Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. rose the most in a decade after its Roundup herbicide and marijuana-supplies business rebounded from sales slumps, boosting earnings above expectations. Increased advertising to help counter the negative publicity generated by concerns about Roundup’s safety contributed to a 20 percent rise in quarterly sales of the weedkiller, Chief Executive Officer Jim Hagedorn…
The DNA testing company Ancestry has taken down an ad showing a white man and a black woman who are in love attempting to escape what appears to be the the Civil War-era South. The 30-second commercial, entitled “Inseparable,” shows the couple running to a secluded spot. “Abigail, we can escape to the North,” the…
(NEW YORK) — The S&P 500 index is closing at a record high, surpassing the peak it set last September and recouping all the ground it lost in a nosedive late last year. The Nasdaq index also closed at a record high Tuesday. The market has risen sharply since bottoming out on Christmas Eve, driven…
LOS ANGELES — Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it. No, Hallmark doesn’t yet have a card to mark “420.” But many other businesses inside and outside the…
India’s Jet Airways announced Wednesday that it will be cancelling all flights due to a lack of funding. The airline has been struggling to stay in business, and was informed on Tuesday night by a group of lenders, led by the government-run State Bank of India, that no more loans would be made to the…
(Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co. will delay the planned launch Friday of its first foldable smartphone until at least next month, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Galaxy Fold, priced at almost $2,000, was hit by early reviews that showed several problems with test versions of the device. The…
Smoke reportedly rose from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday after an engine test caused a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to malfunction, possibly setting back previously scheduled crewed missions. SpaceX told Florida Today that the malfunction, and subsequent smoke, was brought about by an “anomaly.” “Earlier today, SpaceX conducted a series of engine tests…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The top three in the NFCA Division III Top 25 have combined to win their last 14 games and remain unchanged this week, led by Christopher Newport University in the No. 1 spot. The (18-2) Captains won two more games this past week, after ending two-time reigning national champion Virginia Wesleyan’s run…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. –West Bridgewater’s (Ma.) Colleen O’Toole, Orion’s (Ill.) Jenna Drish, Iowa’s (Miss.) Karagan Howard, Harrisburg’s (Ark.) Jehlian Wright and Benson’s (Ariz.) Emily Darwin were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of the Week for their outstanding play during the week of April 1-7. East RegionO’Toole was a perfect 11-for-11 with 14 RBI…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud in the emissions cheating scandal that has helped turn many Europeans against diesel engines and accelerated the push toward electric cars.Prosecutors said Monday that Winterkorn knew about the scheme since at least May 2014 and failed to put…