is widely believed to be an era unprecedented growth and prosperity. His journey to the acme of India’s governance and political power is unique in the annals of India’s politics. Singh, always seen in a powder blue turban, was appointed India's finance minister in 1991 in the Narasimha Rao government. His role in ushering in a comprehensive policy of economic reforms is now recognised worldwide. In January 1991, India struggled to finance its essential imports, especially of oil and fertilisers, and to repay official debt. In July 1991, the RBI pledged 46.91 tonnes of gold with the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan to raise $400 million. Manmohan Singh soon steered the economy well and was quick to repurchase it months later. Vohra, who at the time served successively as defence and home secretary said he had to be at then finance minister Singh's door daily, “literally begging for some financial relief for the department I was serving”. Born to Gurmukh Singh and Amrit Kaur on September 26, 1932, in village Gah in the Punjab province of undivided India (now Pakistan), Singh completed his matriculation examinations from the Punjab University in 1948. His academic career took him from Punjab to the University of Cambridge, UK, where he earned a First Class Honours degree in Economics in 1957. Singh followed this with a D.Phil in Economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962. He started his career by teaching in the faculty of Punjab University and the prestigious Delhi School of Economics. He also had a brief stint at the UNCTAD Secretariat and later became secretary general of the South Commission in Geneva between 1987 and 1990. In 1971, Singh joined the government of India as economic advisor in the Commerce ministry. This was soon followed by his appointment as chief economic advisor in the Ministry of Finance in 1972. Among the many governmental positions that he occupied were secretary in the Finance ministry, deputy chairperson of the Planning Commission, governor of the Reserve Bank of India, advisor of the prime minister, and chairperson of the University Grants Commission. His political career started as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1991, where he was leader of the opposition between 1998 and 2004. Interestingly, the two time prime minister had a 33-year parliamentary innings but only as a Rajya Sabha member. He never contested a Lok Sabha election. Singh was often accused by the BJP of running a government that was marred by corruption. The party called him "MaunMohan Singh" alleging that he did not speak out against corrupt leaders in his cabinet. Notwithstanding the many epithets, Singh always maintained his dignity. He is survived by his wife Gursharan Kaur and has three daughters. It is a measure of Singh’s understated personality that the country knew little of his family who also went about their lives as low key as they could during his 10 years as prime minister. Singh was quiet but also firm. Sources close to him said Singh had almost made up his mind to quit as prime minister in September 2013 after Rahul Gandhi dubbed the Union Cabinet's decision to bring an ordinance to allow convicted politicians to contest elections “complete nonsense” and recommended it be torn. Singh was abroad at the time. Singh was highly critical of demonetisation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 and termed it "organised loot and legalised plunder". In reply to the no-confidence motion against his government in 2008, Singh said almost prophetically, "The greatness of democracy is that we are all birds of passage! We are here today, gone tomorrow! But in the brief time that the people of India entrust us with this responsibility, it is our duty to be honest and sincere in the discharge of these responsibilities." Stay informed on all the latest news , real-time breaking news updates, and follow all the important headlines in india news and world News on Zee News.

