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The business of being Taylor Swift

Apr 26, 2019
Let’s do the numbers on the 29-year-old star.
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on October 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. 
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Stolen fingerprints put biometrics business at risk

Sep 24, 2015
Developers of new tech have an old problem: staying ahead of the bad guys.

A Columbia House retrospective

Aug 11, 2015
The company supplied one Marketplace staffer with a lot of music memories.

An obsessive hunt for America's early recorded music

Sep 3, 2014
Amanda Petrusich was fascinated by the collectors of old 78rpm records. Then she became one.

The time to purge receipts

Jan 27, 2012
I have recently started purging old files of financial information (statements, bills, receipts, etc.). I have heard that I should keep credit card statements for 7 years, but I was wondering: If the accounts are closed and there are no discrepancies on the credit reports, do I really need to hang on to these statements? Thanks for your insight. Alicia, Indianapolis, IN