Hack the Hood: Preparing low-income youth for tech jobs

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) "My parents fought on the side of the United States during the Vietnam War, so they were imprisoned for eight years," Ho said. "I'm a product of two refugees who were prisoners of war that endured a lot of hardships to get me here."...

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Can states solve the immigration crisis?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) That's the message Greg Bialecki hopes will be conveyed through the launch of the Global Entrepreneur in Residence program this fall. Bialecki, the Massachusetts secretary of housing and economic development, helped implement...

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Why everybody is moving to Texas

In towns like Austin, there's lots of new Texans moving in from more expensive markets. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Jobs is the No. 1 reason for population moves, with affordable housing a close second. "It take two things to draw people inland in...

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Hospitals ask patients to pay upfront

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Hospitals are increasingly asking patients to pay for procedures either upfront or before they are discharged. That's because Americans are shouldering a greater portion of their health care bills, and medical centers don't want...

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Comcast vows: We'll fix our customer service

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) But it might be awhile before people notice a change. A Comcast executive wrote on a company blog that it will take years before it can "honestly say that a great customer experience is something we're known for." Neil Smit,...

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Behind Bugaboo, the 'it' stroller for the 1%

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Bugaboo strollers catapulted to success in the early 2000s and became a must-have for expecting celebrities and soccer moms alike, despite their steep price, with models retailing for between $600 and $1,200. The funny thing...

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Americans are spending again

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Purchases of durable goods such as furniture and cell phones increased almost 2% in August over the prior month. That's a healthy uptick after mere gains of 0.1% in July, according to data released today by the Bureau of Economic...

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Hong Kong protests hurt U.S. stocks

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Stocks dropped in morning trading Monday after worries about pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong spilled over to the U.S., Asian and European stock markets. The Dow dropped about 160 points in early trading before pulling back...

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New owner for Shrek and DreamWorks Animation?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Shares of DreamWorks Animation (DWA) surged nearly 20% Monday following a report that Japan's SoftBank (SFTBY) may want to buy the studio behind the "Shrek," "Madagsacar," "Kung Fu Panda" and "How to Train Your Dragon" movie franchises....

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27 new billionaires in richest Americans list

What's App founder Jan Koum is one of the newcomers to Forbes' richest Americans list. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) On average, the people on Forbes' American billionaire list released Monday have a net worth of $5.7 billion, up from $5 billion last year....

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7 safety tips from hackers

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Follow this advice from actual hackers, and you'll be a lot safer online. Turn off your phone's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Hackers are religious about this. Keeping these features "on" all the time makes it easy for strangers to slip...

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Alaska reporter: "F*** it, I quit"

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) While doing a news segment on the Alaska Cannabis Club, a medical marijuana organization in Alaska, reporter Charlo Green made a grand exit from her position at CBS affiliate KTVA in Alaska (caution: the video is NSFW). Green...

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German giants spend $25 billion to buy U.S. rivals

LONDON (CNNMoney) Two German firms snapped up U.S. competitors for $25 billion before the opening bell Monday, looking beyond record stock prices and a stronger dollar to acquire advanced technology in booming sectors. In the bigger of the two...

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Apple sells 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Pluses

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Ten million to be exact. That beat last year's iPhone 5S opening weekend by 1 million sales. The achievement is remarkable, considering that China wasn't a part of this year's opening weekend. Apple (AAPL, Tech30) sold 9 million...

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Spoiler Alert: 1 in 5 Americans okay with spoilers

One in five Americans see no problem spoiling shows like "House of Cards." NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Thanks in part to Netflix and its on-demand style of programming, spoilers have become part of the cultural conversation in recent years, with debates...

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Activists plan to shut down NY stock exchange

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Scores of protesters had already gathered in lower Manhattan early Monday for an event dubbed #FloodWallStreet. They planned to march a few blocks north to Wall Street and stage a "sit-in" until forced to leave. Their beef:...

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New chapter in Paula Deen's comeback

Paula Deen bought all her old shows from the Food Network. She'll gradually air them all, along with new shows, on her web site, the Paula Deen Network. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) They will be available along with her new cooking shows on The Paula...

