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Taxes: Who would pay more under Obama budget?
President Obama's 2014 budget would taxes on the highest-income American households, Gleckman writes, but middle-income households would also pay slightly more in taxes than under today’s law.
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Earl Holding dies, leaves legacy of Sinclair Oil
Earl Holding dies: The US billionaire had a net worth of $3.2 billion. Earl Holding owned Sinclair Oil, and the Sun Valley Resort in Idaho and the Snowbasin Resort in Utah.
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Is financial independence possible on minimum wage?
If you're single, Hamm argues that you can save for retirement, even on the smallest of paychecks.
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Xbox may drop to $99 by late May
A new Xbox console may be on the way, and that could mean deep discounts on the existing model next month. Could we see an Xbox under $100?
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Driverless cars: What's the holdup? Public trust.
Driverless cars are possible with the technology available in many of the vehicles on the road today. So why can't we buy them yet?
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The investing trinity: risk, liquidity, and return
Investing can seem complicated, but it boils down to three basic principles.
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Going green, saving green: Deals on 10 essential gardening tools
Gardening season is finally here. Get started with deals on gloves, spades, rakes, and more.
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Stocks edge higher to end turbulent week
Stocks edged higher on Wall Street Friday, as a mixed set of earnings capped a turbulent week on Wall Street. By many measures, stocks have endured a rough five days.
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Senate balks on gun control. Reasons for the division.
The US Senate failing to pass gun control is a sign that rural, older, white America occupies one land; younger, urban, increasingly non-white America lives in another, Reich writes.
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IRS to close for five days: this week in the economy
The IRS will shut its doors to the public for five days in the coming months due to federal budget cuts. IRS closure dates and other news from around the economy this week.
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Could 'microbatteries' revolutionize the electric car?
Imagine a battery so small it could feature in a credit card-sized cellphone, charge in mere seconds, with enough power to jump-start a car, Ingram writes. Now imagine it scaled up for use in an electric vehicle.
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AAPL, below $400 a share, may fall more
AAPL needs to announce a dividend increase or its share price will fall even more, warns analyst Dan Niles. Its lack of products at the low end and middle range of the market has already pushed AAPL down from more than $700 a share to less than $400.
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CVS racist slur leads to lawsuit
CVS racist slur on receipt prompts Korean-American woman to sue the chain for $1 million, despite the pharmacy chain's apology for the CVS racist slur.
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Losing $25M a day? Congress shrugs off USPS losses
The United States Postal Service is losing $25M a day, but Congress voted against cutting Saturday deliveries. The USPS might still choose to deliver nothing but packages on Saturdays, some analysts say.
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Stocks slip on weak earnings
Stocks fell on Wall Street Thursday after disappointing earnings from a range of companies. Commodities stocks held steady following a wild couple of days.
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Jobless claims rise by 4,000
Jobless claims increased by 4,000 to 352,000 claims from 348,000 claims for the prior week, according to Thursday's jobless claims report.
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Toyota hybrid sales pass 5 million; 2 million in the US
Toyota has been refining its hybrid mtoro technology for a decade and a half, becoming an industry leader in the process. Now, Toyota has announced that its hybrid sales have surpassed the 5 million mar worldwide.
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Want to be a successful entrepreneur? Look for mentors.
Every entrepreneur benefits by getting help from battle-scarred industry insiders, Cornwall writes, and mentors can get intrinsic and financial rewards from guiding young entrepreneurs.
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Asian shares dip amidst slowing economic recovery
Worries about trends in global growth, drove down U.S. and European equities, commodities and Asian markets on Wednesday. Earnings forecasts continue to be revised downward, say analysts.
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Time to invest in Intel? Not so fast.
There is still way too much belief that Intel can seamlessly compete in mobile and cloud, Brown writes. Until there are signs that Intel has either truly turned things around, he says there is very little opportunity for an investment.
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