Finance
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If you put 10% of your paycheck into savings, you should be able to retireMar 29, 2015 7:15 am - WASHINGTON -- With traditional pensions on the wane, wages for typical workers flat-lining and many people living longer, it is no secret that Americans face an ever-inc...
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The real promise of the 'sharing economy' is what it could do for the poorMar 22, 2015 7:38 am - WASHINGTON - The sharing economy often feels like a place full of well-off millennials, digital natives who have smartphones, credit cards and reliable Internet connecti...
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Black and Latino families twice as likely as others to be low-incomeMar 22, 2015 7:37 am - WASHINGTON - As the U.S. economy has picked up again after the recession, it's become clear that some Americans are getting a bigger share of the recovery than others. A...
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At current rate, American women won't see equal pay until 2058Mar 22, 2015 7:35 am - WASHINGTON - When it comes to equal pay, the American woman is stuck in a proverbial waiting room. But the number on her ticket - the length of her stay - largely depend...
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If economists were right, you would have a raise by nowMar 22, 2015 7:34 am - Six years into the U.S. expansion, the link between falling unemployment and rising wages - once almost as basic to economic theory as supply and demand - seems to be co...
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Who could win and who could lose if the Fed hikes ratesMar 22, 2015 7:32 am - NEW YORK - Interest rates could soon rise in the U.S. for the first time in almost a decade, and that's shaking up financial markets. If you own stocks of Coca-Cola or ...
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Stocks fall as Fed meets on interest ratesMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The guessing game over higher interest rates is making for a jerky stock market. A day after their biggest gain in six weeks, U.S. stock indexes mostly fell o...
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New Dreamliner rolls out; union in wings?Mar 17, 2015 1:00 am - NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft assembled at the company's South Carolina plant has been delivered. The company said Tuesday that the...
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A glimpse at the selling-your-business processMar 16, 2015 5:00 am - "Absolutely you can sell your business on your own," says Linda Purcell. "But if you try to stay focused on running your business (so it shows well to prospective buyers...
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Tourney pools illustrate NCAA struggles with gamblingMar 15, 2015 3:00 am - For the next three weeks, according to gaming industry estimates, nearly 40 million Americans will gamble more than $2 billion on the outcome of a tournament featuring t...