Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Almost 40% of Americans would struggle to cover a $400 emergencyJun 02, 2019 6:00 am - Many U.S. households find themselves in a fragile position financially, even in an economy with an unemployment rate near a 50-year low, according to a Federal Reserve s...
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Analysis: Bing's not the laughingstock of technology anymoreJun 01, 2019 6:15 am - I'd like to share birthday wishes for one of the most ridiculed technology products ever. This week in 2009, Microsoft Corp. rebooted and renamed its failed effort to co...
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Microsoft unveils personal computer game subscription serviceJun 01, 2019 6:14 am - Microsoft Corp. will begin selling a subscription service for personal computer video games, two years after unveiling a similar offering for the Xbox console. Xbox Game...
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Mario Kart Tour shows promise of mobile hit for NintendoJun 01, 2019 6:00 am - Nintendo Co. remains bereft of a monster smartphone hit more than four years after a much-ballyhooed entry into mobile gaming. The wait may finally be over. Mario Kart T...
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Digital assistant - The one job in banking that needs more menMay 31, 2019 6:00 am - Finance is a male-dominated realm. But there's one corner where women are everywhere: the virtual world of digital assistants. Bank of America customers can ask for Eric...
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Lampert's backpedaling at Sears renews uproar over severance payMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Back when Eddie Lampert was campaigning for approval of his plan to rescue Sears, he emphasized his promise to give severance to employees who lost their jobs after the ...
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How the U.S. and Mexican Economies Are Intertwined: By the NumbersMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - In brandishing U.S. tariffs on Mexican imports, a surprise move that sent global financial markets into a tizzy Friday, President Donald Trump is taking aim at yet anoth...
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New W-4 form aims to prevent you from getting a tax refund surpriseMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Upset with a smaller-than-anticipated tax refund this year? The IRS has a remedy for that. The Internal Revenue Service is redesigning the key tax withholding form, the ...
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U.S.-EU talks struggle, threatening a new front in trade war U.S.-EU talks struggle, threatening a new front in trade warMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Even though President Donald Trump held fire earlier this month on auto tariffs that have the potential to further roil Europe's struggling economy, a succession of dome...
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Amazon to let Alexa users delete voice commands in privacy pushMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Amazon.com is updating its Alexa voice software to let users delete recordings of their voice using a spoken command, a move that follows criticism of the company's priv...