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WYOMISSING, Pa. — Gaming and Leisure Properties: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

HOUSTON — Main Street Capital: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

EXETER, N.H. — Vapotherm: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Barings BDC: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

PEMBROKE, Bermuda — SiriusPoint: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

WINTER PARK, Fla. — CTO Realty: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Infinera: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — DMC Global: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN DIEGO — Travere: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

TEMPE, Ariz. — Carvana: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN FRANCISCO — Block: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — MercadoLibre: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Guardant Health: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Perdoceo Education: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN FRANCISCO — Autodesk: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Intuit: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eleri Ward had Stephen Sondheim’s “Every Day a Little Death” stuck in her head. She recorded a video on her iPhone and posted it to Instagram nearly four years ago, kicking off a career that wound through TikTok, a recording contract, touring with Josh Groban and

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose $1.44 to $75.39 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.61 to $82.21 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 4 cents to $2.38 a gallon. March heating oil was unchanged at $2.71 a gallon. March natural gas rose 14 cents

MADRID — Telefonica: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli parliamentary committee has approved new funding for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family, a small but contentious boost in spending at a time when he is facing mass protests over his policies and as the economy is on shaky ground. The committee

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of the troubled digital start-up Ozy Media pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges accusing him of scheming to prop up his financially struggling company, which hemorrhaged millions of dollars before it shut down amid revelations of possibly deceptive business practices. Federal

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has essentially nationalized all assets and property owned by Vatican departments and affiliated institutions. In a new law published on Thursday, he declares them to be sovereign patrimony owned by the Holy See and not any individual or office. The law represents Francis’ latest initiative to centralize Vatican assets so

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Voters in Nigeria are electing a new leader Saturday, with 18 candidates vying to lead a country facing a series of struggles — the newest and most pressing being a shortage of cash. Three front-runners have emerged to replace President Muhammadu Buhari after his final term

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press PORT READING, N.J. (AP) — In New York, far from her home in northern Ukraine, Valeriya Roshkovan has tried to do what she can to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of her country. She fled soon after the fighting started to keep her daughter safe. Along with Ukrainians in

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bulletproof vests and drones. Pickup trucks, walkie-talkies and tourniquets. These are just some of the items that individuals and nonprofits have donated to buy and ship to Ukraine, where sometimes they are then used by those fighting Russia’s invasion. “We’ve had these discussions countless times,” said

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The health insurer Humana will stop providing employer-sponsored commercial coverage as it focuses on bigger parts of its business, like Medicare Advantage. The insurer said Thursday it will leave the employer-sponsored business over the next 18 to 24 months. That includes coverage provided through private companies and for federal

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the largest private donations in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago have come from American technology companies and European foundations or companies with a social mission. The nonprofit Candid tracks donations to causes related to the war in Ukraine and compiled

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level since November, more bad news for a housing market that’s been in decline for a year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate rose to 6.5% from 6.32% last

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press

By RIAZ KHAN and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan, just hours after it was reopened. Thursday’s developments are the latest twist in the closure of the Torkham junction and key trade route between the countries that has added to increasing tensions along

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Moderna’s fourth-quarter profit tumbled 70% as COVID-19 vaccine sales fell and the drugmaker caught up on a royalty payment. Moderna said Thursday that its cost of sales jumped nearly a billion dollars in the final quarter of 2022. That included a $400 million payment to the National Institute of

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces additional fraud charges in a rewritten indictment that was unsealed in New York federal court. The new charges were included in an updated indictment unveiled Thursday. It wasn’t known when Bankman-Fried would return to Manhattan for an arraignment. He has already

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials say Beirut’s public prosecutor has charged the governor of the cash-strapped country’s Central Bank, his brother and an associate with corruption. Two judicial officials say the prosecutor, Raja Hamoush, on Thursday charged Gov. Riad Salameh, his assistant Marianne Howaiyak, and his brother Raja Salameh with

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.7% annual rate from October through December, a solid showing despite rising interest rates and elevated inflation, the government said in a downgrade from its initial estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 2.9% annual

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — TriMas: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

PHOENIX — Nikola: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

DALLAS — NexPoint: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

FELTHAM, Britain — Nomad Foods: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By The Associated Press BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — New video footage of Bakhmut shot from the air with a drone for The Associated Press shows how the longest battle of the year-long Russian invasion has turned the city of salt and gypsum mines in eastern Ukraine into a ghost town. The footage was shot on

