Business Stories from October 11, 2015 (Change date)
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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...
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The staggering cost of day care when you make only the minimum wageOct 11, 2015 7:32 am - Child-care costs would now devour at least 30 percent of a minimum-wage worker's earnings in every state, a new report from the Economic Policy Institute has found. To ...
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Your credit score is eerily good at predicting your success in loveOct 11, 2015 7:31 am - When people are looking for a significant other, they often try to find someone whose values, education, earnings, hobbies and even height match their own. But new resea...
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Southwest warns Monday travelers to plan ahead after delaysOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines said hundreds of flights have been delayed by technical issues and warned passengers flying Monday to arrive two hours early and print b...
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California craft beer brewers balance drafts and droughtOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) - Amid severe drought, the water board in this Southern California town imposed restrictions on Fallbrook Brewing Co., just as the tiny brewer dou...
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Asian stocks higher after Wall Street gainsOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday following Wall Street's gains as investors looked ahead to this week's Chinese trade data. ___ KEEPING SCORE...
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Lower gas prices means no Social Security increase next yearOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase in benefits ...
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Lawyer for relatives of Germanwings victims may sue in USOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A lawyer representing more than three dozen families whose loved ones were lost in the Germanwings plane crash in March says his clients want to sue for co...
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County says partial settlement reached in West, Texas blastOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - WACO, Texas (AP) - A settlement was reached with families of some victims of a massive West, Texas fertilizer explosion that killed 15 people and leveled part of the tow...