It was Stoner's second pole position this season and the 35th of his top-level motorcycling career as he bids to close the four-point gap on series leader Jorge Lorenzo.

CNN: Stoner on pole for Portugal MotoGP race

Gap has reported a series of strong gains in same-store sales, climbing 6% for the third quarter, far ahead of much of the rest of the retail university.

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For us at CircleUp, and for many entrepreneurs and industry observers, this depressing data begs the question: will equity crowdfunding fill the Series A gap specifically, and the venture financing gap more broadly?

FORBES: Crowdfunding Won't Solve The Venture Capital Series A Crunch