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☆ TipRanks reveals the top 10 Wall Street utilities sector analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

TipRanks recognized the 10 best analysts in the utilities sector who delivered significant returns and edged past their peers through their recommendations. TipRanks' algorithms calculated the statistical significance of each rating, the average return and the analysts' overall success rate. Top 10 analysts from the utilities sectorThe image below shows the most successful Wall Street analysts from the utilities sector. Based on his buy recommendation, the analyst generated a profit of 161.7% from July 21, 2020 to July 21, 2021. Julien Dumoulin-Smith — Bank of America SecuritiesJulien Dumoulin-Smith has the 10th spot on the list, with a success rate of 57%.

Persons: Patrick T, Fallon, TipRanks, Shelby Tucker, Tucker, Frederic Bastien — Raymond James Frederic Bastien, Black, Benjamin Pham —, Benjamin Pham, Pham, Mark Jarvi —, Mark Jarvi — CIBC Mark Jarvi, Robert Catellier —, Robert Catellier, Alberto Gandolfi — Goldman Sachs, Alberto Gandolfi, Nelson Ng, Jan, Patrick Kenny, Kenny, Neil Kalton, Wells, Julien Dumoulin, Smith — Bank of America Securities Julien Dumoulin, Smith Organizations: Fluence, Siemens, AES Company, AES Alamitos Battery Energy Storage, AFP, Getty, RBC, Energy, Benjamin Pham — BMO Capital BMO Capital, Mark Jarvi — CIBC, Pinnacle, Drax Group, Robert Catellier — CIBC, RBC Capital RBC Capital, Bank In, National Bank, Secure Energy Services, Smith — Bank of America Securities, Sunrun Locations: Long Beach , California, Canadian, Canada, Danish, Methanex

☆ Poland's opposition brings thousands onto streets to protest against nationalist government
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Crowds stretching for at least a mile marched with banners reading “Free, European Poland,” “European Union yes, PiS no,” referring to the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party. People march on the 34th anniversary of the first democratic elections in postwar Poland, in Warsaw on June 4, 2023. On Sunday, hundreds of buses arrived in Warsaw to bring opposition supporters from across the country. The opposition sees the legislation as a government attempt to launch a witch hunt against political opponents. “It’s beyond comprehension,” said Andrzej Majewski, 48, from Slupca in western Poland who was in Warsaw to join Sunday’s protest march

Persons: ”, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, I’ve, Jacek Gwozdz, Mateusz Morawiecki’s, Slawomir Kaminski, Agencja Wyborcza.pl, Donald Tusk, “, Tusk, I’m, Andrzej Duda, Andrzej Majewski Organizations: Justice, Police, Kremlin, European Union council, “, Solidarity, European Commission Locations: Warsaw, European Poland, “, Nowy Sacz, Ukraine, Europe, Poland, it’s, United States, Slupca

☆ Polish news websites hit by DDoS attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WARSAW, May 18 (Reuters) - Several Polish news websites were hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that the government said could be the action of Russian hacking groups, the digitalisation minister was quoted as saying on Thursday. DDoS attacks work by directing high volumes of internet traffic towards targeted servers in a relatively unsophisticated bid to knock them offline. Asked whether Russian groups were behind the attacks, Cieszynski said "we have such information". According to PAP, the websites affected included those of daily newspapers Gazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczpospolita and Super Express. Reporting by Alan Charlish and Karol Badohal; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Kremlin calls Polish decision to rename Kaliningrad 'hostile act'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Soldiers build razor wire fence on Poland's border with Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad near Bolcie, Poland November 3, 2022. Arkadiusz Stankiewicz/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERSMay 10 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Poland's decision to rename the Russian city of Kaliningrad in its official documents was a "hostile act", as bilateral ties continue to fray over the war in Ukraine. Kaliningrad was known by the German name of Koenigsberg until after World War II, when it was annexed by the Soviet Union and renamed to honour Soviet politician Mikhail Kalinin. Relations between Poland and Russia have historically often been very strained, including during and after World War Two. Most Poles believe the Soviet Union replaced Nazi occupation with another form of repression.

[1/3] Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as security forces operate, outside Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBRASILIA, April 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's Congress on Wednesday prepared to open an inquiry into the Jan. 8 storming of key government buildings in the capital by violent demonstrators who denied the electoral victory of the recently inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The right-wing opposition has pushed for an inquiry as a way to blame his new government for security failures in Brasilia that day. Once the congressional inquiry is formally opened, there will be a fierce battle over the committee's composition. Reporting by Anthony Boadle and Ricardo Brito Editing by Brad Haynes and Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Citigroup tells clients how they can invest in the outer space 'goldrush'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors should choose carefully when investing in the outer space "goldrush" because it's a tough, capital-intensive business, according to Citigroup. Right now, Citi believes the best space-related investment is Planet Labs . It also initiated coverage of Rocket Lab and Canadian space technologies company MDA , but with neutral ratings. PL YTD mountain Planet Labs year-to-date performance Planet Labs is a provider of global, daily satellite data. Another way to play the theme is to look at incumbent aerospace and defense names that are committed to their space business, according to Citi.

