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As Slovenia and Sweden endured torrid campaigns, with both failing to win a qualifying match, Group B was a straight shootout between Switzerland and Kosovo.

That marked the 20th straight quarter that Lowe’s beat on the bottom line, while Home Depot has missed profit expectations the past three quarters.

Comparable sales for the quarter to Nov. 1 — sales of stores open at least 13 months — dropped 2.7% from the same period a year ago, to mark a third straight decline for that metric.

Part of the book’s purpose was also to “set the record straight,” having had to navigate so many “made-up stories” about her own life, especially when she and Fred withdrew from the public eye.

Indonesia’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged at its November policy meeting, holding steady for a second straight time as it seeks to stabilize the rupiah.