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Steven Madden: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. (AP) — LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Steven Madden Ltd. (SHOO) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $64.4 million.On a per-share basis, the Long Island City, New York-based company said it had net income of 87 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 88 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 87 cents per share.The footwear and accessories retailer posted revenue of $552.7 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $545.1 million.Steven Madden expects full-year earnings to be $2.40 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 SHOO at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SHOOSource

Computer Task Group: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Computer Task Group Inc. (CTG) on Wednesday reported a loss of $871,000 in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Amherst, New York-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 11 cents per share.The information technology staffing company posted revenue of $71.3 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CTG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CTGSource

ODP Corp.: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — ODP Corp. (ODP) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $70 million.The Boca Raton, Florida-based company said it had profit of $1.79 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.88 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.60 per share.The office supply retailer posted revenue of $2.01 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.04 billion.ODP Corp. expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.30 to $5.60 per share, with revenue in the range of $7.8 billion to $7.9 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ODP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ODPSource

Looking for a romantic getaway? These Colorado towns are among the best

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you're looking for a small town to enjoy a romantic winter getaway, look no further. Colorado has plenty.Digital publication New York Travel Guides looked at 600 small towns and compared several categories such as romantic places to stay, romantic activities and cozy coffee shops and restaurants.Romantic activities in particular made up the biggest part of the overall score. Colorado town named one of the best places to visit worldwide Popular ski destination Aspen came in at No. 4, and New York Travel Guides noted the town's ski resorts and mountain views as aspects that led to its placement on the list.The ski resorts in and around Aspen have also been ranked among the best in the world.Estes Park also grabbed a top 10 spot at No. 8. The scenic town was also ranked a top destination for fall colors, and although the beautiful fall leaves are not year-round, that doesn't mean it isn't romantic in winter.Here is the top 10 list of most romantic towns.Carmel-by-t...

Arkansas man accused of hiding 5-year-old behind a wall to prevent state from taking her is charged with false imprisonment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

(CNN) — An Arkansas man accused of hiding his 5-year-old daughter behind a wall to prevent state workers from taking her last week has been arrested and charged with false imprisonment and other offenses, authorities said.Jon Thompson, 40, was arrested Friday, two days after police found that the girl was hidden in a space behind a wall in a home in the city of Tontitown in northwest Arkansas, authorities said.Officers went to the home on November 1 to help state Department of Human Services workers take custody of the girl, Tontitown police reports say without elaborating on why they wanted to take her. Thompson initially refused to let them into the home and repeatedly told them the child was not there, the police reports say.After not allowing police enter his home for more than an hour, Thompson led officers to a closet in the master bedroom, the reports say.A video clip from a police body-worn camera shows Thompson move items that were under a rack of clothes in the closet befo...

Walmart is making noticeable changes in every store for morning shoppers. Here’s why

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

New York (CNN) — Walmart announced Tuesday that it is making changes to create a calmer shopping experience, at least for a few hours every day in all of its US stores.Set to be implemented on Nov. 10, the changes include setting in-store TV walls to a static image, turning off the radio, and lowering the store lights. Walmart said it learned during a pilot test for the back-to-school shopping period that these efforts are especially beneficial to neurodiverse individuals – both customers and employees – with sensory disabilities.“Earlier this year, we took a step in making shopping in our stores more inclusive for those with sensory disabilities by taking measures to create a less stimulating environment for a couple hours each Saturday. The feedback of the pilot program was overwhelmingly positive,” the retailer said in a blogpost Tuesday. “These changes may have seemed small to some, but for others they transformed the shopping experience.”Walmart isn’t alone in making these chan...

The EU’s report card on potential new members of the bloc 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

The EU’s report card on potential new members of the bloc Where each aspiring new member stands after the European Commission published its latest enlargement report.The EU Commission suggested the start of formal accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova | iStockThe European Commission on Wednesday made key steps toward bringing new members into the 27-country bloc. In a drive for enlargement kickstarted by Russia’s war in Ukraine, it suggested the start of formal accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, and the granting of candidate status to Georgia, once a number of conditions are fulfilled. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the countries “have understood the call of history, and that is that you have to choose if you want democracy and prosperity or if you want an authoritarian regime.” The next step is for EU leaders to back the Commission’s plan at a summit in Brussels in December. POLITICO breaks down th...

China warns Estonia to dump plan for Taiwan office

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

China stepped up diplomatic pressure on Estonia Wednesday, warning the Baltic nation and EU member not to let Taiwan open a new office in the country.Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu began his visit to the three Baltic countries on Wednesday, with Latvia his first stop. Estonia is also investigating whether a ship flying the Hong Kong flag was involved in recent man-made damage to undersea infrastructures between Estonia and Finland.Beijing wasn’t happy. “China urges the Estonian side to abide by its solemn commitment to the ‘One China’ principle, refrain from allowing Taiwan to set up any official organizations and effectively safeguard the political basis of bilateral relations,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a press briefing Wednesday.When Taiwan set up an office in fellow Baltic country Lithuania, Beijing punished Vilnius with an effective trade embargo, prompting the EU to speed up finalizing the anti-coercion i...

Former top UK official Mark Sedwill sorry for ‘heartless’ comparison of COVID with chickenpox

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

LONDON — The former head of the British civil service apologized Wednesday for a “heartless and thoughtless” suggestion Brits should hold “chickenpox parties” to promote herd immunity at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Mark Sedwill — who ran the civil service from 2018 until 2020 and served as cabinet secretary — told the U.K.’s COVID-19 inquiry Wednesday that he had made the remark, but insisted he had “at no point” believed coronavirus “was of the same seriousness as chickenpox.”Dominic Cummings, Johnson’s former top aide, has previously claimed Sedwill made the suggestion at the start of the pandemic. Pressed on Wednesday, Sedwill said: “These were private exchanges and I certainly had not expected for this to become public.“I understand how, in particular, the interpretation that has been put on it, it must have come across as someone in my role was both heartless and thoughtless about this, and I genuinely a...

Israel says it wiped out Hamas’ weapons chief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:16 GMT

Israel on Wednesday said it had “eliminated” Hamas’ head of weapons and industries, Mohsen Abu Zina. “He served as one of Hamas’ leading weapon developers, with expertise in strategic weapons and rockets and his department facilitated the arming of Hamas in the current conflict,” the Israel Defense Forces posted on social media, adding, “We continue to operate in Gaza to eliminate Hamas.”Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant added Wednesday, “there will be no humanitarian truce without the return of abductees” ― despite mounting international pressure on Israel to halt hostilities to let aid into the Gaza Strip.Hamas — a Palestinian militant group and political party — launched a violent attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people and taking hundreds of hostages.Since then, Israel has been carrying out retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza and conducting a ground operation on the Strip, in which more than 10,000 people have...