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TDS: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Telephone & Data Systems Inc. (TDS) on Friday reported break-even earnings in its third quarter.The Chicago-based company said it had net loss that was 16 cents per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 11 cents per share.The parent of U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom posted revenue of $1.28 billion in the period, matching Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TDS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TDSSource

Telus: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Telus Corp. (TU) on Friday reported third-quarter net income of $101.4 million.On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of 7 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 19 cents per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 20 cents per share.The telecommunications company posted revenue of $3.73 billion in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.76 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TU at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TUSource

Joel Embiid says James Harden ‘did a lot of great things’ in Philly, but it’s time to move on

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid envisioned winning an NBA championship with James Harden at his side. Embiid has a new idea of how to win one with the 76ers — play his former teammate and the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Finals.“He’s on the losing side of it,” Embiid said with a laugh. “We’re on the winning side of it.”Embiid and the 76ers are relieved they are no longer tethered to the daily Harden soap opera that has enveloped the franchise since the summer. The 76ers traded Harden this week to the Clippers for a package of players and draft picks, ending the promise of two NBA MVPs chasing a championship in Philly.“He got what he wanted,” Embiid said.The Sixers did, too.They are, perhaps for the first time since former guard Ben Simmons issued his trade demand in 2021, a complete team without the headaches that come along with All-Stars bellyaching about their role, their contract, their feelings inside the locker room.Winning helps.The 76ers are perhaps an uncalle...

I-70 reopened after serious car crash

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An early morning car crash closed all lanes of eastbound I-70 near Routt St.On Friday at 2:30 a.m., two vehicles were involved in a crash on I-70 with one male taken to the hospital with serious bodily injuries. Shot fired, deputies chase vehicle potentially involved in a kidnapping At 7:00 a.m., all lanes of eastbound I-70 were still closed at Ward Rd and vehicles were being directed off the highway.At 7:26 a.m., the Wheat Ridge Police tweeted that all lanes of traffic opened back up.This is breaking news. The post will be updated when more information becomes available.

Minimum wage in Boulder County will be $25 per hour by 2030

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Boulder County Commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to raise the minimum wage in unincorporated Boulder County.The minimum wage will increase in increments each year to reach $25 per hour by 2030. New Boulder County minimum wage could benefit local economy Earlier this year, Boulder County became the third local government unit to introduce a minimum wage since the passing of HB19-1210, which allows local governments in Colorado to establish a minimum wage for workers and employers in its jurisdiction.Boulder County asked the public for their input last month concerning wages beyond 2024. More than half of the respondents chose the option for the minimum wage to increase to $25 by 2028.The law allows local governments to raise the minimum wage by 15% above the previous years.Beginning in 2024, the minimum wage in Boulder County will be $15.69 per hour. After that, according to a release from the county, it will increase bit by bit each year to $16.57 ...

Florida roofing company offers free AR-15, turkey for buying new roof

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WSVN) — Roof EZ, a Cape Coral roofing company, is making a bold move to attract customers during the month of November. They are offering a unique “Roof and Gobble” special, which includes a free AR-15 rifle and a turkey with the purchase of a new roof.While the promotion has garnered attention, one of the owners of the roofing company, Jason Polly, is fully aware of what he is promoting. “I know we’re going to get a lot of kick-back, like, ‘Oh, you’re giving away AR-15 guns.’ Well, we like to promote gun safety,” he said. But this move is also facing criticism. The president of Prevent Gun Violence Florida, Patricia Brigham, calls it a terrible idea. “What is the purpose of that? It is a destructive thing to do,” she said. “That business is just adding to a culture of gun violence. The AR-15 is the choice for mass shooters.” The owner of Roof E-Z emphasizes that a background check is req...

Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle for Miami

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

(CNN) — Jeff Bezos is leaving the city where it all began for him.The Amazon founder announced on Instagram that he’s relocating from Seattle, where he has lived since 1994, to Miami. He explained that his parents recently moved back to Florida, where he and his family lived when he was younger, and that he wants to be closer to them.“I’ve lived in Seattle longer than I’ve lived anywhere else and have so many amazing memories here,” Bezos wrote. “As exciting as the move is, it’s an emotional decision for me. Seattle, you will always have a piece of my heart.”The retro video attached to the Instagram post shows Bezos touring the first Amazon “office,” which is a garage, in Bellevue, Washington. The three-bedroom house sold a few years ago for $1.5 million.Amazon thrived in the state and has become one of the biggest companies in the world. The company’s headquarters are in nearby Seattle, where it has more than 55,000 employees.Another factor, Bezos said, was his space expl...

Deputy responds to heartwarming 911 call and grants child’s request for a hug

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — In a heartwarming incident, a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a unique 911 call made by a child with a special request. The deputy approached the home and asked the mother about the situation. The mother asked her son if he called the law enforcement officer, all while the moment was all caught on the homeowner’s surveillance camera and the deputy’s body cam video.“Did you call this gentleman? Did you call the police?” asked te boy’s mother.“Well I wanted to give him a hug,” said the young caller. The mother responded in disbelief, “You called him to give him a hug,” as the officer laughed.“What? I did!” said the child. The child gets of of the house to hug the deputy as he continued to speak to the mother. The deputy also used this teachable moment to explain the importance of dialing 911 only in emergencies. In a release from the Hillsborough C...

Moscow scoffs at new US sanctions, saying Washington ‘shouldn’t hold its breath’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

Moscow on Friday dismissed a sweeping new round of sanctions imposed by the U.S. over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, saying Washington “shouldn’t hold its breath” in pressuring the Kremlin to stop the offensive. The U.S. on Thursday announced nearly 100 sanctions targeting Russian energy production and revenue, the metals and mining sectors, defense procurement, and those involved in supporting Moscow’s war effort, according to a statement by the U.S. Treasury Department.“Today’s actions demonstrate our further resolve in continuing to disrupt every link of [the] Russian military supply chain, and target outside actors who would seek to support Russia’s war effort,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in the statement. The aim of the sanctions is to disrupt Russia’s international supply chain for high-priority items, diminish its domestic industrial base, and impede its technological growth, the Treasury said. The measures also ...

Alf Dubs — Holocaust survivor and Labour peer — calls for ceasefire in Gaza 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:26:34 GMT

LONDON – Labour peer Alf Dubs, who fled Nazi occupation and came to the UK on the Kindertransport in 1939, has called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking on POLITICO’s Westminster Insider podcast, Dubs said the conflict in the Middle East is a “painfully difficult issue,” adding “we have to go for a ceasefire.”He said “The deal has to be a ceasefire, the hostages must be released, and food and supplies have to get into Gaza.”With his comments, Dubs — who served as a Labour MP from 1979 to 1987 and is the former director of the Refugee Council — joins a number of Labour politicians calling for a ceasefire, including 15 frontbenchers.Labour Leader Keir Starmer has so far resisted calls for a ceasefire, saying in a recent speech that he understood the concerns at the loss of life in Gaza but arguing a ceasefire would only “embolden Hamas” and that the “only credible approach” was to back temporary humanitarian pauses in the fighting.Asked if the conflict is especially difficult for him t...