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Asian Stocks Set to Extend Rally as US Shares Slip: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.comAsia markets mostly rise as investors shrug off weak U.S. retail sales, assess China inflation CNBCBuoyant stocks pause for breath on signs of softening US consumption ReutersAsian shares advance after weak US retail data weigh on Wall Street Yahoo Finance
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Operator of Eddie Bauer Stores Files for Bankruptcy The New York TimesNational clothing chain files for Chapter 11; Cincinnati-area location could close WKRCSeattle-based outdoor apparel brand to shutter headquarters, lay off workers The Seattle TimesEddie Bauer to close St. Louis area stores following bankruptcy STLtoday.com
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The research found that older adults who completed a specific speed-training exercise were significantly less likely to develop dementia. Others aren't so sure.
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S&P 500 closes lower as AI fears weigh on financial stocks; Dow hits another record: Live updates CNBCStock market today: Dow moves higher, S&P 500 and Nasdaq dip after weak retail sales fuel Fed cut bets Yahoo FinanceUS stocks drift to a mixed finish as yields fall after a discouraging report on US shoppers AP NewsStocks mixed but world index hits record high; Treasury yields ease Reuters
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Hamas Would Keep Some Arms Initially in Draft Gaza Plan, Officials Say The New York TimesNetanyahu to tell Trump that phase 2 of Gaza peace plan ‘is not moving,' says source The Times of IsraelUS rejects British pleas to allow Hamas to keep weapons The TelegraphTrump's Gaza Plans Are Profoundly Unserious The AtlanticIf Trump Wants Middle East Kudos, He's Gotta Get More Aid into Gaza
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Trump wants lower mortgage rates. His Fed pick may push the other way. The Washington PostUntangling the ideas of Donald Trump's Fed nominee The EconomistHow much power does the Fed chair really have? : Planet Money NPRWarsh Call for Fed-Treasury Accord Stirs Debate in $30 Trillion Bond Market Bloomberg
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If a car dealer lets you take a car out for a test drive and it suffers catastrophic engine and transmission damage, are you responsible for the repair charges?
Note, I didn't say, "Because of something that you did wrong," rather, that it experienced a breakdown that occurred while you were driving the vehicle.
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Confused? So, too was my reader, "Alissa" who lives in a suburb of Los Angeles, not far from one of most picturesque and yet dangerous sections of freeway on Interstate 5, which connects Southern California with the Central Valley.
Known as the Tejon Pass, often called the Grapevine, it is a steep 5½ mile, 6% grade at the northern end of the pass that makes national news every winter when it is shut down due to ice and snow, stranding thousands of motorists and big rig drivers.
In summer, it can destroy a vehicle's engine and transmission if they are in poor condition. It has two runaway truck ramps. All of that said, coming down I-5 is one of the most dramatic drives I know of and never tire of the experience.
Found the ‘Ideal' Used Compact Sporty Car
"I was looking for a low-mileage, automatic, sporty car from Detroit and found a 2013 model year that I thought was ideally priced at $15,000 at a car dealership in Los Angeles. They photocopied my ID and driver's license, handed me the keys and said, ‘While this particular model is no longer being manufactured, it was seen as Detroit's answer to BMW and Mercedes. Take it anywhere you like.'
"I have family who live in the Central Valley and know the Grapevine like the back of my hand. After reaching the summit at about 4,000 feet, I began my descent, and shifted into a lower gear as I have always done. This is called ‘engine breaking'
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 Investors pulled out of most asset classes, with stocks and bond funds seeing a combined $36 billion of outflows in the week to Wednesday, BofA said, amid fears of economic damage from the ...
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