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Buy Apple because it is a luxury brand like Louis Vuitton, not a tech company, HSBC says

Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images People take photos as a woman tests out a new iPhone X during a media event at Apple’s new headquarters in Cupertino, California on September 12, 2017. Apple’s rollout of more expensive iPhone models this year is a sign the smartphone maker is …

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Mastercard earnings Q3 2017

Pau Barrena | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ajay Banga, chief executive officer of MasterCard Inc. MasterCard is expected to report third-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: EPS: $1.23, according to Thomson Reuters Revenue: $3.28 billion, according to Thomson Reuters MasterCard is hoping to build off …

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Stephen Colbert Can Hardly Contain His Excitement About the Indictments

Photo Stephen Colbert told the “Late Show” crowd, “Now, I know it’s almost Halloween. But it really feels more like Christmas.” Credit CBS Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? …

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US court blocks enforcement of Trump’s transgender military ban

Michael Nigro | Pacific Press | LightRocket | Getty Images On July 26, 2017, after a series of tweets by President Donald Trump, which proposed to ban transgender people from military service, thousands of New Yorkers took the streets of in opposition. A U.S. federal court in Washington on Monday …

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North Korea hacked Daewoo Shipbuilding, took warship blueprints: South Korea lawmaker

Lee Jae Won | Reuters The plant of South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding is seen in Koeje island of South Kyongsang province, about 470 km southeast of Seoul May 15, 2001. North Korea probably stole South Korean warship blueprints after hacking into Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd’s database in …

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Niall Horan Helps One Direction Tie a Beatles Chart Record

Photo Niall Horan performing on the “Today” show on Thursday. His new album, “Flicker,” opened on top of the Billboard album chart. Credit Charles Sykes/Invision, via Associated Press One Direction now shares something big with the Beatles: Both groups are the only ones to have had three members reach No. …

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$1.865 billion in net profit, vs $1.588 billion expected

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images A BP company logo sits on a flag as it flies on the forecourt of a gas station operated by BP Plc in London, U.K. Oil major BP beat analyst expectations Tuesday, highlighting the improving fortunes of an industry that’s withstood one of …

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Adults in Halloween Costumes – The New York Times

Halloween, like adolescence and the electioneering season, gets longer each year. It also appears to get older. It is now totally common in big cities to see absolutely adult-size people roaming about in costume at any hour within a two-week period. Is that a vampire on the subway, or is …

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Ad giant WPP lowers full-year expectations again

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Martin Sorrell, chief executive officer of WPP, pauses during a session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Jan. 22, 2014. WPP, the world’s biggest advertising company battling a slowdown in client spending, lowered expectations for full-year organic net …

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New Accusers Expand Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Claims Back to ’70s

Ms. Matthau, the dancer who reached a settlement with Mr. Weinstein, said she was willing to break its confidentiality clause even if it meant that he might pursue legal damages. “I want to do my part to help bring this to light so it doesn’t happen with other people in …

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