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William Eggleston, at 78, in a New Key

Comprising mostly self-compositions that, like many of Mr. Eggleston’s photographs, are untitled, “Musik” was entirely improvised. “Sometimes I play for friends and they’ll say, ‘I just that love that — would you play it over?’ And I say, ‘I can’t.’ I’m not able to record it in some part of …

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Charts point to big breakout for one FANG stock: Technical analyst

Tech has been on a tear this year, and closely watched chart analyst Carter Worth is eyeing one name for an even bigger breakout: Facebook. Facebook along with Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon are the top five stocks in the S&P 500 by market cap. Despite the Nasdaq 100 ETF, …

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Kim Jong Un permits racetrack gambling as international sanctions take hold

KIM WON-JIN | AFP | Getty Images Amateur horse riders compete during the ‘Autumn Race-Goers Games’ at the Mirim Riding Club in Pyongyang on October 15, 2017. North Korean race-goers who once risked three years hard labor for gambling are now able to bet on local horse races, as the …

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Apple upgraded by KeyBanc because $1,000 iPhone

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendee takes a photograph of the Apple Inc. iPhone X during an event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Apple’s rollout of more expensive iPhone models this year will boost the smartphone maker’s …

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Ruby Tuesday to be acquired by private-equity firm for $2.40 a share

Sunny Ripert | Flickr Commons Ruby Tuesdays in Times Square, New York. A “Couple’s VIP Table” at Ruby Tuesday on New Years Eve will cost $1,799. Ruby Tuesday on Monday said it agreed to be acquired by a fund managed by NRD Capital, an Atlanta-based private-equity firm. Under the deal, …

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Attenborough makes plastic pollution warning for world’s oceans

Erik De Castro | Reuters Fishermen prepare to fish, amidst floating garbage off the shore of Manila Bay during World Oceans Day in Paranaque, Metro Manila. U.K. naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough has warned of the dangers of plastic in the oceans after witnessing the damage it causes while filming …

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Lufthansa offers 500 million euro for Alitalia’s planes and staff: Paper

ALBERTO PIZZOLI | AFP | Getty Images A picture taken on March 15, 2017 shows an Alitalia – Etihad plane on the runway of the airport of Brindisi. German airline Lufthansa has offered 500 million euros ($590 million) to acquire the planes, airport runway slots and air crew of Italy’s …

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Beware of those scary financial headlines

Westend61 / Josep Rovirosa | Getty Images For long-term investors, daily headlines are distractions. “Array of threats stir up markets.” “Stocks fall, bonds rally amid Korea, Irma threats and markets wrap.” What do these types of news headlines mean to an investor’s actual investment decisions? They’re the type of headlines …

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Millennial set to become the world’s youngest leader

Thomas Kronsteiner | Getty Images Sebastian Kurz, Austrian Foreign Minister and leader of the conservative Austrian People’s Party (OeVP) speaks at the party’s election event. “The strong performance of FPO is likely to bring a tough stance on migration to the European debate,” Barclays said in a research note Monday. …

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#MeToo Floods Social Media With Stories of Harassment and Assault

Photo The actress Alyssa Milano urged people to acknowledge on social media if they had experienced sexual harassment or assault. Credit Randy Shropshire/Getty Images Women are posting messages on social media to show how commonplace sexual assault and harassment are, using the hashtag #MeToo to express that they, too, have …

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