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As he does virtually every week, Herbert picked up some big gains with his feet.

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Bulls argue that the rally in shares of tech companies, which has driven much of the market’s gains for the past two years, still has room to run.

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The spot Brent crude price jumped $5 in two days on the sanctions news but prices soon pared gains on expectations that Russian crude exports would ultimately find new ways to flow.

Luxury hotels saw the biggest gains in occupancy and average daily room rates year-to-date through September, compared with a year earlier, of any category, according to CoStar.

The one big caveat: Wealthier Americans enriched by sharp stock-market gains are likely to drive the spending, reflecting what economists call a K-shaped economy.

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