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Lowe’s shows momentum with better-than-expected quarterly results

Mooresville-based Lowe’s reported fourth-quarter financial results Wednesday that topped Wall Street expectations – a sign of momentum at a time when the local home...

Hershey expects to cut 15 percent of global workforce

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Hershey Co. says it expects to cut its global workforce by about 15 percent, with the layoffs coming mostly from...

When life provides you a lemon automobile, do this

Sahib Bhatia is a busy high college student who relies heavily on his car or truck. But when the car kept obtaining the...

Where in Portland can you buy the Nintendo Switch at midnight on launch day?

Nintendo's newest console is due out this week and navigating who's got stock and who won't is too often...

Uber’s CEO apologizes for arguing with his own driver

Uber’s CEO has apologized after a video emerged of him in a shouting match with a driver for his ride-hailing company in which the...

Facebook beefs up tools to stop livestreamed suicides

Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook...

Snap eyes biggest tech IPO since Alibaba

Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, will price its initial public offering after the US stock market closes on Wednesday in the...

Christie confidante, awaiting sentencing in bribery scheme, seeks probation

NEWARK--David Samson, the powerful former chairman of the Port Authority who pleaded guilty to shaking down one of the...

Can I reinvest my RMD? | Biz Brain

Q. Do you have to receive wage income in order to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA? I'm...

Is using ‘cash back’ credit card better than cash? | Biz Brain

Q. Please break up this fight between me and my wife. I always use a credit card for everything...

Billy’s 3rd eatery set to open, but it’s not the long-awaited Easton diner

The intention all along was to first open the new Billy's Downtown Diner in Easton and then open a new...

Facebook beefs up suicide prevention focused on live video

CaptionCloseNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves...

Record 3 million tweets sent on Trump’s speech to Congress

CaptionCloseWASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter says some 3 million tweets were sent about President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday...

How to make your money last as long as you do

How long should you plan to live?No one can really know, of course. But the answer to that question may be the most critical...

Best Buy’s stock gets hammered on lackluster holiday sales

Best Buy, the No. 1 US electronics retailer, reported an unexpected decline in holiday-quarter same-store sales on Wednesday, hurt by weak demand for tablets,...

March 2017 Scholarship Deadlines: 22 Applications Due This Month

With every month that passes, college admissions decisions draw closer — and the need to start saving tuition money becomes more urgent. Luckily, March...

Apple’s iPhones weighed down by high failure rates last year

Barcelona: It’s now more reliable to own Android devices than iPhones, which have been weighed down by a multitude of performance issues, including problems...

Wayfinding is not just about putting up signs

DubaiImagine building a massive mixed-use destination that ticks all the boxes when it comes to its architectural details and aesthetic internal touches. But once...