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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Seaport Research Initiates Coverage of Starz Entertainment (STRZ), Sees Potential for Higher Valuation
On Monday, Seaport Research initiated coverage of Starz Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ:STRZ) with a Buy rating and a price target of $30. Seaport Research analyst David Joyce believes that the company has a clear path to support its target demographic with original content. This should then lead to increased average revenue per user over time, as well as EBITDA growth, margin expansion, free cash flow conversion, and debt reduction. An employee at an entertainment retail storefront stocking new and pre-owned movies. Seaport Research also suggests that the longer-term valuation for Starz Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ:STRZ) could be significantly higher and potentially reach $46 and even $56 per share. However, this depends on improved sentiment within the sector and a clearer differentiation among various business models. Starz Entertainment provides subscription video programming to consumers in the US and Canada. Its business consists of the distribution of STARZ-branded premium subscription video services through over-the-top platforms and distributors on a DTC basis through the STARZ-branded app and through multichannel video programming distributors. While we acknowledge the potential of STRZ to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than STRZ and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Sign in to access your portfolio
Irish Examiner
18-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Cork City designated special EU status to unlock major funding to achieve climate neutrality by 2030
Cork City has secured a special EU designation that will help unlock vast European and State funding and private investment, for projects to accelerate its journey to climate neutral. Taoiseach Micheál Martin marked the formal awarding of the prestigious EU Mission Label to Cork by the European Commission at a special discussion event in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, with input from the city council, the third-level sector, businesses, Irish Rail and Bus Éireann. David Joyce, the city council's director of services for emergency management and climate action, said the designation now provides the city with exciting opportunities to access funding through various EU and European Investment Bank funding streams. 'It is an endorsement of the approach we have taken, and we look forward to working with local, national, and international stakeholders and partners to deliver projects that would make a meaningful difference on our path towards making Cork City climate neutral,' he said. Cork produces nearly one million tonnes of greenhouse gases annually, with UCC research for the city council, published in 2023, showing home energy usage and road transport emissions are responsible for two-thirds of the emissions. Households alone account for 34% of the total emissions, with road transport, especially cars, accounting for another 29%. The balance of emissions come from commercial and industrial buildings (22%), public services (7%), agriculture and fisheries (6%), and waste (2%). Climate neutral city by 2030 Around the same time, Cork was selected to take part in the EU's 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, with the participating cities striving to become climate neutral by 2030. Each had to bring stakeholders together and demonstrate a whole-of-city approach to tackling emissions. In Cork, the group includes representatives from the city council, Comhairle na nÓg, MTU, UCC, Cork Business Association, Cork Chamber of Commerce, the HSE, the Construction Industry Federation, business group Ibec, Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann, ESB Networks, An Garda Síochána, the Cork Public Participation Network, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, and the Cork ETB. The city also had to prepare a climate contract which went through a rigorous assessment before the Mission Label status could be formally awarded earlier this month. The European Commission said the designation for Cork is in recognition of the city's strong leadership and very ambitious climate action plans, which includes plans to try and achieve climate neutrality by 2030, with a target of at least 80% greenhouse gas emissions reduction over 2018 levels. Several major projects are already under way across the city in a bid to reach those targets, including: The retrofitting by the city council of more than 1,000 social homes; The construction of more than 70km of safe cycle routes and greenways around the city; Advancing plans for BusConnects Cork, which is set to increase bus services by 53% and electrify the bus fleet; Consultation of the emerging preferred route for the 17km Cork Luas; Expansion of the commuter rail network, and preparation for the electrification of the service; And the creation of a €860,000 fund to help Cork community organisations deliver climate action projects. Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Dan Boyle described the Mission Label as a 'powerful lever for change'. 'This award is European recognition of our ambition to have a city with top-class public transport, a vibrant, greener city, with safe, new and attractive amenities, more energy-efficient buildings, and a city that is easier to get around on foot or by bike,' he said. 'We have developed our approach to climate action in a holistic way to encourage innovation, new ways of working, new partnerships and new social and economic opportunities'.
