Business Stories from April 8, 2018 (Change date)
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Surprise! Homes are more affordable now than in the pastApr 09, 2018 8:32 am - Anyone looking at rising housing prices - especially people who would like to buy their first home now - would assume that houses are less affordable than ever before. H...
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Deepest Trump country has finally recovered jobs lost in the recessionApr 09, 2018 3:22 pm - Deepest Trump country has only recently recovered the jobs it lost because of the Great Recession. We define "Trump country" as the broad confederation of rural areas, m...
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A personal financial catastrophe can have grave health consequencesApr 10, 2018 7:25 am - Middle-aged people who suffer a massive and sudden loss of wealth also face an increased risk of death — similar to receiving a new diagnosis of coronary heart disease, ...
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He's not a colleague; he's an emotional vampireApr 09, 2018 8:32 am - Q: I started a new job in the past year, working in the branch office of a medium-size business. We stay connected with the main office through an instant-messaging serv...
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Should workers the legal right to ignore after-hours email?Apr 09, 2018 8:32 am - On the first day of 2017, a new law went into effect in France giving workers the legal right to avoid responding to work email or text messages on days off or at all ho...
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4 habits kids need to learn to be smart consumersApr 10, 2018 11:16 am - Most financial literacy efforts in schools don't improve people's behavior later in life. That could be because we're focusing on the wrong things. Trying to teach teena...
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Say goodbye to the 0 percent auto loan eraApr 09, 2018 8:32 am - Carmakers that used zero-percent financing offers to juice sales at the height of the American auto boom are starting to abandon them as rising interest rates lift their...
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Should Uber, Lyft drivers get extra insurance?Apr 09, 2018 8:32 am - Uber and Lyft drivers might seem well-insured, between the ride-booking companies' coverage and their own policies. However, a crucial gap leaves drivers at risk if they...
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How electric cars could hurt beverage industry, convenience storesApr 09, 2018 8:32 am - If drivers of electric cars aren't stopping at gas stations to fill their tanks, the opportunities for impulse purchases inside at the convenience store could dry up. Th...
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