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Quest Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 4,973 MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI)This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. In the video that made him famous , Apollos Kent is barefoot, shirtless, and scooping fistfuls of snails out from a muddy paddy field. He cooks the snails on a campfire with indigenous ingredients including ghost peppers and mustard greens. Then, he eats the dish with noisy slurps, licking his fingers with relish, and grunting in appreciation. The video has nearly 4 million views on YouTube. Kent, a 34-year-old farmer, is among the best-known YouTubers from the North East Indian state of Nagaland making mukbang videos. The videos, which originated in South Korea , feature a person eating vast amounts of food on camera. Mukbang has been criticised for promoting unhealthy eating and food waste. But Kent says he makes these videos to showcase a unique food culture, often stereotyped as “ smelly ” and “ stinky ”. Apollos Kent prepares a meal with Naga King chilies to make a mukbang – a South Korean trend of eating vast quantities of food on camera. “Eating large quantities of food – that’s not my thing,” Kent told Rest of World. “Our [Naga] culture is diverse: We eat grasshoppers, we eat frogs, we eat snails. And I want to show the world that.” India’s northeast includes eight states, and is home to various tribes and ethnicities — each culturally distinct from each other and the rest of the country. For local YouTubers like Kent, mukbang videos allow them to assert their identities and push back against culinary stereotypes that have isolated them from the rest of the country. Rest of World spoke to 10 YouTubers from North East India who make mukbang videos and they echoed Kent’s motivation for making such content. Mukbang is a “medium for creators from the region to break stereotypes like ‘people from the region only eat insects’”, Otojit Kshetrimayum, a Manipuri sociologist and fellow at the Centre for North-East India at VV Giri National Labour Institute, told Rest of World . “These changes have come with easy access to the internet and inexpensive smartphones.” Mukbang videos have allowed creators in Nagaland to showcase their diverse cuisine, which includes grasshoppers and snails. According to data from Google Trends, northeastern cities like Dimapur, Kohima, Imphal, and Aizawl are home to more mukbang searches than anywhere else in India. Food has often been used to discriminate against Northeast Indians. In 2007, the Delhi Police printed a handbook that asked them to refrain from “cooking axone and other fermented foods” that were “ smelly .” Last year, two men from Nagaland were assaulted for selling “ northeastern ” food in Ahmedabad. Landlords in the bigger Indian cities often do not rent out homes to people from the region because of the “ stinky ” food they cook. When Snigdha, a YouTube creator from Meghalaya who goes only by her first name, was working in Bengaluru, she would often be asked if people from her home state ate cockroaches. Now, she creates YouTube videos of recipes with a range of Northeast Indian cuisines . “There are a lot of inhibitions about our culinary habits,” she told Rest of World . “Maybe sometimes we should not get offended and just educate people.” Play YouTuber and farmer Shawalo Seb, located in Nagaland, initially jumped on the mukbang trend by eating 30 boiled eggs in his first video. But he quickly realised that his culture had “more special things to show”, he told Rest of World. Now he makes videos that feature local Naga cuisine. That includes a video where he prepared honkerü marü , a chutney made with fermented dry mustard leaves, wild garlic, chilies, and tomatoes. “It’s become our signature dish,” Shawalo said. “People know a lot about chicken and mutton. But I want to show that we eat a lot of greens, too,” Bitul Chakma, who makes mukbang videos of wild fruits and vegetables in Arunachal Pradesh, told Rest of World . In many of his videos, Chakma forages and cooks wild mushrooms. Kent has bought a refrigerator, a bike, and a car for his wife and three sons from the money he earned from YouTube. Many mukbangers in the Northeast spend the first part of their videos cooking or foraging ingredients like eggs from a red ant nest , mud crab , or cicadas . This exhibits the intimate relationship between tribal communities, their land, and natural resources, according to Dolly Kikon, a U.S.-based Naga anthropologist and professor in the department of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. “In these videos, food from the source to the table is being emphasised. There is [an] assertion of indigeneity, there is an element of ecology. In a few minutes, they [the creators] are bringing the entire landscape in, and telling their own story,” Kikon told Rest of World . In addition to the snail video, Kent has posted videos of himself cooking and eating local dishes like smoked pork with fermented soybean , and crab-egg chutney . “I am no less than a master chef,” Kent said, of his cooking skills. Kent did not disclose how much he earned from his videos, but said it was enough for him to buy a refrigerator, a bike, and a car – things he considered luxuries before his channel took off. Seb said he earns around Rs 12,000 rupees every month, which comes in handy to buy diapers and clothes for his children. While the internet has helped them become celebrities in their communities, many of these creators constantly struggle with poor connectivity and slow speeds. Before a mobile phone tower was erected in his remote village in the hilly border state of Arunachal Pradesh five years ago, Chakma would hike nearly 7 km to another village with a better internet network to upload his videos. Many creators in India’s northeast struggle with poor connectivity. For Kent, the best spot to record videos is a flower pot outside his kitchen. Kent continues to battle connectivity problems. He’s figured out the best spot to upload his videos: He puts his phone on a flower pot outside his kitchen. Seb often treks 5 kilometers to another village to charge his devices during power outages. Like every creator, these mukbang YouTubers deal with trolls and bullies. On one of Kent’s videos, a commenter said he would only “stop short of eating human flesh”. Kent deleted the comment immediately, but felt bad afterward. “It is what it is. This is what I eat and this is how I live,” he said. He isn’t discouraged and continues to upload a variety of mukbangs regularly. On the menu? Crispy grasshoppers , spicy silkworms , and fried spiders . Tora Agarwala is an award-winning independent journalist covering India’s North East. This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West.Prospera Financial Services Inc lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 ( NASDAQ:VONE – Free Report ) by 41.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,396 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,709 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 were worth $625,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VONE. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,175,000 after buying an additional 1,144 shares in the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 24.3% during the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 350,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,645,000 after buying an additional 68,551 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 10,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,413,000 after buying an additional 1,313 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 30,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,225,000 after buying an additional 787 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 1st quarter worth approximately $270,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 Stock Performance Vanguard Russell 1000 stock opened at $272.04 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a 52-week low of $205.97 and a 52-week high of $273.43. