Author: Max Smith

Senior Vice President Thomas Michaud sold 25,421 shares of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) on March 11, 2024, according to recent SEC filings. The trades were executed at an average price of $74.26 per share, for a total value of $1,887,739.46. Stife Financial Corp is a financial services holding company that operates banking, securities and financial services businesses through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Its principal broker-dealer subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, is a full-service retail and institutional wealth management and investment banking firm. Thomas Michaud sold a total of 84,457 shares of the company's stock over the past year. Purchased…

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of Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently conducted the following study: Operational technology As we leveraged the (OT) products and services provided by CISA, we found that some teams were understaffed.CISA is the lead agency in support critical infrastructure organization determine the risk of industrial control system (ICS) OT environments are increasingly targeted by malicious attackers. We provide risk analysis, assessment and analysis tools, best practice guidelines, security recommendations, training and exercises, and more.Of the 13 non-federal agencies surveyed by GAO, including researchers who contributed to CISA's OT recommendations and OT vendors who contributed to the CISA Collaborative Group, 12 reported…

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Weird, artistic and alternative video games abound at Day of the Devs, a free event celebrating indie games at Midway on Sunday, March 17th. From 3pm to 8pm, the San Francisco venue will feature a variety of games. Different types of consoles are available and participants can roll up and get in on the action at any time. Some Day of the Devs games haven't even been released yet, so this event is a great chance to find your next favorite before it becomes an indie favorite. Highlights include products from Amanita Design; phonopolisis a puzzle game rendered in 2D…

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The police department has removed a social media post recruiting new officers after receiving multiple complaints about a reference to an ad for a popular video game.Police chief apologizes after ad is removedPeoria police posted an image on Facebook last week that showed three men in tactical gear and police uniforms. Police guns are depicted, including one pointed directly at the camera.”Stop playing games and meet your duty,” the ad reads. The text includes contact information for two police officers.call of duty is a popular first-person shooter video game in which players take on the role of military personnel tasked…

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On February 27, Sony announced it would lay off 900 people across its worldwide games business, affecting several games studios. Among them were Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games, both of which had just released big, noteworthy titles–Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launched in October to audience and critical acclaim, while The Last of Us Part II Remastered dropped in January with an updated version that included new content. The Sony layoffs constituted some 8% of the people working in its games division.On February 28, Electronic Arts announced it would lay off 670 people–5% of its workforce. In a statement to staff, CEO…

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Wesdome Gold MinesTORONTO, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces its results for the fourth quarter (“Q4 2023”) and year ended December 31, 2023. The Company is also providing its updated Mineral Reserve and Resource statements. Preliminary operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended 2023 as well as multi-year production and operating guidance were disclosed on January 15, 2024. Management will host a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday March 13 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the results.All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.Fourth…

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March Madness begins next week, bringing with it a ton of money along with the excitement of a uniquely American spring.Its basic structure is simple.Teams earn the right to enter the bracket by winning a conference's automatic bid (one for each conference) or by earning an at-large invitation by the selection committee.Teams are seeded in the field after input from the same selection committee.Each team in the field gets one “share” of the conference revenue, which is distributed as the conference sees fit. Every time you win and advance to the next round, you earn more shares. (This is a…

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February's better-than-expected inflation record was driven primarily by two factors: shelter and gas.The shelter index rose 5.7% on an unadjusted annualized basis and 0.4% month-on-month, slowing down from January's 6% annualized rise and 0.6% month-over-month increase.Economists say the rise in core inflation is mainly due to sticky shelter inflation.The rent index and owner equivalent rent (OER) increased by 0.5% and 0.4% from the previous month, respectively. Owner's equivalent rent is the hypothetical rent that a homeowner would pay for the same property. In January, the rent index increased by 0.4% and the OER increased by 0.6%.Seema Shah, chief global strategist…

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