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Watsco: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — MIAMI (AP) — Watsco Inc. (WSO) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $110.1 million.The Miami-based company said it had profit of $2.83 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.35 per share.The heating and cooling company posted revenue of $1.55 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.56 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WSO at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WSOSource

Virtu Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Virtu Financial Inc. (VIRT) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $57.9 million.On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 56 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, came to 74 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 60 cents per share.The high-speed trading company posted revenue of $610.5 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $373.1 million, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $326.2 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VIRT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VIRTSource

Magal: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — Senstar Technologies Ltd. (SNT) on Thursday reported net income of $3.5 million in its fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the Ramat Gan, Israel-based company said it had profit of 15 cents.The security and intelligence company posted revenue of $9.9 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $3.8 million, or 16 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $35.6 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SNT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SNTSource

El gobierno de EE.UU. rastrea más de 650 posibles casos de ovnis, dice el Pentágono

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

(CNN) — El gobierno de EE.UU. está rastreando más de 650 casos potenciales de los llamados “fenómenos aéreos no identificados”, comúnmente conocidos como ovnis, según el director de la oficina creada el año pasado para enfocarse en los avistamientos.Sean Kirkpatrick, director de la Oficina de Resolución de Anomalías de Todos los Dominios del Pentágono, dijo este miércoles a un subcomité de Servicios Armados del Senado que la cantidad de casos aumentó de los 350 informes a los que se hace referencia en un informe de inteligencia no clasificado sobre fenómenos aéreos no identificados publicado a principios de este año.“De los más de 650, hemos priorizado aproximadamente la mitad de ellos por tener un valor anómalo e interesante, y ahora tenemos que revisarlos y decir ‘¿De cuántos de ellos tengo datos reales?’”, dijo Kirkpatrick.Kirkpatrick les explicó a los legisladores cómo su oficina está ayudando al Pentágono y a la comunidad de inteligencia a identificar tecnolog...

Should you be concerned if you find folded up money?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A sheriff's office in Kansas says a resident recently found a folded up dollar bill in their yard and when they unfolded it, a white substance spilled out.The resident reported the incident to the sheriff's office and the sheriff's office confiscated the money. They also tested the money, and it tested positive for methamphetamine. ‘It is unbearable’: This is the smelliest place in Denver, according to complaints "In recent years, there have been numerous reports of people discovering folded one dollar bills that contain illegal and potentially dangerous drugs. While using folded money or paper to transport drugs has long been a common practice, the emergence of substances like fentanyl has made it exceptionally hazardous," the Lane County Kansas Sheriff's Office said.Should Coloradans be concerned?FOX31 reached out to the Colorado State Patrol to see if this is a concern for our state. Master Trooper Gary Cutler said this should be aware of in every state. "Unfor...

Colorado businesses having a hard time hiring post-pandemic

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado has some of the best job opportunities in the nation in 2023, according to a report on employment figures. Colorado's economy blossomed to one of the nation's best in the 2010s as well-educated workers and lucrative businesses flocked into the state. Pandemic-related interruptions caused problems, however, that the state is still recovering from, including a relative shortage of workers. Broncos among most popular franchises in North America, Rockies the least Personal finance site WalletHub compared the rate of job openings in each U.S. state to find which are having the hardest time filling positions. Analysts compared both the job opening rates in the most recent month and in the most recent 12 months. Colorado had one of the highest rates in the country. In the last month, Colorado's job opening rate was 7%, the ninth-highest in the country. The issue is not recent. Colorado had the 13th-highest job opening rate in the last 12 months, again topped by ...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue extinguishing blaze at waste facilty in Doral

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a blaze that broke out at the Miami-Dade County Solid Waste facility located at 8831 N.W. 58th St. in Doral.Officials said recycled washing machines and refrigerators appear to be burning at the disposal plant, Thursday.Video footage showed black smoke billowing over the city.As fire crews work to extinguish the flames, police advised the public to remain indoors and avoid the area.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Transparency push draws EU lawmakers’ tech perks out of the shadows

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

A global telecoms lobby with key files in the European Parliament gifted eight tech-focused EU lawmakers tickets to an annual innovation confab that are worth thousands of euros, an analysis by POLITICO found.That’s business as usual for the annual mobile tech show known as MWC Barcelona. The big difference for the 2023 edition, held in late February: European parliamentarians actually disclosed the freebies.Six MEPs submitted declarations that they received “leadership passes” valued at €2,416 from GSMA Europe, according to the analysis of disclosures. As the trade association for major network operators including Orange and Deutsche Telekom, GSMA is currently part of a pitched battle with Big Tech in Brussels over who should bear the costs of higher consumer demand for internet bandwidth — not to mention its stake in other big discussions about artificial intelligence and data access.For lawmakers in Europe and beyond, MWC is a pivotal opportunity to hear from a broad swath of ind...

Your place is in NATO, alliance chief tells Ukraine on first wartime visit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

Ukraine’s place is in NATO, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg declared Thursday in Kyiv during his first visit to the country since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. The surprise trip, coming more than a year after the war began, is highly sensitive and arrives at a time when Ukrainian officials are pushing the Western military alliance to give Kyiv a clearer path to membership.Speaking in Kyiv alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Stoltenberg said that the country belongs in the Euro-Atlantic family.“Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO,” the secretary-general said, “and over time, our support will help you make this possible.”Ukraine’s government formally requested “accelerated accession” to join NATO in September last year. But while NATO promised in 2008 that Ukraine will eventually become a member, most allies — including the U.S. — have been wary of creating a concrete pathway to the alliance for Kyiv while war rages on. The issue has fueled fru...

Recovery of Black teen allegedly shot by White homeowner after ringing wrong doorbell is a miracle, attorney says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:00 GMT

(CNN) — A Black teenager who authorities say was shot in the head by an 84-year-old White homeowner after going to the wrong Kansas City address received a positive prognosis but still faces a long road to recovery, according to his attorneys.In a new photo, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl appears sitting up on a bench alongside attorney Lee Merritt, according to an Instagram post Wednesday from activist and and family spokesperson Shaun King.“He’s home and looks great. Ralph is a WALKING MIRACLE with a head of steel,” King wrote in the post, which Merritt reposted. “Had the bullet hit his head a fraction of an inch in any other direction he would probably be dead right now.”Also on Wednesday, the homeowner, Andrew Lester, entered a not guilty plea in court on felony charges of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action.Lester, who is out on $200,000 bond, attempted to speak with the judge throughout the proceeding but w...