- Reuters
Sherwin-Williams misses Q1 profit target as demand in North America drags
US existing home sales fell in March due to higher mortgage rates and house prices, limiting repair and remodel spend by home buyers who tend to paint before and after the sale of a home. Sales at the Sherwin-Williams's consumer brands segment, which markets and sells paint and related products to the do-it-yourself (DIY) market, fell about 7% to $811 million in the first quarter from a year earlier. The company said weak demand in North America was, however, partially offset by growth in the European markets.
- Associated Press
Richmond Mayor Stoney drops Virginia governor bid, he will run for lieutenant governor instead
Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced Tuesday that he is dropping his bid for Virginia governor in 2025 and will instead run for lieutenant governor. “After careful consideration with my family, I believe that the best way to ensure that all Virginia families do get the change they deserve is for our party to come together, avoid a costly and damaging primary and, for me to run instead for Lieutenant Governor,” Stoney said in a statement. When Stoney entered the gubernatorial race in December, it set up a Democratic nomination contest with U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer who has cultivated an identity as a bipartisan consensus builder over three terms in Congress.
- Kansas City Star
Man dies after shooting Monday evening in parking lot of Kansas City, Kansas business
A man died following a shooting Monday evening in the parking lot of a Kansas City, Kansas business, police said.
