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Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE:SSD) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 22, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Kim Orlando – IR, ADDO Investor RelationsMike Olosky – President & CEOBrian Magstadt – CFO Conference Call Participants Daniel Moore – CJS SecuritiesTim Wojs – BairdKurt Yinger – D.A. Davidson Operator Greetings and welcome to the Simpson Manufacturing Company’s Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host,…

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Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseUS vice-president Kamala Harris may be the undisputed frontrunner for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination, but despite being in the public eye for decades her position on some key policy areas is unclear. Harris was first elected as district attorney of San Francisco in 2003. She later served as attorney-general of California before being elected to the US Senate in 2017. She ran a shortlived presidential campaign of her own before being selected as Joe Biden’s running mate in…

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What do polls tell us about a Trump v. Harris matchup? President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race, and there’s one question on a lot of people’s minds: Can Vice President Kamala Harris secure the Democratic nomination and go on to beat former President Donald Trump in the fall? CNN’s Harry Enten looks at the data. Read the full article here

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Falls are now the leading cause of injury and death among older adults (65+) in the U.S. They are the cause of just under 75 deaths per day. Emergency medical services (EMS), most often accessed through 911 calls or by calls to a local fire department, report that 17% of calls for help at home by people over 65 are related to falls. Moreover, 50% of what are known as “lift assist” calls result in a second call within two weeks. These statistics have taken a sharp rise in the last 10 years as our population ages. And these calls…

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Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.875% as of June 21, which is 0.250 percentage points higher than yesterday. Additionally, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.000%, which is 0.010 percentage points higher than yesterday.  With mortgage rates changing daily, it’s a good idea to…

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Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Borrowers with good credit seeking personal loans during the past seven days prequalified for rates that were higher for 3- and 5-year loans when compared to fixed-rate loans for the seven days before. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender…

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Warner Bros. Discovery said Monday it has informed the National Basketball Association that it intends to use its matching rights for a package of games earmarked for another company. Warner Bros. Discovery is targeting the deal between the NBC and Amazon Prime Video, according to a person familiar with the matter.”In an effort to continue our long-standing partnership, during both exclusive and non-exclusive negotiation periods, we acted in good faith to present strong bids that were fair to both parties. Regrettably, the league notified us of its intention to accept other offers for the games in our current rights package, leaving us to proceed under…

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As the frontrunner for the Democratic party’s nomination, Kamala Harris will have to run, for better or worse, on President Joe Biden’s economic record. That could be problematic for the vice president, who is being regarded as the near-certain replacement for Biden on the party ticket. While Biden-Harris can lay claim to a number of achievements, their legacy on inflation is what’s being remembered most by voters, who generally pan the administration’s record. It will be just one challenge Harris will have to overcome to defeat her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump . “She’s got to bear some responsibility…

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A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, to six-and-a-half years in prison, state news agency TASS reported Monday. The hearing, which was held behind closed doors, found Kurmasheva guilty of spreading false information about the Russian army, making her just the latest US journalist to be convicted in the country in recent months. Kurmasheva’s charge was handed down in the city of Kazan on Friday, the same day that a court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in prison, following a trial…

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