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* RH - EXPENSE REDUCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO CURRENT BUSINESS CONDITIONS

* ANNOUNCES THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OUR GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS AND OUTLETS IN NORTH AMERICA

* BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY TAKES SHARE STAKE OF 18.9 MILLION SHARES IN KROGER- SEC FILING

Andrew Left, who has long targeted companies that he thinks are over-valued through his work at Citron Research, told investors on Monday that his new hedge fund returned 43% after fees in 2019, its first year in business.

* Q3 REVENUE $678 MILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF $676.4 MILLION

* Futures up: Dow 0.37%, S&P 0.32%, Nasdaq 0.54% (Adds comments, updates market action)

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, as positive comments related to the U.S.-China trade talks and strong earnings from semiconductor industry bellwether Applied Materials put the S&P 500 and Dow on track to hit fresh highs.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N> on Thursday disclosed a new investment in RH <RH.N>, boosting shares of the luxury furniture and home furnishings chain once known as Restoration Hardware.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Thursday said it has begun investing in RH, the furniture chain once known as Restoration Hardware.

A host of U.S. consumer companies have warned that costs related to tariffs on goods imported from China will hit their profits.

American furnishing retailer La-Z-Boy Inc said on Tuesday a further rise in U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports would lead to higher raw material costs in fiscal 2020 and may likely force it to raise product prices.

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after two days of declines, as energy shares rebounded with oil on concerns of a supply disruption following attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

A host of U.S. consumer companies have warned that costs related to tariffs on goods imported from China will hit their profits.

Home furnishing retailer RH and apparel retailer Oxford Industries Inc revealed major steps, including shifting production out of China and raising prices, to cushion the impact of the tariff hike on Chinese goods.

Home furnishing retailer RH said on Wednesday it selectively raised prices of its products to mitigate the impact of tariff hike on the goods from China.

Shares of U.S. retail and consumer goods companies appear set to emerge largely unscathed from the trade dispute between the United States and China.

Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing center of the world. Since then, he has exported millions of dollars of goods, ranging from power tools to LED lights, to some of America's biggest retailers...

Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing centre of the world. Since then, he has exported millions of dollars of goods, ranging from power tools to LED lights, to some of America's biggest retailers...

U.S. companies are putting in place measures to cushion the impact of escalating trade tensions between the United States and China.