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5 Times When Senior Citizens Still Need Life Insurance

September 9, 2017

Alamy As you get older, it may seem less and less prudent to carry life insurance. You could be retired, own your home outright and have kids who are self-sufficient. While for most people insurance is inte...

Shake Shack Shares Sizzle in Stock Market Debut

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August 30, 2017

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Scott Olson/Getty Images NEW YORK -- Investors seem to be craving burgers and crinkle-cut fries. Shares of Shake Shack, a burger chain that started as a New York City hot dog cart, more than doubled in the...

Market Wrap: Stocks’ Worst Month in 3 Years Ends on Sour Note

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August 25, 2017

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Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended lower Monday and wrapped up its worst month since 2012 after a senior Federal Reserve official heightened fears among investors of a potential U.S. interest hik...

Shake Shack’s Burgers Are Tastier Than Its Stock

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August 24, 2017

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Richard Drew/APShake Shack executives ring the New York Stock Exchange opening bell on Friday, the day of the chain's IPO. Last week's debut of Shake Shack (SHAK) was a scorcher. The popular burger flipper an...

Furor Over Facebook’s Creepy Social Experiment Won’t Last

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August 24, 2017

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Frank Franklin II/APFacebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg The furor over Facebook (FB) performing behavioral experiments on its users may be subsiding. It's been more than a week since the blogosph...

Treats From Your Favorite Restaurants Now In Stores

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August 22, 2017

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Ignignokt/Flickr The Cronut, a Frankenstein combination of the croissant and the donut, has been the hot dessert for nearly a year, ever since it popped out of the oven of the Dominique Ansel Bakery in New Yo...

Twitter IPO Pegs Valuation at Modest $11 Billion

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August 13, 2017

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Americans to See Lowest Heating Bills in Years Due to Fuel Glut

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August 13, 2017

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Alamy BOSTON -- After shelling out about $1,000 a month to heat his 190-year-old Massachusetts bed and breakfast during a harsh winter last year, Brian Weinrich is hoping for some relief this season. By all...

Fast-Casual Eateries Are Hot… But a Good Investment?

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August 12, 2017

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christianz1969/Flickr Americans lately have been transferring their love of fast-casual restaurant food to stocks of companies in the segment. Late last month, "better burger" specialist The Habit Restaurants...

Market Wrap: Stocks Inch Further Into Record Territory

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August 9, 2017

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Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK -- The stock market stayed at record levels Monday as investors remained confident that stimulus measures from the world's central banks would help revive global economic...

Market Wrap: Tech Giants Propel Nasdaq, S&P to Record Highs

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August 9, 2017

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Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTraders at work Friday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 chalked up record high closes Friday, propelled by strong re...

Mutual Fund Investors May Face Unexpectedly Big Tax Bill

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August 1, 2017

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Market Wrap: Stocks End Lower as Earnings Worries Deepen

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July 27, 2017

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Andrew Burton/Getty Images NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks fell Monday as fears increased that the strong dollar and lower oil prices will hurt U.S. first-quarter earnings. Nine of the 10 S&P 500 sectors fell,...

Market Wrap: Stocks Rally on Greek Deal; Tech Stocks Jump

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July 26, 2017

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Mark Lennihan/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks finished sharply higher Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average re-emerging in positive territory for the year, after eurozone leaders reached a tentative deal...

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