Author: super@dmin
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Mark Hulbert: Invest in Google if you like — but that stock split isn’t a solid reason to be bullish
Stock splits used to be positive signals for investors, but that stopped years ago.
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Key Words: Texas Gov. Abbott now says ‘no one can guarantee’ the power will stay on all winter as deadly blackout anniversary nears
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has walked back a pledge from recent months that he would ‘keep the lights on’ this winter no matter what.
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Outside the Box: Why you need a healthcare proxy and a living will
Many of us are so fearful when it comes to talking about death that we fail to prepare for it
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Coronavirus Update: U.S. COVID death toll tops fall peak and is higher than other wealthy countries, and global deaths climb 9% in latest week
The average number of daily deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. has climbed above 2,600, according to a New York Times tracker, now higher than the peak surge in the fall when delta was the dominant variant and close to the peak last winter, before vaccines were available.
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The Conversation: The IRS already knows how much tax you’ll owe, so why do Americans have to pay so much to file their tax returns?
Filing taxes could be free and easy, but tax-prep companies and antitax politicians have fought to make it expensive, complicated and annoying.
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Key Words: Banning congressional spouses from stock trading would be ‘unfair,’ Dem Rep. Khanna says
Khanna argued for a law banning individual members of Congress from trading stocks, but the law wouldn’t apply to spousal assets acquired before marriage.
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The Ratings Game: PayPal stock dives toward worst day on record after ‘ugly’ earnings report
PayPal Holdings Inc.’s rough stretch looks set to continue Wednesday after the payment-technology company delivered an outlook that highlighted spending pressures and brought a strategic change in the way the company will approach user growth.
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Metals Stocks: Gold futures head for a third straight session gain
Gold futures climb on Wednesday, on track to notch a third straight session gain, amid weakness in the dollar and a retreat in yields.
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Outside the Box: Intel’s choice of Ohio for its $20 billion factory shows what matters at least as much as low taxes — and it costs money
It’s a sobering lesson for states like Indiana that can compete – or even beat – Ohio on tax breaks, tax rates and regulatory environment, but fall short in quality of life and educational attainment.
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The Big Move: ‘The world has changed, and I’m reconsidering where I call home’: I want a three-bedroom house near a ski resort — where should I move?
‘Being able to walk to a coffee shop would be a bonus.’