Tag: Lag

A cold, too much prep, not feeling great and jet lag

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has offered plenty of excuses for his terrible performance in last week’s presidential debate. None of them have done much to assuage Democrats’ concerns about Donald Trump returning to the White House. For its part, Biden’s White House insists these are explanations, not excuses. But they have only intensified […]

Biden blames jet lag for poor performance in presidential debate

US president Joe Biden has blamed his poor performance at a TV debate with Donald Trump on jet lag. During a campaign event, the 81-year-old Mr Biden pointed to two back-to-back European trips, saying: “I wasn’t very smart. I decided to travel around the world a couple of times.” The president added that he “didn’t […]

Dell Stock Plummets As Earnings Lag AI Sales Growth

Dell Technologies (DELL) is seeing higher revenue from AI server sales but it’s not leading to a corresponding increase in profits. Dell stock tanked on Friday after its fiscal first-quarter earnings report. X Late Thursday, Dell reported in-line earnings on better-than-expected sales for its fiscal Q1. But it disappointed with its earnings outlook for the […]

GILD Stock Slips As Earnings, Guidance Lag But Covid Drives Sales Beat

Gilead Sciences (GILD) came up with a mixed fourth quarter late Tuesday as sales of its Covid treatment, Veklury, bolstered sales. But earnings ended up light and undercut GILD stock. X During the December quarter, Gilead earned an adjusted $1.72 per share on $7.12 billion in total revenue. Earnings increased 3% year over year, but […]

Black Children Lag in Key Educational Benchmarks in Michigan

This article was originally published in Michigan Advance. On average, Black children in Michigan are far behind their peers across the country when it comes to a number of criteria, including graduating high school on time, completing an associate’s degree and fourth-grade reading proficiency.    In fact, that was true of every benchmark measured in […]