A lottery player was one number away from winning a $165 million jackpot — but still became a millionaire in Virginia. No one hit the jackpot in the Jan. 9 Mega Millions drawing, but the next highest prize that night went to a winner in Virginia, the Mega Millions organization announced. The ticket matched five […]
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Mega Millions player just misses $140 million jackpot in California — but still wins big
A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $155,000, narrowly missing out on the estimated $140 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Friday, Jan. 5, but not the Mega Ball, the California Lottery said. Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $165 million, with […]
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Mega Millions player just misses $57 million jackpot in California — but still wins big
A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $713,000, narrowly missing out on the estimated $57 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Tuesday, Jan. 2, but not the Mega Ball, the California Lottery said. Nobody won the national grand prize, which rises to an estimated $140 million, […]
Powerball player misses $842 million prize by 1 number — but still wins big in Maryland
A Powerball player in Maryland narrowly missed the $842 million jackpot on New Year’s Day, but they still won big. An Exxon in Hyattsville sold the ticket, which matched five out of six numbers to win $1 million, the Maryland Lottery announced Jan 2. It was one of two big wins in Prince George’s County […]
EV maker Rivian misses quarterly deliveries expectations, shares tank
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive missed market estimates for fourth-quarter deliveries on Tuesday as tough competition and high interest rates weighed on demand for its electric vehicles. Shares of Rivian fell around 6% in pre-market trading. The company delivered 13,972 vehicles in the quarter to Dec. 31, 10% lower than the previous quarter. It was below estimates […]
EV maker Rivian misses quarterly deliveries expectations, shares tank
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive missed market estimates for fourth-quarter deliveries on Tuesday as tough competition and high interest rates weighed on demand for its electric vehicles. Shares of Rivian fell around 6% in pre-market trading. The company delivered 13,972 vehicles in the quarter to Dec. 31, 10% lower than the previous quarter. It was below estimates […]
Powerball player in Texas just misses the $786 million jackpot — but still wins big
A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $2 million, just missing out on the estimated $786 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Saturday, Dec. 30, but not the Powerball, the Texas Lottery said. The ticket also matched the Power Play for the drawing, doubling the prize to […]
Powerball player just misses $638 million jackpot in Colorado — but still wins big
A Powerball player in Colorado won $2 million, just shy of scoring the $638 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The player matched five of the winning numbers plus the power play in the Dec. 25 drawing, lottery officials said. For an additional $1 per play, players can add the power play feature to their tickets […]
UPDATE 1-Nike misses quarterly sales estimates on weak wholesale business, China demand
(Adds background in paragraph 3) Dec 21 (Reuters) – Nike missed market expectations for quarterly sales on Thursday, hurt by weak wholesale business in North America and a feeble recovery in China as customers in both the key markets continue to spend cautiously. The company’s shares fell more than 3% after the bell. Nike’s wholesale […]
FedEx profit misses, cuts full-year revenue forecast, shares sink
By Lisa Baertlein and Priyamvada C (Reuters) -FedEx cut its full-year revenue forecast and reported quarterly profit that fell far short of analysts’ targets on Tuesday, sending shares tumbling 8.5%, as it battles for business in what is shaping up to be a weak holiday season. The company’s shares fell to $256.20 in extended trading […]
Large Icelandic volcano eruption misses local town
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lava from a large volcanic eruption in Iceland appeared to flow away from the only town in the area, offering hope that homes would be spared, geologists and rescue officials said on Tuesday. The eruption late on Monday on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland spewed lava and smoke more than 100 […]