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What's Beta?
Q. What's a stock's beta? -- A.G., Williston, Vermont
A. It's a measure of its volatility. A beta of 1.0 reflects a stock that moves pretty much in tandem with the overall stock market. If the market rises or falls by 10%, so will the stock (roughly). A beta below 1.0 reflects lower volatility, and a beta above 1.0 reflects high ... (full story)
The 5 future vehicles you need to watch for, according to Edmunds
Fall is typically when automakers release the majority of their models for the new year. Most will be continuations of prior designs, but there’s also a good number that are all-new or getting major redesigns. If you’re thinking about buying a new vehicle in the next six months, it can be useful to know which ones have m ... (full story)
McDonald's sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchisees
McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market.
The lawsuit, which was filed Oct. 2 in Illinois, said McDonald’s pricing tool uses artificial intelligence to collect da ... (full story)
Local
Prosecution produced sufficient evidence to convict offender of 2010 rape
Cuyahoga County prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for a man to be convicted of a 2010 rape because prosecutors presented evidence that the victim was substantially impaired so that she could not resist or consent and that the man knew or had reason to believe the victim was substantially impaired, the Supreme Court of Ohio r ... (full story)
State
Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries around artificial intelligence cross party lines, with the vast majority of Americans saying the U.S. government should prioritize keeping AI under human control and protecting workers.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that most Americans, 64%, thi ... (full story)
PVC pipes swept away by Hurricane Helene flooding still dominate cleanup of North Carolina river
WOODFIN, N.C. (AP) — They're piled on river banks, lodged in uprooted trees, embedded in sediment and jammed under logs. Many are tangled in mounds of debris up to two stories high.
Two years after Hurricane Helene leveled forests, bulldozed houses and filled western North Carolina rivers with everything from cars to refri ... (full story)
Trying to execute Christa Pike again would push into uncharted legal territory, experts say
After Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, the unsettled question of whether the state will try again could push Tennessee into uncharted legal territory, experts say.
Pike, 50, suffered burns and blisters to her arms and her prognosis remains uncertain after executioners tried to give her two l ... (full story)