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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Packers honor Wisconsin law enforcement officers with Protect & Serve Award
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay Packers recognized several Wisconsin law enforcement officers with the Packers Protect & Serve Award, honoring them for going above and beyond the call of duty. Award recipients were treated to a special luncheon and presentation, featuring remarks from Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy and Two Rivers Assistant Police Chief Melissa Wiesner. Each honoree received a hand-crafted wooden American flag and a $2,000 grant to benefit their department or a nonprofit organization of their choice. Local mural painter finishes new artwork, showcasing person skiing down Green Bay's coal piles The award is part of Green Bay Packers Give Back, the team's community outreach initiative, and is jointly funded by the Packers and the NFL Foundation. Honorees included: Officer Devan Arbay, UW-Madison Police Department Deputies Jaime Buelter, Jerad Landheer, and Kayla Tritt, Dodge County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Brian Chic, West Milwaukee Police Department Officer Connor Cunningham, UW-Madison Police Department State Trooper Jose I. Del Rio Aviña, Wisconsin State Patrol Conservation Warden Zack Feest, Wisconsin DNR Detective Nicholas Krahn, Dane County Sheriff's Office Officer Felicia Labatore, Kenosha Police Department Deputy Justin Neumann, Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department A/Captain Michael Sobieck, Green Bay Police Department Officer Dustin Wichmann, Eagle River Police Department K-9 Officer Flash and handler Officer Cole Parker, Hartford Police Department School Resource Officer Payne Hughes, Appleton Police Department Two Rivers Police Department Kaukauna's 'Live! From Hydro Park' summer concert series returns June 11 The awards were created by Oneida Police Sergeant Nathan Ness through his small business, HomeLee Woodworking. The Packers' charitable impact last year totaled more than $13 million through various initiatives. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Salesforce delivers an earnings surprise, but bears on the stock still lurk: What Wall Street is saying
Salesforce (CRM) did something late Wednesday that most of Corporate America hasn't done this earnings season: Raise its full-year sales and profit guidance despite numerous economic headwinds. "Everything went well for us this quarter. We had bookings go well, revenue went well, and currency went well," Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff told Yahoo Finance (video above). "We're just seeing some incredible results from customers." Shares in the software giant edged into the green in pre-market trading on Thursday. The company said its data cloud and AI businesses are hauling in annual recurring revenue of more than $1 billion, up 120% year over year. It added that it has closed over 8,000 deals for its new Agentforce technology, of which half are paid. "Overall, we are pleased to see Salesforce deliver 10-11% organic constant currency current remaining performing obligation growth, per our calculations, while we do not see any meaningful deviations relative to our model in the results," JP Morgan analyst Mark Murphy said in a note. Here's what Wall Street more broadly is saying about Salesforce's quarter. (To track post-earnings trends on the Street for Salesforce, such as sales and earnings revisions, head to the 'analysis' section on Yahoo Finance.) Rating: Neutral (reiteration) Price Target: None (reiteration) "Management talked about accelerating 'growth' so much on the call that it felt like we were in the middle of a game of 'Where's Waldo?' since improving growth was left to metrics that may or may not drive the important subscription growth, and subscription growth continues to decelerate. For instance, the Platform business (where Agentforce and Data Cloud reside) did accelerate (+14% from +12% in the prior period), but growth for the Clouds that make up Salesforce's core business all declined materially: Sales (+7% from +9%), Service (+7% from +9%), and Marketing (+4% from +8%). This yielded moderating overall constant currency subscription growth of 8.7% from 9.1% in the prior quarter and 12.8% in the year-ago period." Rating: Overweight (reiteration) Price Target: $440 (reiteration) "Most of the headline metrics were either fine or even a slight disappointment relative to our forecasts, particularly in the core, but there was a single exception in current remaining performance obligation (cRPO). cRPO's constant currency growth was 11%, ahead of estimates of 10%, driving current bookings growth of 16.3%, more than double our estimate. For us, coupling the better current bookings with the positive commentary on growth is enough to keep us optimistic on shares, especially at this price." Rating: Underperform (reiteration) Price Target: $225 (raised from $200) "AI's 2% does great, the other 98% decelerates. Salesforce reported better than feared results, but the FY2026 outlook adjusting for foreign exchange and the first quarter beat was lowered vs. the initial guide as growth in the core cloud segments continues to decelerate, partially offset by data cloud and AI tailwinds. cRPO growth was 1 point better than expected, however, the second quarter guide came in slightly lighter than expected with the outlook implying single digit constant currency growth which would be the first time in company history." Rating: Buy (reiteration) Price Target: $375 (reiteration) "The central questions on Salesforce remain 1) When will Agentforce/Data Cloud represent a material component of the revenue composition ($1 billion annual recurring revenue vs. $39.3 billion annualized first quarter revenue), and 2) Can core Clouds continue to grow at current rates or potentially accelerate ex-AI. We believe the company's commentary around small business/mid-market traction, multi-cloud, and industry cloud support the idea that there's still ample runway for this business ex-AI, and believe that the incremental interest the company is driving through its AI solutions can sustain high-single digit growth in the mid-term." Brian Sozzi is Yahoo Finance's Executive Editor. Follow Sozzi on X @BrianSozzi, Instagram and on LinkedIn. Tips on stories? Email Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Salesforce delivers an earnings surprise, but bears on the stock still lurk: What Wall Street is saying