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Buying gold has never been this easy

Gold Brittania coins from the Royal Mint. LONDON (CNNMoney) The British Royal Mint on Monday launched an online bullion trading service in a bid to attract investors to the precious metal. Gold, seen as a safe haven investment in times of...

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Rockefeller Fund divorces itself from fossil fuels

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is divesting itself of coal. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The Rockefeller Brothers Fund pledged Monday to divest itself of investments in coal and tar sands, promising to reduce that exposure to less than 1% of the total...

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The iPhone 6 is a gift for Best Buy

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) That's because the struggling electronics retailer could emerge as one of the biggest winners from the booming sales of Apple's (AAPL, Tech30) iPhone 6. Customers have already purchased 10 million of the new phones since they went...

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Half of China's wealthy plan to leave

HONG KONG (CNNMoney) A Barclays survey of wealthy people around the world found that 47% of about 50 Chinese respondents want to move abroad in the next five years. The main reasons: access to better education and employment for their children,...

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Microsoft buys Minecraft for $2.5 billion

Microsoft has announced plans to buy Minecraft -- and its maker, Mojang -- for $2.5 billion. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) With Minecraft, Microsoft will be acquiring one of the most popular games ever. Minecraft has been downloaded more than 100 million...

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RadioShack's CFO bails during cash crisis

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) John Feray has quit the CFO job for "personal reasons." It will use a consultant, Holly Felder Etlin, as an interim CFO without actually hiring her for the post. RadioShack announced last week it was down to its last $30 million...

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At least 19 deaths tied to flawed GM cars

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) That's more than the 13 deaths General Motors (GM) has said were tied to the problem, which went unreported for a decade, years after company engineers discovered it. Overall, Feinberg has received 125 claims for deaths and...

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Urban Outfitters pulls offensive sweatshirt

The offensive vintage Kent State Sweatshirt has been removed from Urban Outfitters' website. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The $129 sweatshirt has been removed from Urban Outfitters (URBN)' website. But images of the sweatshirt, which has red stains on...

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Beyond France: Can Netflix rule media world?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Netflix (NFLX, Tech30) entered the French video streaming market Monday, and the new media company is set to debut in several other European nations soon as well. Netflix first announced plans to move into France back in May....

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Apple sold 4 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in first day

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Apple sold a record 4 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones on Friday, the first day that the new iGadgets were available for pre-order, the company said Monday. Demand for the new iPhones was so high that the iPhone...

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The richest middle class ... that isn't near NY and DC

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) But how did a Denver suburb wind up at the top of the list of counties with the highest median income? Douglas County, which lies on the southern edge of the Denver metro area, had a median household income just shy of $100,000...

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The new Moto X is the best Android smartphone ever made

Motorola's Moto X smartphone will delight you -- something you don't say about smartphones too often. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) I mean, when was the last time your smartphone did something so surprising that you smiled? Or you discovered a feature...

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Marriott: Tip your housekeeper!

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) That's the message from Marriott International (MAR). It is placing envelopes in more than 160,000 rooms in the United States and Canada to encourage tipping the people who clean guest rooms. Marriott is launching the program...

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Barra: GM likely done with recalls on older vehicles

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) In an interview with CNBC, CEO Mary Barra said the company will continue to look at evidence of problems with older models as they crop up, but that the automaker believes it has now addressed most of those problems. "I think...

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Next "Late Late Show" host: James Corden

James Corden aflame during a presentation at The BRIT Awards 2014. (Matt Kent/WireImage) NEW YORK (CNNMoney) CBS announced Monday morning that James Corden will be the new host of "The Late Late Show," replacing Craig Ferguson, who announced...

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The shorter and shorter life of an NFL stadium

A construction worker stands atop debris of a church torn down to make way for a new stadium to replace the 22-year old Georgia Dome in the background. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) But its days are already numbered. Fans attending games this season...

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U.K. split fears sink pound

LONDON (CNNMoney) The pound sank to its lowest level in 10 months Monday after an opinion poll over the weekend showed supporters of Scottish independence gaining a slim lead for the first time. Scotland votes next week on the fate of its 307-year...

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