MIAMI (AP) _ Vector Group Ltd. (VGR) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $32 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Miami-based company said it had net income of 20 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-ae8aae87f9f875d6a5cd1dc40af74f57

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MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) _ Two Harbors Investments Corp. (TWO) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $240.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company said it had net income of 74 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-32f3b07dd2b8f50c1a5e53fa736997d5

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Equinox Gold Corp. (EQX) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $50.3 million.The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had profit of 14 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/canada-earnings-business-80bb77875a5a71c52f89a22f10ebf615

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BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) _ Ocular Therapeutix Inc. (OCUL) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $3.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Bedford, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 24 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-20f8c4fc593c6da6f86207866819898d

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NEW YORK (AP) _ Tiptree Financial Inc. (TIPT) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $28.6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 81 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-e1df85f3e5848b45922c49915a5e9ee0

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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) _ Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. (WMC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $8 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Pasadena, California-based company said it had net income of 13 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-f32957b0855685a266710ed154b362f0

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NEWTON, Mass. (AP) _ TechTarget Inc. (TTGT) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $1.8 million.On a per-share basis, the Newton, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 6 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-946a079ad160fd21430e65cb14eacb1c

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) _ Conduent Incorporated (CNDT) on Wednesday reported a loss of $11 million in its first quarter.The Florham Park, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-544f79e86e53ba2dd35abc24f40624e6

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COEUR D`ALENE, Idaho (AP) _ Hecla Mining Co. (HL) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $19 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Coeur d`Alene, Idaho-based company said it had net income of 3 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-266e936498995e44c901c45440a270bf

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ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) _ Invacare Corp. (IVC) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $14 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.The Elyria, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 41 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-d6dea53304f9fcd6c50bc1f1de09daf1

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TORONTO (AP) _ Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $758.1 million.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had net income of $1.25. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-8480bdec9efe01448621b7c1e02c330a

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Taseko Mines Ltd. (TGB) on Wednesday reported a loss of $8.9 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/canada-earnings-business-d2ea0b5e749a2bdb11edee951c572095

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ROME (AP) - An eclectic mix of participants are taking part in a unique three-day Vatican conference on COVID-19, other global health threats and how science, solidarity and spirituality can address them...

https://apnews.com/article/technology-lifestyle-music-business-coronavirus-pandemic-17d2db804564067b7265ac3a3f4957bc

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HOUSTON (AP) _ Amplify Energy Corp. (AMPY) on Wednesday reported a loss of $19.3 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had a loss of 51 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 12 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-89175681b496a63c6bdc518850722f4c

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BOSTON (AP) _ Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (BCSF) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $31.8 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Boston-based company said it had profit of 49 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-97ec8b6e8bad8296a92ef34681710900

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SINGAPORE (AP) _ Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. (KLIC) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $71.3 million.The Singapore-based company said it had net income of $1.13 per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-7a5cb89f23a7c27e287cdaf72fb68d1f

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DENVER (AP) _ Royal Gold Inc. (RGLD) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $54 million.On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had profit of 82 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 84 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-aed7111aaabb95f764cd5f275dba5e4c

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) _ Adtran Inc. (ADTN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $896,000, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Huntsville, Alabama-based company said it had profit of 2 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-171c75413ca7fa97c49817c1e6a7deba

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HSINCHU COUNTY, Taiwan (AP) _ Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (SIMO) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $34.4 million.The Hsinchu County, Taiwan-based company said it had profit of 98 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-6618b99fbd8fbfe2b2a4ead9e7146798

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DALLAS (AP) _ Braemar HotelsResorts, Inc. (BHR) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter.The real estate investment trust, based in Dallas, said it had funds from operations of $10...

https://apnews.com/article/business-5e2bf3877fbb57800b735d8e88af6a34

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Regis Corp. (RGS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $10.8 million in its fiscal third quarter.The Minneapolis-based company said it had a loss of 30 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 70 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-aea7c7b42e3d3173826e09e951f30330

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Galiano Gold Inc. (GAU) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $13 million.The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had profit of 6 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/canada-earnings-business-154741ae14da227e09829881b1f0639a

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DALLAS (AP) _ Primoris Services Corp. (PRIM) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $5.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had net income of 12 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-c88fd3b469f4c2ffbfb69e018d23ecbb

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Great Panther Silver Ltd. (GPL) on Wednesday reported a loss of $331,000 in its first quarter.The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis...

https://apnews.com/article/canada-earnings-business-714ef0c421e48c02939844809e6d9711

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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand sought Thursday to assure its foreign residents that they can get COVID-19 vaccinations, countering comments by some officials suggesting they would be at the end of the line for inoculations...

https://apnews.com/article/thailand-coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-travel-health-bcb1c586fa3abd3d4d47717b4cc19a87

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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) _ Arc Resources Ltd. (AETUF) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $140.6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 39 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/canada-earnings-business-c8edcda3425518fc97a12a0c50ec93ab

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DENVER (AP) _ PDC Energy Inc. (PDCE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $9 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-4fb1ffb43d3ebcc2af393c11d5cc586b

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LUXEMBOURG (AP) _ Intelsat SA (INTEQ) on Wednesday reported a loss of $174.9 million in its first quarter.The Luxembourg-based company said it had a loss of $1.23 per share.The communications and satellite company posted revenue of $502...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-65d404762b3bc74c1adc4e3593343b7e

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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) _ Black Diamond Group Ltd. (BDIMF) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $2.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 4 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/canada-earnings-business-77d96d08a7b165d16dfc46c4b54a919e

