She was informed by a customer relations executive that her account had been closed, all open orders had been cancelled and all her content had been removed, but has been unable to find out why.

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On Tuesday, DR Horton reported earnings, beating top and bottom line estimates and seeing a jump in their order backlog, their net sales orders, and homes closed.

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Customer phone calls (including those from readers) were either ignored or met with responses that DMM was closed, just a few days after orders were supposed to have shipped.

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The alleys were first closed off under temporary traffic regulations but gating orders have now been made by the council's rights of way committee.

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U.S. stocks closed at a record highs Tuesday after reports on auto sales and factory orders provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is strengthening.

NPR: Health Insurers Lead Stocks Higher On Wall Street

Roughly 300 stores closed at the height of the storm because of power outages or government evacuation orders, and about 80 remained shut as of Tuesday afternoon.

WSJ: Industry Adapts Quickly to Storm

It was curious that heavy sell orders hit the gold market Tuesday when New York and London markets were closed and at a time when Asian trading was light.

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