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Market Wrap: Best Day of the Year for the S&P 500
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Global Economy, World Markets By KEN SWEET NEW YORK -- The U.S. stock market marched higher Tuesday, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index its best day of the...
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How to Handle Finances With Your Boomerang Kid
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Budgeting, Planning, Financial Education Jeff Gilbert/Alamy The surge in adults returning to live with their parents after college and beyond is taking a...
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How One Mom and Pop Business Is Beating Amazon
Filed under: Amazon.com, Retail, Internet, Small Business Advice, This Built America Tuan Tran In shopping centers, strip malls and converted garages all across America, a real-life David vs. Goliath...
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We Had the Cutest Reason Ever to Buy Life Insurance
Filed under: Life Stage Lessons pavla/Shutterstock Every one of us has had "aha! moments." Epiphanies. Days when we reach a crossroads and realize that we have to make some changes. For the next two...
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My Credit Card Just Saved Me $1,098 - and a Big Headache
Filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Consumer Issues Stock Connection Blue/Alamy Love them or loathe them, every once in a while, credit cards really come in handy. Take last month, for example. In a fit...
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Apple Warns Users Over iCloud Security
Filed under: Identity Theft, Apple, Credit, Security, Internet Fraud NetPhotos/Alamy By BRANDON BAILEY SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple (AAPL) has posted a new security warning for users of its iCloud online...
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Domestic Airlines Raise Base Fares Despite Lower Fuel Costs
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Feds Probe Medical Devices for Possible Cyberflaws
Filed under: Identity Theft, Technology, Health Care, Internet, Security Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDevices made by Minneapolis-based Medtronic are among those being investigated by federal...
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Target Offers Free Shipping on All Holiday Items
Filed under: Retail, Holiday Shopping, Internet, Target, How to Save Money Alamy By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK -- Target (TGT) is offering for the first time free holiday shipping on all items,...
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Feds Expand Number of Vehicles Affected by Air Bag Recalls
Filed under: Automotive Industry, Manufacturing, Consumer Protection, Auto Recalls Chesh/Alamy By Ben Klayman DETROIT -- U.S. safety regulators Wednesday expanded the number of vehicles in the United...
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Consumer Prices Barely Rise as Energy Costs Fall
Filed under: Economic Indicators, Gas Prices, Inflation, Consumer Issues, This Built America Rogelio V. Solis/AP By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumer prices rose marginally in September,...
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Social Security Benefits to Rise Less Than 2% for Third Year
Filed under: Cost of Living, Inflation, Retirement Living, Social Security, Financial Education Alamy By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WASHINGTON -- Millions of older Americans who rely on federal benefits will...
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September CPI Avoids Deflation Fears
Filed under: EconomyThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Wednesday morning before the market opened. The CPI increased 0.1% in September, above the 0.0% expected...
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'Captain America' Chopper Sells for $1.35 Million
Filed under: Alternative Investment, Art, Antiques & Collectibles, Transportation & Logistics, Auctions, Investing Damian Dovarganes/APA "Captain America" Chopper from the 1969 film "Easy...
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Food Supplier Scandal Rocks U.S. Fast Food Chains in China
Filed under: Earnings, China, Restaurants, Scandals and Lawsuits Brent Lewin/Bloomberg/Getty Images Like many other business sectors, big fast food is -- or at least was -- thriving in China. China is...
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Flu Poses Far Greater Risk Than Ebola to U.S. Economy
Filed under: Health Care, Economy Alamy Ebola may be grabbing all the headlines and stirring up lots of fear, but the virus that presents the biggest threat to America's workers and businesses is far...
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Chili's Good Earnings News: More Business Happens Here
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Restaurants, Investing Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post/Getty Images) There are some signs of life in casual dining. Chili's Grill & Bar parent...
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Half of Baby Boomers Don't Know They Pay IRA, 401(k) Fees
Filed under: Retirement Plans, 401K, IRA, Roth IRA emin kuliyev/Shutterstock Management fees can put the squeeze on any investment, but particularly one of the retirement variety. An apparently slight...
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Divided SEC Adopts Mortgage Rule, Decries Lax Lending
Filed under: Mortgages, Financial Reform, SEC, Consumer Protection, Financial Education Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher, a Republican, voted against the new...
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Lumber Liquidators' Numbers Dive Toward the Floor
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Materials & Construction, Investing lumberliquidators.com Lumber Liquidators (LL) is walking the plank again. The leading retailer specializing in...
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