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Father’s Day Provides Sales Boost for Menswear Retailers

Last year was unquestionably the year of the wedding and menswear retailers reaped the benefits with soaring sales of suits and furnishings.

Although the wedding frenzy has weakened a bit, merchants are still experiencing a heightened demand for dressier apparel and accessories, whether it’s for weddings, proms or returning to the office. But in addition to traditional nested suits in black or navy, unstructured sport coats that can be paired with chinos and lightweight knit shirts have risen in popularity.

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That trend was evident during the run up to Father’s Day, when most stores posted solid sales

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Tucker Carlson producer leaves Fox News after rogue on-air chyron text called Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’

A screengrab of Fox News on Tuesday night shows Biden and Trump both giving speeches

A screengrab of Fox News on Tuesday nightFoxNews

  • A former Tucker Carlson producer has resigned after a chyron called President Biden a “wannabe dictator.”

  • The rogue text flashed on a broadcast on Tuesday night before hastily being taken down.

  • Alex McCaskill was a producer for Tucker Carlson before Fox fired the controversial host.

A former Tucker Carlson producer has resigned after a rogue chyron text on Fox News called President Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator” as a result of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, AP reports.

Producer Alex McCaskill confirmed his exit from Fox News in an

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Next community in Nexton to break ground > Charleston Business Journal

By Barry Waldman

Contributing Writer

The local master planned community named the best in the nation has begun to work on another phase, on the way to 7,500 residences. This new phase of the Nexton communities in Summerville and Berkeley County are expected to add apartments for rent, hotels, office space and 150,000 square feet of shopping and dining space when it is completely built out over the next five to seven years.

Nexton has sold nearly 24 acres to Charlotte-based Crosland Southeast, which plans to develop the new One Nexton segment in multiple phases, starting this coming

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Toronto housing market sees biggest price gain since peak

The spring surge in Toronto house prices accelerated again in May, providing another sign of persistent inflation in parts of the Canadian economy before a key central bank interest rate decision next week.

The benchmark price of a home in Canada’s largest city increased 3.2 per cent last month to $1.14 million on a seasonally adjusted basis, the third straight monthly increase and the biggest since the market peaked in February 2022, according to data released Friday from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.

The average selling price, at $1,196,101, fell 1.2 per cent

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CPP Investments reports 1.3% return for latest fiscal year – Business News

CPP investments earn 1.3%

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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 1.3 per cent in its most recent fiscal year as inflation and rising interest rates weighed on both stock and fixed-income markets.

The board says the investment gains combined with net transfers from the Canada Pension Plan brought its net assets to $570 billion on March 31, up from $539 billion a year earlier.

CPP Investments says the increase included $8 billion in net income and $23 billion

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Netflix to start charging US customers an extra $8 for sharing accounts outside the house

Netflix on Tuesday outlines how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the US, its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth.

In an email to its 70 million US customers on Tuesday, Netflix said it would limit viewing of its programming to people living in the same household. Those who subscribe to Netflix’s standard or premium plans — which cost $15.50 US to $20 US per month — will be able to allow another person living outside their household to use their password

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Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko fight prediction, odds, start time, undercard, preview, expert picks

A young, rising star clashes with one of the greats of the previous generation on Saturday when Devin Haney defends his status as undisputed lightweight champion against former unified champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. Years in the making, the fight is a classic crossroads clash that represents different things for both men.

For Lomachenko, who has held world titles in three different weight classes since turning professional after a storied amateur career, the fight is his first — and likely only — chance to achieve his dream of becoming undisputed champion. At 35 years old and fighting two weight classes higher

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Sign up for local business news with our new Fond du Lac Streetwise newsletter

With a growing community of small businesses and regional or national chains eyeing the city for new locations, Fond du Lac is seeing a lot of activity.

The new Streetwise newsletter can help you keep track of these business happenings.

I’ve taken on several roles in and around the Fond du Lac Reporter over the last few years, but now I’m focused on giving readers the latest on our local businesses, from what’s opening and closing to who’s making waves in the business community .

I grew up in Fond du Lac, so I know from a street-walking perspective of

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