All Stories from November 17, 2013 (Change date)
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More investors going to target-date mutual fundsNov 17, 2013 5:39 am - NEW YORK — It may seem primitive to some, but not so long ago most investors figured out for themselves how much of their 401(k) retirement plan to put into stocks or bo...
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Teens flee Abercrombie for upstarts as phones top mallsNov 17, 2013 5:36 am - NEW YORK — Teens don’t shop the way they used to. Where young consumers with spare cash once thronged the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle Outfitters for ...
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Doing a little more is not always doing the best for youNov 17, 2013 5:30 am - WASHINGTON -- In the winter of 2010, I drove from Washington to Philadelphia to join friends and family to celebrate the life and work of a beloved friend and mentor. I ...
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Shift in ordering takeout a sweet and sour taleNov 17, 2013 5:22 am - NEW YORK — There’s been a shift in how restaurants satisfy their patrons’ taste buds. The consequences are both sweet and sour. Eat24, GrubHub, Seamless, Delivery.c...
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Daughter-in-law turning molehills into mountainsNov 17, 2013 5:15 am - Q. I’m hoping my debacle makes it to your column because I desperately need sound impartial advice! Each year, my mother-in-law sends out a (ridiculously braggy and self...
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Kmart rent-to-own program turns $300 TV into $415 buyNov 17, 2013 5:07 am - Kmart is introducing a rent-to-own program charging the equivalent of 100-plus percent annual interest, a move into a business that has drawn criticism for hurting low-i...
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Amy Tan tells sweeping tale in new bookNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - The prolific and award-winning Amy Tan has delivered yet another sweeping tale of mothers and daughters that spans continents and generations. “The Valley of Amazement” ...
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In banner year for black films, the hope is for momentumNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey has heard this story before. A wave of high-profile films about black people receives accolades. A heart-warming trend of greater on-screen equa...
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’Nebraska’ continues allure of black-and-white filmsNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Black-and-white movies are a rarity today, of course, but they nevertheless cling to a persistent and exceptional existence among more flashy fare at the mult...
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Mexican cartel finds more buyers for cheap, potent heroin among Midwestern youthNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - Danny Dillon, a three-sport athlete, thought he was snorting a crushed-up pain pill the first time he tried heroin as a high school junior. Soon he was injecting the dru...