NEW YORK , Dec. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report with market evolution powered by AI - The global identity verification market size is estimated to grow by USD 16.92 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 20.3% during the forecast period. Increase in digitalization with electronic id (eID) cards and smart infrastructure initiatives is driving market growth, with a trend towards growing adoption of bring your own device (byod) among enterprises. However, privacy and security concerns of data transferred through iot poses a challenge. Key market players include Applied Recognition Corp., Authenteq Tarbena GmbH, Equifax Inc., Experian Plc, GB Group plc, Gen Digital Inc., ID Merit, Intellicheck Inc., Jumio Corp., Khosla Labs Pvt. Ltd., Mastercard Inc., Mitek Systems Inc., Onfido, PXL Vision AG, RELX Plc, Shufti Pro Ltd., Thales Group, TransUnion, UAB iDenfy., WebID Solutions GmbH, Acuant, Inc.; Nuance Communications Inc AI-Powered Market Evolution Insights. Our comprehensive market report ready with the latest trends, growth opportunities, and strategic analysis- View Free Sample Report PDF Forecast period 2024-2028 Base Year 2023 Historic Data 2018 - 2022 Segment Covered Component (Solutions and Services), Type (Large enterprises and SMEs), and Geography (North America, APAC, Europe, South America, and Middle East and Africa), deployment, organization size, vertical, region Region Covered North America, APAC, Europe, South America, and Middle East and Africa Key companies profiled Applied Recognition Corp., Authenteq Tarbena GmbH, Equifax Inc., Experian Plc, GB Group plc, Gen Digital Inc., ID Merit, Intellicheck Inc., Jumio Corp., Khosla Labs Pvt. Ltd., Mastercard Inc., Mitek Systems Inc., Onfido, PXL Vision AG, RELX Plc, Shufti Pro Ltd., Thales Group, TransUnion, UAB iDenfy., WebID Solutions GmbH, Acuant, Inc.; Nuance Communications Inc Key Market Trends Fueling Growth The Identity Verification Market is experiencing significant growth due to increasing security risks associated with online transactions and digital identities. Businesses in finance, healthcare, emerging markets, and various industries are adopting advanced verification techniques such as artificial intelligence (AI), biometric technologies, and multi-factor authentication to secure their digital services and protect against identity-related theft incidents. These technologies include facial recognition, video analytics, liveness detection, and smart cities' intelligent border control. The finance sector, in particular, is prioritizing security measures to comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations and prevent cyber threats. Healthcare and life sciences, retail and e-commerce, energy and utilities, IT and ITES, and government and defense sectors are also investing in identity verification systems to secure confidential data, client financial details, and personal identifiers. Emerging technologies like blockchain-based identity verification, biometric checks, and cloud-based deployment are gaining popularity for their efficiency and security. However, a lack of awareness and potential losses due to fraudulent activities continue to be concerns for businesses. System integrators and security professionals are providing consulting, biometric devices, and security training to help organizations navigate the complex IT infrastructure and technical expertise required for effective identity verification. The identity verification industry is also addressing regulatory compliance, data analysis, and fraud detection needs across various sectors, including e-commerce, gaming, travel, and cryptocurrency exchanges. The market is expected to continue growing as digitization initiatives increase and cybersecurity needs become more pressing. In today's business landscape, the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is gaining popularity among enterprises. This shift towards a mobile-first, web next scenario enables employees to access their privileged accounts via mobile devices, enhancing productivity and morale. Privileged users, also known as admin users, possess the authority to manage backend functions of a system. They can create, modify, and delete accounts, alter user roles, adjust settings, and view sensitive data. This streamlined approach allows enterprises to adapt to the evolving work environment while ensuring secure access to critical information. Insights on how AI is driving innovation, efficiency, and market growth- Request Sample! Market Challenges Insights into how AI is reshaping industries and driving growth- Download a Sample Report Segment Overview This identity verification market report extensively covers market segmentation by 1.1 Solutions- Identity verification solutions are essential for businesses to authenticate the identity of users or customers. These solutions ensure that the person engaging in a process is the true owner of the provided information, preventing unauthorized use, false identities, and fraud . Offline methods include face-to-face verification, where individuals present themselves in person at a company location or institution. Online identity verification methods include knowledge-based authentication, biometric verification, and document verification. The global market for identity verification solutions is projected to expand due to the increasing need for secure and reliable identity verification processes. Download complimentary Sample Report to gain insights into AI's impact on market dynamics, emerging trends, and future opportunities- including forecast (2024-2028) and historic data (2018 - 2022) Research Analysis The Identity Verification Market is witnessing significant growth due to the increasing number of online transactions and the need to secure digital identities. With the rise of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and biometric technologies, verification techniques are becoming more sophisticated and efficient. The finance and healthcare sectors are major contributors to this market, with AML requirements and data breach concerns driving demand. However, emerging markets and businesses in lower-income countries are also adopting identity verification solutions to meet cybersecurity needs and enable digital payment methods. Internet penetration is expanding, but data privacy concerns and