SPRING, Texas (AP) — SPRING, Texas (AP) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $1.37 billion. On a per-share basis, the Spring, Texas-based company said it had profit of 99 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 58 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 55 cents per share. The information technology products and services provider posted revenue of $8.46 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.23 billion. For the current quarter ending in January, Hewlett Packard Enterprise expects its per-share earnings to range from 47 cents to 52 cents. This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap ) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on HPE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HPENone
Fofana 2-3 1-2 5, Jones 4-6 8-8 17, Lewis 2-3 2-2 6, Fuller 2-8 6-6 10, Washington 3-7 3-5 9, Adams 8-12 3-3 19, Martindale 1-2 3-4 6, Brinson 3-3 3-4 9, Beard 1-4 0-0 2, Barbee 1-2 0-0 2, Cain 0-1 4-4 4, Thibiant 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-52 33-38 89. Pickett 1-4 0-0 3, Addo-Ankrah 1-6 0-0 3, Craig 3-7 0-0 8, Lee 2-6 2-2 8, Shogbonyo 6-11 1-1 15, Lopez-Sanvicente 3-4 3-6 10, Akins 2-9 2-5 7, Mani 0-5 0-0 0, Bowen 0-1 4-4 4, Carney 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-56 12-18 60. Halftime_CS Northridge 48-33. 3-Point Goals_CS Northridge 2-14 (Jones 1-1, Martindale 1-2, Barbee 0-1, Cain 0-1, Thibiant 0-1, Beard 0-2, Washington 0-2, Fuller 0-4), Denver 10-30 (Lee 2-2, Shogbonyo 2-4, Craig 2-5, Lopez-Sanvicente 1-1, Pickett 1-3, Addo-Ankrah 1-5, Akins 1-5, Bowen 0-1, Carney 0-2, Mani 0-2). Fouled Out_Lee, Akins. Rebounds_CS Northridge 40 (Adams 11), Denver 18 (Lopez-Sanvicente 5). Assists_CS Northridge 9 (Beard 4), Denver 10 (Lopez-Sanvicente 3). Total Fouls_CS Northridge 19, Denver 29. A_109 (7,321).
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NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to post a record for the 54th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Super Micro Computer, a stock that’s been on an AI-driven roller coaster, soared 28.7% to lead the market. Following allegations of misconduct and the resignation of its public auditor , the maker of servers used in artificial-intelligence technology said an investigation found no evidence of misconduct by its management or by the company’s board. It also said that it doesn’t expect to restate its past financials and that it will find a new chief financial officer, appoint a general counsel and make other moves to strengthen its governance. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up the market. Gains of 1.8% for Microsoft and 3.2% for Meta Platforms were the two strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500. Intel was another propellant during the morning, but it lost an early gain to fall 0.5% after the chip company said CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the board. Intel is looking for Gelsinger’s replacement, and its chair said it’s “committed to restoring investor confidence.” Intel recently lost its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Nvidia, which has skyrocketed in Wall Street’s frenzy around AI. Stellantis, meanwhile, skidded following the announcement of its CEO’s departure . Carlos Tavares steps down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroën and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales and an inventory backlog at dealerships. The world’s fourth-largest automaker’s stock fell 6.3% in Milan. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 likewise fell, including California utility PG&E. It dropped 5% after saying it would sell $2.4 billion of stock and preferred shares to raise cash. Retailers were mixed amid what’s expected to be the best Cyber Monday on record and coming off Black Friday . Target, which recently gave a forecast for the holiday season that left investors discouraged , fell 1.2%. Walmart , which gave a more optimistic forecast, rose 0.2%. Amazon, which looks to benefit from online sales from Cyber Monday, climbed 1.4%. All told, the S&P 500 added 14.77 points to 6,047.15. The Dow fell 128.65 to 44,782.00, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 185.78 to 19,403.95. The stock market largely took Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride. The president-elect on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a group of developing economies if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. Trump said he wants the group, headlined by Brazil, Russia, India and China, to promise it won’t create a new currency or otherwise try to undercut the U.S. dollar. The dollar has long been the currency of choice for global trade. Speculation has also been around a long time that other currencies could knock it off its mantle, but no contender has come close. The U.S. dollar’s value rose Monday against several other currencies, but one of its strongest moves likely had less to do with the tariff threats. The euro fell amid a political battle in Paris over the French government’s budget . The euro sank 0.7% against the U.S. dollar and broke below $1.05. In the bond market, Treasury yields gave up early gains to hold relatively steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed above 4.23% during the morning before falling back to 4.19%. That was just above its level of 4.18% late Friday. A report in the morning showed the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted again last month, but not by as much