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Money
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed housing
by
Tommy Andres
Dec 17, 2018
Ten years ago the economy broke and changed the way we live.
Tips for a successful office Secret Santa
Dec 13, 2018
Gift giving at the office can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be
Investing while foreign-born: The advantages of being an immigrant venture capitalist
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Nina Roberts
Dec 6, 2018
Immigrants comprise 13.2 percent of the U.S. population, yet 20.6 percent of the country’s entrepreneurs are immigrants, according to a 2016 report from the New American Economy.
Senate poised to confirm new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief. Then what?
Dec 3, 2018
Since the beginning of the Trump administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been operating under the direction of Mick Mulvaney, who is also the head of the Office of Management and Budget. He’s deliberately slowed and narrowed the scope of the bureau’s work. Now a new head, Kathleen Kraninger, is likely to be confirmed. She’s a Mulvaney […]
How will investors react to Mexico's new airport being scrapped?
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Andy Uhler
Nov 30, 2018
Mexico's incoming president promised to scrap construction of project.
Free, fast shipping during the holidays can pressure small businesses
by
Justin Ho
Nov 29, 2018
How some stores have been dealing with buyer expectations.
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Microsoft claws its way back to the top. How did it do that?
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Andy Uhler
Nov 28, 2018
We don’t really talk about Microsoft in the same breath as Apple, Amazon or Facebook these days. Maybe we should. Over the last couple of days, Microsoft has been taking turns with Apple as the world’s most valuable public company. The last time Microsoft held that position was 2003. Microsoft once dominated the tech world […]
What business investment says about our economy's future
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Justin Ho
Nov 28, 2018
After the tax law passed last year, Republicans argued that companies would take their tax savings and make big investments in themselves — plants, equipment, trucks, that sort of thing. But over the last year, there are signs that business investment is slowing. GM’s plans to shut down five plants are just the latest example. Economists […]
Therapists are developing a new specialty for emotional issues around money
by
Judith Kogan
Nov 28, 2018
Banking ... on Freud?