Stocks dragged down by techs; Apple slumps
Stocks closed sharply lower across the board Wednesday, with all key S&P sectors in the red, following a batch of weaker-than-expected earnings and as commodities resumed their sell-off amid ongoing worries over global growth.The Dow logged its third-straight day of triple-digit moves. All three major averages suffered their sharpest one-day drops this year on Monday, before recovering most of...
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Where your Social Security check goes when you die
If you rely on your spouse’s Social Security check to pay your bills — or if your spouse relies on yours — you need to understand what happens to that money when the recipient of those benefits dies.Depending on the timing, your financial institution may have to return payments to the government. And that can leave you (or your surviving spouse) without the money needed to buy groceries or pay...
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Ultra-fast Google Fiber's next stop: Provo, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Google will take over a troubled municipal fiber-optic system and make Provo, Utah, the third city to get its high-speed Internet service via fiber-optic cables, the company announced Wednesday.Google Fiber was rolled out in Kansas City, Mo., last year. The Mountain View, Calif., company announced earlier this month it will make Austin, Texas, the second city to get ultra-fast Int...
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Entrepreneurship declines as job market improves
NEW YORK - Fewer people are starting small businesses now that the job market is looking better. The number of companies started in 2012 fell along with the unemployment rate — a sign that people chose new jobs over launching their own companies, according to a study released Wednesday. The study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation estimated that there were 514,000 new business owners per mont...
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Strong housing, auto sales boost US economy
A strengthening housing recovery and robust auto sales contributed to moderate growth across the United States in late February and March, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday. All of the Fed's 12 banking districts grew moderately and growth accelerated in two districts — New York and Dallas — from January and early February. The survey suggests the economy performed bette...
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