CrowdStrike (CRWD), KKR (KKR) and GoDaddy (GDDY) will join the S&P 500 index, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Friday evening. They’ll replace Robert Half (RHI), Comerica (CMA) and Illumina (ILMN) in the benchmark index before the open on Monday, June 24. X CrowdStrike and KKR stock jumped Friday night, with GoDaddy also rising. Robert Half […]
A group of American lawmakers honored the bravery of World War II veterans who took part in D-Day with a parachute jump into Normandy on Friday morning, using some of the same vintage planes that flew American paratroopers over France 80 years ago. The lawmakers are all military veterans, and were led by Reps. Jason […]
(Reuters) -U.S. job growth accelerated far more than expected in May, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to hold off starting to cut interest rates. The Labor Department said on Friday that the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.0% for the first time since January 2022, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 272,000 jobs last month, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives is preparing for a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the historic assault that launched the end of World War II. Organized by Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., and Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., the bipartisan group is […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. home energy bills are expected to rise by 7.9% this summer as extreme heat increases cooling costs, according to a study released on Monday by the National Energy Assistance Directors Association and the Center for Energy, Poverty, and Climate. Mid-Atlantic and west coast states are forecast to have the biggest […]
(Bloomberg) — GameStop Corp.’s shares are set for a wild ride at Monday’s opening after the Reddit account that drove the meme-stock mania of 2021 posted what appeared to be a $116 million position in the stock. Most Read from Bloomberg The June 2 screenshot by Keith Gill, who goes by DeepF— Value on Reddit, […]
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for the fast-disappearing generation of Allied troops who fought from D-Day beaches 80 years ago to Adolf Hitler’s fall, helping free Europe of his tyranny. All along […]
Jun. 1—A monster truck participating in a show at the Topsham Fairgrounds on Saturday struck utility wires during a jump, causing at least two poles to collapse and sending spectators scattering for safety. Two people were taken to the hospital — one to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, the other to Maine Medical Center in […]
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NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – Samantha Milbee says it was a perfect Memorial Day spent with family and friends at the pool, until a group of people hopped the pool’s fence, and the holiday took a violent turn. “Gives me goosebumps just thinking about how disgusting that was,” said Milbee. “My neighbors said that there were […]
It’s easy to take for granted your car’s ability to start up when you turn the key — until one day it doesn’t. Then you’re left with two options: Try to get a friend to come over and give you a jump or call a mechanic for help. Both can cost you time and money, […]
It’s easy to take for granted your car’s ability to start up when you turn the key — until one day it doesn’t. Then you’re left with two options: Try to get a friend to come over and give you a jump or call a mechanic for help. Both can cost you time and money, […]