LAVAL, Quebec — Bausch: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

CHICAGO — Cars.com: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

MUSCATINE, Iowa — HNI: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Insmed: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure. The move reflects widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. The European Commission said Thursday that it suspended the use of TikTok on devices

MIAMI — Laureate Education: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John’s: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Stan Choe AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a long staring contest between Wall Street and the Federal Reserve, investors blinked first. Stakes were high in the standoff because higher rates can stamp out inflation, though at the risk of creating a recession because they slow the economy. Higher rates also hurt investment

TAMPA, Fla. — Lazy Days Holdings: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister says the Gulf Arab state of Oman has decided to allow Israeli planes to fly through its airspace. Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority said it was opening its airspace for all carriers. The move was another sign of closer ties between Israel and some Arab countries. It comes

WINTER PARK, Fla. — Ruth’s Hospitality: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

BANNOCKBURN, Ill. — Option Care: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — City Office REIT: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

DENVER — ModivCare: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

AUSTIN, Texas — Yeti: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK — Global Net Lease: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

WILMINGTON, Del. — Enovis: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK — ExlService Holdings: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

CHICAGO — LKQ: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

WICHITA, Kan. — Curo Group: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer BONN, Germany (AP) — Germany’s natural gas reserves are abundant, and prices are down. But the country’s top utility regulator, Klaus Mueller, says it’s too soon to sound the all clear on an energy crisis spawned by the war in Ukraine, which laid bare Europe’s dependence on Russian natural

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Pan American Silver: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Cross Country: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SOUTHPORT, Conn. — Sturm Ruger: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — EchoStar: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Spok: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN DIEGO — Encore Capital Group: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

EDMONTON, Alberta — Stantec: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Kaiser: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The new president of Cyprus has met informally with the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots to test the waters on reviving stalemated talks to end the island’s ethnic division. It has been a source of instability in the east Mediterranean for decades. Thursday’s meeting was

By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One Russian soldier tells his mother that the young Ukrainians dead from his first firefight looked just like him. Another explains to his wife that he’s drunk because alcohol makes it easier to kill civilians. A third wants his girlfriend to know that in all the

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. will push for tougher, better enforced sanctions against Russia and is hoping for a “fully funded” package of financial support for Ukraine. Yellen spoke Thursday in Bengaluru, India, where she’s attending meetings of financial leaders of the Group of

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Asia were mixed Friday after Wall Street broke its longest losing streak since December with a modest rally led by tech stocks. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo and Sydney but fell in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul. Oil prices rose while U.S. futures edged lower.

By NG HAN GUAN Associated Press ALXA LEAGUE, China (AP) — Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble Thursday for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the confirmed death toll in the disaster rose to five. Conditions in

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II, and the first to see algorithms and TikTok videos deployed alongside fighter planes and tanks. The online fight has played out on computer screens and smartphones around the globe as Russia used disinformation,

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian national carrier Qantas has posted an underlying pre-tax half-year profit of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) in the airline’s first return to profit since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago. The first-half result for the six months through December posted on Thursday is at the top end of the

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. district judge on Wednesday cleared the way for federal officials to move ahead with plans to take to the air and shoot dozens of wild cattle in a rugged area of southwestern New Mexico. Ranchers had sought a delay, arguing that the potential

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are having their first public hearing on a proposal to penalize some oil company profits. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed the law in response to record high gas prices over the summer. Newsom unveiled the bill in December. But since then, it has not advanced

NEW YORK — Capstead: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

LONGUEUIL, Quebec — Innergex: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

CANONSBURG, Pa. — Ansys: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN DIEGO — Ligand: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN JOSE, Calif. — SJW: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company says is a test run of a potential response to a Canadian government’s online news bill.  Bill C-18 would require digital giants such as Google and Meta to negotiate deals that would compensate Canadian media companies for

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Imax: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — NuVasive: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

CHICAGO — Coeur Mining: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

DALLAS — Ashford: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

DUBLIN — Icon PLC: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

HOUSTON — Callon: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Sun Communities: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

TORONTO — Alamos Gold: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

NEWYORK, N.Y. — The Necessity Retail: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

DENVER — SM Energy: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK — Lemonade: Q4 Earnings Snapshot