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Shares of offshore energy services company Transocean (NYSE: RIG) fell 10% in the first half hour of trading on Feb. 23. The big news, however, came after the close on Feb. 22, when Transocean reported earnings. The headline number for Wall Street was Transocean's adjusted loss of $0.34 per share in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Strong winter storms brought freezing temperatures, ice, and snow last week to the Midwest and Southeast. Subsequent power outages forced many stores in the regions to close, including hundreds of Walmart locations.In Texas, one supermarket chain was able to provide local residents with a steady source of calm. In business since 1905, H-E-B has more than 340 stores across Texas and northeast Mexico. Locals haven't only flocked to the San Antonio-based chain in recent times of struggle—they've done so so for more than a century, according to The New York Times. (Related: Grocery Shortages To Expect in 2021, According to Experts.)Though some stores were forced to close because of power and water outages, most had reopened by Feb. 22 with additional services to help customers to get back on their feet, H-E-B announced.Update 2/22: Most stores have returned to their normal operating hours, with a few exceptions. We have temporary product limits on some items, have reopened our Senior Support Line and have more curbside&delivery slots daily. Latest in @HEBNewsroom: https://t.co/qsxmK2Ohbn— H-E-B (@HEB) February 22, 2021“It’s like H-E-B is the moral center of Texas,” Stephen Harrigan, an Austin-based journalist and novelist, told The Times. “There seems to be in our state a lack of real leadership, a lack of real efficiency, on the political level. But on the business level, when it comes to a grocery store, all of those things are in place.”“It just feels like when I go into an H-E-B store, they’re trying to figure out how to make my life wonderful," Leigh McAlister, marketing professor at the University of Texas and author of Grocery Revolution, added. "That’s what we’ve come to expect of H-E-B. It’s from the heart, and they’re good at logistics. If their Texans need water, they can get it to them, because it’s their Texans who are thirsty.”It may come as no surprise then that H-E-B landed on one recent list of the top stores to buy groceries in America amid a global pandemic. In fact, it was only beaten out by one other chain. To get all the latest grocery store news delivered right to your email inbox every day, sign up for our newsletter!
EXCLUSIVE: John Slattery is setting up his second feature as a director, Maggie Moore(s), with fellow Mad Men alum Jon Hamm and Tina Fey. The black comedy reps the reteaming of Hamm and Fey, the former who has starred on two of her series: in seven episodes of 30 Rock playing the characters of Abner, […]
"My wife’s superpower is acting surprised when the 12 to 14 packages delivered daily to our house are all for her."
At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Lexington May, manager of investor relations. Joining me on this morning's call are Jeremy Thigpen, president and chief executive officer; Mark Mey, executive vice president and chief financial officer; and Roddie Mackenzie, senior vice president of marketing, innovation, and industry relations.
If Alvarez had refused to fight Yildirim for no other reason than it will be such a one-sided fight, he’d be stripped of his WBC belt.
Thaddeus Young (Chicago Bulls) with a buzzer beater vs the Houston Rockets, 02/22/2021
DeMarcus Cousins is soon to be a free agent as the Houston Rockets prepare to waive the center as early as Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Cousins is Houston's leading rebounder (7.6 per game) and is averaging a career-low 9.6 points. The Rockets intend to return to a "small ball" lineup with Christian Wood coming back from an ankle injury.
Gane is a solid -275 favorite at BetMGM, while Rozenstruik is at a more favorable +230.
The NBA announced its list of 14 All-Star reserves for this year's game in Atlanta on March 7. There were perhaps more deserving candidates this year than ever before, which means there were plenty of worthy candidates left out.
Edey Cumello was supposed to go to her first National Basketball Association (NBA) game last year. A fan of Golden State sharpshooter Stephen Curry, the 13-year-old was crushed when the tickets her mother purchased for the Warriors' road game in New York last March were rendered useless as the NBA put its season on hold due to COVID-19. Cumello and her mother were among the 2,000 fans ready to watch the New York Knicks take on the Warriors, as New York City welcomed ticketholders at live sports events for the first time since the pandemic brought sports to a halt nearly a year ago.
Josh Norris scored in the third round of a shootout to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. The result wasn't without controversy, as the Canadiens thought they had scored the winning goal with three seconds left in regulation. Brendan Gallagher redirected a Ben Chiarot point shot past goalie Matt Murray, but after a video review, officials waved off the play after ruling that Gallagher interfered with Murray prior to the shot.
Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 44% from 3-point range to lead all rookies.
UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes defended her belt and took down one of the biggest names in UFC history when she finished Ronda Rousey at UFC 207 back in 2016. Now a two-division champion, Nunes will put her featherweight title on the line Against Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on Saturday, March 6. Watch Nunes's destruction of Rousey at UFC 207 ahead of her bout with Anderson at UFC 259. (Video courtesy of UFC) TRENIDNG > Watch Israel Adesanya destroy Paulo Costa ahead of UFC 259 Recount Amanda Nunes's win over Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245 (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
Bucs GM Jason Licht said on Tuesday that a Brady extension is "a possibility."
Is it all that odd, Naomi?
MILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks demonstrated the magnitude of the challenge facing new Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch. Antetokoumpo had 37 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Bucks won 139-112 on Tuesday to spoil Finch's debut. The Timberwolves lost their fifth straight and ninth in their last 10 games as their record fell to an NBA-worst 7-25.
"The Black Beast" now has 12 career KOs, tied for the most in UFC history.
Valdez poured his heart into making himself a better, more complete fighter with Reynoso and it showed.