Shares of RH popped 25 percent on Thursday after the company issued guidance stronger than Wall Street analysts expected. The company expects adjusted earnings per share between $1.02 a share and $1.04 a share. Analysts were expecting RH to issue guidance of about 80 cents per share. “Our updated third […]
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Martha Stewart: Prison time gave me “street cred” with TV cohost Snoop Dogg
Martha Stewart, the head of the lifestyle empire, believes the time she spent in prison for charges related to insider trading helped give her “street cred” in the eyes of her television sidekick, rapper Snoop Dogg, she tells Tracy Smith in an interview for CBS’ “Sunday Morning” to be broadcast […]
Experts say photo of Billy the Kid, lawman is real deal
Experts now believe a photo purchased at a flea market for $10 shows Billy the Kid standing with the lawman who ultimately killed him, making the snapshot potentially worth millions. Frank Abrams, a North Carolina attorney, first spotted the tintype photo in Asheville in 2011. The self-described history buff said […]
Trump urges House GOP to OK tax bill; Senate fate less clear
President Donald Trump urged House Republicans Thursday to approve a near $1.5 trillion tax overhaul as the party prepared to drive the measure through the House. Across the Capitol, Democrats pointed to new numbers showing the Senate version of the plan would boost taxes on lower and middle-income Americans. “He […]
Roy Moore accuser: I got him banned from the mall
An Alabama woman who has accused Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexually harassing her in the late 1970s said he was banned from the mall where she worked after she complained about his repeated, unwanted advances toward her. “I went to my manager and talked to him about […]
Chinese traders race to become a growing force in global copper trading markets
Chinese traders on the Shanghai Futures Exchange are increasingly influencing the price for copper, rather than on the London Metal Exchange, analysts say. “We’re seeing the center of gravity in the metals pricing shift to China,” said Dane Davis, commodities research analyst at Barclays. China accounts for nearly half of […]
Recovery rally for European stocks leaves oil sector behind
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote November 16, 2017 By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – European shares enjoyed a recovery on Thursday, snapping their longest losing streak since October 2016 as the cyclical sectors which had […]
Oil slips, as U.S. supply threatens to undermine OPEC cuts
Oil pumpjacks are seen near Aneth, Utah, U.S., October 29, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen November 16, 2017 By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Thursday as rising U.S. production and inventories threatened to undermine a rally sparked by tightening world supply as a consequence of OPEC’s […]
Emerson sweetens bid for Rockwell Automation to $29 billion
Emerson Electric Company Canadian headquarters is shown in Markham February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Cassese November 16, 2017 By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) – U.S. industrial automation equipment company Emerson Electric Co raised its cash-and-stock offer to acquire Rockwell Automation Inc to $29 billion on Thursday, ratcheting up pressure on its smaller […]
Al Franken apologizes after radio anchor says he forcibly kissed her, took lewd photo
A female radio host claims Al Franken, now Minnesota’s junior Democratic senator, made a lewd gesture while she was sleeping aboard a military plane on her way home from a USO tour several years ago. She also claimed he forcibly kissed her when they were performing together for troops overseas. […]