A nasty storm with 60 mph winds raked parts of the Northeast on Tuesday creating dangerous conditions on the road and snarling airports. More than 1,200 flights were cancelled before noon, mostly along the East Coast, but that is likely to spread west as the day goes on. Airlines can’t control the weather, but they are still required to provide …
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Haley tells Trump to ‘say it to my face’ after he questions her military husband’s whereabouts
GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday questioned why Nikki Haley’s husband wasn’t on the campaign trail, drawing sharp responses from both the former U.N. ambassador and her husband, who is currently abroad on a National Guard mission. “What happened to her husband?” Trump told a crowd in Conway, South Carolina, as he and Haley held events …
Read More »US applications for unemployment benefits fall again despite recent layoff announcements
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff announcements from high-profile companies recently. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 218,000 for the week ending Feb. 3, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, increased by 3,750 to 212,250. Weekly unemployment claims …
Read More »Chipotle, Ford rise; Gilead Sciences, Snap fall, Wednesday, 2/7/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday. Gilead Sciences Inc., down $3.30 to $74.42. The HIV and hepatitis C treatment maker gave investors a weak profit forecast for the year. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., up $179.25 to $2,666.99. The Mexican food chain beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts. Fortinet Inc., …
Read More »El banco NYCB busca tranquilizar a inversores, pero sus acciones siguen cayendo
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Las acciones del banco New York Community Bancorp cayeron nuevamente el miércoles, esta vez 11%, cuando su calificación crediticia fue rebajada a “basura”, mientras los inversores temen que al prestamista regional le aguarde la misma suerte que el Silicon Valley Bank el año pasado. Las acciones del NYCB caen en picada desde hace una semana, cuando …
Read More »Weight loss, diabetes drugs propel Eli Lilly to largely better-than-expected forecast for 2024
Eli Lilly rode soaring demand for diabetes and weight-loss treatments to a better-than-expected finish in 2023, and the drugmaker expects momentum to carry into the new year. Lilly said on Tuesday that revenue could climb as much as 22% this year, as star sellers like the diabetes drug Mounjaro and its new weight-loss counterpart, Zepbound, gain market share. But the …
Read More »Georgia politicians urge federal study to deepen Savannah’s harbor again
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Every member of Congress from Georgia signed a letter calling for a study to determine whether the busy shipping channel to the Port of Savannah needs to be deepened again after a $937 million harbor expansion that was just completed in 2022. The offices of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Rep. Buddy Carter on Tuesday …
Read More »Georgia politicians urge federal study to deepen Savannah’s harbor again
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Every member of Congress from Georgia signed a letter calling for a study to determine whether the busy shipping channel to the Port of Savannah needs to be deepened again after a $937 million harbor expansion that was just completed in 2022. The offices of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Rep. Buddy Carter on Tuesday …
Read More »Honda is recalling more than 750,000 vehicles to fix faulty passenger seat air bag sensor
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling more than three quarters of a million vehicles in the U.S. because a faulty sensor may cause the front passenger air bags to inflate when they’re not supposed to in a crash. The recall covers certain Honda Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V and Odyssey models from the 2020 through 2022 model years, as well …
Read More »Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose 50 cents to $72.78 per barrel Monday. Brent crude for April delivery rose 66 cents to $77.99 per barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 6 cents to $2.21 a gallon. March heating rose 6 cents to $2.72 a gallon. March natural gas was unchanged at $2.08 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold …
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