Articles filed under Washington Post
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Will #metoo movement speed up the number of women in leadership — or slow it down?Dec 31, 2017 12:00 am - As the wave of sexual harassment allegations reached seismic proportions, one solution touted repeatedly has been the need for more women in power. Barack Obama suggeste...
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It was a year of wins for investors. Will stocks keep climbing in 2018?Dec 31, 2017 12:00 am - The stock market resembles a locomotive as it heads into 2018. Low interest rates, near-record employment, healthy corporate earnings, global economic strength and a mos...
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Uber appears ready to sell its subprime car-loan businessDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Ending a turbulent year marked by heavy losses, Uber is said to be selling its subprime car-loan business, which may have cost the company hundreds of millions of dollar...
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Netflix's cash bonuses become salary thanks to new tax planDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Netflix's top executives will now get paid in full no matter how the company does, thanks to the Republican tax plan. The streaming-video provider is scrapping its cash ...
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5 simple things to do before Jan. 1 to make your donations go furtherDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Most charities are bracing for a significant decrease in giving next year because of the new tax law. Some experts estimate people will drop their giving by $13 billion ...
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Library of Congress is about to stop archiving every public tweetDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - For the past six years, the Library of Congress has been collecting every single tweet that's been published on Twitter. Celebrity feuds, political campaigns and mundane...
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How virtual reality is giving people a feel for what dementia is likeDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - The worst part was the spikes inside my shoes. Or maybe the worst part was the dimness, my world reduced to shadows. Or the prickly static and loud banging that crowded ...
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Trump tweets U.S. could use some 'Global Warming' as temperatures plungeDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - In the years before moving to the White House, Donald Trump used Twitter to call climate change "nonsense" peddled by "con artists" and "created by and for the Chinese."...
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The tax bill has turned America's accountants into 'rock stars'Dec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Richard M. Prinzi Jr., CPA, was back at his childhood home in Staten Island for a Christmas party when he noticed something strange. He had, through no concerted effort ...
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10 ways tech will shape your life in 2018, for better and worseDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Is the outlook for technology in 2018 exciting - or slightly terrifying? Flip a coin, you'd be right either way. As I look into my crystal ball at what new technologies ...