BRASILIA, March 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who never conceded defeat in last year's election, returns from self-imposed exile in Florida on Thursday to lead the opposition to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro left for the United States two days before he was due to hand over the presidential sash to Lula on Jan. 1. His return to Brazil is eagerly awaited by the party's leader Valdemar Costa Neto, who wants Bolsonaro to become the leader of the opposition to the Lula administration and lead the PL into municipal elections next year. "Bolsonaro will lead the opposition and travel around Brazil preaching the party's liberal values and helping the PL grow," he told Reuters, outlining a plan for a right-wing comeback in the 2026 presidential elections. Barreto said her ambitions may provide an outlet for the ex-president's supporters if legal probes lead electoral authorities bar him from seeking office.

☆ Bolsonaro lands back in Brazil to lead right-wing opposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Ton MolinaBRASILIA, March 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro returned from the United States on Thursday, welcomed back after three months by hundreds of chanting supporters at capital Brasilia's airport. Bolsonaro, who never conceded defeat in last year's election, is expected to lead the opposition to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, officials in Bolsonaro's PL party said. Supporters with Brazil flags draped around their shoulders sang the national anthem and chanted "legend" as they awaited Bolsonaro to exit the arrivals area, where security was tight. The Lula government is just doing everything wrong," said 45-year-old small business owner Anderson Clayton, wrapped in a Brazil flag. Bolsonaro left for the United States two days before he was due to hand over the presidential sash to Lula on Jan. 1.

☆ Satellite imagery venture Planet reports record quarterly revenue to cap strong year
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Planet (NYSE: PL), on Wed. Dec. 8th, in celebration of its listing. To honor the occasion, Will Marshall, Co-Founder & CEO, and Robert Schingler Jr., Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, joined by Stacey Cunningham, NYSE President, ring The Opening Bell®. Planet on Wednesday delivered another record quarter of revenue, nearing the top end of its full-year revenue forecast. For the full year, we nearly tripled our revenue growth rate," Planet cofounder and CEO Will Marshall said in a press release. Planet brought in $53 million in revenue during Q4, a 43% increase from $37.1 million a year prior.

☆ Polish council recommends banning TikTok on public administration phones - media
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WARSAW, March 27 (Reuters) - A Polish government advisory body has recommended banning the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of public administration employees, Polish media reported on Monday. "The Digitization Council expresses a positive opinion regarding the order to remove the Chinese TikTok application by public administration officials and employees from their work phones," it was quoted as saying in the recommendation by wyborcza.pl website. The recommendations of the Council are not binding for the government. A string of Western governments and institutions have banned TikTok in recent weeks, including the UK parliament, the Dutch and Belgian administrations and the New Zealand parliament. Reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The US military has 6 new air-to-air missiles in the works
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The US military has at least six new air-to-air missiles in active development. The US's current air-to-air missiles are effective, but they aren't designed for the newest US jets. Russia and China are fielding missiles with incredible rangeChinese-made PL-9C, left, and PL-5E air-to-air missiles at the Airshow China exhibition in November 2000. Peregrine Air-to-Air missileRaytheon's Peregine air-to-air missile has actually been around for a few years already. Modular Advanced Missile (MAM)The Modular Advanced Missile (MAM) is among the newest additions to this list.

☆ A fat cat has become the top-rated tourist attraction in a Polish city with a perfect 5-star average on Google Maps
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A black-and-white cat named Gacek is the top-rated tourist attraction in Szczecin, Poland. The fat feline has a perfect five-star rating on Google Maps. Gacek has a perfect five-star rating on Google Maps. The rotund feline has beaten out Szczecin's other tourist hotspots, including a Pomeranian Dukes' Castle built in 1346. A local animal shelter has urged visitors not to feed Gacek, per Gazeta.pl.

☆ Polish competition watchdog accuses Amazon EU of misleading consumers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GDANSK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Poland's competition watchdog has accused e-commerce firm Amazon's (AMZN.O) European unit of misleading sales and delivery practices, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) said on Wednesday. The office said consumers on Amazon's Polish website were misled as to the moment a sales contract is concluded, product availability, delivery times and consumer rights, which if proven could result in a penalty for Amazon EU of up to 10% of its turnover. The office noted that these terms were spelled out on the Amazon.pl website, but their legibility and placement made them difficult to read by consumers. According to the office, delivery guarantee terms with the option to receive a refund in case of delay were not easily available to consumers. UOKiK said it had launched an inquiry into the practices in Sept. 2021 following consumer complaints.

