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With the Royals ahead of the Blue Jays 3-2 in the American League Championship series, the Kansas City Public Library and Toronto Public Library have been engaged in a Twitter back-and-forth.

With the Royals ahead of the Blue Jays 3-2 in the American League Championship series, the Kansas City Public Library and Toronto Public Library have been engaged in a Twitter back-and-forth.

Staples Inc. founder Thomas Stemberg has died after a two-year battle with gastric cancer, The Wall Street Journal reports. He was 66 years old. Stemberg launched the office supply store in 1986 in Boston. It went public in 1989 and Stemberg stepped down as chief executive in 2001. Stemberg went on to join Highland Capital Partners and was an early investor in Lululemon Athletica Inc. . He is survived by his third wife Katherine, six sons, three stepdaughters and three grandchildren.

Apple is expected to report earnings after the market’s close on Tuesday.

Apple is expected to report earnings after the market’s close on Tuesday.

Apple is expected to report earnings after the market’s close on Tuesday.

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a surprise interest-rate cut from the People's Bank of China and a string of better-than-expected earnings from heavyweight tech companies. The main indexes booked a fourth straight weekly gain with the majority of gains coming from technology and industrials companies. The S&P 500 closed 22.65 points, or 1.1%, higher at 2,075.16 and gained 2.1% over the week. The benchmark index turned positive for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 157.81 points... Читать дальше...

Dow industrials climb nearly 160 points on day, end week up 2.5%

Nasdaq ends up 2.3% as it regains 5,000; S&P 500 in positive territory for year

It is never a good thing when cheating shows up in the same sentence as banking. But on the heels of a cheating scandal at Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. found itself mired in a similar situation.

The Halloween Indicator is about to flash a strong buy signal, writes Mark Hulbert.

Allegations of accounting fraud and disclosure lapses hit the pharma firm from several fronts. Here’s what Valeant needs to address on its call to investors.

Allegations of accounting fraud and disclosure lapses hit the pharma firm from several fronts. Here’s what Valeant needs to address on its call to investors.

Ex-IRS official Lois Lerner won't face charges over tea-party targeting

The Justice Department won't charge former IRS official Lois Lerner or anyone else at the IRS after concluding a probe into the targeting of tea-party and other conservative groups, reports said Friday. Lerner led the IRS division that subjected conservative nonprofits to extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status. A Justice Department probe found mismanagement but no evidence to support criminal prosecution, CNN said.

Oil futures settled at its lowest level in almost a month on Friday, while natural gas saw its lowest settlement since 2012. Oil saw pressure from strength in the U.S. dollar and data from Baker Hughes showing that the number of active U.S. oil-drilling rigs barely budged for the week. December crude settled at $44.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down 78 cents, or 1.7%, for the session. Based on the most-active contracts, that was the lowest settlement since Sept. 28 and prices... Читать дальше...

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Hedge-fund investor Leon Cooperman says an August selloff didn’t kill the bull market in stocks.

Gold futures settled with a loss on Friday, as strength in the U.S. dollar sent prices for the metal to their lowest level in two weeks. December gold fell $3.30, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,162.80 an ounce on Comex, the lowest settlement since Oct. 9. For the week, prices lost 1.7%.

How one man standing up to a loan servicer could help other borrowers.

Whirlpool Corp. slumped to its 52-week low Friday after the appliance maker reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and warned that the strong dollar will continue to hurt sales. "Throughout this year in 2015, we've seen emerging market demand significantly decline and the U.S. dollar rapidly strengthened against most of the currencies," said Chief Executive Jeff Fettig during a conference call. Whirlpool reported third-quarter earnings of $235 million, or $2.95 a share, compared with $230 million... Читать дальше...

China's yuan will likely be admitted to the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights basket,Bloomberg reported Friday. Inclusion of the yuan, also known as the renminbi, would confer de facto reserve status on the currency, something China has long coveted, and likely encourage central banks to increase their holdings of yuan reserves. IMF representatives have alerted China of the possible outcome, Bloomberg reported, citing Chinese officials with knowledge of the matter. The SDR basket currently includes four currencies... Читать дальше...

Oil futures lost more ground after data from Baker Hughes showed that the number of active U.S. oil-drilling rigs fell by 1 to 594 as of Friday. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes natural-gas rigs, was unchanged at 787. Compared to last year, the total rig count has fallen by 1,140, with the oil rig count down 1,001. December crude fell to $44.59 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down 79 cents, or 1.7%. It was trading at $44.80 just before the data.

VF Corp. shares fell to their 52-week low Friday after the apparel maker lowered its full-year revenue outlook. The owner of apparel brands such as Wrangler and Vans said third-quarter earnings fell to $459.9 million, or $1.07 a share, from $470.5 million, or $1.08 a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 2.6% to $3.61 billion. VF Corp. also cut its revenue outlook for 2015 to growth of 7.5% from 8% previously, due to weakness in the workwear business, which has been hurt by depressed oil exploration. Читать дальше...

Gold futures edge lower as further strength in the U.S. dollar positions prices for the largest weekly loss since August.