fortune gems tricks 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to post a record for the 54th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Super Micro Computer, a stock that’s been on an AI-driven roller coaster, soared 28.7% to lead the market. Following allegations of misconduct and the resignation of its public auditor , the maker of servers used in artificial-intelligence technology said an investigation found no evidence of misconduct by its management or by the company’s board. It also said that it doesn’t expect to restate its past financials and that it will find a new chief financial officer, appoint a general counsel and make other moves to strengthen its governance. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up the market. Gains of 1.8% for Microsoft and 3.2% for Meta Platforms were the two strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500. Intel was another propellant during the morning, but it lost an early gain to fall 0.5% after the chip company said CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the board. Intel is looking for Gelsinger’s replacement, and its chair said it’s “committed to restoring investor confidence.” Intel recently lost its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Nvidia, which has skyrocketed in Wall Street’s frenzy around AI. Stellantis, meanwhile, skidded following the announcement of its CEO’s departure . Carlos Tavares steps down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroën and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales and an inventory backlog at dealerships. The world’s fourth-largest automaker’s stock fell 6.3% in Milan. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 likewise fell, including California utility PG&E. It dropped 5% after saying it would sell $2.4 billion of stock and preferred shares to raise cash. Retailers were mixed amid what’s expected to be the best Cyber Monday on record and coming off Black Friday . Target, which recently gave a forecast for the holiday season that left investors discouraged , fell 1.2%. Walmart , which gave a more optimistic forecast, rose 0.2%. Amazon, which looks to benefit from online sales from Cyber Monday, climbed 1.4%. All told, the S&P 500 added 14.77 points to 6,047.15. The Dow fell 128.65 to 44,782.00, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 185.78 to 19,403.95. The stock market largely took Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride. The president-elect on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a group of developing economies if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. Trump said he wants the group, headlined by Brazil, Russia, India and China, to promise it won’t create a new currency or otherwise try to undercut the U.S. dollar. The dollar has long been the currency of choice for global trade. Speculation has also been around a long time that other currencies could knock it off its mantle, but no contender has come close. The U.S. dollar’s value rose Monday against several other currencies, but one of its strongest moves likely had less to do with the tariff threats. The euro fell amid a political battle in Paris over the French government’s budget . The euro sank 0.7% against the U.S. dollar and broke below $1.05. In the bond market, Treasury yields gave up early gains to hold relatively steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed above 4.23% during the morning before falling back to 4.19%. That was just above its level of 4.18% late Friday. A report in the morning showed the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted again last month, but not by as much as economists expected. This upcoming week will bring several big updates on the job market, including the October job openings report, weekly unemployment benefits data and the all-important November jobs report. They could steer the next moves for Federal Reserve, which recently began pulling interest rates lower to give support to the economy. Economists expect Friday’s headliner report to show U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in November, coming off October’s lackluster growth that was hampered by damaging hurricanes and strikes. “We now find ourselves in the middle of this Goldilocks zone, where economic health supports earnings growth while remaining weak enough to justify potential Fed rate cuts,” according to Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. In financial markets abroad, Chinese stocks led gains worldwide as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for manufacturing, partly driven by a surge in orders ahead of Trump’s inauguration next month. Both official and private sector surveys of factory managers showed strong new orders and export orders, possibly partly linked to efforts by importers in the U.S. to beat potential tariff hikes by Trump once he takes office. Indexes rose 0.7% in Hong Kong and 1.1% in Shanghai. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.

Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the dinner in honour of the 100th anniversary of Myanmar Engineering Education and the opening of the Naypyitaw State Polytechnic University at the university yesterday evening. The dinner was also attended by Council Joint Secretary General Ye Win Oo, council members, Union ministers and Union-level dignitaries, the Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman, senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the commander of the Nay Pyi Taw Command, deputy ministers, rectors and pro-rectors from universities, engineering professionals, guests, faculty members and officials. The Senior General was welcomed by Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Myo Thein Kyaw at the ceremony and the Senior General had dinner together with attendees. Before and during the dinner, students from the Fine Arts Department, Myanma Radio and Television and Myawady Entertainment Troupe performed songs and traditional dances. The Senior General presented the flower basket and cash awards to those students and artistes. — MNA/TTA

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could shape the way gender-affirming health care is provided in the U.S. — specifically for minors. The case in question comes from Tennessee, where the state banned medical care such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery for transgender minors regardless of parental consent and recommendations from a health care provider. Tennessee’s ban, as it was passed, would require transgender minors who already received gender-affirming care to stop their treatments within nine months of the law’s effective date as well as establish a path of legal action against medical professionals who provide the treatments. RELATED STORY | Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students Shortly after the state’s legislation passed the ban in 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of three families with transgender youths and a Memphis-based medical doctor who wanted to block the ban from going into effect. The U.S. Justice Department later joined in opposition to the law. The plaintiffs argue that Tennessee’s ban violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause by discriminating against trans youth on the basis of sex. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has said the law is meant to protect minors from harm in the state. In the lower courts, he claimed that there is uncertainty around the risks and benefits of transition care for minors. RELATED STORY | Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors Over half of the states in the U.S. have enacted some type of ban on gender-affirming care for minors to date. The Supreme Court’s decision in the case US v. Skirmetti could have implications across the country. If the Supreme Court rules that Tennessee’s ban is unconstitutional, then similar bans passed by other states could also be deemed unconstitutional. But if the high court affirms that laws prohibiting healthcare for transgender minors do not violate the equal protection clause, then those bans could remain in place.

