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- Associated Press
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 4/26/2024
Alphabet and Microsoft led the U.S. stock market to its first winning week in the last four and its biggest weekly gain since November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 2%. The Nasdaq composite rose 316.14 points, or 2%, to 15,927.90.
- Associated Press
Southwest Airlines is considering changes to its quirky boarding and seating practices
Southwest Airlines is studying changes to its quirky boarding and seating policies as it searches for ways to raise more revenue. Airline officials say they are studying possible changes but won't have anything to announce until September. CEO Robert Jordan says he is proud of Southwest's “product,” but it was developed when flights weren't as full as they are today, and customers' preferences change over time, prompting the “deep dive” into “transformational options” in boarding and seating.
- Reuters
X tells Brazil court 'operational faults' allowed blocked users to remain active
Lawyers representing X in Brazil told the Supreme Court on Friday that "operational faults" have allowed users who were ordered blocked to stay active on the social media platform. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes last week had asked the social media giant to explain why it allegedly did not fully comply with earlier rulings ordering the company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, to block certain accounts. A report by Brazil's federal police seen by Reuters last week showed accounts on X that top courts had ordered blocked were still active on the platform by early April, being able to gain new followers and to live-stream videos.
- The Telegraph
Liverpool agree compensation with Feyenoord for Arne Slot
Arne Slot’s confirmation as the next Liverpool manager now looks a formality after Feyenoord verbally agreed a compensation package with the Anfield club.
- People
Remains of Man Who Vanished After Asking Brother to Pick Him Up from Work in 2018 Have Been Found
Ty Husted's remains were found by a turkey hunter on private property in northeast Mercer County in Missouri on April 23, according to police
- Associated Press
Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation, other abuses under new rule
Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor Department rule announced Friday. The new rule, which takes effect June 28, will target abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for all farmworkers. “H-2A workers too frequently face abusive working conditions that undercut all farmworkers in the U.S.,” said Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su.
- Investor's Business Daily
Dexcom Plummets After Raising Its Sales Guidance For The Year — But Not Enough
Dexcom stock plunged Friday after the company raised its sales outlook for the year, but not enough to satisfy investors.
- Search Engine Land
Google March 2024 core update rollout is now complete
The first core update of 2024 is now done rolling out - this was a pretty big one but it overlapped with other big changes leading to a 45% reduction in unhelpful content.
- USA TODAY Sports
NCAA softball career home runs leader Jocelyn Alo joins Savannah Bananas baseball team
Former Oklahoma softball star Jocelyn Alo, the NCAA all-time home runs leader, signed a one-month contract with the Savannah Bananas baseball team.
- Investor's Business Daily
Gilead Gives Up Big Gains As Covid Drug Drives Its Beat — Again
Gilead stock pared its gains Friday after beating first-quarter sales forecasts on the back of its Covid treatment, Veklury.
- PA Media: Sport
Liverpool reach verbal agreement with Arne Slot to take over as manager
The club made their move for the Dutchman to become Jurgen Klopp’s successor earlier this week.
- The Canadian Press
JPMorgan's Dimon hopes for soft landing for US economy but says stagflation is a possible scenario
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he’s hopeful the Federal Reserve can bring down inflation without causing a recession but wouldn’t rule out more troubling possibilities, such as stagflation. In an interview with The Associated Press at a Chase branch opening in The Bronx, Dimon said he remained “cautious” about the U.S. economy and said inflation may be stickier for longer and that “stagflation is on the list of possible things” that could happen to the U.S. economy. “You sho
- Investor's Business Daily
This 'Critical' Business Helped Edwards Lifesciences Offset Its TAVR Miss
Edwards Lifesciences stock underperformed its peers on Friday, sliding on light sales of its transcatheter aortic heart-valve replacements.
- Associated Press
Pac-12 football programs go through one last spring before heading in different directions
Football programs across the Pac-12 have spent the spring practicing and scrimmaging, laying the groundwork for the 2024 season. Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado will be in the Big 12. Stanford and California are going to the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- The Canadian Press
U.S. election uncertainty making ‘very difficult’ freight market worse, TFI CEO says
MONTREAL — The head of Canada's biggest trucking firm says the upcoming U.S. election is straining an already weak market for freight. Uncertainty over the outcome of the political contest this fall means some customers are holding off on shipments until the result becomes clear, Alain Bédard, chairman and CEO of TFI International Inc., said Friday. On a conference call with analysts, Bédard gave the example of a green energy company spun off from General Electric, claiming GE Vernova's wind tur
- Autoblog
EarthCruiser shuts down effective immediately
Oregon-based overland truck builder EarthCruiser has closed suddenly, ending all production and service., because of 'changing market dynamics.'
- Investor's Business Daily
How 'Megatrends' Like Weight-Loss Drugs And Smartwatches Are Bolstering ResMed
ResMed stock jumped Friday after crushing sales estimates and wiping out worries that weight-loss drugs would squeeze sleep apnea device sales.
- The Canadian Press
Williams-Sonoma must pay almost $3.2 million for violating FTC's 'Made in USA' order
NEW YORK (AP) — Home products retailer Williams-Sonoma will have to pay almost $3.2 million for violating a Federal Trade Commission “Made in USA” order. Williams-Sonoma was charged with advertising multiple products as being “Made in USA” when they were in fact manufactured in other countries, including China. That violated a 2020 commission order requiring the San Francisco-based company to be truthful about whether its products were in fact made in the U.S. The FTC said Friday that Williams-S
- Investor's Business Daily
AbbVie Is 'Firing On All Cylinders,' But Its Stock Doesn't Show That
AbbVie is "firing on all cylinders," an analyst said Friday after the firm beat first-quarter estimates. But AbbVie stock fell.