Salesforce (CRM) did something late Wednesday that most of Corporate America hasn't done this earnings season: Raise its full-year sales and profit guidance despite numerous economic headwinds. "Everything went well for us this quarter. We had bookings go well, revenue went well, and currency went well," Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff told Yahoo Finance (video above). "We're just seeing some incredible results from customers." Shares in the software giant edged into the green in pre-market trading on Thursday. The company said its data cloud and AI businesses are hauling in annual recurring revenue of more than $1 billion, up 120% year over year. It added that it has closed over 8,000 deals for its new Agentforce technology, of which half are paid. "Overall, we are pleased to see Salesforce deliver 10-11% organic constant currency current remaining performing obligation growth, per our calculations, while we do not see any meaningful deviations relative to our model in the results," JP Morgan analyst Mark Murphy said in a note. Here's what Wall Street more broadly is saying about Salesforce's quarter. (To track post-earnings trends on the Street for Salesforce, such as sales and earnings revisions, head to the 'analysis' section on Yahoo Finance.) Rating: Neutral (reiteration) Price Target: None (reiteration) "Management talked about accelerating 'growth' so much on the call that it felt like we were in the middle of a game of 'Where's Waldo?' since improving growth was left to metrics that may or may not drive the important subscription growth, and subscription growth continues to decelerate. For instance, the Platform business (where Agentforce and Data Cloud reside) did accelerate (+14% from +12% in the prior period), but growth for the Clouds that make up Salesforce's core business all declined materially: Sales (+7% from +9%), Service (+7% from +9%), and Marketing (+4% from +8%). This yielded moderating overall constant currency subscription growth of 8.7% from 9.1% in the prior quarter and 12.8% in the year-ago period." Rating: Overweight (reiteration) Price Target: $440 (reiteration) "Most of the headline metrics were either fine or even a slight disappointment relative to our forecasts, particularly in the core, but there was a single exception in current remaining performance obligation (cRPO). cRPO's constant currency growth was 11%, ahead of estimates of 10%, driving current bookings growth of 16.3%, more than double our estimate. For us, coupling the better current bookings with the positive commentary on growth is enough to keep us optimistic on shares, especially at this price." Rating: Underperform (reiteration) Price Target: $225 (raised from $200) "AI's 2% does great, the other 98% decelerates. Salesforce reported better than feared results, but the FY2026 outlook adjusting for foreign exchange and the first quarter beat was lowered vs. the initial guide as growth in the core cloud segments continues to decelerate, partially offset by data cloud and AI tailwinds. cRPO growth was 1 point better than expected, however, the second quarter guide came in slightly lighter than expected with the outlook implying single digit constant currency growth which would be the first time in company history." Rating: Buy (reiteration) Price Target: $375 (reiteration) "The central questions on Salesforce remain 1) When will Agentforce/Data Cloud represent a material component of the revenue composition ($1 billion annual recurring revenue vs. $39.3 billion annualized first quarter revenue), and 2) Can core Clouds continue to grow at current rates or potentially accelerate ex-AI. We believe the company's commentary around small business/mid-market traction, multi-cloud, and industry cloud support the idea that there's still ample runway for this business ex-AI, and believe that the incremental interest the company is driving through its AI solutions can sustain high-single digit growth in the mid-term." Brian Sozzi is Yahoo Finance's Executive Editor. Follow Sozzi on X @BrianSozzi, Instagram and on LinkedIn. Tips on stories? Email Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Salesforce earnings surprise, but the bears on the stock still lurk: What Wall Street is saying
Salesforce (CRM) did something late Wednesday that most of Corporate America hasn't done this earnings season: Raise its full-year sales and profit guidance despite numerous economic headwinds. "Everything went well for us this quarter. We had bookings go well, revenue went well, and currency went well," Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff told Yahoo Finance (video above). "We're just seeing some incredible results from customers." Shares in the software giant edged into the green in pre-market trading on Thursday. The company said its data cloud and AI businesses are hauling in annual recurring revenue of more than $1 billion, up 120% year over year. It added that it has closed over 8,000 deals for its new Agentforce technology, of which half are paid. "Overall, we are pleased to see Salesforce deliver 10-11% organic constant currency current remaining performing obligation growth, per our calculations, while we do not see any meaningful deviations relative to our model in the results," JP Morgan analyst Mark Murphy said in a note. Here's what Wall Street more broadly is saying about Salesforce's quarter. (To track post-earnings trends on the Street for Salesforce, such