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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Altria Group Inc., up 66 cents to $47.19. The maker of Marlboro cigarettes announced a $2.75 billion investment in electronic cigarette startup NJOY. Ciena Corp., up $1.80 $50.89. The developer of high-speed networking technology beat Wall Street’s first-quarter profit forecasts. BridgeBio

SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — Calavo Growers Inc. (CVGW) on Monday reported a loss of $3.1 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Santa Paula, California-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 8 cents per

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — ThredUp Inc. (TDUP) on Monday reported a loss of $19.5 million in its fourth quarter. The Oakland, California-based company said it had a loss of 19 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was

BEDFORD, Mass. — Ocular Therapeutix: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will bring his award-winning musical back to Puerto Rico for two weeks of performances in June, including a fundraiser for the Hispanic Federation and education nonprofit, the Flamboyan Foundation. The return engagement is Miranda’s way of showcasing what philanthropy has accomplished in rebuilding Puerto Rico

GENEVA (AP) — The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn and the Swiss flag from the packaging of the milk-chocolate treat as they move some production to Slovakia. Mondelez International of Deerfield, Illinois, which owns the Swiss-born brand, said Monday that it’s in the process of adapting the packaging of Toblerone

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to get out of the White House to unveil his budget this week and instead promote it in Pennsylvania, a must-win state in 2024. His trip to Philadelphia on Thursday is a sign that the president’s budget proposal will be a form

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher Monday to add a bit more to Wall Street’s newfound strength. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in afternoon trading after coming off its first winning week in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 77 points, or

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cartoonists are pushing back against racist remarks made by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, with one artist even using his own strip this week to lampoon the disgraced cartoon now dropped by newspapers nationwide. Darrin Bell is transforming his strip “Candorville” — which usually features young

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese pound has lost as much as 98% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars to bypass what’s seen as a nearly useless currency. This month, the government is allowing grocery stores to do

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military leaders are vowing to hold onto Bakhmut as Russian forces encroach on the devastated eastern city. The Kremlin has sought to capture it for six months at the cost of thousands of lives. Less than a week ago, an adviser to Ukrainian President

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor says he is going to ask lawmakers to approve nearly $1.3 billion to bring to the state a new electric vehicle plant. The company is a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive the Scout brand of vehicles, which was a 1960s forerunner to

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country faces considerable challenges, but also opportunities, in the coming years as it seeks to transform toward a green economy with a shrinking workforce. The 64-year-old said Monday it will be necessary to tap into reserves in the labor market and

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will introduce legislation to ban anyone who arrives in the U.K. in small boats across the English Channel from ever settling in the country. The government said a bill that’s expected to be announced Tuesday will bar asylum claims by anyone who

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump. Besides posting adoring words about the former president, the fake accounts ridiculed Trump’s critics from both parties

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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A United Nations official says that one month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria hundreds of thousands of people continue to have “extensive humanitarian needs,” including shelter and sanitation. Alvaro Rodriguez, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Turkey, also says that an