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) _ Earthstone Energy Inc. (ESTE) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $5.8 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.The The Woodlands, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-e1fb89e0393cb37fd173da3945aa71cb

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $135 million.On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had net income of 11 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-earnings-business-9b3c1ec97ad393132143199bf06e51d7

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ FalconStor Software Inc. (FALC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $425,000, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Austin, Texas-based company said it had net income of 1 cent per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-technology-business-e7ee37fd0692e507b19baabb578985e1

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The majority of consumers say they would have a better opinion of brands that allow them to opt out of Mother's Day marketing...

https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/what-consumers-think-new-mothers-day-marketing-tactics-including-opt-out-options/2333206

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Oversight board explores questions about serving ads to followers of ex-president in social media exile...

https://adage.com/article/media/does-it-matter-if-facebook-advertisers-can-still-target-fans-trump/2333441

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The "D'oh" Moment In Micro-Chips

Authored by Bill Blain via MorningPorridge.com,

Kids, you tried your best and failed miserably. The lesson is, never try..

Forget fears of rising interest rates the big threat is how the global economy will cope with supply chain bottlenecks and the coming ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/doh-moment-micro-chips

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The new survey also found that only 9 percent of adults who hadnt gotten the shot planned to do so, suggesting the country is nearing the limit of people planning to get immunized...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/health/covid-vaccine-children-hesitancy.html

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"Recycle art activist" Thomas Dambo makes these gentle giants out of scrap wood, old pallets, twigs and debris. Dozens of them now preside over mountains, forests and parks around the world."Recycle art activist" Thomas Dambo makes these gentle giants out of scrap wood, old pallets, twigs and debris...

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/06/992149491/far-from-the-internet-these-big-benevolent-trolls-lure-humans-to-nature

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GlaxoSmithKline has been popular with investors for decades. Despite this, Dan Peeke is wary of investing in the pharmaceutical giant.
The post GlaxoSmithKline shares: why Im not buying appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Since being founded in 2000, GlaxoSmithKline (LSE:GSK) has expanded to ...

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2021/05/06/glaxosmithkline-shares-why-im-not-buying/

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Greg Abel, Berkshire Hathaway's vice-chairman, has been confirmed as Warren Buffett's successor. Here's everything you need to know about the man.
The post All you need to know about Warren Buffetts successor at Berkshire Hathaway appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Berkshire Hathaway is one of ...

https://www.fool.co.uk/mywallethero/all-you-need-to-know-about-warren-buffetts-successor-at-berkshire-hathaway/

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* Lira slips ahead of rate decision, interest rate seen
unchanged...

https://www.reuters.com/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-turkish-lira-slips-ahead-of-central-bank-meet-rouble-firms-idUSL4N2MT23B

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Theres a lot to be optimistic about in the Financial sector as 2 analysts just weighed in on AGNC Investment (AGNC) and Kimco ...
The post Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: AGNC Investment (AGNC) and Kimco Realty (KIM) appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Theres a lot to be optimistic ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/analysts-offer-insights-on-financial-companies-agnc-investment-agnc-and-kimco-realty-kim/

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British employers had registered
4.2 million jobs as being on furlough on March 31, down from 4.7
million on Feb. 28, provisional tax office data showed on
Thursday...

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-jobs/uk-says-4-2-million-jobs-on-furlough-at-end-of-march-idUSS8N2L300U

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The British naval boats were sent to Jersey yesterday after France threatened to cut off the power to the island.

Boris Johnson has sent two gunboats to Jersey as French boats gather to protest over Brexit fishing rights.
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The UK has sent British gunboats to Jersey amid tensions with France ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/brexit-uk-sends-gunboats-jersey-france-cut-power-boats-protest-2021-5

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Analysts fell to the sidelines weighing in on and Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) with neutral ratings, indicating that the experts are neither bullish nor ...
The post Analysts Are Neutral on These Services Stocks: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Analysts fell to the sidelines ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/analysts-are-neutral-on-these-services-stocks-texas-roadhouse-txrh/

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LONDON, May 6 The chief executive of easyJet said Britain was likely to be left behind the rest of Europe if the government does not allow quarantine-free travel to most of the continent when it announces where people can go tomorrow. Britain is...

An EasyJet passenger aircraft makes its final ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/06/easyjet-ahead-of-green-list-warns-uk-risks-being-left-behind-in-travel/1972158

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Deutsche Bank analyst Stephen Powers maintained a Hold rating on Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) on April 29 and set a price target of ...
The post Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Gets a Hold Rating from Deutsche Bank appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Deutsche Bank analyst Stephen Powers maintained a Hold rating on ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/keurig-dr-pepper-kdp-gets-a-hold-rating-from-deutsche-bank/

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Deutsche Bank analyst Derek Johnston maintained a Buy rating on Camden Property (CPT) on April 29. The companys shares closed last Wednesday at ...
The post Deutsche Bank Believes Camden Property (CPT) Still Has Room to Grow appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Deutsche Bank analyst Derek Johnston ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/deutsche-bank-believes-camden-property-cpt-still-has-room-to-grow/

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Telsey Advisory analyst Telsey Advisory Group maintained a Buy rating on McDonalds (MCD) on May 4 and set a price target of $260.00.
The post Telsey Advisory Maintains Their Buy Rating on McDonalds (MCD) appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Telsey Advisory analyst Telsey Advisory Group maintained a ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/telsey-advisory-maintains-their-buy-rating-on-mcdonalds-mcd/

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