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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower as oil recovers some of its sharp losses

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting lower Thursday following its recent big swings.The S&P 500 fell 0.3% after slowly flipping from an early, small gain. It’s been listless this week, coming off a sharp reversal after months of losses gave way to its best week of the year last week.Even though its recent moves have been modest, if the S&P 500 can eke out a gain for the day, it would mark a ninth straight for its longest winning streak in 19 years.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 124 points, or 0.4%, as of 1:42 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.3%.The Walt Disney Co. was strong after becoming the latest big U.S. company to report better profit for the last quarter than analysts expected. It rose 7.2% after saying it added more Disney+ streaming subscribers than Wall Street had forecast, while also increasing its target for annual cost savings.Tapestry climbed 4% for another one of the bigger gains in the S&P 500 after the maker of high-end sh...

In growing tide, civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at hospital as Israel, Hamas battle in city

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Crowds of Palestinian families stretching as far as the eye could see walked out of Gaza City and surrounding areas toward the south Thursday to escape Israeli airstrikes and ground troops battling Hamas militants in dense urban neighborhoods. Others joined tens of thousands taking shelter at the city’s biggest hospital, not far from the fighting.Gaza’s largest city is the focus of Israel’s campaign to crush Hamas following its deadly Oct. 7 incursion — and the Israeli military says Hamas’ main command center is located in and under the Shifa Hospital complex. The militant group and hospital staff deny that claim. Growing numbers of people have been living in and around the hospital complex, hoping it will be safer than their homes or U.N. shelters in the north, several of which have been hit repeatedly. Israeli troops were around 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the hospital, according to its director.The accelerating exodus to the south came as Is...

Comienza el juicio federal contra el hombre acusado de atacar a Paul Pelosi

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

(CNN) — El juicio federal de David DePape, el hombre acusado de atacar en su casa de San Francisco el año pasado al marido de la expresidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, acaba de comenzar.La selección del jurado para el juicio concluyó el lunes, dijo Liz Noteware, directora de operaciones de la sala del Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Norte de California. Está previsto que el juicio finalice la próxima semana.DePape se ha declarado inocente de los cargos federales relacionados con el ataque a Paul Pelosi, incluido el asalto a un familiar inmediato de un funcionario federal y el intento de secuestro de un funcionario federal. Se enfrenta a un máximo de 30 y 20 años, respectivamente, si es declarado culpable de esos cargos.Las teorías conspirativas toman fuerza tras el ataque a Paul PelosiEntre los que se espera que testifiquen se encuentran los agentes de policía que respondieron a la agresión, el neurocirujano que trató a Pelosi po...

Amazon lanza servicio de consultas médicas virtuales

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

Amazon está intentando de nuevo convertirse en una fuente habitual de atención médica para sus clientes con el lanzamiento de un servicio centrado en consultas virtuales.El gigante del comercio electrónico anunció que sus clientes Prime ahora pueden obtener acceso rápido a un proveedor de atención médica a través de un programa que cuesta $9 al mes o $99 anuales.El anuncio se da menos de un año después que Amazon anunciara la adquisición por $3,900 millones del proveedor de atención médica general basado en membresía One Medical, que tiene consultorios en más de 20 mercados. Las ofertas de Amazon comienzan el viernes 17 de noviembre: los 100 mejores regalos y más Cambió Seattle por Miami: Jeff Bezos abandona la ciudad donde fundó Amazon, según CNBC Amazon ha realizado varios intentos de incorporar la atención médica a su plataforma y ha comenzado a ganar impulso después de algunos reveses iniciales.La compañía anunció en agosto qu...

Xcel Energy to lay off more than 50 workers in Colorado

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Xcel Energy told FOX31 the company is laying off more than 100 employees, many of whom work across several Colorado locations.Xcel said it made the difficult decision to reduce its workforce. This change will impact 150 employees or 2% of its non-bargaining workforce. Of those employees, 59 work across several Colorado locations.“Xcel Energy, like many companies, continues to experience financial headwinds from inflation, supply chain pressures and increased hiring during the pandemic. We’ve already taken several steps to counteract these challenges to best support our customers and communities, deliver on our stakeholder commitments and continue our clean-energy leadership," the company said in a statement to FOX31. The layoffs come as the company is working to align its business structure with evolving customer needs. ‘Bursting at the seams’: Influx of migrant students squeezing DPS resources Xcel serves customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, No...

