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Market Wrap: Energy Sector Declines Sap Stocks More Broadly
Filed under: Energy, Earnings, Market News modernschism/Getty Images By BERNARD CONDON NEW YORK -- Stocks fell broadly on Wednesday, snapping a four-day winning streak for the Standard & Poor's 500...
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Toxic Chemicals Taint Many Halloween Costumes, Products
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Consumer Issues, Spending healthystuff.org Getting ready for a night of trick or treating with the kids or grandkids? Better check that store-bought costume or bag, because...
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Texting Scammers to Pay $10 Million to Settle FTC Suit
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Consumer Protection, Junk Mail and Telemarketing, Ripoffs & Scams mast3r/Shutterstock Three sets of companies accused of bombarding millions of consumers with texts that...
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A Little Living Above My Means Taught Me a Lot of Lessons
Filed under: Life Stage Lessons 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 months,...
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Halloween Is Raking in Scary Profits for Theme Parks
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Industry News, Entertainment Industry, Investing www.halloweenhorrornights.com There was a time when this was the sleepy part of the calendar for amusement...
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Yahoo CEO Defends Strategy in Face of Criticism
Filed under: Technology, Yahoo, Internet, CEOs, Investing Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO -- Signaling her reign has reached a pivotal...
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GM 3Q Profit Nearly Doubles, Led by North America
Filed under: Earnings, General Motors, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing, This Built America Paul Sancya/AP By TOM KRISHER DETROIT -- Big profits from rising SUV and truck sales in North America...
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Weekly Jobless Claims Rise; 4-Week Average Lowest Since 2000
Filed under: Personal Finance, Labor, Economic Indicators, Job Market, Unemployment Alan Diaz/AP By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose...
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Weekly Jobless Claims Post Larger-Than-Expected Rise
Filed under: EconomyThe U.S. Department of Labor has released its latest installment of weekly jobless claims. The report came in at 283,000. Bloomberg was calling for 285,000. The prior week's reading...
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Federal Reserve Showing Better Economic Picture at National Level
Filed under: EconomyThe Chicago Federal Reserve's National Activity Index (CFNAI) rose to +0.47 in September from -0.25 in August. Three of the four economic categories made positive contributions to...
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Sears Closing 100 Stores, Laying Off Over 5,000 Workers
Filed under: Company News, Retail, Layoffs, Consumer Issues, Stores Alamy By Sruthi Ramakrishnan Struggling retailer Sears Holdings (SHLD) will lay off at least 5,457 employees and close over 100...
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Mortgage Rates Continue Slide for Fifth Straight Week
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying Keith Srakocic/AP WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates continued to slide this week, raising prospects of a...
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One Simple Act Can Protect You From Credit Card Fraud
Filed under: Identity Theft, Credit, Personal Finance, Credit Cards Eric Audras/PhotoAlto By Matt Schultz Fourteen times a day. That's how often the average Facebook (FB) user with a smartphone checks...
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Boeing Quarterly Earnings: By the Numbers
Filed under: Earnings, Manufacturing Lisa Werner/Alamy The earnings trend for Boeing (BA), North America's largest jet manufacturer, continued its upward climb Thursday, beating analysts' estimates on...
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How to Salvage Shrunken T-Shirts and More -- Savings Experiment
Filed under: Savings Experiment, Did You Know#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-739636{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-739636, #postcontentcontainer...
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6 Hazards Every Student Loan Borrower Should Beware Of
Filed under: Student Loans, Personal Finance, College, Financial Aid, Financial Education Getty Images Student loans help millions of Americans who would otherwise be unable to afford college to get an...
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Will Rising Profits Help GM Cruise Past Its Recall Fiasco?
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, General Motors, Automotive Industry, Investing General MotorsThe 2014 Chevrolet Silverado was a strong seller for GM, without the incentives that the model has...
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BlackBerry's New Phone Is Square, Hip and Surprisingly Hot
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Market News, Electronics, Investing Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty ImagesBlackBerry executive Sunil Lalvani shows off the new Passport. A new smartphone was launched on...
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If Everybody Hates Yelp, Why Is It Still Growing?
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Earnings, Internet, Investing www.yelp.com Shares of Yelp (YELP) opened sharply lower on Thursday. The website that prides itself on user-submitted reviews of...
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Market Wrap: Higher Corporate Profits Propel Stocks Upward
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Global Economy, Investing Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA Caterpillar construction vehicle. The company reported strong third quarter earnings of $1.1 billion, or...
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