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Amazon, Intel rise; Ford, Chart Industries fall, Friday, 10/27/2023

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Friday: Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), up $10.12 to $129.62.The online retail giant reported strong third-quarter earnings and revenue.Intel Corp. (INTC), up $3.02 to $35.55.The world’s largest chipmaker gave investors a strong financial forecast for its current quarter.Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG), up $137.83 to $1,944.30.The Mexican food chain beat Wall Street’s third-quarter profit forecasts.Ford Motor Co. (F), down $1.08 to $10.27.The automaker reported weak third-quarter financial results.Deckers Outdoor Corp. (DECK), up $98.19 to $582.77.The maker of Ugg footwear reported strong fiscal second-quarter financial results.DexCom Inc. (DXCM), up $10.47 to $91.56.The medical device company raised its revenue forecast for the year.Sanofi (SNY), down $9.83 to $43.50.The drugmaker reported disappointing third-quarter financial results.Chart Industries Inc. (GTLS), $32.07 to $114.51.The equipment ma...

Jace Peterson replaces pitcher Slade Cecconi on Diamondbacks’ World Series roster, adding extra bat

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks added an extra bat for the World Series, putting Jace Peterson on the roster Friday and dropping pitcher Slade Cecconi for the matchup against the Texas Rangers.Texas went with the same 26 players from its AL Championship Series victory over the defending champion Houston Astros.Peterson, acquired from Oakland on July 31, appeared in two games in the NL Division Series against Milwaukee. In his only plate appearance, he grounded out as a pinch hitter for Evan Longoria in the eighth inning of 4-2 win over the Brewers that completed a three-game sweep. Peterson was a defensive replacement for Longoria at third base in the ninth inning of the opening 11-2 win.The 33-year-old, a veteran of 10 major league seasons, hit .211 with six home runs and 37 RBIs for the Athletics and Diamondbacks, including .183 with no homers and nine RBIs in 41 games and 106 plate appearances with Arizona.Cecconi, a 24-year-old right-hander who made is debut on ...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried acknowledges in court that customers were hurt but denies fraud

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

In this courtroom sketch, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, right, is questioned by his attorney, Mark Cohen, left, as Judge Lewis Kaplan listens on the bench, center, during his trial in Manhattan federal court, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)(AP/Elizabeth Williams) In this courtroom sketch, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, right, is questioned by his attorney, Mark Cohen, left, as Judge Lewis Kaplan listens on the bench, center, during his trial in Manhattan federal court, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)(AP/Elizabeth Williams) NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified at his New York trial on Friday, denying that he defrauded anyone but...

Arapahoe Basin first ski area to open for 2023 season

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Ski season is officially beginning this weekend in Colorado.Arapahoe Basin in Dillon announced Friday that it will open to the public on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 8:30 a.m. 2023 Colorado ski resorts opening dates This makes Arapahoe Basin the first ski area in Colorado to open for the 2023 season. It was also the first area to open for skiers last year, opening on Oct. 23.Other areas may be opening soon, as several started making snow weeks ago and Mother Nature is expected to bring more snowfall to the state this weekend.Snow could begin in the mountains as early as Friday evening, and could keep falling in the high country all weekend. A winter storm warning has been issued for mountain areas like Vail and Aspen, bringing some 8 to 24 inches of snow.As for the Front Range, snow is expected to move in Saturday afternoon sticking around through midday Sunday. Denver could see 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation. New ski area to open on the Front Range Denver, Colorado w...

Authorities scour woods, water and homes searching for suspect in Maine mass shooting

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.Nearly two days after the shooting, law enforcement officials gave no indication that they have any leads on Robert Card's whereabouts. During a lengthy news conference absent of any major developments, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck would only say that authorities are leaving all their options open.A police officer gives an order to the public during a manhunt at a farm for the suspect in this week's deadly mass shootings, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Lisbon, Maine. Police are still searching for the man who killed at least 18 in separate shootings at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston on Wed...

