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Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Stanley Black & Decker — The power toolmaker jumped more than 4% after it said recent changes to Section 232 tariffs aren’t supposed to have a material impact on its full-year forecast . Section 232 tariffs set a general 50% rate on aluminum, steel and certain related products while some specific copper and derivative products are subject to a 25% rate, per the White House . Fermi — Shares of the energy infrastructure developer fell more than 22% following the resignation of CFO Miles Everson , just days after…

Two lawmakers are speaking out against a potential merger between United Airlines and American Airlines, saying a deal would weaken industry competition and harm consumers. “If United and American were to merge, airlines would face less pressure from rivals to keep the cost of flying down, and airlines across the industry could raise ticket prices and fees even higher,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, said in an April 19 letter to United CEO Scott Kirby and American CEO Robert Isom.The letter, which Warren’s office shared with CBS News, comes less than a…

Emily Saliers, one-half of the Atlanta folk duo the Indigo Girls, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with two incurable movement disorders that will forever change the way that she sings.Saliers and Amy Ray posted a video on Instagram on Friday in which the singer acknowledged that many of her fans have noticed “that my voice is not what it once was.”Saliers revealed that he had been diagnosed with cervical dystonia with torticollis, a rare neurological disorder in which the brain sends signals that cause involuntary muscle contractions in the neck.”It’s impossible for me to hold my head centrally…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Kansas man allegedly tried to kill his boat captain mid-snorkel tour in Hawaii, police say.Hawai‘i Island police said that 21-year-old Avery Nissen of Overland Park, Kansas allegedly stabbed a 62-year-old male boat captain on Thursday during a three-hour snorkel tour. Nissen was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and second-degree assault.According to KHNL, the injured boat captain was identified as Stanley Lurbiecki, who is a veteran in the boating industry. Police said the 62-year-old man received numerous stab wounds to the head and hands, as well as a stab wound…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Diane Cooper, an 82-year-old woman from Alberta who was reported missing, has been found dead in Saskatchewan, according to police. Cooper’s death was confirmed by Consort RCMP in a news release. She was found on April 18, 12 days after she was first reported as missing to the police in the RM of Grandview, Sask., near Kindersley. The community is less than 60 kilometres from Hoosier, which police said was the location of her last confirmed sighting. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens…

Strategy (previously known as Microstrategy) acquired 34,164 Bitcoin for approximately $2.54 billion between April 13 and 19, pushing its total treasury past the 800,000 BTC milestone.An 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday reveals the purchase ranks as the third-largest in the company’s history by coin count. This latest acquisition follows record-breaking activity earlier in the month, including a $1 billion purchase just last week. The firm now holds a total of 815,061 BTC, representing a cumulative investment of $61.56 billion. While the company reported $14.46 billion in unrealized losses for the first quarter, the newest batch of coins…

US stocks have opened mostly lower as investors monitored developments in the Middle East.

A humanoid robot aptly named Lightning made history on the streets of Beijing over the weekend, beating the human half-marathon world record by several minutes.Dozens of robots lined up for the Beijing E-Town Robot Half Marathon on Sunday, tackling the 13-mile (21-kilometer) race separate from human runners.Developed by Chinese smartphone company Honor, Lightning completed the half-marathon in just over 50 minutes, besting the human world record for the distance of over 57 minutes. A Lightning humanoid robot by Honor crosses the finish line of the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, April 19,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Matt Fitzpatrick thoroughly enjoyed silencing a rowdy group of American golf fans after his playoff victory over World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at the RBC Heritage on Sunday.The Englishman began the final round of the PGA Tour signature event with a three-shot cushion over Scheffler, but as is often the case, the best player in the world refused to go away. Fitzpatrick carded his lone bogey of the afternoon on the 72nd hole to fall back to 18-under and into a playoff against the American, who posted a bogey-free round of 67…

United States President Donald Trump has claimed a second round of negotiations with Iran will take place in Pakistan on Tuesday as mediators try to revive negotiations before the end of an ongoing yet fragile two-week ceasefire.The announcement on Sunday came alongside a sharp escalation in rhetoric. Trump warned that Iran must agree to a deal “one way or another – the nice way or the hard way” and threatened to target key infrastructure if negotiations fail. He also renewed his threat of striking “bridges and power plants”, which experts said could amount to war crimes under international law.Recommended Stories list…