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Q2 GAAP Earnings per Share up 24% to , Non-GAAP Earnings per Share up 10% to Q2 Total Revenue , up 9% in both USD and constant currency Q2 Total Remaining Performance Obligations , up 49% in USD & 50% in constant currency Q2 Cloud Revenue (IaaS plus SaaS) , up 24% in both USD and constant currency Q2 Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) Revenue , up 52% in both USD and constant currency Q2 Cloud Application (SaaS) Revenue , up 10% in both USD and constant currency Q2 Fusion Cloud ERP (SaaS) Revenue , up 18% in both USD and constant currency Q2 NetSuite Cloud ERP (SaaS) Revenue , up 20% in USD and 19% in constant currency , /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) today announced fiscal 2025 Q2 results. Total quarterly revenues were up 9% year-over-year, in both USD and constant currency, to . Cloud services and license support revenues were up 12% year-over-year, in both USD and constant currency, to . Cloud license and on-premise license revenues were up 1% in USD and up 3% in constant currency, to . Q2 GAAP operating income was . Non-GAAP operating income was , up 10% in both USD and constant currency. GAAP operating margin was 30%, and non-GAAP operating margin was 43%. GAAP net income was . Non-GAAP net income was , up 12% in both USD and constant currency. Q2 GAAP earnings per share was , up 24% in USD and up 23% in constant currency, while non-GAAP earnings per share was , up 10% in both USD and constant currency. Short-term deferred revenues were . Over the last twelve months, operating cash flow was and free cash flow was . "Record level AI demand drove Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue up 52% in Q2, a much higher growth rate than any of our hyperscale cloud infrastructure competitors," said Oracle CEO, . "Growth in the AI segment of our Infrastructure business was extraordinary—GPU consumption was up 336% in the quarter—and we delivered the world's largest and fastest AI SuperComputer scaling up to 65,000 NVIDIA H200 GPUs. With our remaining performance obligation (RPO) up 50% to , we believe our already impressive growth rates will continue to climb even higher. This fiscal year, total Oracle Cloud revenue should top ." "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure trains several of the world's most important generative AI models because we are faster and less expensive than other clouds," said Oracle Chairman and CTO, . "And we just signed an agreement with Meta—for them to use Oracle's AI Cloud Infrastructure—and collaborate with Oracle on the development of AI Agents based on Meta's Llama models. The Oracle Cloud trains dozens of specialized AI models and embeds hundreds of AI Agents in cloud applications. For example, Oracle's AI Agents automate drug design, image and genomic analysis for cancer diagnostics, audio updates to electronic health records for patient care, satellite image analysis to predict and improve agricultural output, fraud and money laundering detection, dual-factor biometric computer logins, and real time video weapons detection in schools. Oracle trained AI models and AI Agents will improve the rate of scientific discovery, economic development and corporate growth throughout the world. The scale of the opportunity is unimaginable." The board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of per share of outstanding common stock. This dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on , with a payment date of . A sample list of customers which purchased Oracle Cloud services during the quarter will be available at . A list of recent technical innovations and announcements is available at . 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India’s government-owned public broadcaster Doordarshan News has ignited controversy after allegedly defending allegations of scam against Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani Group in its programmes. This has brought criticism of the neutrality of a public broadcaster in a politically sensitive atmosphere. DD News on Thursday evening aired a program “5 ki Panchayat” that appeared to defend the billionaire amidst serious accusations, including bribery, fraud etc, recently highlighted by the United States Department of Justice. On its X-page, DD News shared a photo of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with the phrase “Rahul Dances with foreign toolkit” , insulting that his criticisms are part of a foreign-influenced agenda targeting Adani and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In a caption, the DD News wrote, “In the name of Adani..’ Tool Kit’ at work...! Adani is an excuse...why target PM Modi? Rahul’s frustration...is there hope from the ‘toolkit’? Rahul’s new plan to disturb the dignity of Parliament? Targeting the country’s politics with a foreign flavour?”. अडानी के नाम पर..'टूल किट' काम पर...! अडानी बहाना...पीएम मोदी पर क्यों निशाना ? राहुल की हताशा...'