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Ask Amy: Retirees rebound from a major whoopsie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

Dear Amy: My husband and I retired to a wonderful Southwestern city.Our two adult children are married and live in other parts of the country. They each have young children.During the pandemic, my son, daughter-in-law and baby granddaughter in Florida were alone, with no nearby relatives — as were we.After the pandemic, we decided that we should move to Florida to help them out, and in turn, they would be there for us as we aged.They were also excited and encouraged us to purchase a home near them. We bought a home (over FaceTime!), sold our other home, quit our local clubs and activities and moved.We quickly realized we had made a mistake and that we didn’t like living in Florida.We assumed we would become an integral part of our kids’ lives, but their expectations were totally different. We only babysat twice in six months!After six months, we moved back to the Southwest.We are now working to resume our old lives, but my daughter-in-law no longer calls us or participates in ...

Gender employment gap still persists in 2022

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

In 2022, the EU’s gender employment gap was 10.7 percentage points (pp), 0.2 pp lower than in 2021.The gender employment gap is defined as the difference between the employment rates of men and women aged 20-64.A variety of reasons cause gender disparities in employment, such as unpaid care responsibilities of women, hiring discrimination, and scarcity of women in leadership. Additionally, factors like inadequate childcare, tax disincentives, and occupational segregation contribute to enduring gender employment gaps.There were only two EU regions, among those classified at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2), that registered a higher employment rate among women in 2022: the Capital Region of Lithuania (Sostinės regionas) and South Finland (Etelä-Suomi) in Finland. In the region of North and East Finland (Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi) there was no difference in employment rates between men and women. In all the other EU regions, the gender gap persisted ...

Word Game: Nov. 29, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — UTERINE (UTERINE: YOO-teh-rine: Relating to the uterus.)Average mark 26 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 36 or more words in UTERINE? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — WORSENS wore worn worse worsen wren owner rose senor sensor sewn snore snow sone sore sower sown swore sworn ness news noes noseTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

A conservative attack on government regulation reaches the Supreme Court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to fight fraud, part of a broad attack on regulatory agencies led by conservative and business interests.The case before the justices Wednesday involves the Biden administration’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that threw out stiff financial penalties imposed on hedge fund manager George R. Jarkesy by the SEC.The high court’s decision could have far-reaching effects on the SEC and other regulatory agencies, and it’s just one of several cases this term that could constrict federal regulators. The court’s conservative majority has already reined them in, including in last May’s decision sharply limiting their ability to police water pollution in wetlands.Last year, a divided panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Jarkesy and his Patriot28 investment adviser group on three separate issues.It...

Dollar Tree: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $212 million.The Chesapeake, Virginia-based company said it had net income of 97 cents per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.01 per share.The discount retailer posted revenue of $7.31 billion in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.4 billion.For the current quarter ending in January, Dollar Tree said it expects revenue in the range of $8.6 billion to $8.8 billion.The company expects full-year earnings to be $5.81 to $6.01 per share, with revenue ranging from $30.5 billion to $30.7 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DLTR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DLTRSource

Este bebé de 10 meses se encuentra entre los niños que siguen cautivos o desaparecidos en Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

(CNN) — A los 10 meses de edad, Kfir Bibas ha pasado más de una quinta parte de su joven vida en cautiverio; su rostro de ojos saltones y su cabello rojo brillante son un vívido símbolo del dolor y sufrimiento que soportan las familias rehenes de Israel.Más de 50 días después de su secuestro por militantes de Hamas en su casa en el sur de Israel, la familia de Kfir dice que no están más cerca de saber si está a salvo o incluso vivo.“Estamos muy, muy preocupados por él”, dijo a CNN Eylon Keshet, un primo de la familia, sosteniendo una fotografía del bebé.“No estamos seguros de si podrá lograrlo. Cada día que permanece allí supone un peligro real, real para su vida”.Kfir, su hermano Ariel, de cuatro años, su madre, Shiri, y presumiblemente su padre Yarden fueron secuestrados en Nir Oz, un kibutz israelí que quedó devastado cuando fue atacado por militantes de Hamas el 7 de octubre. Más de una cuarta parte de la comunidad ha muerto en manos de los atacantes  que se ap...

GM says pretax earnings took $1.1B hit from autoworkers strike, but says it can absorb costs of deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says pretax earnings took a $1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to absorb the costs of a new contract and is even raising its dividend. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday reinstated its full-year earnings forecast that was withdrawn after the United Auto Workers began targeting the factories of Detroit automakers with strikes on Sept. 15. Those strikes continued at GM until Oct. 30.The company now predicts full-year net income of $9.1 billion to $9.7 billion, down from its previous outlook of $9.3 billion to $10.7 billion. But GM expects to generate more cash for the full year. It expects free cash flow of $10.5 billion to $11.5 billion, an increase from a previous forecast of $7 billion to $9 billion.To get there, GM expects to cut capital spending, including a slowdown in spending on electric vehicles and at Cruise, its troubled autonomous vehicle unit. California regulators revoked the San Francis...

Player of the Week: Good Counsel’s Aaron Chiles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

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Hormel: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) — AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) — Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $195.9 million.On a per-share basis, the Austin, Minnesota-based company said it had net income of 36 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 42 cents per share.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 45 cents per share.The maker of Spam canned ham, Dinty Moore stew and other foods posted revenue of $3.2 billion in the period, which also did not meet Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.26 billion.For the year, the company reported profit of $793.6 million, or $1.45 per share. Revenue was reported as $12.11 billion.Hormel expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.51 to $1.65 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Resea...

Donaldson: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:38 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Donaldson Co. (DCI) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $92.1 million.The Minneapolis-based company said it had net income of 75 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 72 cents per share.The maker of filtration systems posted revenue of $846.3 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $856 million.Donaldson expects full-year earnings to be $3.14 to $3.30 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 DCI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DCISource