3 surprising market winners in 2025

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/7 3:00A Associated Press

By Dan Lefkovitz of Morningstar Investors brave enough to peek at their account statements know that it’s been a rocky 2025. Even before tariff-related volatility, DeepSeek AI’s launch clouded the major technology theme that powered the market in...

Will UF pick next president based on politics, not academic credentials?

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 6/7 1:00A Steven Walker

The rejection of Santa Ono as the University of Florida s next president confronts the state s flagship university with a conundrum as it picks a new leader: Must it consider a president based on political ideology rather than academic...

Arching overhead aquarium highlights $4.4M Windermere lakefront estate

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/7 1:00A Tiffani Sherman

A home with a fish tank isn’t unique. But what about a 650-gallon arched saltwater aquarium that you walk under to enter the living room? “It was custom-made for this space and I believe it was a...

Plant Doctor: Wax begonias thrive in moist summer heat but don’t water them too much

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 6/7 12:00A Tom MacCubbin

Question : I have noticed lots of attractive plantings of wax begonias. How well do they during the hot wet summer? Answer : All begonias like the hot moist weather of summer. They also do best in the shade to filtered sun locations. Wax begonias...

Lawyer for Orlando killer takes effort to halt execution to state’s highest court

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 6/6 8:28A News Service Of Florida

Attorneys for Thomas Gudinas on Thursday appealed to the Florida Supreme Court after an Orange County circuit judge refused to halt his scheduled June 24 execution in the 1994 rape and murder of an...

The credit card tools hiding in your banking app

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/6 8:05A Nerdwallet

By Sara Rathner, NerdWallet If you’re using your credit card issuer’s app or website just to pay your bills and check in on some recent transactions, you’re only tapping into a fraction of the features available to you. We’ve been able to pay...

This is the phishing scam that gets an identity theft expert ‘really, very angry’

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/6 7:27A Roxana Popescu

Digital thieves are nothing if not persistent and innovative. They keep finding new ways to try to part you from your money. Phishing — where thieves pose as trusted entities or send legitimate looking emails or messages to trick you into giving...

Walmart’s army of bakery decorators take the cake when it comes to hourly store pay

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/6 7:22A Associated Press

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, a worker puts the finishing touches on a cake with an edible ink Sponge Bob on top. A colleague creates a...

Billion-dollar battery plant pauses construction amid electric vehicle and tariff uncertainty

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/6 6:41A Associated Press

By JEFFREY COLLINS COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” While Automotive Energy Supply Corp....

Wall Street gains ground following a solid jobs report

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/6 4:19A Associated Press

By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 index rose 1.2% in afternoon trading. The benchmark index remains on track to...

Suspended Osceola sheriff must post $1 million bond on racketeering charges

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 6/6 4:16A Cristóbal Reyes

Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, jailed Thursday on racketeering charges , must post a $1 million bond if he wants to be free while awaiting trial on charges he allegedly helped run a clandestine casino before and during his time as...

Maxwell: Politics at Florida universities is really about the grift

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 6/6 3:33A Scott Maxwell

You probably know that Florida’s GOP politicians have taken a wrecking ball to the state’s university system. And the narrative is that they’re on a noble crusade to exorcise evil, “woke” ideology from college campuses. But if you believe that’s...

Midea recalling 1.7 million of its popular air conditioners due to mold concern

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/6 3:29A Associated Press

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer Midea is voluntarily recalling about 1.7 million of its popular U and U+ Smart air conditioners because pooled water in the units may not drain fast enough, leading to mold growth. The news...

Employers add a solid 139,000 jobs in May, though hiring slows as some potential weaknesses appear

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 6/6 3:14A Associated Press

By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald  Trump’s trade wars . Hiring fell from a revised 147,000 in...

Epic Universe merchandise designed for immersion, the moment

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 6/6 2:31A Dewayne Bevil

Merchandise based on the Nintendo character of Toad is sold in a store near the entrance of Epic Universe theme park. (Dewayne Bevil/Orlando Sentinel) Epic Universe is populated with monsters,...