Russian forces have completed their takeover of Avdiivka by eliminating the last pocket of resistance at the eastern Ukraine city’s huge coke plant, the Russian military said on Monday, after the sheer weight of its troop numbers and greater firepower drove out Kyiv’s forces. Moscow officials announced on Saturday said they had taken control of […]
A man was killed after the pickup truck he was driving got crushed under a tractor-trailer in a crash on Interstate 495 in Westford on Thursday night, authorities announced Friday morning. Troopers responding to reports of a serious crash on the northbound side of the highway near mile marker 84 around 6 p.m. found a […]
Caterpillar (CAT), the Dow Jones earthmoving giant, posted Q4 earnings that flattened earnings estimates, though revenue was in line with estimates amid customer inventory destocking. CAT stock jumped in early Monday stock market action and was set to begin the regular session at a record high. X Most aspects of the earthmoving giant’s businesses have […]
A father of two and volunteer firefighter, who was also a longtime employee at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center, was crushed to death inside a dumpster at the Lakewood, N.J. facility, authorities said Friday. Timmothy Hannold on Wednesday was among several workers tasked with moving a dumpster that had just been delivered to the […]
An Elk Grove motorist was killed after his vehicle was crushed Monday between two pickup trucks on a south Sacramento highway, the California Highway Patrol said. The 47-year-old Elk Grove victim, driving a 2000 Toyota on northbound Highway 99 near Mack Road around 8 a.m., decreased his speed because a 2022 GMC driver ahead of […]
Starting a career has increasingly felt like a rite of passage for Gen Z and Millennial workers struggling to adapt to the working week and stand out to their new bosses. But it looks like those bosses aren’t doing much in return to help their young staffers adjust to corporate life, and it could be […]
For Republicans in Michigan and Pennsylvania, two critical swing states, the 2022 midterms followed a similar script. Hugely divisive primaries. Fringe candidates backed by former President Donald Trump ascending to the top of the statewide ballot. Electoral wipeouts that saw Republicans lose every contested statewide office and relinquish control of long-held branches of state legislatures. […]
Another tailspin for Boeing, which plunged 8% in massive volume, helped send the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 350 points, or 0.9%, Tuesday. That came as Spirit Airlines (SAVE) plummeted on the rejection of a proposed merger between it and fellow U.S. carrier JetBlue (JBLU).
Donald Trump won the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday night in a rout, winning the first nominating contest for a second—not third!—time. His vote share, at 51 percent, and margin of victory, around 30 percentage points, both broke records for competitive Iowa Republican contests. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, meanwhile, came in a distant second place […]
A police cruiser was toppled during an incident that involved a pursuit and officer-involved shooting, Ohio police say. The Monday, Jan. 8, situation in the Dayton area began with officers responding to “a felonious assault call,” according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. “A man ran over a woman with his truck, left the scene, […]
Technology stocks dominated 2023. The “Magnificent Seven” helped send the Nasdaq soaring over 40% last year as themes in artificial intelligence (AI) began to take shape. While megacap companies such as Microsoft, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Amazon have become synonymous with AI, savvy investors should understand that there are myriad opportunities beyond big tech. One of […]
A standout stock in the healthcare sector last year, Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) isn’t doing too badly so far in the embryonic days of 2024. On Thursday — yet another gloomy day for the market when the S&P 500 index dipped by 0.3% — the drugmaker’s share price closed nearly 4% higher. Sparking that upbeat […]