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Senate race developments: Olszewski backs Alsobrooks, Anne Arundel businessman eyes Md. Democratic primary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski (D) offers his endorsement Monday to Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) in the 2024 U.S. Senate election. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/ Photo by William F. Zorzi)This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Baltimore County Executive John A. “Johnny O” Olszewski Jr. (D) will not run to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D) next year, squelching speculation that he would be a rare candidate from the Baltimore area in the statewide race.Instead, Olszewski on Monday threw his support behind Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D), who declared last week she was running for Cardin’s seat, after the state senior senator announced he would not seek re-election in 2024.Olszewski’s endorsement was one of several new developments in the fast-moving race to replace Cardin, who has held elective office sin...

Stratasys: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Stratasys Ltd. (SSYS) on Tuesday reported a loss of $22.2 million in its first quarter.The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had a loss of 33 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 2 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 8 cents per share.The maker of 3D printers posted revenue of $149.4 million in the period.Stratasys expects full-year earnings in the range of 12 cents to 24 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $630 million to $670 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SSYS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SSYSSource

Best places to live in the US: 3 cities in Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- U.S. News and World Report released the best places to live for 2023-2024 on Tuesday morning."The rankings are based on the details people consider most carefully when moving somewhere new, from the cost of living to the weather, and more minute factors like air quality and access to health care," U.S. News & World Report said. 10 breathtaking spring hikes to take in Colorado What Colorado cities made the list?Two places in Colorado made the top 10 list of best places to live. At number four on the list is Boulder."Holding its spot at No. 4 for the second year in a row, Boulder has a strong job market and gets high marks for quality of life. The metro area’s average annual salary of $73,360 is nearly $15,000 above the national average, and the average monthly unemployment rate is just 2.69%," U.S. News & World Report said. 2 Colorado lake towns named among best in US At number nine on the list is Colorado Springs."Steady population growth due t...

Gerber powdered baby formula was distributed to some US retailers after the initial recall notice, company says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

(CNN) — A Gerber infant formula under voluntary recall for possible contamination with a germ that can seriously sicken babies was distributed to some US retailers even after the initial notice, according to a release shared by the US Food and Drug Administration.The Ireland-based Perrigo Company, which first issued the recall in March “out of an abundance of caution,” had said some products could be contaminated with the pathogenic Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria, according to the release.The recall impacts Gerber Good Start SoothePro Powdered Infant Formula and applies to products manufactured between January 2 and January 18 at the company’s facility in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.One of the recalled products was sent to Nashville-division retailers of Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc, a cooperative wholesale distributor, after the initial recall notice on March 17, according to the release from the company, shared by the FDA.Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc̵...

What are the odds for the Chicago Bulls in tonight’s NBA draft lottery? And could they fall out of the first round completely?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

Chicago will host to one of the most decisive nights of the NBA calendar on Tuesday night.The NBA draft lottery will take place at 7 p.m. CT at McCormick Place, airing live on ESPN.The random selection will determine the order for the 2023 draft, deciding which team lands a highly-touted young talent expected to immediately change the league’s landscape.Chicago fans were already buoyed after the Blackhawks received the No. 1 overall pick in their respective draft lottery last week. After a disappointing season, the stakes are even higher — and the odds are even lower — for the Bulls as they wait and see if they’ll factor in the first round at all.What is the draft lottery?The lottery is an additional mechanism to enforce parity in the NBA by providing the 14 teams that finished outside the playoffs with a randomized opportunity to receive one of the top four overall draft picks.The Bulls currently hold the No. 11 pick, but the lottery offers them a chance to ...

Retail sales up 0.4% in April as shoppers pick up spending in solid job market

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales up 0.4% in April as shoppers pick up spending in solid job market.

Searching for Yield: Massachusetts Leads Nationwide Increase in Interest in Dividend Related Searches

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

Rachel Westgate | Wealth of GeeksRecent findings from a study analyzing dividend-related search engine terms in the U.S. reports that Americans are overall showing increasing interest in dividend-related topics.Residents in Massachusetts are the most interested in dividend-related queries, ranking at the very top for the past 12 months of searches and the third most interested state in the past 30 days. The states of Alabama, Arizona, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alaska, and Oklahoma demonstrate a recent spike in searches over the last 30 days.Financial information is more widely available now than ever before. Whether people are looking to engage with the personal finance world through online budgeting courses, ads for new investing apps, YouTube videos of personal financial journeys, or how to get rich quick books, the availability of financial advice and information online is vast.A recent study conducted by Wealthy Living examines the impact of this widely available information by anal...

Column: Has the Chicago Bulls core maxed out or is there still time for a course correction?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

After losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was asked what went wrong.Instead of talking around the subject or making excuses, Kerr conceded the Warriors were not a championship team this season and probably went as far as they deserved to go.“I’m more focused on what went right, to be honest with you,” Kerr said. “The way the season started, we were disjointed and had that 0-5 road trip and it felt like we were swimming upstream from the beginning.“I think we found ourselves down the stretch and in the first round of the playoffs. To be fair, I think this team probably, ultimately, maxed out.”It was refreshing to hear a coach give an honest, unvarnished opinion of his players — and it’s a cautionary tale for Chicago Bulls executive vice president Artūras Karnišovas as he goes about fixing his team for the 2023-24 season.Has this Bulls core maxed out afte...

Consortium building Eglinton Crosstown to take Metrolinx to court, stop working with TTC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

The construction consortium in charge of building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT intends to take Metrolinx to court and will stop working with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), according to Metrolinx.The president and CEO of Metrolinx says they will defend the legal challenge from Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) and calls the latest move an “unacceptable delay tactic” at a time when the consortium should be focused on finishing the much-delayed project.“While Metrolinx is driving and supporting CTS to complete the project, CTS is looking for new ways to make financial claims,” reads a statement from CEO Phil Verster. “CTS’s behaviour continues to be disappointing, especially for our Toronto communities who have been waiting patiently for the completion of this project.”Metrolinx says it is already withholding significant payments from CTS for poor performance and will continue to hold the company to account.“Metrolinx and the TTC have been...

Lebanese Central Bank governor no-show in Paris corruption probe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:26 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled Central Bank governor failed to appear before French prosecutors on Tuesday to be questioned on corruption charges, officials said.A European judicial team from France, Germany and Luxembourg is conducting a corruption probe into an array of financial crimes, including illicit enrichment and alleged laundering of $330 million, implicating the Lebanese governor, Riad Salameh.Salameh, 72, who has held his post for almost 30 years, has repeatedly denied all allegations against him. He has insisted that his wealth comes from his previous job as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, inherited properties, and investments.The three European governments in March 2022 froze over $130 million in assets linked to the probe. During a visit to Lebanon in March, the European delegation questioned Salameh about the Lebanese Central Bank’s assets and investments outside the country, a Paris apartment — which the governor owns— and his brother Raja Salameh’s ...