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Shopify: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/13/2024 07:32am • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Shopify Inc. (SHOP) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $657 million. The Ottawa, Ontario-based company said it had profit of 51 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 34 cents per share. The results exceede Thailand made pot legal two years ago. That could change soon 02/13/2024 06:39am • BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after Thailand made pot legal, the country appears set to crack down on its freewheeling drug market with a ban on “recreational” use. Legal cannabis has fueled Thailand's tourism and farming trades and spawned thousands of neon green shops, but it's facing public back Montgomery Co.'s hookah lounges, vape and tobacco shops may have to close earlier under new bill 02/12/2024 07:48pm • A proposed bill in Montgomery County, Maryland, would require hookah lounges, vape and tobacco shops to close at hours that align with closing times of the county's bars and restaurants. Montgomery County Council Vice President Kate Stewart is one of the lead sponsors of the bill and told WTOP th How to Beat Shrinkflation 02/12/2024 07:00pm • If you're spending the same amount as always but seem to be running out of product much faster, odds are you're right. Shrinkflation is a way for companies to avoid raising prices but still turn a profit. Rather than charge more, they give less. While this method can give the illusion that prices ar The Cheapest Places to Retire Abroad on $1K Per Month 02/12/2024 07:00pm • Moving to a lower-cost country does not mean you need to compromise on quality of life. The level of medical care, infrastructure and other important lifestyle factors can be as high as, or even superior to, U.S. equivalents. Many international locations cater to expat retirees looking for an enjoya Brixmor: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/12/2024 04:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Brixmor Property Group Inc. (BRX) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results met Wall Street expectations. The New York-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $154.7 million, or 51 cents pe Memphis man who shot 3 people and stole 2 cars is arrested after an intense search, police say 02/12/2024 02:51pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police on Monday identified a man arrested during an intense search and charged with fatally shooting one man, wounding two women and carjacking two vehicles at four different locations in Memphis. Courdarion Craft, 20, of Memphis, was arrested Sunday on charges including fir Less is more? Consumers have fewer choices as brands prune their offerings to focus on best sellers 02/12/2024 12:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — How much choice is too much? Apparently for Coca-Cola, it's about 400 different types of drinks. That's why the beverage company recently decided to discontinue half of them, shedding brands like Tab, Zico coconut water, Diet Coke Feisty Cherry and Odwalla juices but still leaving A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams an antisemitic sign purportedly by a local ski rental stand 02/12/2024 10:27am • GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's main Jewish organization on Monday denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment from the store. Regional police opened an investigation. The sign on Pischa Mountain above Davos, a town known for hosting the ann Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 18-24 02/12/2024 10:19am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 18-24: Feb. 18: Vocalist Yoko Ono is 91. Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is 84. Singer Irma Thomas is 83. Actor Jess Walton (“The Young and the Restless”) is 78. Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx) is 77. Actor Cybill Shepherd is 74. Si Floats at Germany's Carnival parades satirize leading political figures 02/12/2024 08:46am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Throngs of revelers took to the streets of Germany's Carnival strongholds on Monday, accompanied by floats that satirized the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, German politicians, former U.S. President Donald Trump and many others. Shrove Monday parades are a traditiona Mardi Gras beads are creating a plastic disaster in New Orleans. Are there green alternatives? 02/11/2024 09:05pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring with outstretched arms. It's all in good fun but it's also a bit of a “plastics disaster,� The economy of this Palestinian village depended on Israel. Then the checkpoint closed 02/11/2024 07:20pm • NILIN, West Bank (AP) — Count the rings of the gnarled olive trees dotting Mohammed Mousa’s land in the West Bank village of Nilin: They've been here centuries, far before the Palestinian family's livelihood came to depend on the whims of Israeli occupation. When Israel established a checkpoint Mortgage Protection Insurance: What Is It and Should You Get It? 02/11/2024 07:00pm • Mortgage protection insurance can be an attractive option for homeowners looking to protect their investment and keep family members from financial troubles. This type of insurance policy covers your remaining home loan balance if you die. However, mortgage protection insurance, also known as mortga 7 of the Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy Now 02/11/2024 07:00pm • There are many good reasons to buy and hold stocks for the long term rather than actively trade the market. Perhaps the best is that, despite occasional bear markets and periods of volatility, good-quality stocks tend to rise over the long run. Having a long-term time horizon allows investors to ben