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Facebook tests another tool to get us to embrace social shopping

By Sarah Halzack Washington Post
Oct 17, 2015 7:31 am - Social commerce has been something of a buzz phrase in the retail industry recently, and it's not hard to see why: Merchants are trying to get you to buy their goods whe...
The remarkable thing that happens to poor kids when you give their parents a little money

By Roberto A. Ferdman Washington Post
Oct 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...
Why your heating bill will probably be lower this winter

By Tim Loh Bloomberg News
Oct 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...
The staggering cost of day care when you make only the minimum wage

By Danielle Paquette Washington Post
Oct 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 ...
Your credit score is eerily good at predicting your success in love

By Ana Swanson Washington Post
Oct 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...
ATM fees soar to new high

By Jonnelle Marte Washington Post
Oct 11, 2015 6:42 am - The cost of convenience is rising. Consumers who use any ATM outside of their banks' to withdraw cash are now paying record high fees, based on a new survey from Bankrat...
Lower gas prices mean no Social Security increase next year

Associated Press
Oct 11, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase in benefits next ...
DressanderBHC forms alliance with Horter Investment

Marketwired
Oct 09, 2015 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - Independent financial marketing organization DressanderBHC has formed an alliance with Cincinnati-based registered investment adviser Horter Investment Mana...
Tribune Tower for sale

By Carla K. Johnson Associated Press
Oct 08, 2015 1:00 am - CHICAGO - A 36-story Chicago landmark, the Tribune Tower, is up for sale. Tribune Media Co. announced Thursday that it has hired real estate investment banking firm East...
New president, Fed will determine U.S. economy, expert says at Palatine event

By Anna Marie Kukec
Oct 08, 2015 1:00 am - The U.S. economy is on a rocky path headed toward another recession, but that all could change depending on what the Federal Reserve decides later this year and on who i...

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