Int'l Business Times
05-05-2025
- Business
- Int'l Business Times
GOP Lawmaker Ridiculed for Insisting Americans Should 'Understand Shared Sacrifice' When it Comes to China Tariffs: 'What a Joke'
A Republican congressman responded to President Donald Trump's recent remark that girls should have fewer dolls by insisting "American people understand shared sacrifice." Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) defended the impact of US-China tariffs during an interview on CNN, claiming Americans will understand that "there might be less around" amid rising prices and supply slowdowns. Rep. David Joyce on Trump saying girls should have fewer dolls: "The idea that the Christmas trade is already starting to slow down and there might be less around, I get it. I think the American people will understand that because the American people understand shared sacrifice." — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 5, 2025 "Anybody who's ever chased one of these dolls... knows what an important Christmas event that is," Joyce said. "But obviously this doesn't start overnight... the idea that the Christmas trade is already starting to slow down... I think the American people will understand that because the American people understand shared sacrifice." Critics pounced on Joyce's comment about "shared sacrifice," questioning who would be doing the sacrificing and why. I think I "sacrificed" enough with my 401k. — Suzanne@cookinmaama (@SuzanneBos43679) May 5, 2025 "This isn't wartime rationing," read one response. "It's economic mismanagement and manufactured austerity dressed up as discipline." Another X user listed expenditures taken by the Trump administration that challenged the idea of a shared sacrifice. "Shared sacrifice = endless golf, gilding every surface in the White House, building a ballroom, shifting government contracts to Elon, crypto grifting, and having a self-congratulatory military parade." "What sacrifice are these m--------kers making? People don't care about 'shared sacrifice.' They care about survival," another wrote. I thought tariffs were going to make us all prosperous and rich? I guess this means we still have to pay taxes too? — ShirlyNoE (@shirlynoE) May 5, 2025 Others were dubious as to the actual willingness of all Americans to make sacrifices, regardless of the cause. "What a joke," one commented. "These are the same people that couldn't stand to wear a mask for 20 minutes in public and were ok with 'all the old people dying' during peak Covid." The triple-digit tariffs, part of Trump's trade crackdown on China, have already led to rising costs in imported goods with experts warning of supply chain issues as the holiday season approaches. During Trump's cabinet meeting last week, he responded to economic concerns by encouraging Americans to embrace minimalism. "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they do normally," he said. Trump: "I don't think a beautiful baby girl that's 11 years old needs to have 30 dolls. I think they can have three dolls or four dolls ... they don't need to have 250 pencils. They can have five." — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 4, 2025 He has since doubled down, naming another spending category in which American children could cut back Sunday on Meet the Press. "Instead of 250 pencils, they can have five," Trump suggested. Originally published on Latin Times
Sunday World
26-04-2025
- Sunday World
Irish man shot dead by UK police may have made hoax gunman call, watchdog says
David Joyce (38) was shot at close range by an armed officer at Milton Keynes railway station A knife-wielding Irish man who was shot dead by British police at a railway station may have called officers claiming there was a gunman, a watchdog has said. David Joyce (38) was shot at close range by an armed officer at Milton Keynes railway station on April 1 after police responded to reports of a man carrying a gun. An investigation into his death by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has linked Mr Joyce to a mobile number that had called 999 to report a gunman at the station. The call handler rang back after the caller hung up and spoke to the same man who said the male gunman was acting suspiciously and 'definitely' had a gun, the IOPC said. Records show the mobile phone number used to make the 999 call had been used to call police before and was linked to Mr Joyce, according to the watchdog. Meanwhile, CCTV footage shows Mr Joyce making a phone call at the time same time the 999 call to police was made, the IOPC said. The man died as a result of a single gunshot to the abdomen (Andrew Matthews/PA) Mr Joyce, who lived in Milton Keynes but was originally from Galway, was armed with a steak knife with a 12cm blade, when he ran at two officers, the watchdog said. He was then shot at close range by a Thames Valley Police officer from the armed response unit who were first on the scene. Read more 38-year-old shot dead after charging at UK cops in train station named as Irish man IOPC director Derrick Campbell said: 'We again extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of David Joyce and all those affected by this incident. 'We continue to keep his family informed of our progress. 'Our investigators are working hard to piece together the circumstances leading up to Mr Joyce being shot by a police officer and have already carried out a significant amount of inquiries. The IOPC said they have taken accounts from the officers involved, gathered a large amount of CCTV from inside and outside the station and obtained the officer's body-worn video and police vehicle dashcam footage. The watchdog has also completed house-to-house inquiries at nearby properties and taken statements from members of the public who witnessed the incident. The investigation remains ongoing while all officers who attended the incident remain as witnesses as there is no indication any of them may have committed a criminal office or breached police professional standards of behaviour, the IOPC added. An inquest into Mr Joyce's death was opened and adjourned at Milton Keynes Coroner's Court on Thursday April 10, with a full hearing to follow after the investigation concludes, the watchdog added. The preliminary cause of death given was a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Irish Times
25-04-2025
- Irish Times
Irish man may have made call to British police that led to fatal incident, says watchdog
An Irish man shot dead by British police after they received a call wrongly saying a man fitting his description was carrying a gun, appears to have made the initial call to police himself, investigators have said. David Joyce (38), originally from the Mervue area of Galway but living in Milton Keynes, England, did not have a gun but was carrying a steak knife when he ran at armed officers who responded to the phone call. He died outside Milton Keynes Central train station on April 1st after being shot once in the stomach at close range by a member of Thames Valley Police. Mr Joyce had a long history of mental health difficulties and had recently received treatment. He was well known to some members of Thames Valley Police, having been sectioned in February following a previous incident involving officers. At that stage, he asked for help with his mental health difficulties. READ MORE The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC), which investigates all incidents where British police discharge firearms in public, released an update on the case on Friday. Investigators said a call was made to 999 saying 'there is a man with a gun down at the train station in Milton Keynes'. The IOPC said the caller hung up, but the call handler phoned back and the person who answered said the man at the station 'definitely' had a gun. According to the IOPC, the caller said 'the man with the gun was acting suspiciously [and] looked like he was about to do something bad'. 'Records show that the mobile phone number used to make the 999 call had been used to call police before and was linked to Mr Joyce,' said the IOPC. 'CCTV footage shows Mr Joyce making a phone call at a time which matches with when the 999 call to police was made.' A preliminary coroner's hearing held in Milton Keynes the week after Mr Joyce was shot heard that whoever had initially called police with the gun report gave a description that matched the Irish man. Mr Joyce grew up in Galway but moved to Milton Keynes in his early 20s. Although he had developed a fascination with firearms and had a criminal record in Britain for the unauthorised possession of weapons, his neighbours and friends who spoke to The Irish Times remembered him as a gentle and kind individual who had never harmed anyone. Mr Joyce was repatriated to Galway and his funeral Mass was held on Easter Monday. His younger brother, Dean, told mourners that Mr Joyce was 'a special person, adventurous and mischievous'.
