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Ben Stiller announces death of father and Seinfeld star Jerry Stiller

Ben Stiller announces death of father and Seinfeld star Jerry Stiller

Entertainment
Jerry Stiller, the father of fellow actor and comedian Ben Stiller, has died from natural causes at the age of 92.Ben Stiller announced the news on Twitter, saying: "I'm sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes. "He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years."He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad." Image: Jerry Stiller in 1976's The Ritz: Pic: Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock Jerry Stiller, best known for playing George Costanza's father Frank in Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner in King Of Queens, was born in Depression-era New York on 8 June 1927 - the son of a bus driver and housewife. ...
Weighing The Week Ahead: A Seinfeld Market?

Weighing The Week Ahead: A Seinfeld Market?

Finance
Shutterstock photoBy Jeff Miller :Trading desks will be closer to normal staffing. Chair Yellen's biannual Congressional testimony will be a feature on Wednesday and Thursday, but the economic calendar is light. With little going on, the punditry will be wondering:What should we expect for the rest of 2017?Last Week RecapThe big economic news last week featured employment - as expected. The start of the G20 meetings and North Korean missile tests grabbed some headlines, but without much effect on stocks.The Story in One ChartI always start my personal review of the week by looking at this great chart from Doug Short via Jill Mislinski. Despite the Thursday selling, the result for the week was essentially unchanged (up 0.07%). Not much in the way of fireworks!Doug has a special knack for ...