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WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHF) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interests

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHF – Get Rating) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 61,400 shares, a decline of 20.9% from the January 15th total of 77,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 76,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock is sold short.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John Bolduc bought 7,690 shares of WhiteHorse Finance stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 5th. The stock was purchased at

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Are Finance Stocks Lagging Manulife Financial Corp (MFC) This Year?

For those looking to find strong Finance stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Manulife Financial (MFC) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company’s year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Finance sector should help us answer this question.

Manulife Financial is one of 870 companies in the Finance group. The Finance group currently sits at #12 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the

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Federal deficit stood at $3.6-billion with four months left in 2022-23 fiscal year

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears as a witness at a Senate committee on national finance, in Ottawa, on Dec. 7, 2022.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

The federal deficit stood at $3.6-billion as of November with just four months left in the 2022-23 fiscal year, suggesting federal finances are outperforming official projections.

The Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor report said the $3.6-billion deficit for the April to November period compared to a $73.7-billion deficit during the same eight months one year earlier.

The report said the federal government ran a $3.4-billion deficit in the month of November alone, compared with a

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Stock futures stumble after in-line inflation print

US stocks ended the day lower Thursday as investors dissected the latest batch of economic data, more Fedspeak, and the start of earnings season from corporate tech giants.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) both fell nearly 0.8%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) declined nearly 1.0%.

Bond prices ticked down. The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note rose to 3.397% from 3.368% earlier this morning. The dollar index has declined over 10% after trading at its 20-year high in late September, per Bespoke Investment Group’s data.

Stocks plummeted Wednesday after new government data

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The 2023 investment narrative is already diverging from 2022

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @SPYJared. Read this and more market news on the go with the Yahoo Finance App.

Despite Wednesday’s losses in the major US indexes, stocks are flying out of the gate in 2023.

The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) are having their best start to a year since

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Tuition increases discussed by the BOG Committee on Budget and Finance

Several UNC professional school programs will undergo significant tuition increases for the 2023-2024 academic year, according to the proposals presented to the UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance Wednesday morning.

The committee reviewed proposals for capital improvement projects and next year’s tuition and fees.

What’s new?

  • UNC System Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Haygood presented the proposed tuition and fee increases across System institutions.
    • UNC has proposed significant tuition increases for professional school programs for the upcoming academic year.
      • The largest jump is a $10,000 increase for both resident and nonresident graduate
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Incoming Scotiabank CEO sees room to refine international operations

Returns from the bank’s international strategy haven’t matched the risks, Scott Thomson says

Birds fly past the Bank of Nova Scotia's headquarters in Toronto.
Birds fly past the Bank of Nova Scotia’s headquarters in Toronto. Photo by Cole Burston/Bloomberg

Incoming Bank of Nova Scotia chief executive Scott Thomson says returns from the bank’s international strategy have not matched the risks and that he sees an opportunity to refine the business line going forward.

“We deployed a lot of capital into the international markets over the last 10 years,

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How to Saute without Oil (Dry Saute – NOT in water)

How to Saute Onions without oil

The consumption of oil is associated with a number of diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, gallbladder disease, and arthritis. But how do you saute without oil?

No water! No broth!

I’ve seen many suggestions/recipes for sauteing in a little water or vegetable broth instead of oil, but (in my opinion) that method just doesn’t do it. The onions taste steamed, not sauteed.

Here’s a method that enables you to brown onions deliciously – without dropping oil. We call this dry saute.

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How to Saute without Oil

1.Choose the right size pan.

You don’t want to crowd the onions, so

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