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Coherent: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

SAXONBURG, Pa. (AP) — SAXONBURG, Pa. (AP) — Coherent Corp. (COHR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $178.2 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Saxonburg, Pennsylvania-based company said it had a loss of $1.54 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 41 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 38 cents per share.The Laser and optics manufacturer posted revenue of $1.21 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.15 billion.For the year, the company reported a loss of $259.5 million, or $2.93 per share. Revenue was reported as $5.16 billion.For the current quarter ending in September, Coherent expects its per-share earnings to range from 5 cents to 20 cents.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1 billion to $1.1 billion for the fiscal first quarter.Coherent expects ful...

La violencia política y la inseguridad acechan a Ecuador, mientras sus ciudadanos se preparan para votar

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

(CNN) — Gissella Cecibel Molina no sabe si perderá su ojo derecho, en el que sufrió una herida la semana pasada cuando su colega y amigo, el candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio, fue asesinado delante de ella al momento de salir de un mitin político en Quito, la capital de Ecuador.“Yo salía del lugar con Fernando y, como la gente se empujaba [para acercarse a él], me separé como uno o dos metros”, dijo a CNN Molina, quien aspira a la reelección en la Asamblea Nacional.“Mientras él (Villavicencio) se acercaba al carro, había un hombre con una bandera alrededor del cuello que decía ‘Fernando Villavicencio para presidente’. El hombre corrió alrededor del auto hasta el otro lado, sacó una pistola y empezó a disparar”, dijo.Quién es Christian Zurita, el candidato que reemplazará a Fernando Villavicencio en la carrera presidencial en EcuadorLo último que Molina recuerda antes de desmayarse es a Villavicencio temblando mientras las balas l...

White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. returns to starting lineup after finger injury

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. is back in the starting lineup after being sidelined by a sprained right pinky finger.Robert got hurt on a slide into third base during Wednesday’s 9-2 victory over the New York Yankees. He served as a pinch runner in the 10th inning of Friday night’s 7-6 loss to Milwaukee, but Tuesday’s game at Wrigley Field against the crosstown Cubs was his first start since the injury.The All-Star slugger said he isn’t 100 percent, but he thinks he can play.“I said it before, my goal this year is to play as many games as I can,” Robert said through a translator. “I won’t let any minor issues or soreness or stuff keep me out of the field. I’m going to do everything in my power to play every day and have a strong finish to the season. That’s my goal, to try to be able to finish this season strong and if I have to get extra treatment before the game to be able to play, I’ll do it because that’s my goal.”While Robert was bac...

Jose Altuve exits game against Marlins after fouling pitch off his shin in 1st inning

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve left Tuesday’s game against the Miami Marlins after fouling the first pitch he saw off his shin.Altuve limped around the plate for a couple minutes before finishing the at-bat. He reached on an infield single before Alex Bregman grounded into a double play in the next at-bat.Altuve entered the game four hits away from 2,000 for his career. He now needs just three more to reach the milestone.It wasn’t yet clear if Altuve was taken out for precautionary reasons. Mauricio Dubon replaced him at second base in the game, which was scoreless when he left.The World Series champion had three hits and a walk in Monday’s 5-1 loss to Miami. He was named AL player of the Week earlier Monday.Altuve didn’t make his debut this season until May 19 after he fractured his right thumb in the World Baseball Classic in March. He had surgery to repair the injury March 22.He’s batting .323 with a .422 on-base percentage.___AP ML...

Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts leads group with agreement to purchase NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts is leading a group that has agreed to purchase the National Women’s Soccer League’s Chicago Red Stars.Ricketts said Tuesday in a statement she is “honored” to lead a group comprised mostly of female Chicago business leaders purchasing the team. The deal is pending approval of the NWSL Board of Governors. “Building a championship culture begins with treating our players with the respect they deserve as women and athletes,” Ricketts said. “We look forward to completing this transaction so that we can begin this new chapter for the team and the fans.”Ricketts is part of a group that purchased a roughly 10% stake in the WNBA’s Chicago Sky in June.Red Stars owner Arnim Whisler announced in December he is selling his stake in the team following an investigation that found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the league.Whisler’s decision came two months after the team’s board of directors voted t...

