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Business Stories from May 17, 2015 (Change date)

U.S. workers losing out by neglecting 401(k) employer match

By Jonnelle Marte The Washington Post
May 18, 2015 11:31 am - American workers are throwing away $24 billion each year. That's how much is left on the table annually by employees who don't save enough in their retirement accounts t...
How to find a checking account that pays you to use it

By Jonnelle Marte The Washington Post
May 18, 2015 11:31 am - WASHINGTON -- Keeping cash in the bank is pretty much a losing proposition nowadays. Yes, you need to have cash on hand to pay the bills and to cover emergencies, but fi...
Consumer Reports: How does your supermarket stack up?

By the Editors of Consumer Reports
May 23, 2015 7:48 am - What makes a supermarket great? Years ago, says Consumer Reports, the answer might have been low prices, checkout speed or variety. Now another consideration is top-of-m...
Meet the unusual, whimsical at Elk Grove's Design Toscano

By Anna Marie Kukec
May 19, 2015 8:35 am - Thousands of other kitschy items big and small sold around the world by an enterprising couple
Pentagon sees value in robot warriors

By Christian Davenport The Washington Post
May 17, 2015 5:25 pm - WASHINGTON - It's 6-foot-2, with laser eyes and vise-grip hands. It can walk over a mess of jagged cinder blocks, cut a hole in a wall, even drive a car. And soon, Leo, ...
Work Advice: A settler in a world of nomads questions staying put

By Karla L. Miller
May 17, 2015 8:27 am - Q: My supervisor and I were discussing this question: If you are comfortable in your job, is it a good idea to stay there long-term and not look for something new? Is it...
States overriding local ordinances, at businesses' behest

By David A. Lieb Associated Press
May 18, 2015 11:31 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Alarmed about cities trying to outlaw plastic bags, the director of the Missouri Grocers Association decided to do something about it. So Dan Shaul...
Why proms are getting cheaper

By Jay L. Zagorsky Special to The Washington Post
May 18, 2015 11:31 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Prom season is now upon us, the key social event of most people's high school experience. My youngest child is preparing to attend her first senior prom...
How can women raise money? Let us count the ways

By Meena Ganesan The Washington Post
May 18, 2015 11:31 am - WASHINGTON - Kavita Shukla started her company a few years ago at a farmers market with $300 dollars and an idea that had been ruminating since a middle school science p...

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