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Speeding truck smashes into metal column in fatal Concord freeway crash

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

CONCORD — A one-car crash early Saturday morning killed a man, authorities said.The identity of the man was not available Monday. Authorities said they have yet to determine who it is.The California Highway Patrol in a statement said the crash happened about 4:30 a.m. on northbound Interstate 680 at the state Highway 242 split. A white Ford F-150 truck hit a large metal column that held up a freeway overpass sign on the right shoulder, the CHP said.Authorities pronounced the driver dead at the scene. Nobody else was in the car, which was speeding when the crash happened, the CHP said.The CHP still is investigating and asked anyone who may have seen or heard the crash to come forward to their Contra Costa Office. They can be reached at 925-646-4980.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | San Jose: Pedestrian killed in early morning collision Crashes and Disasters | Fremont: Hit-and-run collision suspect taken into custody Crashes and Disasters | ...

Man arrested, 'stash' of weapons, suspected narcotics seized in Hayward bust

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

(KRON) -- One man was arrested and a "stash" of weapons was seized by Hayward police during a search of a residential home, the Hayward Police Department posted on Facebook on Monday. The Hayward PD Special Duty Unit authored a search warrant after being informed that a man was believed to be in illegal possession of multiple guns. 3 arrested in string of armed robberies seemingly targeting AAPI community The warrant was approved and during the search officers seized a "stash" of weapons, suspected narcotics and evidence of an illegal "chop shop," police said. Weapons seized at the residence included handguns, a shotgun and two different rifles.The man was at the scene at the time and was taken into custody, police said. Although the department posted about the incident on Monday, they did not specify when it took place.

Missing Petaluma girl located, safely returned home

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

A 12-year-old Petaluma girl who was reported missing has been located and returned safely home, the Petaluma Police Department announced Monday. Earlier, police in Petaluma were asking the public's help in locating a missing 12-year-old girl on Monday. Sydney Fischer was last seen by her mother at 7:30 a.m. Monday and didn't arrive at school, according to police. Woman walking outside crosswalk hit, killed in San Jose A note was later discovered indicating she had run away. Sydney has no history of running away and is considered at risk due to her age, police said. She is described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds, has red hair and was last seen wearing a green or purple Girl Scout hoodie and shorts. Sydney was located at approximately 1:35 p.m. by a family member on the east side of town, police said. From there, she was safely returned home.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

MicroStrategy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

TYSONS CORNER, Va. (AP) — TYSONS CORNER, Va. (AP) — MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) on Monday reported profit of $461.2 million in its first quarter.The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company said it had profit of $31.79 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $30.59 per share.The business software company posted revenue of $121.9 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 MSTR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MSTRSource

Surgery Partners: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — Surgery Partners Inc. (SGRY) on Monday reported a loss of $24.9 million in its first quarter.The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to 8 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 1 cent per share.The surgical facilities operator posted revenue of $666.2 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $644.2 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SGRY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SGRYSource

How major US stock indexes fared Monday 5/1/2023

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street as investors braced for what they hope will be the last hike to interest rates for a long time. The S&P 500 closed virtually unchanged Monday as the latest historic U.S. banking failure made few waves in markets. Regulators seized First Republic Bank and sold off most of it in hopes of preventing more turmoil in the industry. Treasury yields rose amid firming expectations for the Federal Reserve to raise rates again later this week. Also coming later this week are earnings reports from several heavy hitters, including Apple.On Monday:The S&P 500 fell 1.61 points, or less than 0.1%, to 4,167.87.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46.46 points, or 0.1%, to 34,051.70.The Nasdaq composite fell 13.99 points, or 0.1% to 12,212.60.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 0.22 points, or less than 0.1%, to 1,769.21.For the year:The S&P 500 is up 328.37 points, or 8.6%.The Dow is up 904.45 points, or 2.7%.The Nasdaq is up 1...

Viper Energy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Viper Energy Partners LP (VNOM) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $34 million.On a per-share basis, the Midland, Texas-based company said it had net income of 47 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 53 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 26 cents per share.The oil and gas company posted revenue of $169 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $167.4 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VNOM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VNOMSource

Stock market today: Stocks stay steady after bank failure

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest historic U.S. banking failure made few waves in markets, and stocks drifted Monday as Wall Street braces for what it hopes will be the last hike to interest rates for a long time. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged after regulators seized First Republic Bank and sold off most of it in hopes of preventing more turmoil in the industry. It dipped 1.61, or less than 0.1%, to 4,167.87. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 46.46, or 0.1%, to 34,051.70, and the Nasdaq composite fell 13.99, or 0.1%, to 12,212.60. First Republic has been in the spotlight for nearly two months on worries it could be next to topple following March’s failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The worry was that runs on smaller- and mid-sized banks could take down the economy, like the financial industry’s woes during the 2008 crisis did. But analysts and economists have said they see big differences between then and now, including how the biggest U.S. banks are...

Chegg: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Chegg Inc. (CHGG) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $2.2 million.The Santa Clara, California-based company said it had profit of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 27 cents per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 26 cents per share.The provider of online textbook rental services posted revenue of $187.6 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $185.3 million.For the current quarter ending in June, Chegg said it expects revenue in the range of $175 million to $178 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CHGG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CHGGSource

85% of Mexican union contracts weren’t voted on by workers

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:48:09 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Labor Department said 85% of the country’s 140,000 officially registered labor contracts are in danger of being canceled because they failed to meet Monday’s deadline to have union members vote on them.Under labor reforms that helped win renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, starting in 2019 Mexico told unions with registered contracts they had to submit the labor pacts to secret-ballot votes by workers within four years.The small percentage of contracts meeting Monday’s deadline reflects what Mexican officials acknowledge has been the longstanding practice of labor leaders in negotiating contracts with little or no worker input to ensure wages are low so they can keep factories in Mexico.Only about 20,000 contracts complied and were confirmed by votes as of May 1, 2023, the deadline for doing so. The Labor Department said the remaining 120,000 will be nullified, unless those unions have scheduled votes between now and July 31. Tha...