Clorox, Hostess fall; MGM, Cigna rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Clorox, Hostess fall; MGM, Cigna rise.
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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 8/04/2022
The Associated Press Stocks are closing mixed on Wall Street Thursday as investors continued to review the latest updates on the economy and corporate earnings. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrials fell, while the Nasdaq rose. Energy companies fell, while retailers and technology companies gained ground. Bond yields slipped. Earnings remain in focus
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‘Chicago’ to welcome trans actor Angelica Ross as Roxie Hart
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Pose” star Angelica Ross is set to make her Broadway debut in the musical “Chicago” this fall, becoming the first openly transgender actor to play the murderous vixen Roxie Hart. Ross, whose credits also include “American Horror Story: 1984,” will start an eight-week run beginning
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New airline to land at Palm Springs International Airport in November
Discount carrier Avelo Airlines announced plans today for its first service from Palm Springs International Airport, offering flights to Santa Rosa and a pair of destinations in Oregon. “Traveling between PSP and these three popular Northern (California) and Oregon destinations is now easier and more affordable than ever,” Avelo Airlines Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy
Continue Reading2 south Monterey County residents investigated for child pornography, 1 arrested
By Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story GREENFIELD, California (KSBW) — A 15-year-old King City boy is among two south Monterey County suspects accused of downloading dozens of images and videos of child pornography. Early Wednesday morning, Greenfield police and officers with the South County Task Force went looking for them, serving
Continue ReadingAlbuquerque homicides on pace with last year’s record
By Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque police have 75 homicides this year. In 2021 Albuquerque had its deadliest year on record. So far, Albuquerque is on pace with last year’s homicide numbers. Nick Bakas, the city’s former chief public safety officer, said, “It shouldn’t be
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Brittney Griner, del oro olímpico a la prisión en Rusia: la larga trayectoria de la estrella del baloncesto
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Brittney Griner, quien fue liberada este jueves tras su detención en Rusia en febrero de este año, es una de las grandes estrellas del baloncesto femenino de Estados Unidos y es, además, una figura que se ha abierto camino en escenarios tan dispares como los murales callejeros de Phoenix
Continue ReadingTherapy dog ‘on duty’: Sacramento Fire’s new support K-9 helps first responders
By Melanie Wingo Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A K-9 recruit is now on duty with the Sacramento Fire Department. “Emily” won’t be riding on engines out to calls, but she’ll provide critical help for first responders as they return home from those emergencies. She’s the fire department’s first-ever
Continue Reading US stocks end mixed amid earnings, economic updates
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks gave back some of their recent gains Thursday as a choppy day of trading on Wall Street ended with a mixed finish for the major indexes. The S&P 500 closed 0.1% lower after wavering between small gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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DoorDash sees record orders in Q2 as it combines with Wolt
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash on Thursday said it received a record number of customer orders in the second quarter, boosted by resilient demand and its acquisition of Finnish delivery service Wolt Enterprises. DoorDash said orders grew 23% to 426 million in the April-June period, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet
Continue Reading DoorDash sees record orders in Q2 as it combines with Wolt
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash on Thursday said it received a record number of customer orders in the second quarter, boosted by resilient demand and its acquisition of Finnish delivery service Wolt Enterprises. DoorDash said orders grew 23% to 426 million in the April-June period, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet
Continue Reading Argentina: Markets give tepid welcome to new economy chief
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The market welcomed Argentina’s new Economy Minister Sergio Massa with what appeared to be a cautiously optimistic attitude amid questions about how he would fulfill a key goal of reducing the fiscal deficit, while leftist groups criticized his initial plans that they said would inevitably
Continue Reading Fiscal general de Venezuela pide aprehensión de la periodista Carla Angola
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El fiscal general de Venezuela Tarek William Saab anunció este jueves que solicitó a la Justicia una orden de aprehensión contra la periodista Carla Angola por apología en el delito de magnicidio. En declaración a la prensa, Saab dijo que en el programa audiovisual que Angola presenta en el canal
Continue ReadingAmerican Airlines cutting 2% of September and October flights
Pete Muntean and Nicky Robertson, CNN American Airlines says it is cutting 2% of flights from its schedule in September and October. American calls the cuts “proactive adjustments” in order to “size our airline for the resources we have available and to build additional buffer into the remainder of our summer schedule.” At its hub
Continue Reading Lightning kills 1 at remote Wyoming outdoor educator event
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Officials say a lightning strike during an outdoors educator course in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming has killed one student. Another student at the event was injured Tuesday evening when a storm hit the area where the group with the National Outdoors Leadership School was camping south of Yellowstone National
Continue Reading Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro join ‘The View’ as cohosts
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump administration spokeswoman who broke from her old boss in 2020, will be the conservative voice on the daytime talk show “The View.” She replaces Meghan McCain, who left last summer after four years on the show and complained afterward
Continue Reading Biden, Republicans spar over impact of Dems’ economic plan
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats call it the “Inflation Reduction Act.” Republicans say it’s a “tax and spending spree.” And everyone has a study they say proves one or the other. Recent bipartisan action in Congress on matters ranging from producing computer chips to expanding NATO isn’t extending to the latest
Continue Reading Biden, Republicans spar over impact of Dems’ economic plan
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats call it the “Inflation Reduction Act.” Republicans say it’s a “tax and spending spree.” And everyone has a study they say proves one or the other. Recent bipartisan action in Congress on matters ranging from producing computer chips to expanding NATO isn’t extending to the latest
Continue ReadingMassive jobs surprise: US economy added 528,000 jobs in July
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy has now regained all jobs lost during the pandemic, after a blowout July jobs report that showed a gain of 528,000 jobs, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The massive monthly gain was more than double the 250,000 that economists were expecting,
Continue Reading DeSantis suspends prosecutor over new abortion law
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended the elected state prosecutor of Tampa on Thursday for pledging not to enforce the state’s new 15-week abortion ban and for supporting gender transition treatments for minors. The Republican governor announced the suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren at
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