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Acuity Brands: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $82.9 million.On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of $2.63. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $3.97 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.57 per share.The lighting maker posted revenue of $1.01 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.02 billion.For the year, the company reported profit of $346 million, or $10.76 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.95 billion.Acuity Brands shares have increased 1% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed nearly 5% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on...

France makes 2 changes to face Italy at Rugby World Cup. Italy changes front row

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — France has made only two changes for the Rugby World Cup match against Italy on Friday, when Les Tricolores will seek to top Pool A with a fourth straight win.One of the changes is enforced by star scrumhalf Antione Dupont’s serious facial injury in the 96-0 rout against Namibia two weeks ago.Maxime Lucu starts in his place and Gregory Alldritt comes back in at No. 8. Anthony Jelonch switches to flanker and takes the spot of Francois Cros, who is among the reserves in place of Paul Boudehent.Flanker Charles Ollivon will captain the team in Dupont’s absence, taking the armband for the 14th time in his career. Boudehent drops out of the squad but the reserves remain otherwise unchanged with Baptiste Couilloud offering cover at scrumhalf, Yoram Moefana at center or winger, and Melvyn Jaminet at fullback.Dupont rejoined the squad on Sunday, 10 days after surgery to repair a facial fracture sustained in an illegal head-on-head tackle against Namibia. Widely cons...

Otorgan Nobel de Química al descubrimiento de los puntos cuánticos utilizados en luces LED

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

(CNN) — El Premio Nobel de Química 2023 fue concedido a un trío de científicos que trabajaron en el descubrimiento y desarrollo de puntos cuánticos, utilizados en luces LED y pantallas de televisión, así como por cirujanos a la hora de extirpar tejido canceroso.Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus y Alexei Ekimov son los ganadores, anunció el comité este miércoles en Estocolmo.Pero el comité publicó inadvertidamente los nombres de los tres científicos horas antes del anuncio oficial.Tres científicos ganan el Premio Nobel de Física por por sus investigaciones sobre los electrones en los destellos de luzEl periódico sueco Aftonbladet publicó una copia de un correo electrónico que, según dijo, procedía de la academia, informó Reuters.Johan Aqvist, presidente del comité Nobel de Química, declaró a Reuters: “Es un error de la Real Academia Sueca de las Ciencias. Nuestra reunión comienza a las 9:30 a.m. hora del centro de EE.UU. (7:30 a.m. GMT), por lo que aún no se ha tomado ninguna de...

Oklahoma-Texas is the top game in Week 6. LSU heads to Missouri after defensive meltdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

Oklahoma-Texas is the main attraction in Week 6 of the college football season and one of three games matching teams in the AP Top 25.The No. 12 Sooners and No. 3 Longhorns will meet for the 95th consecutive season in Dallas on Saturday but the last as members of the Big 12. Both move to the Southeastern Conference next year. It will be the first time since 2011 that both teams are undefeated entering the game.No. 23 LSU visits No. 21 Missouri in only their second meeting since Mizzou entered the SEC in 2012. Missouri has played mostly light competition to open the season 5-0. LSU is coming off its worst defensive game in program history, giving up 706 yards in a 55-49 loss at Mississippi.No. 10 Notre Dame visits No. 25 Louisville in what will be the Cardinals’ first major test following a 5-0 start.Other intriguing games: Maryland at No. 4 Ohio State, No. 11 Alabama at Texas A&M and No. 13 Washington State at UCLA.The Terrapins have won five straight to open a season for ...

Vasilevskiy remains the choice among NHL skaters for the title of best goalie in the world

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

Leon Draisaitl found it hard to answer the question of who’s the best goaltender in the world.“There’s too many good guys,” the Edmonton superstar said.Of course, he did mention one name: Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is considered the best by a wide margin. When NHL players were surveyed by their union for which goalie they’d want to win one game, Vasilevskiy was the choice for over than half of those who answered,. More than a half-dozen skaters asked last month came to the same conclusion.“He’s one of the best goalies to ever play the game — certainly one of the best athletes,” teammate Mikhail Sergachev said. “What is he capable of? Winning a Stanley Cup for us. He can do it by himself.”One problem: Vasilevskiy is expected to miss the first two months of the season after undergoing back surgery. That’s a major headache for Tampa Bay and could open the door for Nashville’s Juuse Saros or one of the two goaltenders in New York — the ...

