Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Bed Bath & Beyond shares plunged 15 percent in after-hours trading after the company reported second-quarter earnings numbers that missed expectations. The company reported earnings per share of 36 cents, compared to the 50 cents per share expected by analysts. The […]
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3 candidates face off in gubernatorial debate in Connecticut
Last Updated Sep 26, 2018 8:05 PM EDT STORRS, Conn. — Independent gubernatorial candidate Oz Griebel faced off Wednesday for his first debate with the two major party contenders. The former Republican banker, lawyer and business leader, who has teamed up with lifelong Democrat Monte Frank as his running mate, collected […]
Bill Cosby behind bars: Appeal looming, lawsuits pending
Their famous client behind bars, Bill Cosby’s legal team is readying a long-shot bid to get his sexual assault conviction overturned. They’re also fighting civil lawsuits filed by some accusers that threaten to drain his vast fortune. The 81-year-old Cosby’s lawyers gave glimpses of their expected appeal as his April […]
Trade Wars Do Not Concern Fed Chair Just Yet
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. After announcing that the Federal Reserve is raising the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 2.25, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell proceeded to receive a battery of questions regarding the health of the broad economy, but in particular, he also had to […]
What Kavanaugh’s hearing may mean for Republicans fighting to keep a majority
On Thursday, Brett Kavanaugh and one of the women who accused him of sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford, will testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee just 24 hours before the committee is scheduled to vote on his nomination. ABC’s Political Director Rick Klein and Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran sat […]
Father of missing 6-year-old boy with autism says son took off running in park
GASTONIA, N.C. — Dozens of law enforcement officers joined the search Wednesday for a missing boy in North Carolina. “It’s been torture. I’m not eating, not sleeping just worried about getting my little boy back,” said Ian Ritch. He hasn’t seen his 6-year-old son Maddox since Saturday. That’s when he […]
Trump says he “may delay” meeting with Rosenstein
President Trump said at a press conference Wednesday that he “may delay” his meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, currently scheduled for Thursday. Mr. Trump said his “preference would be to keep” Rosenstein in charge of the special counsel investigation. Mr. Trump he doesn’t want “anything to get in […]
Poisoning suspect is highly decorated Russian colonel, investigative group says
Last Updated Sep 26, 2018 7:12 PM EDT MOSCOW — An investigative group in Britain says it has identified one of the two suspects in the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in the U.K. as a highly-decorated colonel in the Russian military intelligence agency GRU. The group, Bellingcat, said Wednesday that […]
Viral Instagram campaign helps teachers get the school supplies they need
BALTIMORE — It wasn’t toys or video games that got a group of fifth graders in Baltimore so excited Wednesday. It was school supplies and other necessities that many of them can’t afford. The haul is the result of a campaign known as #10featuredteachers that’s gone viral on Instagram. It […]
Uber to pay $148 million settlement for data breach
Uber will pay $148 million and tighten data security after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers and customers that hackers had stolen their personal information, according to a settlement announced Wednesday. Uber reached the agreement with all 50 states and the District of Columbia after a […]