The highest dividend stocks in the Dow

While you will find some investors who've made their riches with high-growth technology or biotechnology stocks, the tried and true method to wealth appreciation via the stock market is through dividend-paying stocks. If you don't believe me, go talk...

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Pandora pops on Spotify fundraising report. Here's why.

Shares of Pandora (P), which is often compared to the rival streaming music service Spotify, rose as much as 4% Monday morning following a report in Friday's Wall Street Journal about Spotify's latest cash injection. The move is a bit curious. Even...

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Nearly 90 percent of Americans have health coverage

A poll by Gallup found that the uninsured rate among U.S adults declined to 11.9% in the first quarter, down one percentage point from the end of last year and an improvement from the 18% without insurance in the fall of 2013, when the Americans were...

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Saudi Arabia boosts military spending to record level

Saudi Arabia increased its military spending by 17% in 2014. That was the biggest increase among the world's top defense spenders, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The dramatic increase reflects the volatile...

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'You are all influencers': How lesbians in tech are gaining ground

"You are all influencers," she says. "You know what's going on here." LGBT women are advancing in the tech world, but they need help finding support in such a male-dominated field. Pittsford, founder of the group Lesbians Who Tech, will be hosting...

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Gap and Target among 13 stores probed for hourly wage practices

The office of attorney general Eric Schneiderman sent letters last week to 13 retail chains asking for information about their so-called "on call shifts," where employees are given very little advance notice on what hours they will be working. Workers...

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Canada's economy is a disaster from low oil prices

The fall in oil prices is forcing billions of dollars in spending reductions for Canada's oil and gas industry. In February, Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) shelved plans for a tar sands project in Alberta that would have produced 200,000 barrels per day....

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What happens when you can't pay what you owe the IRS

But what if you can't come up with the money, at least not all at once? The good news: There are options other than pawning everything you own or having the IRS go after your wages and bank account. Your first step should be to file all your...

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You're right - flying got worse in 2014

U.S. airline quality declined in 2014 according to the latest ranking from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, which looks at on time performance, lost bags, customer complaints and bumped passengers. The ratings for most airlines fell, but Virgin...

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Pepsi to replace Coke as NBA's official sponsor

Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi is expected to make the announcement later Monday. Coke was the NBA's exclusive food and beverage partner for 28 years. Pepsi (PEP)CEO Indra Nooyi is expected to officially unveil the partnership with the NBA later Monday....

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