Photos: Denver Zoo adopts a new tiger

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Less than a month after the Denver Zoo euthanized the leader of its African lion pride due to health complications, the zoo welcomed another cat to the Denver family. On Thursday, the Denver Zoo tweeted sneak peek photos of the pretty kitty.New tiger at the Denver Zoo (Shared by the Denver Zoo)New tiger at the Denver Zoo (Shared by the Denver Zoo)His name is Viktor and he's not much of a kitty anymore. He's 12 years old, and his species is 9-12 feet long and weighs 400-700 pounds. He's an Amur tiger, which is the largest living cat in the world.Amur tigers can have claws up to 4 inches and canine teeth that are longer than any other predator at 2.5-3 inches. Photos: Denver Zoo animals receiving medical treatment With the cold temperatures coming in, Viktor will feel right at home. His species comes from southeastern Siberia, northeast China, the Russian Far East and northern regions of North Korea.His body is made for the snow. These tigers have thicker f...

Over $1.5 million in liquor stolen from distributor in Hillsborough County recovered in Hialeah

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

HIALEAH/ HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested one individual and are actively seeking a second suspect in connection with the theft of more than a million dollars’ worth of liquor.According to authorities, between Between July 7 and July 10, a group of suspects targeted a liquor distribution center in Gibsonton, making off with approximately $1.6 million in stolen liquor loaded onto at least two semi-trailers.WANTED: Ruth Melly Cardero is wanted by HCSO for her alleged involvement (HCSO)ARRESTED: Miguel Angel Artiles Rivas was arrested for his alleged involvement (HCSO)Courtesy Hillsborough County Sheriff’s OfficeThrough investigative efforts, it was determined that the stolen liquor had been transported to South Florida. Working with Florida Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies, HCSO detectives located a storage facility in Hialeah, where more than $1.5 million in stolen liquor was recovered ...

3 sea turtles released into their natural habitat after rehabbing in Florida

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Three sea turtles are back in their natural habitats after being rehabilitated at a facility in Florida.All three rehabbed at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Florida’s Gulf Coast after being brought to the facility over the past few months. Two of the turtles are green sea turtles, and the third is a Kemp’s ridley turtle, aquarium officials said in a news release.Sparkler, a juvenile green sea turtle, was released Thursday at Fred Howard Park. Two others — Toast, a large green sea turtle, and Loaf, a Kemp’s ridley turtle — were released on Monday in Homosassa, which is north of Tampa.Sparkler was found July 4 suffering from a severe fibropapillomatosis tumor on its left front flipper and minor tumors on both eyes. The tumors were surgically removed by aquarium veterinarians.Loaf was accidentally caught by a fisherman on Aug. 3, and aquarium staff removed hooks from its esophagus, officials said.Toast was spotted in a wooded area in north F...

Retired Colombian army officer gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami on Friday sentenced a retired Colombian army officer to life in prison for his role in plotting to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, which caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation.Germán Alejandro Rivera García, 45, is the second of 11 suspects detained and charged in Miami to be sentenced in what U.S. prosecutors have described as a conspiracy hatched in both Haiti and Florida to hire mercenaries to kidnap or kill Moïse, who was slain at his private home near the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince on July 7, 2021.Rivera, also known as “Colonel Mike,” had pleaded guilty in September to conspiring and supporting a plot to kill the Haitian president. According to court documents, he was part of a convoy headed to Moïse’s residence the day of the killing, after he relayed information that the plan was not to kidnap the president but rather kill him.Rivera had faced up to life imprisonment and hoped to receiv...

EU leaders approve using profits from frozen Russian assets

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:56:13 GMT

BRUSSELS — EU leaders endorsed unprecedented plans to use profits generated by frozen Russian state assets for Ukraine reconstruction, and called on the European Commission to make legal proposals to that effect, according to European Council summit conclusions.“Decisive progress is needed, in coordination with partners, on how any extraordinary revenues held by private entities stemming directly from Russia’s immobilized assets could be directed to support Ukraine and its recovery and reconstruction, consistent with applicable contractual obligations, and in accordance with EU and international law. The European Council calls on the High Representative and the Commission to accelerate work with a view to submitting proposals,” they wrote.Of around $300 billion of Russian foreign reserves frozen by countries participating in sanctions at the onset of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, the majority — more than €200 billion — sit in the EU. As Russian securities reach mat...