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A supplier of drone technology to dozens of state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies, located in the U.S. and a handful of other countries, will stop working with Chinese drone manufacturers, citing security concerns.

Cape, a Redwood City, California-based startup, plans to inform customers Wednesday that it will stop selling software compatible with Chinese drones to its clients, most of whom use the tools to remotely dispatch and operate the small aerial vehicles to surveil possible incidents or crime scenes. It’s a blow to China’s DJI, the world’s top maker of drones that has spent years trying to calm fears that its products could be used for espionage.

SC has said Governor should stay out of politics, says Congress MLA
Krishna Byre Gowda, while reading from an earlier Supreme Court order on Arunachal Pradesh: The Constitution Bench is of the view that it needs to be asserted that it is not within the realm of the Governor to embroil himself in any political activity. He must remain aloof from any political disagreement, discord, disharmony or dissention within political parties. he Governor is not allowed to transact with the House through any message or otherwise. If the Governor disregards advise of Council of Ministers, the pleasure of President can be withdrawn, since he holds office in the President’s pleasure. The Governor is not allowed to transact with the House through any message or otherwise. If the Governor disregards advise of Council of Ministers, the pleasure of President can be withdrawn, since he holds office in the President’s pleasure.

Investors focused on the Finance space have likely heard of Qudian Inc. Sponsored (QD), but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? 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.

Qudian Inc. Sponsored is one of 856 companies in the Finance group. The Finance group currently sits at #13 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.

The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. QD is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for QD's full-year earnings has moved 23.43% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.

Our latest available data shows that QD has returned about 93.71% since the start of the calendar year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Finance group have gained about 13.53% on average. This means that Qudian Inc. Sponsored is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.