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DocuSign: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Jun. 08, 2023 16:33 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DocuSign Inc. (DOCU) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $539,000. The San Francisco-based company said it had net income of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were...

In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco

Jun. 08, 2023 14:20 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An uncommonly large grouping of orcas for Northern California — roughly two dozen killer whales — were spotted by a whale watching tour off the coast of San Francisco last month, likely gathered together to celebrate a successful hunt for sea lions or seals. ...

Three sopranos discuss their roles in Strauss’s most complex opera

Jun. 08, 2023 10:01 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Part fairy tale, part psychodrama, Richard Strauss’s “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” (The Woman Without a Shadow) calls for three big-voiced sopranos who can do justice to a long and difficult score. That’s one reason the opera, which premiered in 1919, is a...

Replacement plane for Air India flight lands in San Francisco after being diverted to Russia

Jun. 08, 2023 03:35 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia because of an engine problem has landed in San Francisco, carrying all passengers and crew. The original Boeing 777, which left New Delhi carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed at Magadan...

Air India plane flying to San Francisco lands in Russia's Siberia after engine problem

Jun. 07, 2023 20:20 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Air India plane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to Russia after it developed an engine problem, the airline said Wednesday. The plane, a Boeing 777 carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed safely at Magadan airport in Siberia in...

New version of 'The Wiz' will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role

Jun. 07, 2023 10:07 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title character behind the curtain when “The Wiz” tours the U.S. starting this fall and lands on Broadway in 2024 — Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. “Me and Wayne go way back...

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

Jun. 07, 2023 06:38 AM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu,...

Bailey, Wade lead hit parade as Giants beat Rockies 10-4

Jun. 07, 2023 01:58 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Giants rookie Patrick Bailey had three hits, all for extra bases, and San Francisco was bolstered by the return of Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada from the injured list in a 10-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. Estrada doubled twice and had an RBI...

Stitch Fix: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Jun. 06, 2023 16:18 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stitch Fix Inc. (SFIX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $21.8 million in its fiscal third quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 19 cents. Losses, adjusted for restructuring costs, came to 17...

UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time

Jun. 05, 2023 10:22 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Living in New York City, working full time and without a car, Jessica Ray and her husband have come to rely on deliveries of food and just about everything else for their home. It has meant more free time on weekends with their young son, rather than standing in line for toilet...