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Danielle Ray  |  Special to The Landmark STERLING — Young Adults Helping Out Others, otherwise known as Y.A.H.O.O., celebrates 20 years of helping senior community members this month. Kevin Beaupre and his late wife, Lisa, started Y.A.H.O.O in April 2001 after being inspired by their son with the mission to help seniors in Sterling with yard work in the spring and fall. Two decades later, the organization is still thriving and has helped hundreds of seniors. Adult mentors Karen and Stuart… Source link

New weekly jobless claims dropped from the prior week’s upwardly revised level to a fresh pandemic-era low last week, with the accelerating pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S. helping support the labor market’s recovery.  The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended April 24: 553,000 vs. 540,000 expected… Source link

Stock futures pointed to a higher open Thursday morning as investors considered a batch of stronger-than-expected earnings results from major companies and a sweeping set of proposals from President Joe Biden aimed at revamping the country’s infrastructure and supporting families, children and students.  Contracts on the S&P 500 added 0.7%, and the index was on pace to open at an all-time high. Dow futures gained more than 150 points, or 0.5%, while contracts on the Nasdaq gained about… Source link

Apple (AAPL) reported its Q2 2021 earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, blowing away analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom line. Revenue was up a whopping 54% year-over-year on strong hardware sales in the quarter. Still, executives on Apple’s conference call warned of the impact of the ongoing global chip shortage on Apple’s hardware business. Supply constraints could have a revenue impact of $3 billion to $4 billion in the June quarter, Apple’s CFO Luca Maestri said on the… Source link

After a blowout quarter from tech giant Apple, Goldman Sachs’ long-time bearish analyst covering the stock is admitting defeat.  “We are upgrading our rating from Sell to Neutral after Apple posted another large beat and implied a raise vs. our June revenue expectations. Our original view that the iPhone cycle would disappoint in the midst of COVID was clearly wrong. Not only has Apple done better than we expected on iPhone during the cycle but Mac and iPad have also materially outperformed… Source link

(Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Less than a decade after it entered the media business through its acquisitions of AOL and Yahoo, Verizon VZ Communications reportedly may be preparing to exit the sector, According to The Wall Street Journal, Verizon is “exploring” whether to unload its media properties, which could fetch a price of $4 billion to $5 billion. According to the… Source link

MMA Weekly Uriah Hall doesn’t feel like he won after Chris Weidman’s broken leg at UFC 261 Chris Weidman suffered a ghastly injury at UFC 261 on Saturday night that led to a victory for Uriah Hall. Only, Hall doesn’t feel like he won. The fight lasted all of 17 seconds. It was over after Weidman launched a low kick that landed, but snapped his lower leg bones in half. Pulling his leg back, Weidman fell to the canvas in agony. The fight was over. Hall had won. It was the second time that… Source link

(Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc is exploring a sale of its media assets, including Yahoo and AOL, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The sales process, which includes private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc, could yield a price of $4 billion to $5 billion, report said. Yahoo and AOL are the two large brands within Verizon Media, which also owns news publication HuffPost, technology news sites… Source link

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, +0.20%  is exploring a sale of its media assets including Yahoo and AOL, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a dramatic reversal of the communications company’s once-lofty ambitions in the sector. The sales process, which includes private-equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. APO, +0.44%,  could yield a price of $4 billion to $5 billion, the people said, assuming there is… Source link

Bloomberg Oil Crown Jewels No Longer Off Limits in Mideast Amid Deal Surge (Bloomberg) — Time was when the Middle East’s petrostates recoiled from using their crown jewels to raise money from foreign investors.Not any more. In the space of a few weeks, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait have all accelerated multi-billion-dollar plans to sell energy assets or issue bonds off the back of them. Capping that trend, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Tuesday… Source link