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Stocks are overbought, but JP Morgan’s Jason Hunter wouldn’t sell now

J.P. Morgan’s Jason Hunter believes stocks are overvalued, but he’s telling investors not to sell. The firm’s head of global fixed income and U.S. equity technical strategy believes the end isn’t near for the historic rally partly because investors aren’t done repositioning following this summer’s recession scare. “We have a …

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Lowe’s earnings Q3 2019

Lowe’s reported Wednesday quarterly earnings that beat analysts’ expectations and raised its forecast for the year. However, revenue during the quarter fell short of expectations. Shares of Lowe’s were up about 5% in premarket trading. Here’s what Lowe’s reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey …

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A Prominent Chinese-American Artist Is the Latest to Fall Afoul of China’s Censors

BEIJING — A prominent arts center in Beijing has canceled a Chinese-American artist’s exhibition of works with strong social and historical themes, planned for December, after the local authorities declined to issue the necessary import permits. The cancellation comes amid a growing clampdown on civil society across the country and …

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Four things to do at Australia’s Uluru monolith — besides climb it

Climbing is banned, but there’s plenty to do during a visit to Uluru. simonbradfield | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images ‘ ); console.log(“26”); $(document).ready(function(){ $(“.ArticleHeader-headerContentContainer”).append($newdiv); }); Since Australia’s rusty-red monolith, Uluru, was handed back to its original owners in 1977, the Anangu people have welcomed visitors to walk its 9.4 …

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‘The Hidden History of Burma’ Traces the Vanishing of Hope

Thant Myint-U has titled his reflective and illuminating new book “The Hidden History of Burma,” even though he gently suggests that the country’s past wasn’t so much obscured as it was hiding in plain sight. For decades, especially after a ruthless crackdown on pro-democracy protestors in 1988, Burma had drawn …

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DoorDash sued by DC attorney general, claiming it pocketed workers’ tips

DoorDash delivery person Source: DoorDash D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine brought charges against DoorDash on Tuesday, accusing the company of pocketing tips meant for workers and misleading customers about where their money was going. Racine is seeking to recover millions of dollars in tip money customers paid through DoorDash over two …

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Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh on taking big risks with the jeans brand

Jeans are displayed at a Levi Strauss store in New York, March 19, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Chip Bergh took over as CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. in 2011 when the “death of denim” was in. Bergh, who had a long career at Procter & Gamble, made the …

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Houston Rockets’ P.J. Tucker nears new endorsement deal with Nike

PJ Tucker #17 of the Houston Rockets is defended by Caris LeVert #22 of the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on November 01, 2019 in New York City. Steven Ryan | Getty Images Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker, the NBA’s Sneaker King, is close to signing his next endorsement deal …

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One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the Western US has just closed for good

FILE – In this Sept. 4, 2011 file photo shows the main plant facility at the Navajo Generating Station, from Lake Powell, in Page, Ariz. Two environmental groups are asking a federal court to set a deadline for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue mandates for pollution controls at …

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See unemployment rate in swing states for Trump 2020 election

US President Donald Trump speaks on the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement at Derco Aerospace Inc. plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 12, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images In a 2020 election where a handful of swing states will decide whether President Donald Trump gets another …

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