All Stories from October 11, 2015 (Change date)
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Career Coach: Take a page from the pope. Be humble.Oct 11, 2015 7:43 am - "Humility is not thinking less of yourself; It's thinking of yourself less" C.S. Lewis Pope Francis' visit to the United States brought to light and reinforced the messa...
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The remarkable thing that happens to poor kids when you give their parents a little moneyOct 11, 2015 7:42 am - Twenty years ago, a group of researchers began tracking the personalities of 1,420 low income children in North Carolina. At the time, the goal was simple: to observe th...
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Grammar Moses: Can you have a handful of elephants?Oct 11, 2015 7:40 am - You can have a handful of potato chips and a handful of ball bearings, but can you really have a handful of elephants? Unless you're Lemuel Gulliver (see "Gulliver's Tra...
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Facebook plunges into home repair matchmaking serviceOct 11, 2015 7:39 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is the latest technology company that wants to connect you with a handyman who can install a ceiling fan or fix a leaky toilet, following Amazon...
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Six rules for investing in volatile marketsOct 11, 2015 7:38 am - The gyrations of U.S. equity markets on Wednesday - the Dow Jones industrial average initially surged almost 200 points, turned negative, then finished the day up 122.10...
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Google is making you more forgetfulOct 11, 2015 7:38 am - Quartz flagged an interesting report with an ominous name on Thursday: According to research by the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, "digital amnesia" is gradually blot...
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A long road ahead for newly minted Pacific Rim trade agreementOct 11, 2015 7:37 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration may have completed the arduous international negotiations needed to seal the 12-nation Pacific Rim trade deal, but there is a long ...
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Toyota's hands-free car impressesOct 11, 2015 7:34 am - TOKYO - Touch a button on the steering wheel and put your hands up - this Toyota will take it from here. That's the gist of the experience Toyota offered to reporters in...
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How to deal with big, scary declinesOct 11, 2015 7:33 am - Q: How should anyone with their retirement tied to the market handle days like the two big drops in August and the more recent declines in September? - F.D., by email A:...
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Why your heating bill will probably be lower this winterOct 11, 2015 7:32 am - Here's one thing to be thankful for come November: Average U.S. heating costs are projected to be the lowest in at least four winters because of warmer-than-usual weathe...