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☆ This utility stock is the standout of its sector and it's raising its dividend. Here's what Wall Street says is next
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The utilities sector is living in the shadows of mega-cap tech, but a power player name is emerging — and it's toting year-to-date gains of more than 40%. Constellation Energy , headquartered in Baltimore, is the top winner in the utilities sector in 2024, with NRG Energy in a distant second place with a 22.7% advance. Indeed, the utilities sector and real estate are the two laggards of the S & P 500 , down about 1% and 3.5% in 2024, respectively. CEG XLU 1Y line Constellation Energy versus the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund over the past year Constellation, which currently has a dividend yield of 0.8%, isn't your father's utility. So-called 24/7 carbon-free power involves purchasing electricity generation from the same region where a corporate client will use it.

Persons: it's, CEG, James Thalacker, It's, Daniel Eggers, Sophie Karp, BMO's, Joseph Dominguez, Steve Fleishman, Ross Fowler Organizations: Constellation Energy, NRG Energy, Utilities, SPDR Fund, BMO Capital, Atlantic City Electric, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Delmarva Power, Constellation, Microsoft, Wolfe Research, Republican, UBS Locations: Baltimore, Virginia

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement in eastern Tennessee continued their search Saturday for a man who is accused of fatally shooting one sheriff's deputy and injuring another during a traffic stop. More than $80,000 in reward money has been pledged for information leading to the arrest of 42-year-old Kenneth DeHart, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said. Deputy Greg McCowan, 43, was killed in the shooting, while Deputy Shelby Eggers, 22, was treated at a hospital and released, the sheriff's office said Friday. A procession of law enforcement vehicles joined a hearse containing McCowan's body that traveled on Friday through Maryville, which is about 17 miles (27 kilometers) south of Knoxville. McCowan began his career as a deputy in 2020 after graduating from a regional law enforcement training class, Berrong said Friday.

Persons: Kenneth DeHart, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong, Greg McCowan, Shelby Eggers, “ We're, ” Berrong, Ryan Desmond, DeHart, McCowan, Desmond, Berrong Organizations: —, Blount County Sheriff, The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Locations: MARYVILLE, Tenn, Tennessee, Blount County, Maryville, Knoxville, Sevier County

☆ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ From Page to Screen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

David Grann’s 2017 nonfiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon” was a gripping history of greed and murder on an oil-rich Osage reservation in Oklahoma. “Grann has proved himself a master of spinning delicious, many-layered mysteries that also happen to be true,” Dave Eggers wrote in his review for The Times. Scott about both the book and the movie, and the sometimes surprising ways they diverge. “Scorsese’s adaptation … is a very different creature,” Scott says. “It’s the same story, but it has such a different feel and texture, and gets you thinking about different aspects of the story.”

Persons: David Grann’s, “ Grann, ” Dave Eggers, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gilbert Cruz, Scott, ” Scott, “, ” Organizations: The Times Locations: Oklahoma

NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Eggers is now an award-winning children’s author. Eggers’ “The Eyes & the Impossible,” the great adventure of a very fast dog, has received the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book, an honor previously given to Beverly Cleary, Neil Gaiman and Lois Lowry among others. Last fall , “Big” was a National Book Award finalist. The awards were announced Monday by the American Library Association. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Persons: — Dave Eggers, Eggers ’, Newbery, Beverly Cleary, Neil Gaiman, Lois Lowry, Eggers, ”, Caldecott Organizations: American Library Association, Associated Press

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Hilton Grand Vacations, Paramount, Albemarle and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hilton Grand Vacations — The stock declined roughly 7% after the lodging company said it would acquire Bluegreen Vacations for about $1.5 billion . Hilton Grand Vacations also posted its third-quarter results, posting revenue of $1.02 billion, down from $1.12 billion a year earlier. Berkshire Hathaway —The B-class shares of Warren Buffett's investment company fell nearly 2% after Berkshire reported its third-quarter results on Saturday. Constellation Energy — The energy company gained nearly 7% after raising its earnings guidance for the full year. The company anticipates adjusted EBITDA of $3.80 billion to $4 billion, while its previous guidance was $3.3 billion to $3.7 billion.

Persons: Raymond James, SolarEdge, Wells, Albemarle —, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren, Dan Eggers, Davidson, Yun Li, Alex Harring, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Hilton, Paramount Global, Bank of America, Albemarle, UBS, Berkshire, Dish, Constellation Energy, Dominion Energy, Barclays, Holdings, D.A, Booking Holdings Locations: Berkshire

NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize Board has revised its longtime rules on eligibility for many of its arts and letters awards and will now allow those not born in the U.S. and other non-citizens to compete. The board announced Tuesday that permanent residents and those who have made the U.S. their longtime primary home will be eligible in the categories for books, drama and music. “This expansion of eligibility is an appropriate update of our rules and compatible with the goals Joseph Pulitzer had in establishing these awards.”Last August, hundreds of writers endorsed an open letter calling for the Pulitzer board to permit non-U.S. citizens to compete. Signers included Sandra Cisneros, Brit Bennett, Dave Eggers and Pulitzer winners Andrew Sean Greer and Diane Seuss. Joseph Pulitzer founded the prizes in 1917 with a mission to honor “American” journalism and literature.