WARSAW, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Poland aims to get training time on Leopard 2 battle tanks down to five weeks at a centre where Ukrainian soldiers are likely to be taught how to operate the Western battlefield workhorse against Russia's invasion. The village of Swietoszow in western Poland, near the German border, hosts one of just three Leopard training centres in Europe - the others are in Germany and Switzerland. "If we intensify training (by maximising the number of) instructors, our time and our weekends, we can train an entire crew in five weeks," Major Maciej Banaszynski, Poland's Leopard training centre commander, told Reuters on Tuesday. "Leopard tanks are third-generation tanks. Banaszynski said Polish instructors were running Leopard training courses for tank crews and for drivers.

BRASILIA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The leader of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro's political party said on Wednesday that any member identified in videos taking part in the ransacking of government buildings on Sunday would be immediately expelled from the party. Valdemar Costa Neto, president of the right-wing Liberal Party, said his party, the largest in Brazil's Congress, condemned the rampage on Sunday in which Bolsonaro supporters vandalized the Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace. While the PL party has recognized the election result, Bolsonaro has suggested without any evidence that the election was stolen by manipulating Brazil's electronic voting system. Bolsonaro, whose nationalist populism sharply polarized Brazil's electorate during his four-year term, has been named honorary president of the PL. He and his wife Michelle Bolsonaro will have offices at party headquarters with paid salaries.

☆ Allegro.eu's Polish unit fined $48 mln for violation of competition rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GDANSK, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Poland's anti-monopoly office on Thursday fined the Polish unit of Luxembourg-based e-commerce group Allegro.eu (ALEP.WA) just over 210 million zlotys ($48 million), saying it had broken competition rules and violated its own terms and conditions. UOKiK also fined Allegro nearly 4 million zlotys on Thursday for terms violations. The company also said that 99% of sales on Allegro.pl were carried out by independent sellers and the remaining 1% through its own store. According to the investigation carried out by the watchdog, Allegro started favouring its own retail sales operations in May 2015. Shares in Allegro.eu retreated sharply from the day's highs following the news before climbing back to close up 2.5%.

☆ Rainwater Tech to list in New York via SPAC merger
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( David French | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Led by Mike Nefkens, the former president of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services, Rain Enhancement Technologies - to be known as Rainwater Tech - plans to commercialize a method known as ground-based ionization that makes clouds drop more rain. The merger values Rainwater Tech at $200 million, with dMY VI using the $241 million it raised through its initial public offering in October 2021 to capitalize the company. "This is not a technology which creates rain out of blue sky, but it is about maximizing the amount of rain when the conditions are right," Nefkens said. "We are seeing a rotation in investor sentiment from things which are nice to have towards things which we can't live without," said Niccolo de Masi, CEO of dMY VI. Reporting by David French in New York Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A battle over paid leave is threatening to grind the US economy to a halt
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

US rail workers are preparing to strike over their latest negotiations with management. Three years of rail workers' negotiations with management over this issue could soon culminate in an economy-disrupting strike, after the latest tentative agreement included just one paid personal day off a year. That's too far from the 15 days of paid sick leave that rail workers pushed for, and which railroads argue would cost them $688 million a year. While praise for essential workers has faded, rail workers still hold a lot of power in the economy. "The stockholders would go absolutely crazy if we were able to strike for one day."

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday that access to the site of the explosion would require the agreement of both countries leading the investigation, Poland and the United States. "The Ukrainians asked for access to the site of the investigation. You see shots over Ukraine, fighting over Ukraine, and at some point, in a very short time, you see a certain sequence of events," he added. Police officers walk near the site of an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, November 16, 2022. Przewodow is less than 10 kilometres away from one of the two power lines linking Poland and Ukraine.

☆ Poland says missile strike near Ukraine border was likely an accident caused by misfiring Ukrainian air defense
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Tuesday missiles struck Poland, a NATO member, prompting reports blaming Russia. Poland's president said Wednesday the missile appeared to have been from Ukraine's air defense. But Poland and Ukraine are allies, meaning the reaction will likely be different if the missile came from Ukraine. Police officers walk near the site of an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, November 16, 2022. Ukraine blamed Russia on Tuesday, but a an advisor to Ukraine's defense ministry was more restrained when talking to CNBC on Wednesday.

