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WestRock: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — WestRock Co. (WRK) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $202 million.On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 79 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 89 cents per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 50 cents per share.The paper and packaging company posted revenue of $5.12 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.23 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WRK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WRKSource

Westlake: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Westlake Chemical Corp. (WLK) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $297 million.The Houston-based company said it had net income of $2.31 per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.83 per share.The chemical company posted revenue of $3.25 billion in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.45 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WLK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WLKSource

Immunic: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Immunic, Inc. (IMUX) on Thursday reported a loss of $24 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 54 cents.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 52 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on IMUX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/IMUXSource

Planet Fitness: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — Planet Fitness Inc. (PLNT) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $41.1 million.On a per-share basis, the Hampton, New Hampshire-based company said it had net income of 48 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 65 cents per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 54 cents per share.The fitness center operator posted revenue of $286.5 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $249.1 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PLNT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PLNTSource

Becton Dickinson: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) — FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Becton Dickinson and Co. (BDX) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $407 million.On a per-share basis, the Franklin Lakes, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $1.36. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.96 per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.89 per share.The medical device manufacturer posted revenue of $4.88 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.83 billion.Becton Dickinson expects full-year earnings in the range of $12.10 to $12.32 per share.Becton Dickinson shares have risen nearly 9% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P’s 500 index has risen 18%. The stock has risen 14% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap...

Police investigate deadly rollover crash near South Tower Road

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are investigating a deadly single-car rollover crash near South Tower Road in Aurora. Around 2:41 a.m. Thursday, officers with the Aurora Police Department responded to the crash.SkyFOX flew over the scene where all north and eastbound lanes were closed at South Tower Road and East Kansas Place. Debris was scattered over the road, and the area was taped off by police. Retired Denver detective allegedly pointed gun at man at Southwest Plaza Mall A single car appeared to have rolled through a fence and landed on its side under a tree.Police are investigating a deadly single-car rollover crash in Aurora near South Tower Road. Aurora Police did not confirm how many people were in the car at the time, only that the crash was deadly.All lanes at South Tower Road and East Kansas Place will be closed for several hours. Police are asking drivers to use South Buckley Road as an alternate route northbound. At this time, police have not said what factors may have led t...

Rinse and Repeat

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

South Florida light winds have been a challenge in timing the rain and storm in recent days. However, you can bet on seeing more storms developing inland with the daytime heat. The sea breezes and outflows (energy from storms) will be the focus for the wet weather from time to time. Keep in mind some of the storms could be stationary and move erratically due to the light winds, which could lead to standing water issues. On Friday… rinse and repeat! https://twitter.com/VivianGonzalez7/status/1687055081936429057?s=20Stay safe and weather aware with your Storm Station, 7 news! Vivian GonzalezMeteorologist, AMS Certified WSVN Channel 7

8,500+ Russian paratroopers wounded in Ukraine, admits Moscow commander

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

More than 8,500 Russian paratroopers have been wounded while fighting in Ukraine, a Russian general said Wednesday in a rare official admission about the number of casualties suffered by Moscow’s troops in Ukraine.“More than five thousand wounded paratroopers returned to the front after treatment, and over three and a half thousand of our wounded refused to leave the front line at all,” Mikhail Teplinsky, commander of Russia’s Airborne Forces, said Wednesday in a video message posted on state-run broadcaster Zvevda, which is run by the Russian defense ministry.Initially published in the early hours of Wednesday, the video was then taken down from Zvevda’s website and Telegram channel, according to the Moscow Times.Neither Ukraine nor Russia provide up-to-date, official counts of their own losses in the war.Western intelligence estimates put Russia’s losses between 40,000 and 60,000 deaths, and as many as 200,000 casualties in total, while a recent...

Wagner forces are trying to ‘destabilize’ NATO, Polish PM says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

Russia’s Wagner Group might carry out “sabotage actions” and their threat should not be underestimated, said Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Thursday, warning that the mercenary group’s provocations are an attempt to destabilize NATO.Morawiecki and Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda met at the Suwałki Gap to discuss the threat posed by the Wagner forces, some of whom have relocated to Belarus following the aborted mutiny in June against the Kremlin.“Our borders have been stopping various hybrid attacks for years,” Morawiecki said. “Russia and Belarus are increasing their numerous provocations and intrigues in order to destabilize the border of NATO’s eastern flank.”Nausėda echoed the sentiment, saying the presence of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus is a security risk for Lithuania, Poland and other NATO allies.“We stay vigilant and prepared for any possible scenario,” Nausėda wrote on social media. Morawiecki said that the number of Wagner mercen...

AI, nuclear ‘catastrophe’ and Putin: UK spells out deadly threats to Brits

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:24 GMT

LONDON — Fancy losing sleep tonight? Just read the U.K. government’s list of all the massive threats it believes are currently facing the U.K.The U.K. government’s National Risk Register, unveiled Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, sets out key vulnerabilities and threats to the country. And it reveals previously classified information about the U.K. government’s thinking in a bid to encourage firms to up their mitigation strategies. The register details a total of 89 risks that meet the threshold of potentially having a “substantial impact on the U.K.’s safety, security and/or critical systems at a national level.”The threat posed to European gas supplies by Russia since its invasion of Ukraine is listed in the register for the first time. The cheery document states that the “reasonable worst case scenario assumes that war, political upheaval or a more benign cause would significantly disrupt global oil supply, resulting in mu...