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The hCG Diet May Help You Lose Weight, But at What Cost? 05/20/2018 08:00pm • Is the hCG diet a safe, healthy and effective way to drop pounds? Or is it a gimmicky, unhealthy and even unsafe regimen that doesn't help its followers achieve long-term weight loss? Many experts think poorly of the hCG diet -- which combines an extremely low daily calorie intake with ingestion of 9 Ways to Invest in Red-Hot Tech Stocks 05/17/2018 08:00pm • Tech leads the S&P 500 so far this year.Tech stocks have returned 11 percent so far this year, trumping the Standard & Poor's 500 index to retain their place as the market's leading sector despite a volatile April performance. The general outlook for tech stocks is cautious optimism, says Ma Apple Services Pace Draws Doubts 05/15/2018 08:00pm • One of the most bullish takeaways from an exceptional fiscal second-quarter earnings report from Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) earlier this month was a surprise uptick in the company's services segment revenue growth. Analysts say services revenue can pick up the slack as the iPhone market cools over t How to Spot Strong Small-Cap Investments 05/14/2018 08:00pm • Small-cap stocks generally outperform when interest rates are low, which isn't exactly reassuring in a year when the Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates a few times. Fortunately, where small caps are concerned, interest rates aren't the only thing to consider. The small-cap market is general It's time for more tomato tips: Begin by planting late in the day 05/11/2018 04:44am • Normally, planting tomatoes at any time of day in early to mid-May would be pretty risky, as there always seems to be one outlier night that chills the poor plants and limits their future production. But not this year. Nighttime temperatures were perfect for planting last week, and they'll be IBM Stock Is at Computing's Crossroads 05/07/2018 08:00pm • In the binary world of computing -- where everything boils down to ones and zeros -- you could conclude without much metaphor stretching that in the 1980s and into the '90s, International Business Machines Corp. (ticker: IBM) was "The One." Small offices and big businesses lived and breathed Big Bl Elle tops Washington Post's 2018 spring dining guide 05/07/2018 03:29pm • WASHINGTON — With a slew of new restaurants in the D.C. area, Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema says he had no trouble filling a list of the 30 top new restaurants that have opened in the past year. "There were so many places. There were dozens and dozens of places that opened up this Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) and Apple (AAPL) Are a Perfect Match 05/06/2018 08:00pm • Over the weekend, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK.A, BRK.B) reported a rare quarterly loss due to accounting changes. However, investors focused on Berkshire's record operating income and CEO Warren Buffett's bullish commentary on Apple Inc ( AAPL), Berkshire's largest stock holding. Berkshire reporte 6 Things Generation Z Gets Wrong About Money 05/02/2018 08:00pm • Move over millennials. While 20- and 30-somethings have seemingly been the center of attention for years, Generation Z is getting ready to move into the spotlight. Generation Z is the name often used for post-millennial young adults, and depending on whom you ask, the oldest members are somewhere b Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Stock May Be Overvalued Now 05/01/2018 08:00pm • Everything Nvidia Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) has touched has turned to gold in recent years. But while there's no question Nvidia has major exposure to high-growth businesses such as cloud computing and autonomous vehicles, analysts disagree about whether or not Nvidia stock offers value for long-t How families can get the best possible college financial aid 05/01/2018 05:28pm • WASHINGTON — Tuesday is College Signing Day, when many high school students make their decision about where they'll go to class in the fall. It's not an easy decision, and financial aid is a significant variable in how that decision is made. But navigating the world of aid packages and loans ca Apple Inc. (AAPL) Stock Soars on $100 Billion Buyback 04/30/2018 08:00pm • Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) reported fiscal second-quarter earnings late Tuesday, barely beating on earnings and barely missing on revenue. Despite ho-hum top- and bottom-line numbers, AAPL stock surged 4 percent in after-hours trading following the announcement, as capital returns and guidance came i AAPL Stock: What to Expect From Apple Inc. Earnings 04/29/2018 08:00pm • Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock is limping into the company's fiscal second-quarter earnings report expected out after the market close May 1. Investors are likely most concerned with iPhone sales and guidance, but there are several other key metrics and trends that analysts will be watching closel Why Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock Still Has Enormous Upside 04/29/2018 08:00pm • Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) stock surged to new all-time highs last week after the company reported a huge earnings beat and said it is raising the price of its annual Prime membership from $99 to $119. Amazon stock gained 3.6 percent following the earnings beat and is up 35 percent so far thi Income Investors Face Risk, Reward 04/29/2018 08:00pm • Investors can look for steady income in many places. The most common are bonds, which pay interest through coupons, and stocks which pay dividends. In both cases, earnings are measured with "yield," a year's income divided by the security's current price. That makes it easy to compare. Stocks in th