United Natural Foods Q4 adjusted earnings Miss Estimates

United Natural Foods (UNFI) released a profit for fourth quarter that dropped from last year.

The company’s profit totaled $18.94 million, or $0.36 per share. This compares with $32.79 million, or $0.64 per share, in last year’s fourth quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.52 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts’ estimates typically exclude special items.

The company’s revenue for the quarter rose 147.5% to $6.41 billion from $2.59 billion last year.

United Natural Foods earnings at a glance:

-EPS (Q4): $0.44 vs. $0.76 last year.
-Analysts Estimate: $0.52
-Revenue (Q4): $6.41 Bln vs. $2.59 Bln last year.

Virginia's 1st vaping related death brings nation's total to 14

Majority of vaping injuries associated with oil-based vaping: Dr. Marc Siegel

NYU Langone professor of medicine Dr. Marc Siegel discusses vaping-related injuries and e-cigarettes’ positive uses.

Virginia has confirmed their first vaping-related death, which occurred on September 26 at a Greensboro, North Carolina hospital, the Virginia Department of Health announced on Tuesday

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This latest case marks the 14th death in the United States linked to vaping. The unnamed victim suffered a severe lung injury associated with vaping, but state officials did not release additional details about the deceased, nor the substance smoked.

“I am deeply saddened to announce the first death of a Virginia resident related to this outbreak,” State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver said. “Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time.”

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To date there have been 30 lung injury cases, including the death, in Virginia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 805 vaping cases in 46 states since Sept. 24.

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Will Boris Johnson bring customs checkpoints in Ireland?

UK PM’s comments have been met with concern in the EU and anger in Ireland, which is against a return to a hard border.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed there may need to be custom checks on the island of Ireland after Brexit, but says that will not necessarily involve new infrastructure.

His comments have been met with concern in the European Union and anger in Ireland, which is against a return to a hard border.

Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports from Manchester.

Train collision in Ingersoll sends one person to hospital

Oxford OPP are investigating an early morning train collision involving pedestrian in Ingersoll.

OPP say the collision happened just after midnight on Tuesday on the Canadian National rail line near Union and Victoria Street.

The pedestrian was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

If anyone has any information they are being asked to contact the Oxford County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

New Zealand Keeps Rate Unchanged As Expected

New Zealand’s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged after cutting the rate by 50 basis points in August.

The Monetary Policy Committee of Reserve Bank of New Zealand headed by Adrian Orr, on Wednesday decided to hold the Official Cash Rate at 1.0 percent.

The MPC observed that new information since August did not warrant a significant change to the monetary policy outlook.

The MPC assessed that employment was around its maximum sustainable level, and inflation remained within the target range but below the 2 percent mid-point.

However, global trade and other political tensions remain elevated and continue to subdue the global growth outlook, dampening demand for New Zealand’s goods and services.

Low interest rates and increased government spending are expected to support a pick-up in domestic demand over the coming year.

Members said the interest rate cut in August has reduced the retail lending interest rates and lowered the exchange rate of currency. They expect a positive impulse to economic activity over the coming year from monetary and fiscal stimulus.

Nonetheless, members said there remains scope for more fiscal and monetary stimulus to underpin the economy and maintain inflation and employment objectives.

With sluggish economic activity set to restrain inflation and employment growth, Ben Udy, an economist at Capital Economics, said the RBNZ is likely to cut rates to 0.75 percent by early next year.

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$10K worth of copper wire stolen in Guelph during overnight theft: police

Police say $10,000 worth of copper wire went missing overnight in Guelph.

A thief or thieves, police explain, cut their way into a fenced-in area behind a plaza at 20 Woodlawn Rd. East.

Once they got behind the fence, the suspects removed wire, including some that had been installed into the roof of the building.

Police say the wires were not live at the time they were removed.