as sales and earnings revisions, head to the 'analysis' section on Yahoo Finance.) Rating: Neutral (reiteration) Price Target: None (reiteration) "Management talked about accelerating 'growth' so much on the call that it felt like we were in the middle of a game of 'Where's Waldo?' since improving growth was left to metrics that may or may not drive the important subscription growth, and subscription growth continues to decelerate. For instance, the Platform business (where Agentforce and Data Cloud reside) did accelerate (+14% from +12% in the prior period), but growth for the Clouds that make up Salesforce's core business all declined materially: Sales (+7% from +9%), Service (+7% from +9%), and Marketing (+4% from +8%). This yielded moderating overall constant currency subscription growth of 8.7% from 9.1% in the prior quarter and 12.8% in the year-ago period." Rating: Overweight (reiteration) Price Target: $440 (reiteration) "Most of the headline metrics were either fine or even a slight disappointment relative to our forecasts, particularly in the core, but there was a single exception in current remaining performance obligation (cRPO). cRPO's constant currency growth was 11%, ahead of estimates of 10%, driving current bookings growth of 16.3%, more than double our estimate. For us, coupling the better current bookings with the positive commentary on growth is enough to keep us optimistic on shares, especially at this price." Rating: Underperform (reiteration) Price Target: $225 (raised from $200) "AI's 2% does great, the other 98% decelerates. Salesforce reported better than feared results, but the FY2026 outlook adjusting for foreign exchange and the first quarter beat was lowered vs. the initial guide as growth in the core cloud segments continues to decelerate, partially offset by data cloud and AI tailwinds. cRPO growth was 1 point better than expected, however, the second quarter guide came in slightly lighter than expected with the outlook implying single digit constant currency growth which would be the first time in company history." Rating: Buy (reiteration) Price Target: $375 (reiteration) "The central questions on Salesforce remain 1) When will Agentforce/Data Cloud represent a material component of the revenue composition ($1 billion annual recurring revenue vs. $39.3 billion annualized first quarter revenue), and 2) Can core Clouds continue to grow at current rates or potentially accelerate ex-AI. We believe the company's commentary around small business/mid-market traction, multi-cloud, and industry cloud support the idea that there's still ample runway for this business ex-AI, and believe that the incremental interest the company is driving through its AI solutions can sustain high-single digit growth in the mid-term." Brian Sozzi is Yahoo Finance's Executive Editor. Follow Sozzi on X @BrianSozzi, Instagram and on LinkedIn. Tips on stories? Email
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Health
- Irish Independent
Call to fast-track legislation to ban disposable vapes as new UK laws kick in this weekend
Single-use vapes face a ban in Northern Ireland and the UK on June 1. Now the Irish Heart Foundation says there should be no delay in making the measure an all-island one. 'It makes no sense to have a two-tier island where single use vapes are banned in Northern Ireland but freely available in the Republic,' said Mark Murphy, Senior Policy Manager for the charity. The Cabinet here approved draft laws tabled by then Health Minister Stephen Donnelly in September to ban single-use vapes. It came after Government research concluded they are relatively cheap and disproportionately used by younger people. Ahead of World No Tobacco Day this Saturday, the national stroke and heart charity says that while Ireland led the world on the workplace smoking ban in 2004, we are lagging behind in the battle against youth vaping. 'In light of the forthcoming UK ban, Ireland needs to follow suit – and fast,' said Mr Murphy. 'We need an all-island ban on single-use e-cigarettes, which are detrimental to young people's health and overturning the strides Ireland has made in reducing nicotine addiction. 'However, even if we successfully introduce a ban on these vapes, we need to future-proof it to avoid loopholes which e-cigarette companies will do everything to exploit.' Among those loopholes is a move by manufacturers to create super-sized 'Big-Puff' vapes offering up to 6,000 puffs compared to the regular 600. These do not breach existing law as their tanks contain 2ml of vape liquid. As well as the health implications, legislation on disposable e-cigarettes in the UK aims to combat the huge environmental cost as they contain lithium-ion batteries, which present a fire hazard and lead to the loss of valuable metals. It is estimated a million single use vapes are thrown away there every day. Public sentiment here also supports a crackdown - Ipsos research for the Irish Heart Foundation in 2023 showed that 64pc of people back the banning of disposable e-cigarettes in Ireland. Belgium and France have taken action on disposable vapes, whilst other countries have banned child-friendly flavours and introduced plain packaging. 'Vaping can affect teenage brain development, damage blood vessels, cause high blood pressure, cause changes in heart rhythm and have serious effects on the respiratory system,' said Mr Murphy. 'Worst of all, research indicates that vaping is a gateway to smoking, which is still claiming 12 lives every day in Ireland, making it our biggest cause of preventable death.' The Irish Heart Foundation is also seeking a dedicated quitline for vaping, tailored to young adults. Meanwhile, the latest Irish European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) Report found that 32pc of respondents have tried e-cigarettes, with 16pc stating that they are current users. A total of 24pc of the 15-16 year olds surveyed reported that they have tried smoking with 12% stating that they are current smokers.
