Articles filed under Economy
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Lottery math: Poorest Americans risk the most in hopes of striking it richSep 16, 2018 1:00 am - Americans spend tens of billions of dollars on government-run lotteries each year. But as income inequality widens, low-earning households spend a disproportionate amoun...
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What's the most valuable college major?Sep 16, 2018 1:00 am - Taking on student debt is a financial risk, but those who study such risks are best positioned to pay it off after graduation. A Bankrate.com report released on Monday r...
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Shelled vs. unshelled pistachios: A cost-benefit analysisSep 09, 2018 1:07 am - Given the choice between shell-on and shell-off pistachios at the grocery store, I always choose the former. The already-shelled pistachios seem like an extravagance res...
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Death of the salesman: Humans lose as computers close more dealsSep 09, 2018 1:07 am - Hill and Markes Inc., a 112-year-old janitorial and food service supplier, is as old school as old school gets. Several of its field salespeople have visited customers f...
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What a 'silver tsunami' of retiring Baby Boomer business owners could mean for workersSep 09, 2018 1:07 am - A little-noticed measure in the recently signed defense spending bill aims to address the widening wealth divide between workers and the owners or top executives who man...
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Trump poised to tax an additional $200B in Chinese importsSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration may be about to slap tariffs of up to 25 percent on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, escalating a confrontation be...
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China says retaliation ready if U.S. tariffs go aheadSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China is ready to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with a tariff hike on Chinese goods and is confident it can maintain "steady and hea...
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Analysis: Americans are making less money despite Trump's promisesSep 02, 2018 1:09 am - President Donald Trump heads into a midterm referendum on his presidency showing no real progress on a core promise: to raise the wages of America's "forgotten man and w...
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Why your kid should help pay for collegeSep 02, 2018 1:00 am - I recently heard from the parents of yet another high school senior who turned down a huge scholarship from a good college to attend her "dream school," which of course ...
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Skip student loan forbearance - do this insteadSep 02, 2018 1:00 am - Forbearance is a way to stop making student loan payments temporarily. It is not a long-term affordability strategy, or a way to put off repayment indefinitely. And that...