as economists expected. This upcoming week will bring several big updates on the job market, including the October job openings report, weekly unemployment benefits data and the all-important November jobs report. They could steer the next moves for Federal Reserve, which recently began pulling interest rates lower to give support to the economy. Economists expect Friday’s headliner report to show U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in November, coming off October’s lackluster growth that was hampered by damaging hurricanes and strikes. “We now find ourselves in the middle of this Goldilocks zone, where economic health supports earnings growth while remaining weak enough to justify potential Fed rate cuts,” according to Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. In financial markets abroad, Chinese stocks led gains worldwide as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for manufacturing, partly driven by a surge in orders ahead of Trump’s inauguration next month. Both official and private sector surveys of factory managers showed strong new orders and export orders, possibly partly linked to efforts by importers in the U.S. to beat potential tariff hikes by Trump once he takes office. Indexes rose 0.7% in Hong Kong and 1.1% in Shanghai. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.More than 10 million people empowered so far through the 34 by 34 initiative ATLANTA , Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises today announced that it has empowered 10.6 million people to live more prosperous lives since 2020, a significant milestone in its 34 by 34 social impact initiative . This achievement represents a wide range of efforts across Cox and its businesses, Cox Communications and Cox Automotive. Cox is committed to solving business problems that also remove obstacles present in communities and society at large, from bridging the digital divide to addressing social equity and environmental sustainability challenges. "Cox is a company of innovators, changemakers and believers of being part of something bigger than ourselves," said Maury Wolfe , vice president of Corporate Responsibility and Social Impact at Cox Enterprises. "To drive our 34 by 34 social impact initiative forward, employees across our businesses have led countless acts of volunteering and community engagement, from cleaning up waterways and building outdoor learning labs to mentoring students. We're humbled to see the ripple effect throughout our communities." 34 by 34 focuses on six key pathways to create positive change: technology access, access to lifelong education, employment skills, social equity, environmental sustainability, and good health. These pathways provide a holistic approach to empowering individuals and communities. Key examples of Cox's business and employee volunteering impact include: Lifelong Education: Since 2020 Cox has helped more than 100,000 elementary school students through its work with Junior Achievement Biztowns, where students run a simulated town for a day. Through activities like managing banks, operating restaurants and electing a mayor, students experience firsthand how their lessons apply to real-world scenarios. Social Equity: Through Techstars Powered by Cox Enterprises, startup companies like Branch are helping drive social impact. For example, Branch partnered with local media in Georgia to create a best-in-class voter guide for the 2024 primaries, boosting political engagement. Branch is just one of over 80 startups supported by Techstars Powered by Cox Enterprises, which has positively impacted more than 12,000 additional people through purpose-driven innovations. Environmental Sustainability: Cox is always mindful in its use of natural resources. To date, more than 1.2 million people have benefited from Cox's work to protect and preserve the environment as part of its 34 by 34 initiative. Cox's commitment to environmental sustainability was recently recognized by Keep America Beautiful and the organization's "Do Beautiful Things" Corporate Volunteer Award, which highlights Cox's dedication to volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Visit Cox34by34.com to see stories of our impact and watch this video to learn more about the 34 by 34 initiative. About Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is dedicated to empowering people to build a better future for the next generation. Cox is a leader in the broadband, automotive, and media industries, as well as a leading investment platform with strategic positions in emerging technologies driving the future of agriculture, renewable energy, healthtech, and public sector software. 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Get our front page stories each morning as well as the latest updates each afternoon during the week + more in-depth weekend editions on Saturdays & Sundays.Since regime leader Bashar Assad fled Syria on Dec. 8, 2024, after his quarter-century brutal rule, numerous stories of his barbarism have appeared in the media, offering accounts of the toxic nature of Syrian politics under him. The stories of Assad’s rule are not only about the death of thousands through torture and starvation, but it is also about how he ran a multibillion-dollar drug empire for his own economic embellishment and political survival. The principal drug that flourished under him was Captagon and around 80% of the world production of this “poor men's drug,” or cocaine of the poor as it is commonly known, takes place in