Aurora man gets another 45 years after 40-year sentence in separate case

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An Aurora man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for assault on a group of Denver Police officers, according to a press release from District Attorney Beth McCann.It happened on Sept. 13, 2022 when officers were attempting to take the man, identified as Treneil McNeal, into custody on outstanding warrants. $5 million warrant issued for Englewood murder suspect The Denver Police Department SWAT team responded to a Super 8 Motel to arrest him on warrants, including one connected to a 2021 murder, according to the release.Officers identified themselves and asked McNeal to come out of his room and he immediately started firing rounds through the door and through a window at a DPD bearcat and a K-9 vehicle.Customers at a nearby Chick-fil-A took cover in the restaurant and in their cars while McNeal fired more than 20 rounds from two handguns, according to the release.Officers were able to take him into custody without using their weapons.On Sept. 13, 2023, McNeal was ...

Photos: Plane crashes near Erie, pilot uninjured

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- After a plane crashed into a field near Erie on Thursday, the pilot came out uninjured, according to Mountain View Fire Rescue.Just before 9:30 a.m., MVFR said the call came in reporting a plane down just north of Erie. How much do household fires increase with Thanksgiving cooking? When first responders arrived on the scene, they found a single-engine Cessna plane in a ditch near Weld County Road 3.A plane crashed into a field near Erie Thursday, and the pilot was uninjured, according to Mountain View Fire Rescue. (Mountain View Fire Rescue)A plane crashed into a field near Erie Thursday, and the pilot was uninjured, according to Mountain View Fire Rescue. (Mountain View Fire Rescue)MVFR said the pilot was able to get out of the aircraft and did not sustain any injuries.

Miami Springs Police arrest former clinical research employee accused of embezzling over $83k

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

A woman formerly employed by a clinical research facility in Miami Springs is facing charges of grand theft, check deposit with intent to defraud and unlawful use of a two-way communication device, officials said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miami Springs PD (@miamispringspd)According to the Miami Springs Police Department, between March 1, 2020, and Oct. 21, 2022, 41-year-old Nailan Estrada-Jimenez embezzled over $83,000 by mobile depositing 438 checks into her personal bank account.

3 subjects taken into custody after police pursuit ends in NW Miami-Dade

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

Several subjects were taken into custody after a police pursuit ended in Northwest Miami-Dade. The subjects in the vehicle were accused of assaulting a police officer.Miami-Dade Police and Florida Highway Patrol Troopers were following the van that headed northbound on the Turnpike near 112th Avenue, Thursday afternoon.According to FHP they were requested assistance by Homestead Police after one of their officers was assaulted. Several subjects were accused of stealing items from a Kohl’s, located at 2455 NE 10th Court, and rammed into an office’s cruiser. Three subjects then fled the scene in a stolen Chevy van. When Homestead Police officers spotted the van, they attempted a traffic stop, but the van refused to stop as it continued going north on the Turnpike.7Skyforce hovered over the highway as several police cruisers were behind the white van.According to officials the vehicle was traveling over 80 mph and had a flat tire.During the pursuit, one driver in a silver v...

Ukraine ready to compromise ahead of EU decision on launching membership talks

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:27 GMT

KYIV ­— The European Commission’s recommendation that Ukraine start formal talks to become a member of the EU afforded a rare moment of joy to a country fighting off an invasion by Russia, Olga Stefanishyna, Ukrainian deputy prime minister, said Thursday. “Ukraine inspired Europe” and the EU “returned the faith,” added Stefanishyna, whose portfolio includes European and Euro-Atlantic integration.However, much work remains ahead of a December European Council meeting, at which EU leaders will decide whether to back the Commission’s advice.Ukraine will have to persuade EU countries such as Hungary, which has threatened to block negotiations on its accession to the bloc as long as a language law that Budapest says affects the Hungarian minority in Ukraine remains in force, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with NOS on Tuesday.Although the Commission’s enlargement report acknowledged that Kyiv has made tremendous progress on reforming the coun...