cybersecurity risks, including data breaches and cyberattacks, remain significant challenges. Regulations are playing a crucial role in shaping the identity verification industry, with the financial sector and emerging technologies such as blockchain-based identity verification leading the way. On-premise solutions are still prevalent, but cloud-based and hybrid models are gaining popularity. Overall, the identity verification market is expected to continue growing as businesses and individuals seek to secure their digital identities and mitigate risks. Market Research Overview The Identity Verification Market is witnessing significant growth due to the increasing number of online transactions and the digitalization of various industries, including finance, healthcare, and emerging markets. Digital identities have become essential in today's world, and the need for secure verification techniques is more critical than ever. Artificial intelligence (AI) and biometric technologies are playing a crucial role in identity verification, offering enhanced security measures and efficiency. However, with the increasing use of digital services, there are also rising security risks, such as identity-related theft incidents and cyber threats. Businesses across sectors, from BFSI to retail and e-commerce, are implementing identity verification systems to ensure regulatory compliance, prevent fraudulent activities, and protect confidential data. Technologies like facial recognition, video analytics, liveness detection, and multi-factor authentication are being used to verify identities in real-time. Emerging technologies like machine learning (ML) and biometrics are transforming the identity verification industry, offering data-driven verification methods and intelligent border control solutions. However, there are challenges, such as a lack of awareness, potential losses, and data privacy concerns, that need to be addressed. Industry-specific requirements, such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations and cybersecurity needs, are driving the adoption of identity verification systems in various sectors. Cloud-based deployment and cloud services are becoming increasingly popular due to their cost-effectiveness and scalability. Despite the benefits, there are also concerns around the use of traditional non-biometric solutions and the potential for breaches and data breaches. Security personnel, system integrators, and consulting firms are playing a crucial role in implementing security measures, providing security training, and offering technical expertise to businesses. In conclusion, the identity verification market is a critical component of the digital economy, offering essential security measures and enabling businesses to operate efficiently while protecting confidential data and ensuring regulatory compliance. However, it also presents challenges that need to be addressed to ensure data security and privacy. Table of Contents: 1 Executive Summary 2 Market Landscape 3 Market Sizing 4 Historic Market Size 5 Five Forces Analysis 6 Market Segmentation 7 Customer Landscape 8 Geographic Landscape 9 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends 10 Company Landscape 11 Company Analysis 12 Appendix About Technavio Technavio is a leading global technology research and advisory company. Their research and analysis focuses on emerging market trends and provides actionable insights to help businesses identify market opportunities and develop effective strategies to optimize their market positions. With over 500 specialized analysts, Technavio's report library consists of more than 17,000 reports and counting, covering 800 technologies, spanning across 50 countries. Their client base consists of enterprises of all sizes, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies. This growing client base relies on Technavio's comprehensive coverage, extensive research, and actionable market insights to identify opportunities in existing and potential markets and assess their competitive positions within changing market scenarios. 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Addressing an annual convention of 'Etawah Hindi Seva Nidhi' on Sunday in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, the Lok Sabha Speaker highlighted his address in a post on X. He also mentioned the efforts being made to translate Lok Sabha debates into Hindu using AI models too. "A humble effort is being made to translate Lok Sabha debates into Hindi using Neural Language Model of AI," read the post by the Speaker's office. "Hindi is such a flexible and versatile language that it has adapted so well to changing technologies that with the use of AI, the richness of Hindi literature and poetry is being made available across the world in new and more efficient ways," the post added. The Lok Sabha Speaker highlighted that AI is being used to make Hindi literature and poetry accessible to everyone across the globe. "Today, with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the rich legacy of Hindi literature and poetry is available across the globe, he said, adding that Hindi has also been increasingly used in the fields of justice, administration, and internet technology," said an official statement by the Speaker's office. "When we look at governance systems and democratic institutions around the world, the importance of Hindi in uniting India's diversity and enforcing its unity becomes evident," the Speaker said according to the statement. Birla also mentioned that during the preparation of India's Constitution, visionary leaders from various states, speaking different languages and dialects, recognised the importance of languages as symbols of unity. They acknowledged Hindi's inherent potential to unite the entire nation. While mentioning how various Supreme Court judgments are also getting translated, he added, "Times have changed now. In the past, Supreme Court judgments were written in only one language. Now, the Supreme Court has also started translating judgments into multiple languages. In Parliament, we are using 22 Indian languages, which are the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. We are also extending translation facilities for members who want to speak in their own languages." MENAFN15122024000231011071ID1108995538 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.