Persons: —, Tommie Shelby, Neil Brown, Joseph Pulitzer, ”, Sandra Cisneros, Brit Bennett, Dave Eggers, Andrew Sean Greer, Diane Seuss Organizations: “ Locations: U.S

Here are the meanings of the least-found words that were used in (mostly) recent Times articles. Literally, in Amleth’s case, as he hacks, stabs and cudgels his way over ramparts and through muddy dooryards and alleyways. — ‘The Northman’ Review: Danish Premodern (April 21, 2022)7. vanillin — the main part of vanilla extract:The treat is so beloved that Somerville is home to an annual What the Fluff? festival, where tens of thousands of people celebrate every possible use of the concoction, a mixture of corn syrup, sugar, egg white and vanillin. — In ‘Mandela: The Lost Tapes,’ a Veteran Journalist Finds Himself (Nov. 30, 2022)And the list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: plena, — Bush, villanelle, Adam Giannelli’s paean, Proust, lollop —, palapa, appellee, Marshall, dooryard —, —, Eggers —, vanillin, Somerville, napoleon, paean, Stewart, Mr, Gutfeld, paeans, Stengel, ‘ Mandela, ’ Organizations: Scottish Highlands, Junior, Fox, Fox News, ‘ Locations: Puerto Rican, Mexico, Russia, Englanders, New York, Breton

☆ Children’s Books: Enchanting Art, Fickle Fashion
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Meghan Cox Gurdon | Dave Eggers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The unusual design of Dave Eggers’s novel “The Eyes & the Impossible” hints at some sort of unusual content. The edges of the book’s pages are gilded, signaling refinement, while the front and back covers are chunky and made of wood. Grab a Copy The Eyes and the Impossible By Dave Eggers Knopf Books for Young Readers 256 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site. Buy Book Amazon Barnes & Noble Books a Million BookshopLike the design, the story on offer combines rough nature with an elevated sensibility. More than that, it presents children ages 8-12 with one of the most appealing heroes in recent children’s literature.

☆ How Did ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Land a Mariah Carey Song? Indies Have Their Ways.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Leah Greenblatt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Beau, the addled midlife wreck played by Joaquin Phoenix in “Beau Is Afraid,” isn’t just afraid, he is terrorized: harassed, beaten, stabbed and even kidnapped in a surreal black comedy that often feels less like a conventional film than a three-hour panic attack. (In the hands of high-anxiety auteur Ari Aster, of “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” fame, consider that a compliment.) Thanks to his monstrous mother, he has become a man resigned to life without love or companionship. For Aster, it turns out, there was never a second choice. There was a feeling like, ‘Look, we’ll try, but we likely won’t be able to afford it.’”

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci povești pe care să le vezi fără copii
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +9 min

(video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci povești pe care să le vezi fără copiiChiar dacă am crescut mari și nu mai zburdăm nepăsător toată ziua prin curte, oricum merităm printre grijile și responsabilitățile pe care le avem, o poveste frumoasă înainte de culcare. În timpul nopții, ea întâlnește o zână care o duce la un faun vechi din centrul unui labirint. Este un film care pe de-o parte pare a fi o poveste, iar pe de alta – o realitate dură a sadismului militar. Sunt sigur că printre paginile digitale de mai sus veți putea găsi o poveste pe gustul vostru. O poveste despre dragoste, dezamăgire, răzbunări ale trecutului, tragedie și chiar violență din detaliile vieții de zi cu zi.

Persons: Mircea, Il, Lu cunto, Giambattista Basile, Matteo Garrone, Salma Hayek, John C . Reilly, Vincent, Toby Jones, Robert Eggers, fermierul William, William, Katherine, Caleb, Mercy, Jonas, Samuel, Ralph Ineson, Kate, Anya Taylor, Joy, Sweeney Todd, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton, Benjamin Barker, Johanna, Lucy, Turpin, Benjamin, Turpin ., Guillermo del Toro, Jan Svankmajer, K.J ., Adam, Eva Organizations: House, Fleet, Wild Locations: Vincent Cassel, pierzanie, New England, fermierul, Gambit, Londra, laberinto del, Spania, ceh, Otik

☆ Nicole Kidman Leans Into the Pain
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-05 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

Illustration by Bráulio Amado Talk Nicole Kidman Leans Into the PainIn HBO’s mini-series “The Undoing,” a psychological thriller that premieres Oct. 25, Nicole Kidman plays Grace Fraser, a Manhattan therapist whose impeccably ordered life is suddenly shattered by violence and lust. I don’t know. If there was a choice, I don’t know I would be an actor. But you go, As long as I surrender to what this is, I’m going to have an incredible time. It interests me how the latest role you’ve played is usually the way in which you’re going to be perceived.

Persons: Bráulio Amado, Nicole Kidman, Grace Fraser, Grace —, we’ve, Kidman, “ I’ve, ” Kidman, “, Celeste, Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon, Photofest Celeste, Grace, I’ve, Stanley Kubrick, I’d, I’m, I’ll, Hugh Grant, ’ ’ Niko Tavernise, “ Tenet, ”, gosh, Masha, Nicole, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pacino, Kubrick, You’ve, Tom Cruise, Stanley, wasn’t torturous, Madison Eginton, ’, you’re, It’s, who’s, Stoicism, There’s, you’ve, Kennedy Miller, Aaron Eckhart, David Giesbrecht, —, You’re, bode, Dogville ”, Lars von Trier, Virginia Woolf, Julianne Moore, Stephen Daldry, ” Liane Moriarty, “ I’ll, Grace of Monaco, Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Baz Luhrmann, “ Nicole, you’ll, Sabrina Lantos, “ We’re, ” It’s, we’re, Philip Roth, Philip, Jane Campion, Jane, Susanna Moore, Meg Ryan, don’t, she’d, Robert Eggers, Ryan Pfluger, David Marchese, Ilhan Omar, Mark Cuban, Padma Lakshmi Organizations: HBO, Warner Bros, stoicism, Lionsgate, Everett, Miramax Films, Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, Annapurna, Miramax, New York Times, New York Times Magazine Locations: Manhattan, “, HBO’s, Vietnam, Australia, Moulin Rouge, Sweden, Virginia, Ireland

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