Swiss shipping giant MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is reaffirming its commitment to refrain from sending its ships through the Arctic, as discussions intensify around alternative trade routes to the Suez Canal in light of recent Houthi attacks. The Arctic route offers both a shorter route between the Far East and...

MSC Reaffirms Pledges to Avoid Arctic Shipping Route

UPS customers are trading down, another signal from the second-quarter earnings season about the search for value options across the U.S. economy. CFO Brian Dykes said on a conference call that UPS "saw customers shift from air to ground and from ground to SurePost." A range of companies have highlighted...

UPS Customers Are Trading Down

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In the charmingly delightful world of astrology, you should know that each of the zodiac signs carries a specific set of traits. Those characteristics influence how individuals navigate the challenges they may meet in life. Some signs are known for their over-the-top boldness. These are the people who usually have such a strong willingness to face conflicts head-on.

3 Zodiac Signs That Hate Confrontation

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Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were in medicine cabinets in many Virginia homes decades ago. They were in bottles with droppers that gallons the red liquid. Looking at that old bottle in the above image brings back many memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many Virginia homes

(Reuters) - United Parcel Service lowered its 2024 operating margin target on Tuesday, after new e-commerce customers - identified by industry experts and shoppers as Shein and Temu - flooded its network with slower, lower-profit shipments. Shares of the world's biggest package delivery firm tumbled 13% in midday trading and...

Cheap Deliveries Swamp UPS Earnings, Sending Shares Reeling

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

(Bloomberg) — GE Vernova Inc. plans to reinspect every offshore wind-turbine blade the company has ever produced, after finding a “material deviation” at the factory supplying the component that recently broke at a US project under construction. “We should have identified this prior to shipping” the blade,...

GE Vernova Finds Manufacturing Defect After Vineyard Wind Turbine Accident

MANILA, July 25 (Reuters) – A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing the death of a crew member and an oil spill that could spread to waters off the capital Manila, officials said. Sixteen of the 17 crew members of...

Oil Spill Threatens Philippines Capital After Tanker Capsizes

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HOUSTON - A wave of mega-mergers among oil producers is forcing the U.S. service companies that drill and hydraulically fracture wells to slash their prices, merge, or risk bankruptcy as they compete for a dwindling number of customers.

Analysis-US oilfield firms slash prices as mega-mergers shrink customer base

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Some analysts believe XRP’s recent revival is just the start of a massive bull run. The cryptocurrency market rebounded with XRP’s price spiking 13% to over $0.44. Analysts predict future gains, with targets set at $17 and $9.50. XRP’s daily transactions surpassed 2.3 million, indicating rising adoption and...

Massive Ripple (XRP) Price Prediction, is it Too Optimistic?

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Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s Crown Estate, which manages King Charles’ public property, posted a record profit for 2023/24 of 1.1 billion pounds ($1.42 billion), boosted by income from offshore wind leases, its results showed on Wednesday. The Crown Estate, which comprises tracts of land and...

Britain’s Crown Estate Post Record Profits on Offshore Wind Licenses

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

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With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has announced the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative (M3) aimed at revitalizing the maritime industrial base workforce. The initiative was unveiled at Macomb Community College, one of several academic partners dedicated to fostering the future maritime workforce in Michigan. Backed by over $50 million...

Navy Secretary Launches $50 Million Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC), where a total volume of 23,022 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 47.9% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $77 strike call option expiring July 26, 2024, with 9,211 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 921,100 underlying shares of WDC. Below is a chart showing WDC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $77 strike highlighted in orange:

Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: WDC, UPS, LUV

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

(Reuters) -Coca-Cola raised its annual sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday, as the beverage maker expects to benefit from price hikes and an advertising blitz, mainly in international markets where demand for its sodas and juices has been relatively strong.

Coca-Cola raises forecasts, bets on price hikes and ad blitz

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Record Growth in Containership Fleet Capacity, BIMCO Reports

The container ship fleet’s capacity has surged by 1.6 million TEU since the beginning of the year and has seen an 11% year-over-year increase to 29.5...

Record Growth in Containership Fleet Capacity, BIMCO Reports

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