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Sen. Al Franken will resign on Thursday, Minnesota Public Radio reported, citing a Democratic official who has spoken to the senator as well as key aides. Franken, a Minnesota Democrat, faced calls to resign from fellow Democrats after multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

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Digital Power Corp. denied rumors that it had inked a deal with Amazon.com Inc. for $450 million in cryptocurrency hardware on Wednesday afternoon, explaining that the company has not even negotiated any deal with Amazon. “While DPW has made moves towards entering the cryptocurrency and digital mining spaces and has disclosed its activities in recent press releases and will continue to do so, DPW categorically denies the validity and accuracy of any such rumors,” the company said in a news release. Digital Power, a small power-supplies company with a market cap of less than $50 million at the end of Wednesday trading, experienced rocky trade amid the rumors. In Wednesday’s session, shares gained as much as 39.3% and closed with a 24.9% decline at $2.74; in late trading after denying the rumors, shares topped $3 for gains of more than 13%. Amazon stock closed up 0.9% at $1,152.35 and was not moving in after-hours trading.

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Tailored Brands Inc. shares surged in the extended session Wednesday after the company released its third-quarter results topped analyst earnings expectations. Tailored shares jumped 12% to $19.25 after hours. The owner of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank reported third-quarter net income of $35 million, or 75 cents a share, compared with $28 million, or 58 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were 75 cents a share. Revenue fell to $810.8 million from $846.9 million in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated adjusted earnings of 56 cents a share on revenue of $808 million. For the fourth quarter, analysts estimate losses of 18 cents a share on revenue of $790 million. Executives issued fiscal-year 2017 guidance for earnings of $1.80 to $1.85 cents a share. Tailored stock has lost 33% this year, with the S&P 500 index rising 17%.

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Lululemon Athletica Inc. shares rose more than 6% late Wednesday after the apparel retailer reported third-quarter earnings and sales above Wall Street expectations and total comparable sales growth came in well above forecasts. Lululemon said it earned $59 million, or 43 cents a share, compared with $68 million, or 50 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose 14% to $619 million, compared with $544 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected adjusted earnings of 52 cents a share on sales of $610 million. Total comparable sales rose 8%. The analysts surveyed by FactSet expected same-store sales to rise 5.3%. Lululemon also announced that its board of directors has approved a new stock repurchase program for up to $200 million. Lululemon shares ended the regular session up 2%.

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Broadcom Ltd. shares wobbled in the extended session Wednesday after the chipmaker’s quarterly results topped Wall Street estimates. After an initial 1% gain, Broadcom shares slipped 1.1% to $261 after hours. The company reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $636 million, or $1.50 a share, compared with a loss of $632 million, or $1.59 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $4.59 a share. Revenue rose to $4.84 billion from $4.14 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of $4.52 a share on revenue of $4.83 billion. For the fiscal first quarter, Broadcom estimates revenue of $5.22 billion to $5.37 billion. Analysts expect revenue of $4.83 billion.

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A bounce by tech stocks Wednesday allowed the Nasdaq Composite index to snap a three-day losing streak, while a fractional loss for the S&P 500 left the benchmark down for a fourth consecutive session. The Nasdaq ended 0.2% higher, while the S&P 500 shed 0.3 point, or less than 0.1%, to close at 2,629.27, according to preliminary figures. The 4-day losing streak is the S&P’s longest since March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell around 40 points, or 0.2%, to close near 24,141. Energy shares were the weakest link, with the S&P 500 energy sector down 1.3% as oil prices retreated.

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The Central Bank of Brazil lowered its benchmark interest rate, the so-called Selic rate, by 50 basis points to 7%, in line with FactSet consensus estimates. The central bank cited economic indicators showing the gradual recovery of the economy, along with the positive global economic outlook as reasons. The Brazilian real rose ahead of the announcement and defended most of its gains. One dollar last bought 3.2354 real, up from 3.2414 real late Tuesday in New York.

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Oil futures ended lower on Wednesday, after a drop in domestic crude supplies was outweighed by an unexpectedly large rise in gasoline inventories. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $1.66, or 2.9%, to close at $55.96 a barrel. The U.S. Energy Information Administration on Wednesdy morning reported that domestic crude supplies fell 5.6 million barrels last week, exceeding a forecast for a decline of 4.1 million barrels from analysts surveyed by S&P Global Platts. But gasoline stockpiles rose 6.8 million barrels versus a forecast rise of 2.7 million barrels.

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Snap Inc. shares fell 1.1% in Wednesday afternoon trade after analysts at Evercore initiated coverage of the stock with an underperform rating. The firm’s price target of $7 is the lowest among Wall Street analysts covering the stock, according to FactSet. Evercore’s team, led by Anthony DiClemente, doubts that Snap will be able to grow its user base much. “Though the company introduced a major redesign last week, we struggle to see a clear path to broader appeal, as Snap has largely built its brand as distinctly for teens and 20-somethings,” DiClemente wrote. He believes that Facebook Inc.’s Instagram Stories makes Snapchat “redundant” for most people who aren’t already using the app. DiClemente added that while Snapchat’s engagement metrics look impressive, they could be skewed by a small base of very active users. Snap says users spend about 30 minutes in the app on average, but Evercore’s analysis suggests that “as few as 6% of Snapchat’s most active users account for nearly 40% of the total times the app is opened in a given day.” Snap shares have fallen 13% from their March IPO price of $17. The S&P 500 is up 11% since Snap went public.

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