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High retail CFO turnover is a sign of the times

  What do retailers want? Apparently, new Chief Financial Officers (CFO). Neiman Marcus Group Inc. is on the hunt for a new CFO. So are Kohl’s Corp., Coach Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. Whole Foods Market Inc.’s CFO of 29 years — and the longest-serving female CFO in the Fortune 500 — will be leaving next year. In fact, the finance ...

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Sanctioning Russia is just a start

  President Barack Obama’s imposition of sweeping new sanctions against Russian spies is long overdue, risky and tarnished by political calculation. It is also the right thing to do. The Obama administration expelled 35 suspected spies and their families out of the country; sanction two intelligence agencies, four intelligence officers, three companies and two alleged hackers; shut two compounds used ...

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NATO must support Turkey’s fight against IS

  A gunman opened fire at a crowded nightclub in Istanbul during New Year celebrations. The assailant, armed with long-barrelled weapon and wearing Santa Claus costume, first killed a cop and a civilian outside the club. Then the attacker rained bullets mercilessly on innocent people partying inside the club. It left 39 people dead. The man is still on the ...

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