Month: September 2015

By Alyssa Sparacino

With the passing of Labor Day weekend, summer has come to an unofficial close. Whomp, whomp. But, don’t be too upset. While that means less sand and more leaves, the new season also signals the entrance of sweaters, pumpkin-spiced-everything, and festive fall decorating.

The October issue of HGTV Magazine is on sale today, and inside you’ll find pages and pages of ways to get your house ready for autumn—both inside and out. Warm up your entryway with cozy colors and texture.

And don’t forget to update your curb appeal style as well. Create this magnolia leaf wreath and triangle-print doormat by following our online-exclusive DIY instructions.

If that doesn’t inspire you to redecorate, John Colaneri’s house tour definitely will. It may even entice you to renovate—don’t say we didn’t warn you! John takes us around his home filled with ideas taken from four different series and more than 60 episodes of HGTV programming under his belt. (Browse behind-the-scenes photos of John’s shoot that we couldn’t show you in the magazine.)

What’s your favorite way to decorate for the fall season? Tell us in the comments below.

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From:: HGTV

U.S. stocks opened sharply higher Tuesday, tracking gains in global equity markets as investors bet that China’s central bank will launch fresh stimulus in response to weak trade data. The U.S. stock market was closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. The S&P 500 opened 29 points, or 1.5% higher at 1,950. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 270 points, or 1.7%, to 16,361. The Nasdaq Composite began the day up 90 points, or 1.9% at 4,774.

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Angie’s List has appointed Scott Durchslag president and chief executive officer, effective today. Durchslag replaces the interim CEO J. Mark Howell, who has been in the position since July 1. Angie’s List co-founder Bill Oesterle was the previous CEO. He announced his resignation on Apr. 15 and stepped down from the board on June 30. Durchslag was most recently the president of global e-commerce and marketing at Best Buy . Prior to that, he was president of Expedia Worldwide . Angie’s List stock is down more than 20% over the past three months. The S&P is down more than 6% for the same period.

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Fresh Market Inc.’s stock surged 2.9% in light premarket trade Tuesday, after Sterne Agee CRT upgraded the grocery store chain, saying its previous bearish thesis appears to have been played out. Analyst Charles Grom raised his rating to neutral, after being at underperform since May 7, 2014. The stock has tumbled 48% year to date through Friday, while the S&P 500 has lost 6.7%. Grom said the stock’s underperformance has been justified, as the recent volatility in the broader market has exposed the company’s weaker fundamentals, but he wrote in a note to clients that he now believes “sentiment/shares have now moved down to levels that adequately discount most of the downside.” Grom said short-interest, or bearish bets, on the stock are around 12-month highs, the stock ranked last out of 16 in the Sterney Sentiment Index and technical indicators have fallen to the extremely oversold levels.

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TiVo Inc. and the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) said on Tuesday that the two have inked a deal to make TiVo’s TV products available to the NCTC’s 850 independent cable and telecommunication operators. NCTC membership will gain access to TiVo’s collection of products and services, including delivery of multi-screen, linear, recorded, over-the-top and video on demand TV. The NCTC hopes the deal will position its member companies to adapt to the changing TV viewing habits of subscribers. “We are committed to providing our members access to the technology and products that give them a cost effective approach to deliver technology-rich TV experiences,” NCTC Chief Executive Rich Fickle said. NCTC will begin rolling out the multiple devices to clients by the end of 2015, as well as new features and platforms in early 2016. Shares of TiVo have declined more than 25% in the year to date, while the S&P has dropped more than 6%.

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From:: Stock Market News

Teen discount retailer Five Below will open its largest American store in its hometown of Philadelphia on Sept. 10. The 13,000-square-foot store will host a four-day grand opening celebration that will include giveaways and deals. The retailer already has 400 stores in 26 states. It has opened 56 stores so far in 2015 and aims to end the year with 70 new stores total. All items at Five Below stores, which includes candy, nail polish, tees, sporting equipment and more, are priced at $5 and below. The retailer sells merchandise from brands including Hasbro, Coca-Cola and Disney. Five Below stock is down more than 16% for the year-to-date. The S&P is down more than 6% for the same period.

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All 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average components are rallying by at least 1% in premarket trade Tuesday, as hopes for more stimulus in China welcomed U.S. investors back from the long Labor Day weekend. The biggest Dow gainer is Procter & Gamble Co.’s stock , which is up 2.3% premarket after an upgrade at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, which said valuation was “too compelling to ignore.” McDonald’s Corp.’s stock was up the least at 1.3%. Among the more active Dow stocks, Apple Inc. rose 2%, General Electric climbed 2%, Walt Disney Co. tacked on 2.1% and Intel Corp. advanced 1.9%. Dow futures surged 270 points, after losing about 541 points last week.

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Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. shares rose 4% in premarket trade Tuesday, after the company said it has agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Blackstone Group LP in a deal valued at about $6 billion, including debt. Blackstone will pay $14.25 per share for a premium of about 13% over the intraday trading price on July 23, when a media report of the potential deal first surfaced. On Aug. 17, the real estate investment trust confirmed that it had hired J.P. Morgan to help it explore its strategic options. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. Strategic Hotels owns 17 properties in the U.S. with a total of 7,921 rooms and 847,000 square feet of meeting and banqueting space. Shares have gained 2% in the year through Friday, while the S&P 500 has fallen 6.7%.

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Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc. has named Michael Berry chief financial officer with an expected start date of Sept. 21. Berry was most recently the CFO of Informatica Corporation, an enterprise data integration software and services company. He replaces Frank Verdecanna, who was acting interim CFO and will continue as FireEye’s vice president of finance. And FireEye has added Deepak Ahuja to its board of directors. Ahuja was Tesla’s first chief financial officer and spent 15 years with Ford. FireEye stock is up 3.2% in premarket trading.

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Noble Energy Inc. shares rose 1.9% in premarket trade Tuesday, after the oil and natural gas exploration and production company raised its third-quarter sales volume outlook, following a stronger-than-expected performance in July and August. The company said it now expects sales volume to range between 350 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBoe/d) to 370 MBoe/d. The midpoint of the new range is 10 MBoe/d higher than the midpoint of the previous range, the company said in a statement. The increase is being driven mainly by a better performance and infrastructure expansion in the DJ Basin in Colorado. The company has also seen strong production from assets in Texas, Marcellus Shale, Israel and Equatorial Guinea, said the statement. Natural gas sales in Israel set a record in August, as Noble’s Tamar asset averaged more than one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Shares have fallen 35.2% in the year so far, while the S&P 500 is down 6.7%.

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