Author: Jeffery Carter

A fast-growing measles outbreak has infected dozens in Texas and New Mexico as officials suspect the highly contagious disease continues to spread.In just two weeks, an outbreak in northwest Texas jumped from two cases among unvaccinated children in Gaines County to 48 people across four counties, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. All cases are among people, mostly children, who weren’t vaccinated or had unknown vaccination status. More than a dozen people have been hospitalized for measles as of Friday.Texas officials warned cases are likely to increase.On Friday, New Mexico officials declared an outbreak in Lea County, just across state…

Tri Pointe Homes (TPH) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect Homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes (NYSE:TPH) will be reporting earnings tomorrow before market open. Here’s what you need to know. Tri Pointe Homes beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 7.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.14 billion, up 36.5% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates. Is Tri Pointe Homes a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free. This quarter, analysts are expecting…

OpenAI’s board of directors has “unanimously” rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to buy the nonprofit that effectively governs OpenAI, the company said on Friday. In a statement shared via OpenAI’s press account on X, Bret Taylor, board chair, called Musk’s bid “an attempt to disrupt his competition.” “OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his competition,” Taylor said. “Any potential reorganization of OpenAI will strengthen our nonprofit and its mission to ensure [artificial general intelligence] benefits all of humanity.” The New York Times reported that OpenAI also sent a letter…

A supporter of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaCarlos Barria | ReutersThe Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Donald Trump took office.The emergency appeal is the start of what probably will be a steady stream from lawyers for the Republican president and his administration seeking to undo lower court rulings that have slowed his second-term agenda.The Justice…

Spain’s Carlo Alcaraz beats Croatia’s Marin Cilic to progress to the last 16 of the Qatar Open.Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz has overcome Croatian veteran Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 to reach the round of 16 at the Qatar Open. The 36-year-old Cilic, the 2014 United States Open champion who has fallen to number 192 in the rankings, was playing his first match of the season after recovering from a long-term knee injury. The Croatian led 4-3 and 0-40 on Alcaraz’s serve in the second set on Friday, but the Spanish four-time major winner managed to recover and then broke in the next…

Prapass Pulsub | Moment | Getty ImagesIf you have a tax bill or bigger than expected refund this season, it may be time to update your paycheck withholding, which can be tricky, experts say.  Typically, there’s a refund when you overpay taxes throughout the year, and a tax bill when you don’t pay enough. It’s up to the employee to tell employers how much federal tax to withhold from each paycheck via Form W-4. The form “seems like a calculus problem,” said Tommy Lucas, a certified financial planner and enrolled agent at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo in Orlando, Florida. But there’s a “quick…

Moments after fans at Montreal’s Bell Centre could be heard booing “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of the Team USA vs. Team Canada showdown in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night, multiple fights broke out between players immediately after the puck was dropped to start play.As the opening face-off took place, the first donnybrook between Team USA’s Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel took place as both players instantly dropped their gloves for a brawl. Both players were sent to their respective penalty boxes.On the ensuing face-off, Team USA’s Brady Tkachuk and Sam Bennett got involved in another dust-up, and both…

European defense stocks surged Monday, buoyed by the prospect of higher military spending, while global markets were largely subdued with the U.S. closed to mark Presidents Day. Stocks such as London-listed BAE Systems, Thales in France, and Germany’s Rheinmetall, climbed more than 7%. The gains came after North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies said they needed to boost defense budgets to support Ukraine and deter Russia from any potential further attacks. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose slightly more than 0.5% to reach a new closing high. It had already notched seven record closes in 2025, as European markets have made…

New court filings in an AI copyright case against Meta add credence to earlier reports that the company “paused” discussions with book publishers on licensing deals to supply some of its generative AI models with training data. The filings are related to the case Kadrey v. Meta Platforms — one of many such cases winding through the U.S. court system that’s pitted AI companies against authors and other intellectual property holders. For the most part, the defendants in these cases — AI companies — have claimed that training on copyrighted content is “fair use.” The plaintiffs — copyright holders — have…

The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 7, 2024.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesAfter a dismal 2024, CVS Health could be starting to turn itself around. Some investors seem convinced, especially after the retail drugstore chain on Wednesday posted a big beat on fourth-quarter earnings and a 2025 profit outlook that was in line with expectations. Shares of CVS are now up more than 45% for the year, unlike the company’s main retail pharmacy rival Walgreens, whose stock is up nearly 3%. Shares of other insurers…