Articles filed under Bloomberg
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McDonald's bets that 'better chicken' can keep growth run goingFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - McDonald's Corp., aiming to extend a three-year growth run, is betting that it can attract customers by being more like Chick-fil-A. One of the company's top priorit...
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Inside Trump's $4.4 trillion budget: more defense and red inkFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump proposed a $4.4 trillion federal budget on Monday for fiscal 2019, a plan Congress is expected to all but ignore that would slash entitlements and...
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8 ways to prepare for big tax law changes this filing seasonFeb 11, 2018 12:15 am - The federal tax overhaul put in place by Republicans has produced an unusual show of bipartisanship now that tax season is here: We are a nation united in befuddlement. ...
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How Girl Scouts have changed the way they sell cookies this seasonFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - For many, entrepreneurism starts at an early age and there's no better organization that teaches these principles than the Girls Scouts. Their delicious cookies, which h...
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Amateur investors get burned on Wall Street's hottest VIX tradesFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Jamie Evans jokes that he might have a gambling problem. When stocks slid Monday with little discernible cause, the 37-year-old used a product mirroring the VIX volatili...
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Weight Watchers surges after setting $2 billion sales targetFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - Weight Watchers International is aiming to keep its Oprah Winfrey-fueled momentum going into the next decade. The company announced plans to top $2 billion in annual rev...
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Apple HomePod early reviews: Great sound quality, but Siri still stinksFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - Apple's new HomePod speaker was praised by early reviewers for its audio quality but panned for its integration with the company's Siri digital assistant. The company's ...
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Stocks recover from rout with best day since 2016Feb 06, 2018 12:00 am - U.S. stocks rebounded from a violent selloff to post the biggest rally in 15 months as investors poured back into some of the most beaten-down sectors. Technology, mater...
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U.S. stocks sink most since 2011 as rout deepensFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - The Dow Jones industrial average plunged a heart-stopping 1,500 points in afternoon trading Monday before gaining back some ground - and finishing at 24,342, or down 4.6...
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Terror, pot, unions: Why security guard pay is on the riseFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Despite the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, wages for American workers rose at a relatively tepid pace last year. For security guards, it's a different story. Avera...