Syria alone. While the anti-regime fighters took over the capital city of Damascus, they not only raided the prisons but also raided several Captagon production units and seized millions of pills. Some of the Captagon units were run and overseen from the villas, disguised as potato chips factories, belonging to Assad’s younger brother, Maher Assad and his cohorts. The horrible stories emerging from Syria should not surprise anyone. Drug trafficking has been one of the major sources of revenue for the oligarchs and terrorist organizations to raise funds for weapons and expand their bases. The PKK terrorist group is no exception. There is much to say about how its drug empire spread across the continents and has sustained the terrorist movement for decades. Therefore, in this piece, I will focus on how its drug market has expanded over the decades and what has been the routes of drug transactions. In the following piece, I will explain the methods and mechanism of the utilization of the revenues generated through this illicit trade and how, over the decade, the PKK's Syrian wing YPG has helped the growth of this drug industry in the region. The PKK has a long history of engagement with criminal enterprises. Many organizations such as Interpol, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) have published several documents detailing the PKK’s involvement in criminal activities as it has always played a significant role in the trafficking and smuggling of drugs, human and weapons. The leadership of the PKK has developed an advanced system to carry out these criminal ventures. Its operatives and sympathizers play a significant role in the distribution of drugs in Turkish metropolitans such as Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana and Mersin. The organization has survived the shifting geological circumstances primarily because of its drug financing mechanism. Since the 1980s, the PKK has been involved in the large-scale illicit drug trade and they trade drugs like marijuana, heroin, hashish, coca ecstasy tablets, anhydride, morphine base, opium and cannabis plants. They export these drugs to neighboring countries in Asia, Europe and as far as Africa. The large-scale and well-coordinated transaction in these drugs helps the PKK raise billions of dollars annually. According to a retired official of the Turkish Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, the PKK receives $1 billion to 3 billion from this illicit trade annually. Over the years, thousands of PKK-linked drug traffickers have been arrested by the Turkish authorities . Between 2016-23, the authorities have been able to stop around $20 billion in evasion of revenue through the confiscation of a huge consignment of drugs. Meanwhile, the PKK is also reported to have encouraged the smuggling of all types of goods to circumvent taxation by the government of the day. The PKK’s involvement in drugs increased qualitatively and quantitively throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The organization gradually took control over the illicit trade in Türkiye’s southeastern part, which borders Iran and Iraq. Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the PKK, confessed in 1999 that all drug traders in the southeast Türkiye paid tribute to the PKK. In successive years, drug money emerged as a lifesaver for the organization, which was under severe economic stress because of the extreme security measures put in place after the coup of 1980. Their bases in northern Iraq and northeastern Syria are strategically located between the lush poppy fields of Central Asia, East Asia and the vast markets of Europe. The long lifespan of the PKK has allowed it to set up advanced financial networks in Iran, Iraq, Türkiye, Syria, the Caucasus, the Balkan and European countries. The organization also maintains strict control over drug trafficking in these countries. They seek the support of local crime organizations from countries like Albania and Bulgaria to expand their enterprise. Members of drug cartels from Iran and Georgia cooperate with the PKK as well on the Caucasus route to transport the drug further. They have developed a close network with multiple organizations from Afghanistan and Iran, which deliver heroin to the PKK-connected networks in Türkiye and subsequently market them in European countries. The traffickers from other countries are required to pay the PKK for carrying drugs into Türkiye. A report by the UNODC suggests that traffickers have to make payments to the PKK to cross the border and also pay the fee for entering Europe to PKK cadres who are active on European soil. If any group is found to be trading in drugs without prior permission from the PKK, they are fined and punished and they extend all sorts of protection to those involved in it. The PKK has created sub-structures and cell-type economic intelligence units to exploit the transborder trade opportunities and it has also been able to eliminate the rival groups from the criminal realm. Many of the PKK members who have sought asylum in the EU are reported to have joined the PKK-run drug networks operating between Türkiye and Europe. The PKK has deceived and abused Kurdish diaspora networks to add some recruits to be used in drug-related activities. The PKK’s drug network runs through Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province to Kirkuk and Makhmur and then across the border to Rojava in northeastern Syria, where the PKK/YPG carries it further to other parts of the region. The PKK reportedly earns $1.5 billion annually only through its drug trade within Europe and around 80% of the illicit drug markets in Europe are filled by the PKK-controlled trafficking networks, as reported by Interpol. The marketing of 40% of heroin in Europe is taken care of by the PKK alone. The Turkish National Police’s Anti-Narcotics Department’s 2024 report suggests that a significant part of money earned through drugs in and outside of Türkiye is used to finance the terrorist activities of the PKK. The report also suggested that 12 of the world’s largest terrorist organizations are involved in drug trafficking, and the PKK happens to be one of them.NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans . Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement Sunday that he'd let World Blitz Championship tournament officials consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, and other “elegant minor deviations” from the dress code. He said Carlsen's stand — which culminated in his quitting the tournament Friday — highlighted a need for more discussion “to ensure that our rules and their application reflect the evolving nature of chess as a global and accessible sport.” Carlsen, meanwhile, said in a video posted Sunday on social media that he would play — and wear jeans — in the World Blitz Championship when it begins Monday. “I think the situation was badly mishandled on their side,” the 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster said. But he added that he loves playing blitz — a fast-paced form of chess — and wanted fans to be able to watch, and that he was encouraged by his discussions with the federation after Friday's showdown. “I think we sort of all want the same thing,” he suggested in the video on his Take Take Take chess app’s YouTube channel. “We want the players to be comfortable, sure, but also relatively presentable.” The events began when Carlsen wore jeans and a sportcoat Friday to the Rapid World Championship, which is separate from but held in conjunction with the blitz event. The chess federation said Friday that longstanding rules prohibit jeans at those tournaments, and players are lodged nearby to make sartorial switch-ups easy if needed. An official fined Carlsen $200 and asked him to change pants, but he refused and wasn't paired for a ninth-round game, the federation said at the time. The organization noted that another grandmaster, Ian Nepomniachtchi, was fined earlier in the day for wearing sports shoes, changed and continued to play. Carlsen has said that he offered to wear something else the next day, but officials were unyielding. He said “it became a bit of a matter of principle,” so he quit the rapid and blitz championships. In the video posted Sunday, he questioned whether he had indeed broken a rule and said changing clothes would have needlessly interrupted his concentration between games. He called the punishment “unbelievably harsh.” “Of course, I could have changed. Obviously, I didn’t want to,” he said, and “I stand by that.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans . Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement Sunday that he'd let World Blitz Championship tournament officials consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, and other “elegant minor deviations” from the dress code. He said Carlsen's stand — which culminated in his quitting the tournament Friday — highlighted a need for more discussion “to ensure that our rules and their application reflect the evolving nature of chess as a global and accessible sport.” Carlsen, meanwhile, said in a video posted Sunday on social media that he would play — and wear jeans — in the World Blitz Championship when it begins Monday. “I think the situation was badly mishandled on their side,” the 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster said. But he added that he loves playing blitz — a fast-paced form of chess — and wanted fans to be able to watch, and that he was encouraged by his discussions with the federation after Friday's showdown. “I think we sort of all want the same thing,” he suggested in the video on his Take Take Take chess app’s YouTube channel. “We want the players to be comfortable, sure, but also relatively presentable.” The events began when Carlsen wore jeans and a sportcoat Friday to the Rapid World Championship, which is separate from but held in conjunction with the blitz event. The chess federation said Friday that longstanding rules prohibit jeans at those tournaments, and players are lodged nearby to make sartorial switch-ups easy if needed. An official fined Carlsen $200 and asked him to change pants, but he refused and wasn't paired for a ninth-round game, the federation said at the time. The organization noted that another grandmaster, Ian Nepomniachtchi, was fined earlier in the day for wearing sports shoes, changed and continued to play. Carlsen has said that he offered to wear something else the next day, but officials were unyielding. He said “it became a bit of a matter of principle,” so he quit the rapid and blitz championships. In the video posted Sunday, he questioned whether he had indeed broken a rule and said changing clothes would have needlessly interrupted his concentration between games. He called the punishment “unbelievably harsh.” “Of course, I could have changed. Obviously, I didn’t want to,” he said, and “I stand by that.” Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen returns to a tournament after a dispute over jeans is resolved
