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After hours buzz: COST, YUMC & more

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A man poses for a photo with the Wall Street bull sculpture between Broadway and Exchange Place in the Financial District of New York. Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Costco shares tumbled nearly 2 percent after hours, despite the …

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Decades of Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein

During that time, after being confronted with allegations including sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact, Mr. Weinstein has reached at least eight settlements with women, according to two company officials speaking on the condition of anonymity. Among the recipients, The Times found, were a young assistant in New York in …

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History suggests Netflix is poised to hit record highs: Technical analyst

Netflix hit an all-time high on Thursday, but Todd Gordon says the charts show more records are ahead for shares of the streaming giant. The stock surged more than 5 percent on Thursday after an announcement that the company would be increasing the monthly price of its most popular streaming …

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Tax reform not needed for bull market to continue, says investing expert

Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks as Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and other congressional Republicans listen during a press event on tax reform September 27, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, Republican leaders proposed cutting …

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US oil exports will keep booming after hitting record, analysts say

While last week’s export levels just under 2 million barrels a day are probably unsustainable, Smith said he believes exports will remain elevated for at least another month or two. That’s in part because American producers have committed supplies to overseas buyers. But there is also typically a lag between …

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China is pumping money into countries around India — but there are ways New Delhi can hit back

VCG / VCG / Getty Images Xi’an, China – May 14 2015: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Emper Qins Terra – cotta Warriors and Horses Museum on May 14, 2015 in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. India has long been the dominant power in South Asia but as Beijing invests millions …

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Fed’s George says further rate hikes are needed

Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Esther George, president and chief executive officer of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve will need to raise U.S. interest rates further to keep the economy on track to full employment and the Fed’s 2-percent inflation goal, Kansas City Federal …

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Style That Demands to Be Seen

There was Hari as well, streaked with multicolored warrior-like markings and gazing directly into the camera; and Mars, flaunting a thatch of straw-colored hair and the twin chest scars that marked the early phase of a female-to-male transition. “Some of these kids, they’re proud of their scars,” Mr. Sharkey said. …

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NRA endorses more regulation on bump stocks that boost guns’ firing rates

Getty Images A bump stock device (left) that fits on a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing speed, making it similar to a fully automatic rifle, is installed on a AK-47 semi-automatic rifle, (right) at a gun store on October 5, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The statement came …

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The best performing part of the market right now is micro-caps

As the stock market has moved to new highs in all the major indexes, investors have turned their interest to some strange, underperforming parts of the market. The latest example: micro-cap stocks. The iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) has been around for more than a decade but has attracted little interest …

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