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The business of war is profitable. In 2011, the 100 largest contractors sold $410 billion in arms and military services. Just 10 of those companies sold over $208 billion. Based on a list of the top...
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Source: ThinkstockOver one in four American households do not to have enough to survive three months if they lost their regular income.According to the latest data released by the Corporation for...
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Source: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is down Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.35%, the Nasdaq down 0.20% and the S&P 500 down 0.20%. Today’s winners...
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Source: ThinkstockThough the Internet is made up of tens of millions of websites, people spend the vast majority of time on just a handful of sites. According to comScore, an Internet analytics...
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Source: ThinkstockSince the start of the year, gasoline prices have risen by more than 49 cents — the biggest increase in the first two months of any year on record. The current national price,...
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Source: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market was mixed Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average unchanged, the Nasdaq up 0.32% and the S&P 500 up 0.10%. Today’s sole winner is...
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Source: ThinkstockAccording to a Gallup poll released today, the United States has shown almost no improvement in well-being in the past five years, increasing slightly from 2011 when Americans...
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The stock market is mixed Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.08%, the Nasdaq up 0.17% and the S&P 500 down 0.01%. Today’s winners are an online gaming firm that may benefit from...
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Source: ThinkstockTax season is here and, according to a recent report, American families in the nation’s largest cities will be shelling out 15% or more of their income, and that doesn’t even...
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Source: ThinkstockLast year, the number of union members in the U.S. fell by more than 400,000, or 2.7%. This decline was just a drop in the bucket compared to the long-term collapse of organized...
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Source: ThinkstockAmericans are often concerned about how Chinese economic growth and the rise of major Chinese businesses could impact U.S. interests. With the People’s Republic expected to pass...
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Source: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is up Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.30%, the Nasdaq up 0.23% and the S&P 500 up 0.38%. Today’s winners are all...
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Source: courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.No company has a better reputation among American consumers than Amazon.com. The online retailer pushed Apple out of the the top slot this year, according to a...
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Source: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is mixed Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.04%, the Nasdaq down 0.06% and the S&P 500 up 0.04%. Today’s winners...
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Source: ThinkstockAlthough the U.S. housing market is improving, lending standards remain tight. Banks have become extremely vigilant in their lending practices, requiring a more stable income,...
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