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$2 Billion Powerball Results Finally Announced: Here Are the Winning Numbers, Does Your Company Pay the Same Wage for the Same Job in Different Locations Across the Country? This research provides insight.

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$2 Billion Powerball Results Finally Announced: Here Are the Winning Numbers, Does Your Company Pay the Same Wage for the Same Job in Different Locations Across the Country? This research provides insight.

Hello, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Housebuilders struggle to find buyers as developer cancellations mount: ‘Build-to-rent market increasingly important’ Homebuilders are struggling amid the housing downturn, UBS analyst John Lovallo told MarketWatch. Read more $2 billion Powerball results finally announced: Here are the winning numbers. The drawing was held after a 10-hour delay. Read … Read more

You have to have heart to play for Dusty Baker

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You have to have heart to play for Dusty Baker

Manager Dusty Baker Jr. of the Houston Astros celebrates after the team’s World Series victory in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 5. Photo: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images When the Houston Astros won the World Series, Dusty Baker, 73, became the oldest manager in major league history to lead a team to the championship. The previous record holder … Read more

Why the Powerball Jackpot Jumped to a Record $1.9 Billion

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Why the Powerball Jackpot Jumped to a Record $1.9 Billion

A lucky ticket in Monday night’s Powerball drawing could win a $1.9 billion jackpot, the largest lottery prize in American history. If no one picked the right numbers, the game would set another record: 40 consecutive draws without a winner. Big jackpots have become more common and harder to win in recent years. The Multi-State … Read more

Nike suspends partnership with Kyrie Irving after he shared anti-Semitic video

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Nike suspends partnership with Kyrie Irving after he shared anti-Semitic video

Nike Inc. OF 5.96% suspended his relationship with Kyrie Irving and moved to distance himself from the basketball star after he was suspended by his team for being slow to reject anti-Semitism. Nike said Friday it was suspending its endorsement deal effective immediately and would no longer launch the Kyrie 8, one of its flagship … Read more

Notable and Quoted: Ben Sasse at University

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Notable and Quoted: Ben Sasse at University

Nov. 2, 2022 6:38 PM ET Ben Sasse speaks at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 10. Photo: Dirk Shadd/Zuma Press From Sen. Ben Sasse’s testimony Tuesday before the University of Florida Board of Trustees, which was considering his nomination for university president: I am a romantic when it comes to the importance … Read more

YouTube launches Streaming Service Store as competition intensifies for viewers

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YouTube launches Streaming Service Store as competition intensifies for viewers

YouTube on Tuesday launched an online marketplace for streaming services with more than 30 offerings, another step in the Google unit’s bid to become a one-stop shop for video entertainment. The new feature, called Primetime Channels, will allow viewers in the US to subscribe to individual streaming services including Showtime, Paramount+ and Starz directly through … Read more

YouTube launches Streaming Service Store as competition intensifies for viewers

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YouTube launches Streaming Service Store as competition intensifies for viewers

YouTube on Tuesday launched an online marketplace for streaming services with more than 30 offerings, another step in the Google unit’s bid to become a one-stop shop for video entertainment. The new feature, called Primetime Channels, will allow viewers in the US to subscribe to individual streaming services including Showtime, Paramount+ and Starz directly through … Read more

Cher wants $85 million for her Venice-inspired Malibu home

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Cher wants $85 million for her Venice-inspired Malibu home

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email notification. Singer and actress Cher is listing her longtime home in Malibu, California, for $85 million. Cher in 2022. Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/Associated Press The Italianate Renaissance-style property, built in 1999, sits on … Read more

The Cult of Garmin: Why Athletes Stick With These Smartwatches Over Apple or Samsung

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The Cult of Garmin: Why Athletes Stick With These Smartwatches Over Apple or Samsung

I see Garmin’s GRMN 2.97% sensor-packed smartwatches everywhere. Most riders in my cycling group wear them. On a recent trip to a 30-person refuge in the Alps, I counted no fewer than 11 Garmin wearers. My husband, Will, has worn one daily for years. For sporty types, there’s a cultish aura around the chunky, rugged … Read more

A recession reprieve, for now

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A recession reprieve, for now

Photo: Richard B. Levine/Zuma Press Americans will take any good economic news they can get these days, and they got some with Thursday’s report that the US economy grew 2.6% in the third quarter. Unfortunately, the details of this growth spurt do not indicate the start of a new prosperity. Growth in the third quarter … Read more