Articles filed under Washington Post
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How much to spend on holiday giftsNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - The No. 1 rule for holiday shopping should be to stay out of debt. So before you hit the stores, make your list and check it twice. And don't feel bad about crossing som...
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10 things that have had an impact on public healthNov 20, 2016 6:30 am - The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health turns 100 this year. The school came to life during a time when women frequently died during childbirth and infant m...
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More people are Googling the Ku Klux KlanNov 20, 2016 6:18 am - Americans have never been more interested in looking up the Ku Klux Klan online than they are right now, according to search data from Google Trends. Google doesn't publ...
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Do gut feelings really help you make risky decisions?Nov 20, 2016 6:17 am - "Gut reactions" - subtle bodily sensations that result from risky behavior - have long been the stuff of financial market lore. Some successful stock market traders, bil...
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Career Coach: Boomers, know thy millennialNov 20, 2016 6:14 am - Millennials are defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, that is, those reaching young adulthood around the year 2000. They are considered one of the most educated g...
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Will Trump follow through on vow to block AT&T-Time Warner merger?Nov 20, 2016 6:13 am - Despite his campaign vows to block the deal, President-elect Donald Trump could be forced to take a friendlier stance on AT&T's $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner th...
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Will Donald Trump, GOP dismantle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?Nov 20, 2016 6:12 am - Republican lawmakers and big names on Wall Street have been trying to weaken or abolish in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since it was created more than five y...
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Rule protecting investors could be on chopping block under TrumpNov 20, 2016 6:11 am - Donald Trump's win could bring a major victory to brokers and financial advisers. One of Trump's campaign advisers, Anthony Scaramucci, has said that the president-elect...
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Doctors using virtual reality to treat patients with dementiaNov 19, 2016 6:21 am - For most people, virtual reality's promise of transporting us to a different world in a heartbeat is a great novelty. But for those who cannot travel freely, it's a life...
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What could an iPhone cost in Donald Trump's America?Nov 19, 2016 6:20 am - Businesses and policymakers are bracing for what could happen under President-elect Donald Trump's trade agenda. Trump has promised to slap a tax on Chinese goods, possi...