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Fire-damaged rooster from Notre-Dame’s spire goes on display

The iconic copper rooster, which was perched at the top of the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral for more than a century, before the blaze, is displayed at the exhibition “Revoir Notre-Dame de Paris” as part of European Heritage Days 2019, at the French Culture Ministry in Paris, France, September 20, …

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Steve Mnuchin disses 181 CEOs in new battle over future of profits

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T; and Dennis Muilenburg, chairman, president and CEO of Boeing participate in a 2018 event hosted by the Business Roundtable. Mark Wilson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has his fair …

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Roku stock price volatility: why?

Anthony Wood Stephen Desaulniers | CNBC Twice in the past eight trading days, Roku has dropped more than 10% for reasons having nothing to do with what’s happening inside the company. That sounds disastrous until you consider that the stock is still up almost 340% this year, topping the best-performing …

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Microsoft hits records, but one level could stop rally in its tracks

Microsoft is powering up. The stock hit all-time highs Thursday, leading the Dow for the week, after the company’s board approved a $40 billion buyback program and hiked its quarterly dividend. Todd Gordon, founder of TradingAnalysis.com, said Microsoft’s outperformance is clear in the charts. “It’s been a bullish stock all …

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Cost of streaming devices to ‘zero’

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pivotal Research Group began coverage of Roku with a sell rating on Friday, saying it sees the over-the-top (OTT) streaming company’s stock falling 55% because it looks “overvalued despite the recent pullback.” “We see dramatically more competition emerging that will likely drive the cost …

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As Dress Barn and Chico’s shutter stores, here’s where women are shopping instead

Shoppers carry Chico’s FAS Inc. bags in downtown La Jolla. Sam Hodgson | Bloomberg | Getty Images A woman in her 50s or 60s looking to window-shop today might only come across empty storefronts instead. Retailers that target the boomer and Gen X woman are shuttering stores at a staggering …

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For These Black Women in Texas, Rodeo Is a Way of Life

Raising children, keeping a job and riding horses for a cheering crowd — life on the all-black professional rodeo circuit. Azja Bryant is a pharmacy technician. Jazmine Bennett works for UPS. Krishaun Adair works for state of Texas as an agriculture inspector. But they also call themselves cowgirls. They first …

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Jerry Falwell Jr. probe demanded by Liberty University students

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. participates in a town hall meeting on the opioid crisis as part of first lady Melania the first lady’s “Be Best” initiative at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on March 5, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The town hall is the final …

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How much millennials earn compared to their parents

Millennials aren’t as well-off as their parents were at the same age: Their net worth is lower and they’re not making more money. “The individual earnings for young workers have remained mostly flat over the past 50 years,” the Pew Research Center finds in a 2019 report. One group of …

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British Pound jumps after EU’s Juncker is optimistic about a Brexit deal

British pounds Matt Cardy | Getty Images The British pound jumped on Thursday after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he is confident a Brexit deal will get passed before the deadline. “I think we can have a deal,” Juncker said in an interview with Sky News. “I am doing …

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