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The UK tools and equipment company Speedy Hire is suffering from not so speedy returns as it launches an investigation into £20mn of missing scaffolding and fencing.The company said it had discovered the issue while preparing for an end of year audit, which takes place in March. The missing items could include equipment such as scaffolding towers, fencing and non-mechanical plant items that are not tracked through individual serial numbers, it added on Wednesday. Last year, Speedy Hire reported a net value of equipment assets of £227mn — meaning about 10 per cent of its stock is unaccounted for. “Non-itemised”…

Uber on Wednesday reported strong revenue growth in the final three months of last year, defying a slowdown that has pummeled much of the rest of the tech sector. The ride-hailing giant reported revenue of $8.6 billion for the quarter, beating Wall Street’s estimates and marking a 49% increase from the prior year. Its growth was fueled by a surge in ridership. The company said trips during the quarter hit 2.1 billion, an all-time quarterly high and representing approximately 23 million trips per day on average. In a statement with the results, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called it the company’s “strongest…

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RICHMOND, Va. — The family of a Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity pledge who died from alcohol poisoning in a 2021 hazing is suing the fraternity for $28 million.A police investigation found that Adam Oakes, a 19-year-old who had received a bid to the Delta Chi fraternity, was told to drink a large bottle of whiskey in February 2021. The freshman from Loudoun County was found dead the next morning. The office of the chief medical examiner ruled Oakes’ death was caused by alcohol poisoning.Courtney White, Oakes’ cousin, filed a wrongful death suit naming Delta Chi Fraternity Inc., Delta Chi Educational Foundation and the VCU…

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading.Uber said it is “currently responding to a cybersecurity incident” after reports that a hacker compromised its systems.Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesUber — The ride-hailing app’s shares rose more than 7% after it posted fourth-quarter earnings that topped analyst estimates. Uber earned 29 cents a share, beating analysts’ estimate of an 18 cent loss, Refinitiv data showed. Uber’s revenue for the quarter was up 49% year-over-year. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber ended 2022 with its “strongest quarter ever,” capping off its “strongest year.”Chipotle Mexican Grill — Shares…

Still a rising star! Jennifer Coolidge has been a Hollywood staple for years — but The White Lotus gave her a place to shine even brighter. The Massachusetts native made her first television appearance on Seinfeld before scoring her big break in 1999’s American Pie. The coming-of-age movie spawned three sequels — and Coolidge wouldn’t be opposed to going back to East Great Falls. “The Weitz brothers kept me going,” the actress teased during her January 2023 Golden Globes acceptance speech for The White Lotus, referring to director Paul Weitz and producer Chris Weitz. “I milked [American Pie] to the…

Professional swimmer Riley Gaines and Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., bashed President Joe Biden’s advocacy of “gender ideology propaganda” ahead of his State of the Union speech on Tuesday.”I am truthfully intrigued as to how he will address the state of our nation. What is the state of our nation? What’s the condition of it?” Gaines said ahead of Biden’s SOTU address, raising concerns that the administration is pushing for more female-identifying men to compete in women’s sports across the country.Gaines, an NCAA swimmer and All-American athlete, was forced to compete against biological male Lia Thomas in a swimming competition where…

The European Union’s attempt to relocate asylum-seekers among its member states continues to flounder, as only 435 migrants have been moved from Mediterranean front-line states to other destinations since the launch of a voluntary scheme in June last year.All the relocations were carried out from Italy and Cyprus, a European Commission spokesperson confirmed to Euronews, with “more transfers in the pipeline.”Promoted by France, the so-called Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism (VSM) is currently backed by 23 countries, including 19 member states, with a goal of 8,000 relocations per year.”A significant number of pledges were made available, especially by Germany and France,” the…

Sydney Warner, the wife of San Francisco 49ers star Fred Warner, revealed some “secrets” the average NFL fan probably did not know or did not even think about over the course of the week.Warner prefaced her TikTok videos saying that what she was about to reveal was only specific to what she has to deal with as he husband plays for the Niners. One thing she noted was just how “normal” one aspect of the job is. “They get a paycheck just like every other normal job, just like everyone else,” she said. “For some reason in my weird mind…

Thursday marks 19 years since Maura Murray, a beloved athlete and fledgling nursing student, disappeared after she was involved in a car accident along a New Hampshire roadway. Uninjured, she spoke to a local bus driver moments after the crash, but disappeared minutes later and has been missing ever since. Nearly two decades later, Murray’s family has remained steadfast in their quest for information and evidence that will lead them to her. Murray’s sister, Julie Murray, has chronicled her and her family’s efforts on TikTok, through the account @mauramurraymissing, where she had garnered 2.7 million likes and over 225,000 followers as of…