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Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, announced significant reforms aimed at improving tax services, with the first package of tax facilities set to be fully implemented by the end of the current fiscal year. These measures, he emphasized, will foster a new era of trust, partnership, and certainty between the business community and the Tax Authority. Speaking during a meeting with the Republican People’s Party’s parliamentary bloc in the Administrative Capital, Kouchouk highlighted several initiatives designed to enhance the business environment. “We have developed a sample inspection system for all taxpayers and have launched an experimental central electronic clearing system for government dues and debts,” he explained. “This system is intended to build confidence with our partners, facilitate their operations, and improve cash liquidity.” The Minister also outlined plans to gradually integrate the informal economy, focusing on improving tax systems and offering greater support to small, medium, and large enterprises. “Our goal is to ensure that investors achieve substantial profits within a clear framework of rights and obligations, paving the way for a productive partnership with the Tax Authority,” Kouchouk said. Furthermore, he emphasized the Tax Authority’s initiative to revise administrative decisions and instructions as a clear signal of the government’s commitment to boosting the investment climate. “We strongly believe in the private sector’s potential to drive growth, and we will continue to support it within the Egyptian economy,” he affirmed, noting ongoing collaboration with the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade to reduce fees and unify collection agencies. The Minister also pointed to the growing demand for public-private partnerships, particularly in the service sectors and renewable energy, driven by the state’s limitations on public investment. The Ministry aims to increase spending on human development and social protection, alongside expanding programs to stimulate and support productive activities. Kouchouk stressed that the simplified tax system demonstrates a deep understanding of the importance of nurturing entrepreneurship, especially in the realm of digital exports. He highlighted the significant growth of information technology service exports and emphasized the need to further stimulate this sector. “Our export program for the upcoming fiscal year is ambitious, aiming to diversify and expand exports while tapping into new markets,” he stated. Additionally, Kouchouk highlighted the role of the medium-term budget framework in enhancing the efficiency of public spending and improving services for citizens. “We are committed to fostering a national dialogue, especially with young people, to refine our priorities and achieve key targets for citizens, investors, and the broader Egyptian economy,” he concluded. The meeting was attended by senior officials, including Sherif El-Kilani, Deputy Minister for Tax Policies; Ahmed Abdel Razek, Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance; Rami Youssef, Assistant Minister for Tax Policies and Development; Rasha Abdel Aal, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority; and various other political and governmental figures.WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries. The data show they never fully delivered on his promised factory jobs. Nor did they provoke the avalanche of inflation that critics feared. This time, though, his tariff threats might be different . The president-elect is talking about going much bigger — on a potential scale that creates more uncertainty about whether he'll do what he says and what the consequences could be. “There's going to be a lot more tariffs, I mean, he's pretty clear,” said Michael Stumo, the CEO of Coalition for a Prosperous America, a group that has supported import taxes to help domestic manufacturing. The president-elect posted on social media Monday that on his first day in office he would impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada until those countries satisfactorily stop illegal immigration and the flow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl into the United States. Those tariffs could essentially blow up the North American trade pact that Trump’s team negotiated during his initial term. Chinese imports would face additional tariffs of 10% until Beijing cracks down on the production of materials used in making fentanyl, Trump posted. Business groups were quick to warn about rapidly escalating inflation , while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would counter the move with tariffs on U.S. products. House Democrats put together legislation to strip a president’s ability to unilaterally apply tariffs this drastic, warning that they would likely lead to higher prices for autos, shoes, housing and groceries. Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her administration is already working up a list of possible retaliatory tariffs “if the situation comes to that.” “The economy department is preparing it,” Sheinbaum said. “If there are tariffs, Mexico would increase tariffs, it is a technical task about what would also benefit Mexico,” she said, suggesting her country would impose targeted import duties on U.S. goods in sensitive areas. Similarly, the Canadian government has also started to explore retaliatory tariffs if Trump tackes action. House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require congressional approval for a president to impose tariffs due to claims of a national emergency, a largely symbolic action given Republicans' coming control of both the House and Senate. "This legislation would enable Congress to limit this sweeping emergency authority and put in place the necessary Congressional oversight before any president – Democrat or Republican – could indiscriminately raise costs on the American people through tariffs,” said Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. But for Trump, tariffs are now a tested tool that seems less politically controversial even if the mandate he received in November's election largely involved restraining inflation. The tariffs he imposed on China in his first term were continued by President Joe Biden, a Democrat who even expanded tariffs and restrictions on the world's second largest economy. Biden administration officials looked at removing Trump's tariffs in order to bring down inflationary pressures, only to find they were unlikely to help significantly. Tariffs were “so new and unique that it freaked everybody out in 2017,” said Stumo, but they are now seen as part of the policy toolkit by the United States and other countries. Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines at the start of 2018, moves that might have pushed up prices in those sectors even though they also overlapped with plans to open washing machine plants in Tennessee and South Carolina. His administration also levied tariffs on steel and aluminum, including against allies. He then increased tariffs on China, leading to a trade conflict and a limited 2020 agreement that failed to produce the promised Chinese purchases of U.S. goods. Still, the dispute changed relations with China as more U.S. companies looked for alternative suppliers in other countries. Economic research also found the United States may have sacrificed some of its “soft power” as the Chinese population began to watch fewer American movies. The Federal Reserve kept inflation roughly on target, but factory construction spending never jumped in a way that suggested a lasting gain in manufacturing jobs. Separate economic research found the tariff war with China did nothing economically for the communities hurt by offshoring, but it did help Trump and Republicans in those communities politically. When Trump first became president in 2017, the federal government collected $34.6 billion in customs, duties and fees. That sum more than doubled under Trump to $70.8 billion in 2019, according to Office of Management and Budget records. While that sum might seem meaningful, it was relatively small compared to the overall economy. America's gross domestic product is now $29.3 trillion, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The total tariffs collected in the United States would equal less than 0.3% of GDP. The new tariffs being floated by Trump now are dramatically larger and there could be far more significant impacts. If Mexico, Canada, and China faced the additional tariffs proposed by Trump on all goods imported to the United States, that could be roughly equal to $266 billion in tax collections, a number that does not assume any disruptions in trade or retaliatory moves by other countries. The cost of those taxes would likely be borne by U.S. families, importers and domestic and foreign companies in the form of higher prices or lower profits. Former Biden administration officials said they worried that companies could piggyback on Trump's tariffs — if they're imposed — as a rationale to raise their prices. This would mirror price increases by many companies in 2022 that were made possible because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which pushed up food and energy prices and gave the companies cover to further raise their own prices. “I’m very worried about the total indiscriminate tariffs on more than China — that it gives cover to firms to jack up prices,” said Jen Harris, a former Biden White House official who is now director of the Economy and Society Initiative at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. But what Trump didn't really spell out is what might cause him to back down on tariffs and declare a victory. What he is creating instead with his tariff threats is a sense of uncertainty as companies and countries await the details to figure out what all of this could mean. “We know the key economic policy priorities of the incoming Trump administration, but we don’t know how or when they will be addressed,” said Greg Daco, chief U.S. economist at EY-Parthenon. AP writer Mark Stevenson contributed to this report from Mexico City.

Salesforce, Google sway market cap stock movers on ThursdayJude Bellingham admitted that Real Madrid lost to "the best team in Europe" as Liverpool downed the European champions. The Reds have been in sensational form this term and comfortably sit top of the Premier League . In the Champions League they remain the only team to have a perfect record from five games, producing a statement performance to see off the Spanish giants. Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and co headed to Anfield but were second best for long periods as Liverpool secured a 2-0 win. Alexis Mac Allister scored the opener before Cody Gakpo made the game safe late on. That came after Mbappe had seen a penalty saved, while Mohamed Salah also missed from the spot. Real have won lost three of their five Champions League outings but Bellingham confessed, on his return to England, that being turned over by Liverpool was "no disgrace" as he labelled the Reds as Europe's premier outfit at present. He told TNT Sports : "I think to be fair from the first minute they just took control, we never maximised the spells we had in possession. We tried to force the counter too many times, turned the ball over so much that they just kept control. I just think they were more up for it than us, which is really disappointing to say. "It's probably a bad result against the best performing team in Europe so its no disgrace to come here and lose, but we are disappointed in how we performed. We need to use it in the right way, we've got three games left and it's important we win those." Real have also been beaten by Lille and AC Milan in Europe this term and are in desperate need of results to ensure they make the next stage of the competition. The signing of Mbappe, in the eyes of many, was going to take Los Blancos up another level. The Frenchman has struggled for form since swapping Paris for Madrid and could produce when called upon by his team. Mbappe stepped up from 12 yards with the score at 1-0, only to see Caoimhin Kelleher deny him, but Bellingham has absolved him from any blame. "Obviously it's a big moment in the game, but it can happen, he's a wonderful player but the pressure he holds is huge," he said. "The penalty is not the reason we lost the game, as a collective we weren't good enough on the night. Kylian can keep his head high, I know for sure, that he will produce many more moments that are huge for this club." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Sky has slashed the price of its Sky Sports, Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix bundle in an unbeatable new deal that saves £240 and includes 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.

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