टूल किट' से है आशा ? संसद की गरिमा भंग करने का राहुल का नया प्लान ? विदेशी तड़के से देश की सियासत पर निशाना ? देखिए ""5 की पंचायत" शाम 5:00 बजे.... https://t.co/Rbt9sXTxJN pic.twitter.com/n6qADorEXV Instead of facing allegations of corporate fraud, DD News program framing has been deciphered as an attempt to downplay the grave allegations against Adani while shifting blame towards opposition political leaders particularly Rahul Gandhi. Critics argue that this coverage not only supports Adani but also strengthens the BJP’s narrative that the case is a broader conspiracy to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his close allies. Critics have slammed the public broadcast channel for its reporting, with many accusing DD News of acting as a mouthpiece for the BJP rather than fulfilling its role as a neutral public broadcaster. Earlier in April, observers pointed out that the channel changed its logo from black to saffron colour, often associated with right-wing politics in India. Although DD News sought to downplay the colour change as nothing more than an update of a logo and did not reflect a shift in editorial bias. However, the outlet’s credibility remains in question among the public. “This is a taxpayer-funded public broadcaster but it looks like the TV channel of the Bajrang Dal or ‘OpIndia'”, wrote Siddharth Varadarajan, prominent journalist and editor-in-chief of The Wire . This is a taxpayer funded public broadcaster but it looks like the TV channel of the Bajrang Dal or 'OpIndia' https://t.co/j5OPHpb5Us “What have these wretched people done to the government DD News.. It was once our pride”, wrote a Congress worker, Srinivas BV. सरकारी DD News का क्या हाल कर दिया कमबख्तों ने.. ये कभी शान थी हमारी और अब.. https://t.co/yaFfbcpp9G “This is DD News... Targeting opposition for Adani. Look at their language... “Videshi Toolkit”, “Thiraktey Rahul”.Is this a national news channel anymore?”, wrote one X user. This is DD News... Targeting opposition for Adani. Look at their language... "Videshi Toolkit", "Thiraktey Rahul" Is this a national news channel anymore? https://t.co/qn0VhcwKud Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani Group, which ranks among the top three industrial conglomerates in India is facing an arrest warrant in connection with a USD 265 million bribery and fraud scheme. He has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay over USD 250 million (approximately Rs 2,100 crore) in bribes to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms in solar power contracts. The criminal indictment, filed by the US Department of Justice in a New York court, accuses him and seven others, including his nephew Sagar Adani, of paying bribes to unidentified state government officials of five states including Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The alleged scheme aimed to secure expensive solar power deals, potentially generating profits of more than USD 2 billion over 20 years. According to court records cited by Reuters , arrest warrants have been issued against Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani in the US. Prosecutors plan to hand these warrants over to foreign law enforcement agencies for further action. Following the allegations, Adani Group stocks experienced a sharp decline. Adani Enterprises and Adani Energy dropped by 20% each, while other group companies, including Adani Green Energy and Adani Total Gas, also faced significant losses.Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter plans to turn pro and prefers to continue a dual role, playing wide receiver and cornerback in the NFL. Hunter could be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and is the favorite for the Heisman Trophy. Speculation about his future quieted as he gained notoriety by the week this season. Field Level Media projects Hunter as a top-three pick in the draft, and he confirmed Thursday this will be his last season at the college level. "That's definitely for sure," Hunter said on a conference call with reporters. Hunter is consistently playing between 100 and 125 snaps per game for Colorado. He has three interceptions on defense with 74 receptions, 911 yards and nine touchdowns playing wideout for quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Also a projected early first-round pick, Sanders committed to play in the East-West Shrine Game in Dallas. The son of Colorado head coach and Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, Shedeur Sanders said Thursday he would cast a Heisman vote for Hunter. "If it's between me and him, I would want him to get it," Sanders said. "He does a lot of amazing things and things that haven't been done before. I'm not a selfish guy. I know what he's capable of, so I would rather him win." Hunter said he would invite his QB to New York if he's not named a Heisman finalist before they go about the business of finishing the season, possibly in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Shedeur Sanders said he's the best quarterback in the draft, and doesn't believe that's anything new. "I feel like I was the best quarterback in the last draft, too," said Shedeur Sanders. "Ever since I was draft eligible, I knew I'm the best quarterback. It's not up for me to prove myself to talking about why." Former teammates at Jackson State where Deion Sanders also coached, Hunter said he felt his draft stock began to rise only after critics moved past "the hate" for his coach. A flashy, charismatic cornerback in the NFL after starring at Florida State, Deion Sanders was the fifth overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Hall of Famers Troy Aikman (first, Cowboys), Barry Sanders (third, Lions) and Derrick Thomas (fourth, Chiefs) were chosen ahead of "Prime Time" along with offensive tackle Tony Mandarich (second, Packers). Hunter has picked the brain of Deion Sanders about a dual role in pro sports. Sanders was used selectively as a wide receiver and returned punts but was primarily a cornerback in addition to playing Major League Baseball. There's no base-stealing in Hunter's future, but he does believe he can push the envelope as a full-time two-way NFL player. "It's never been done," Hunter said. "I understand that it will be a high risk, (teams) don't want their top pick to go down too early, and I know they're going to want me to be in a couple packages. But I believe I can do it. Nobody has stopped me from doing it thus far. I like when people tell me I can't do it." --Field Level Media