☆ Fact Check-Nazi symbols in Warsaw were part of movie set for World War Two film
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media users are sharing images of Warsaw, Poland decorated with Nazi flags and swastikas, but the images are missing context. The images show the headquarters of the Polish Academy of Sciences, whose representatives told Reuters that the building and its immediate surroundings were turned into a movie set for a World War Two production. Photos of the Staszic Palace can be found on Google Maps (www.shorturl.at/nvMOU), showing a building that matches the one circulating on social media. More information on Skarbek, known as Christine Granville in England, and her work for the British Special Operations Executive during World War Two can be found (here). Nazi symbols in Warsaw were part of a movie set for a film about World War Two.

A logo of the Polish Central Bank (NBP) is seen on its building in Warsaw, Poland, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File PhotoWARSAW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank Governor Adam Glapinski and four other rate setters threatened legal action on Tuesday against some members of the Monetary Policy Council over public statements they have made about policy. The other members of the MPC are Tyrowicz, Litwiniuk and Ludwik Kotecki, a former deputy finance minister who has been critical of monetary policy. At a press conference last Thursday, Glapinski criticised MPC members who "take 37,300 zlotys ($7,437.69) a month for participating in one meeting during the month and criticise the actions of the whole body". The central bank kept its main interest rate at 6.75% at its Oct. 5 meeting following a run of 11 consecutive hikes.

☆ Chironda va ataca în instanța de judecată decizia prin care a fost demis din funcție: „Voi merge până în pânzele albe”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Chironda va ataca în instanța de judecată decizia prin care a fost demis din funcție: „Voi merge până în pânzele albe”Victor Chironda a anunțat în cadrul unei conferințe de presă că va ataca în instanța de judecată decizia prin care a fost demis din funcția de viceprimar al Capitalei. Acesta menționează că a depus plângerile necesare la procuratură, a pregătit și demersurile necesare pentru instanța de judecată. Amintim că Victor Chironda a fost demis în data de 2 iulie din funcția de viceprimar al Capitalei, în urma unui vot de neîncredere al consilierilor municipali. În același timp, Victor Chironda spune că în această perioadă a fost bolnav de COVID-19. Pe 23 iunie Ion Ceban i-a retras lui Victor Chironda atribuțiile de coordonare a Direcției Arhitectură.

Persons: Chironda, Victor Chironda, Ion Ceban, Ion, ., Capitalei Ion Ceban Organizations: Municipal Chișinău, PL, PD, PCRM, CNA, Național Locations: Capitalei, . Chișinău, Hotel

☆ VIDEO: Dodon neagă că a tras în mistreții aflați în captivitate; Voronin: „Pentru mine e o întrebare retorică”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Captură videoVIDEO: Dodon neagă că a tras în mistreții aflați în captivitate; Voronin: „Pentru mine e o întrebare retorică”Este o provocare și un fake-news pus la cale de oponenți în ultimele zile de campanie. Chiar dacă apare în imagini și vocea este a sa, Dodon neagă că așa ceva s-a produs în realitate. Solicitat să comenteze imaginile în care colegul său de bloc apare împușcând mistreți izolați într-un țarc, Vladimir Voronin a declarat că pentru el rămâne a fi „o întrebare retorică”. Amintim că liderul PSRM, Igor Dodon, a fost surprins în timp ce ucide mistreți care sunt închiși într-un țarc. În perioada mandatului său prezidențial, Igor Dodon a organizat mai multe chefuri la vila prezidenţială de la Condriţa.

Persons: Dodon, Voronin, Igor Dodon, Vladimir Voronin, Igor Nicolaevici, Ștefan Vodă, Rusia . Recent, Renato Usatâi, Dorin Chirtoacă Organizations: PL Locations: Rusia

☆ VIDEO: Dodon neagă că a împușcat în mistreți; Voronin: „Pentru mine e o întrebare retorică”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: Captură videoVIDEO: Dodon neagă că a împușcat în mistreți; Voronin: „Pentru mine e o întrebare retorică”Este o provocare și un fake-news pus la cale de oponenți în ultimele zile de campanie. Chiar dacă apare în imagini și vocea este a sa, Dodon neagă că așa ceva s-a produs în realitate. Solicitat să comenteze imaginile în care colegul său de bloc apare împușcând mistreți izolați într-un țarc, Vladimir Voronin a declarat că pentru el rămâne a fi „o întrebare retorică”. Amintim că liderul PSRM, Igor Dodon, a fost surprins în timp ce ucide mistreți care sunt închiși într-un țarc. În perioada mandatului său prezidențial, Igor Dodon a organizat mai multe chefuri la vila prezidenţială de la Condriţa.

Persons: Dodon, Voronin, Igor Dodon, Vladimir Voronin, Igor Nicolaevici, Ștefan Vodă, Rusia . Recent, Renato Usatâi, Dorin Chirtoacă Organizations: PL Locations: Rusia

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