Articles filed under Washington Post
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Dow Jones bursts through 26,000 in record seven trading daysJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - The Dow Jones industrial average blew past 26,000 Tuesday for the first time ever, coming only a week after hitting 25,000 and showing further evidence that the long-run...
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Google app that matches your face to artwork is popular. It's also raising privacy concerns.Jan 16, 2018 12:00 am - A Google app that matches people's selfies to famous works of art and encourages users to share the side by sides on social media lept to the top spot on the iTunes App ...
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Hawaii missile alert: How 1 employee 'pushed the wrong button' and caused a wave of panicJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - The Trump administration Sunday pointed to the state of Hawaii for answers about a panic-inducing false alert of an incoming missile attack, an incident that raised broa...
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Aziz Ansari responds to sexual misconduct allegationJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - Comedian Aziz Ansari has publicly responded to allegations of sexual impropriety detailed in a story published over the weekend, saying in a statement that his encounter...
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The closing of 63 Sam's Club stores has big implications for small businessJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - Last week, Walmart announced that it would be closing 63 of its underperforming Sam's Club stores at various locations throughout the country. While most of the news cen...
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$20K (or more) to every baby born in the United States? Here's how it would workJan 14, 2018 12:14 am - Forget baby showers. There's a proposal to give every newborn in the United States a "Baby Bond" account with somewhere between $500 to $50,000 in cash. Neither the kids...
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Analysis: Stocks are at an all-time high. Is it too late to get in on the action?Jan 14, 2018 12:10 am - The Dow Jones industrial average hit the 25,000 mark for the first time Jan. 4, and I confess it made me giddy. The feeling lasted about 15 minutes until my head cleared...
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Graduate school: Where student loan debt is a real problemJan 14, 2018 12:05 am - Politicians and reporters often trot out recent college graduates struggling to pay off their student loan debt to illustrate the dangers of runaway college costs. But u...
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Planning to borrow for your kid's college? Time to clean up your creditJan 14, 2018 12:04 am - We all know college is expensive, but most families don't understand true costs until senior year. This is when parents realize their college savings plan, if they have ...
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Report: GOP tax law to strain IRS resourcesJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - The Republican tax law has created massive new obligations for an Internal Revenue Service already struggling "to perform the basic tasks of administering the tax system...