Young thieves spend nearly an hour trying to steal a car near Sloan's Lake

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two people who appear to be teens spent 45 minutes casing and breaking into a car before stealing it Saturday night.The owner was in disbelief after watching not only his one vehicle being taken, but just how young the two thieves were. San Miguel sheriff curses out ‘clowns’ who go into the backcountry unprepared “The biggest inconvenience is just financially for us. For young kids to pull something like that at someone else’s expense, it just sucks to see,” said the owner of the stolen Hyundai, who did not want to be identified for his safety.Hyundai theft caught on cameraDenver Police and that owner are asking for the public's help in identifying the two thieves. The pair were targeting a 2018 Hyundai Tucson parked near a home.The theft was caught on surveillance video. It shows that after checking out the car for a few moments, they smash in the car's rear window and run.The car was locked and had an alarm, but the owner said it did not go off. The two returned ...

Colorado myth: Everyone in the state smokes marijuana

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One persistent myth about Colorado that FOX31 viewers say they want debunked is that everyone smokes or otherwise uses marijuana.FOX31 used the most recent data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to see where marijuana use in the state stacks up. 5 myths about the state that Coloradans want busted According to that data, as of 2021, around 19.7% of Coloradans over 18 reported marijuana use in the past month. With the non-use rate being a little over 80%, it's safe to say not everyone in the state uses marijuana.Colorado not the top state for marijuana useThe numbers already debunk the stereotype, but to go a bit further with it: Residents of the Centennial State aren't even the most prolific partakers of pot anymore.Colorado logs the third-highest numbers, behind Vermont with 23.2% of adults using it and Alaska with 22.5%.That's a change from 2013 to 2015, when Colorado had the highest usage among the states. It lost that honor to ...

Missing cat at Denver airport found by Southwest employees

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- After spending almost 24 hours lost in the Denver International Airport, Breezy, a year-old Bengal cat, was found hiding in the Southwest ramp area.Breezy and her owner Ginger Thompson flew to Denver for a cat competition. While boarding their flight on the way back to Washington, a mishap with the cat carrier caused Breezy to fall between the airplane door and jet bridge and onto the tarmac. Did you know Denver is one of the freshest non-coastal places you can get fish? Since Sunday, Breezy was on the run in DIA. Thompson stayed an extra day to search for Breezy, but booked a flight home Monday night after little luck, according to her Facebook. "It’s been a little over 24 hours since I lost Breezy. I’m going out of my mind worrying. Trying to be patient but laying here in the hotel waiting is killing me and I’m losing any hope as each hour passes," Thompson said on her Facebook. After a desperate search for the furbaby, Breezy was found on Monday by Southwest...

Florida Missing Child Alert issued for 17-year-old boy in Seminole County

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

APOPKA, Fla. (WSVN) —A Florida Missing Child Alert was issued for a 17-year-old in Apopka.Elian Vargas was last seen in the area of the 900 block of Paces Circle, Tuesday. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt, peach colored shorts and multi-colored sneakers. Vargas may have been traveling on a blue bicycle.Vargas stands at 6 feet tall, weighs 125 pounds, has brown hair and black eyes. If you have any information on Vargas’ whereabouts, you are urged to contact FDLE or the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office at 407-665-6650.

Tiktoker encourages students to shop sustainably as they return to school

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:25:36 GMT

As National Thrift Store Day approaches, there is a different approach to back to school shopping. Tiktoker and FIU student, Sofia Hidalgo, showed students how to dress to impress while surviving the economy by shopping at a Goodwill store.Hidalgo said it’s easy to find unique back to school clothes and supplies that are affordable and sustainable, which she did with $40.“Everything has been made, reproduced, sold, bought again over and over and over again, and it’s just not sustainable for the environment nor is it sustainable for the economy, and so we all need to do our part in not only making the world more sustainable, but also just thinking about smarter ways to shop,” Hidalgo said. Thrift shopping has reportedly grown in popularity. A U.S. Census study revealed that 62% of Gen Z and millennial prefer this instead of going to the mall.