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $263.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $252.01. Vanguard Russell 1000 Increases Dividend Vanguard Russell 1000 Company Profile ( Free Report ) The Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 1000 largest US companies. 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Ethereum price is preparing for a major breakout as its recent price rally has driven millions of spot ETH ETF outflows in a week. Seizing the opportunity, DTX Exchange (DTX) has soared ahead as the biggest ICO of the year and the first hybrid platform to offer up to 1,000x liquidity (leverage for traders), which makes it one of the best Ethereum alternatives in the market right now. Ethereum’s $3.4K Rally Drives $163 Million ETF Outflows Ethereum (ETH) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have witnessed a massive outflow of $163 million this week. This event took place as the bullish sentiment trailing the leading altcoin began to decline, making it a struggle for Ethereum to break through the $3,400 resistance level. According to data from SosoValue, the weekly spot ETH ETF outflow of $163 million represents the third-highest weekly net outflow since these funds became tradeable on July 23. Notably, this trend of Ethereum ETF outflows follows a strong surge in inflows, which hit a record-breaking $515.17 million in weekly inflows, the highest since launch. This spike in inflows was triggered by Trump’s victory in the November 5 US election, which resulted in a parabolic rally in the crypto market. However, ETH’s price has begun to struggle as bearish sentiment against it gains momentum. BeInCrypto reported earlier that the ETH/BTC ratio, which measures Ethereum’s price performance against Bitcoin, has fallen to its lowest point since March 2021. ETH Forming a Bull Flag? In terms of technical indicators for Ethereum, analysts have observed the ‘Aroon’ indicator for the altcoin. The Aroon indicator identifies trends and their strength. It consists of two lines: Aroon Up and Aroon Down. Aroon Up measures the time since a new 25-period high, while Aroon Down measures the time since a new 25-period low. 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Read more here.Southside Bancshares ( NASDAQ:SBSI – Get Free Report ) and Western Alliance Bancorporation ( NYSE:WAL – Get Free Report ) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings. Dividends Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Western Alliance Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Southside Bancshares pays out 52.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Alliance Bancorporation pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Volatility & Risk Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Alliance Bancorporation has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Earnings & Valuation Western Alliance Bancorporation has higher revenue and earnings than Southside Bancshares. Southside Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Alliance Bancorporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Analyst Ratings This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Southside Bancshares and Western Alliance Bancorporation, as reported by MarketBeat. Southside Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.89%. Western Alliance Bancorporation has a consensus price target of $92.73, suggesting a potential downside of 0.98%. Given Southside Bancshares’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than Western Alliance Bancorporation. Profitability This table compares Southside Bancshares and Western Alliance Bancorporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Institutional and Insider Ownership 55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Summary Western Alliance Bancorporation beats Southside Bancshares on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. About Southside Bancshares ( Get Free Report ) Southside Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southside Bank that provides a range of financial services to individuals, businesses, municipal entities, and nonprofit organizations. Its deposit products include savings, money market, and interest and noninterest bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposits. The company’s loan portfolio comprises consumer loans that include 1-4 family residential loans, home equity loans, home improvement loans, automobile loans, and other consumer related loans; commercial loans, such as short-term working capital loans for inventory and accounts receivable, short and medium-term loans for equipment or other business capital expansion, commercial real estate loans, and municipal loans; and construction loans for 1-4 family residential and commercial real estate. It also offers wealth management and trust services consisting of investment management, administration of irrevocable, revocable, and testamentary trusts, estate administration, and custodian services for individuals, partnerships, and corporations; safe deposit services; and brokerage services. In addition, the company provides retirement and employee benefit accounts, including plans and profit sharing plans; and telephone, internet, and mobile banking services. The company offers various banking services through branches, drive-thru facilities, automated teller machines, and interactive teller machines. Southside Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tyler, Texas. About Western Alliance Bancorporation ( Get Free Report ) Western Alliance Bancorporation operates as the bank holding company for Western Alliance Bank that provides various banking products and related services primarily in Arizona, California, and Nevada. It operates through Commercial and Consumer Related segments. The company offers deposit products, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as fixed-rate and fixed maturity certificates of deposit accounts; demand deposits; and treasury management and residential mortgage products and services. It also provides commercial and industrial loan products, such as working capital lines of credit, loans to technology companies, inventory and accounts receivable lines, mortgage warehouse lines, equipment loans and leases, and other commercial loans; commercial real estate loans, which are secured by multi-family residential properties, professional offices, industrial facilities, retail centers, hotels, and other commercial properties; construction and land development loans for single family and multi-family residential projects, industrial/warehouse properties, office buildings, retail centers, medical office facilities, and residential lot developments; and consumer loans. In addition, the company provides other financial services, such as internet banking, wire transfers, electronic bill payment and presentment, funds transfer and other digital payment offerings, lock box services, courier, and cash management services. Further, the company holds certain investment securities, municipal and non-profit loans, and leases; invests primarily in low-income housing tax credits and small business investment corporations; and holds certain real estate loans and related securities. Western Alliance Bancorporation was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Receive News & Ratings for Southside Bancshares Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Southside Bancshares and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .