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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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NASA cost to fly astronauts with SpaceX, Boeing and Russian Soyuz

The astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon acknowledge the media upon introduction at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 3, 2018. The astronauts are (L to R): Victor Glover, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins, Douglas …

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Bulletproof stock market shakes off negative trade headlines and keeps marching to records

Traders wear “DOW 28,000” hats on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 15, 2019 in New York City. As trade talks with China show some progress, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 222 points to close above 28, 000 for a new record. Spencer Platt …

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Fisher Investments loses Chicago police pension; losses top $3 billion

Kenneth Fisher, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Fisher Investments, speaks during a television interview in New York, May 10, 2010. Jonathan Fickies | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Chicago police pension fund is ending its $67 million relationship with Fisher Investments. The Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of …

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Replica of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa sells for 552,500 euros

FILE PHOTO: A worker installs a 17th century copy of the painting Mona Lisa before its auction at Sotheby’s auction house in Paris, France, November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – A 17th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” was sold on Tuesday at Sotheby’s auction house …

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Stock pickers are getting too confident and that may be a bad sign for the rally

Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Investors may be just too comfortable picking individual stocks, and ignoring the macro risks that could derail the rally and broadly hit all of the market’s stocks. …

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American Express offers sign-up bonuses to lure new merchants

Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters American Express is paying companies to start accepting its cards to keep up with the world’s largest payment processors Visa and Mastercard. The payment is to help businesses with the start-up costs required to begin accepting American Express, historically known for its high-end customers. Some of …

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