ACC quarterbacks, sometimes under the radar, are driving success across the league

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

The ACC is off to a promising start this season with several notable non-conference victories and five teams ranked in the Top 25. A common thread is easy to find: Check behind center. The Atlantic Coast Conference, not always known for its strong cadre of quarterbacks, has 10 of the top 60 passers in yards per game this season. That’s tied with the Southeastern Conference for the most among the Power Five leagues, though the SEC and Pac-12 each have three ranked in the top 10 in that category. “As far as the ACC, there’s definitely a lot of talented guys in this league,” said linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson’s leading tackler this season. And the talent is almost everywhere you look, from North Carolina’s Drake Maye to Florida State’s Jordan Travis, Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke to Duke’s Riley Leonard. “They’re playing the position at a very high level,” Trotter said. None more than Maye, the reigning ACC player of the year who̵...

China censuró esta foto de dos atletas. ¿Fue por una supuesta referencia a la masacre de Tiananmen?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

(CNN) — China parece haber censurado una fotografía de dos atletas chinas abrazándose tras una carrera de salto de vallas porque sus números de carril formaban una referencia accidental a la masacre de Tiananmen de 1989.La imagen capta a Lin Yuwei, en el carril 6, y a Wu Yanni, en el carril 4, abrazándose tras la final femenina de los 100 metros vallas de los Juegos Asiáticos de Hangzhou.Mientras permanecían juntos, las pegatinas con los números de sus carriles formaban “6-4”, un binomio que se considera una referencia al 4 de junio de 1989.Ese día, tanques militares chinos entraron en la capital, Beijing, durante una sangrienta represión para desalojar a los estudiantes que protestaban por la democracia en la plaza de Tiananmen.China censuró a un importante streamer en la víspera del 4 de junio. Ahora sus seguidores se preguntan por la masacre de la plaza de TiananménLa medallista de oro china Lin Yuwei, a la izquierda, abraza a su compañera de equipo Wu Yanni tra...

Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it’s too late

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.”In an update to his landmark 2015 encyclical on the environment, Francis heightened the alarm about the “irreversible” harm to people and planet already under way and lamented that once again, the world’s poor and most vulnerable are paying the highest price.“We are now unable to halt the enormous damage we have caused. We barely have time to prevent even more tragic damage,” Francis warned.The document, “Praise God,” was released on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the pontiff’s nature-loving namesake, and was aimed at spurring negotiators to commit to binding climate targets at the next round of U.N. talks in Dubai.Using precise scientific data, sharp diplomatic arguments and a sprinkling of theological reasoning, Francis delivered a mor...

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)(AP/Stephanie Scarbrough) Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)(AP/Stephanie Scarbrough) WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives is entering uncharted territory after a far-right effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded thanks to support from Democrats.A resolution — titled a motion to vacate — from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., passed Tuesday with the s...

Biden anuncia otros $9,000 millones en una nueva condonación de préstamos estudiantiles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

El presidente Joe Biden anunció otra ola de condonaciones de préstamos federales para estudiantes el miércoles, mientras los prestatarios se preparan para que los pagos se reanuden después de una pausa de tres años que comenzó durante la pandemia de COVID-19.La nueva medida beneficiará a 125,000 prestatarios al eliminar $9,000 millones en deuda a través de programas de ayuda existentes. En total, 3.6 millones de prestatarios habrán dejado de asumir $127,000 millones en deuda desde que Biden asumió el cargo.Biden prometió ayudar a aliviar la carga de la deuda estudiantil mientras se postulaba para presidente, y ha estado bajo presión para cumplirlo a pesar de que su plan original fue anulado por la mayoría conservadora de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos. CNBC: Inician los pagos de préstamos estudiantiles por primera vez desde 2020 Termina la moratoria del pago de las deudas estudiantiles: lo que debes saber La Casa Blanca explic...