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Barry Trotz is retiring as Predators GM once a successor is found, AP source says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Barry Trotz is retiring as general manager of the Nashville Predators after just under three years on the job but will stay on until a successor is found, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.

The decision is not health-related, the person said.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not commented on the situation.

A news conference with Trotz, majority owner Bill Haslam and CEO Sean Henry is scheduled for noon Central.

Trotz took over control of hockey... Read More

The Latest: Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued the most highly anticipated weather forecast of the season: six more weeks of winter.

The groundhog’s forecast was announced Monday by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club in rural Pennsylvania.

When Phil sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter. If he hadn’t seen his shadow, that would have foretold an early arrival of spring.

This event at Gobbler’s Knob dates back over a century and has ties to ancient European The... Read More

A mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela after US-imposed government change

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Time in Venezuela feels like it’s moving both too fast and too slow. The pillars of the country’s self-proclaimed socialist government are falling at a dizzying pace or not quickly enough. Economic relief is finally on the horizon or already too late.

Thirty days after the U.S. raid and capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro upended Venezuela, adults and children alike are still unsure of what exactly is happening around them. And as the initial shock gives way to a mix of uncertainty, hope and disappointment, a pervasive fear of another attack... Read More

Wild swings across financial markets ease as Wall Street opens for trading

NEW YORK (AP) — Wild swings that swept through financial markets overnight are calming as Wall Street opens for trading on Monday. U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady following gains in Europe and sharp drops in Asia, while gold and silver prices rallied back from severe earlier losses.

The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% and is on track for a fourth straight modest loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 111 points, or 0.2%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.3%.

Big technology stocks weighed on the market, including a 2.2% drop... Read More

Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated

The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon last week is that it wasn’t a failure to get on board with the company’s artificial intelligence plans.

Plumb, his team’s head of “AI enablement,” says he was so prolific in his use of Amazon’s new AI coding tool that the company flagged him as one of its top users.

Many assumed Amazon's 16,000 corporate layoffs announced last week reflected CEO Andy Jassy’s push to “reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company.” Read More

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Barry Trotz is retiring as Predators GM once a successor is found, AP source says

The Latest: Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

A mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela after US-imposed government change

Wild swings across financial markets ease as Wall Street opens for trading

Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated

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