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Pros, Cons to Buying JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Stock 11/18/2018 07:00pm • JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) bills itself as one of the oldest money management firms in the U.S., dating back more than 200 years. Today, the financial behemoth boasts total assets of $2.6 trillion -- that's almost equivalent to the total gross domestic product of India in 2017, the sixth-l What Is a Hospitalist? 11/18/2018 07:00pm • Once upon a time, primary care doctors had the time and flexibility to look in on their patients who had been admitted to the hospital. This often happened after normal business hours, at the end of a long day of appointments with other patients in their office. This was manageable, up until sometim Amazon's would-be NY neighbors: Cynicism, some hope for jobs 11/17/2018 11:48am • NEW YORK (AP) — Shawn Smith has heard the promises before. When new hotels sprang up near the public housing complex in Queens where he's lived for 17 years, residents were told they would bring jobs and economic opportunity. He hasn't seen any of it. So he's cynical about the announcement this 9 holiday shopping habits that will make you go broke 11/17/2018 07:00am • Break these habits to keep your wallet intact this season. The holidays put people in the gift-giving mood, but those who don't watch their spending will find themselves feeling less than jolly when credit card bills arrive in January. According to the Holiday 2018 Consumer Trends survey from the Movie Review: 'Green Book' is a total crowd pleaser bound for Best Picture 11/16/2018 12:04am • WASHINGTON — Some movies we admire. Others we respect. But a rare few do we flat-out love, touching a place inside of us that reminds us why we go to the movies in the first place. "Green Book" is one of those movies: the rare crowd pleaser with the chops to go the Oscar distance. It's a fi How to Decide When to Switch From Bonds to Annuities 11/15/2018 07:00pm • While savings accounts or certificates of deposit should get a bump from continued interest rate hikes, the bonds in your portfolio may not fare as well. The State Street Investor Confidence Index, which measures investor sentiment, lost 3.4 points in October, falling to 84.4 on the heels of the Fe Why Did My Credit Card Interest Rate Increase? 11/15/2018 07:00pm • Rates are on the rise, which means you might have recently noticed that your credit card interest rate went up. If not, an increase could soon be on the horizon. "With the Federal Reserve's third interest rate increase this year, credit card rates are expected to increase," says Samuel Deane, finan Best Budget Apps 11/15/2018 07:00pm • Take charge of your finances with these expense-tracking apps.With smartphones playing a pivotal role in our daily lives, it only makes sense that they would eventually become an integral part of money management. "Merging the two together seems to be a natural fit," says Mark Ranta, global head of Metro hopes riders will buy into cheaper monthly, weekly passes 11/15/2018 04:41pm • WASHINGTON — Metro hopes to lure back riders next year with discounted and expanded unlimited-ride passes as a way to head off long-term forecasts of limited rider revenue growth. Metro riders are much less likely to use passes than riders of many other similar transit systems across the countr Reston's 1901 Group will create more than 800 new jobs 11/15/2018 01:48pm • WASHINGTON — Reston, Virginia-based government and commercial IT contractor 1901 Group will invest $4 million to expand its corporate offices in Reston and an IT operations center in Blacksburg, Virginia. In exchange for incentives from the Virginia Jobs Investment Program, 1901 Group will crea 5 Ways Amazon Could Transform Greater Washington, D.C., and New York City 11/14/2018 07:00pm • It's been just over a year since Amazon, the massive online retail and web services corporation based in Seattle, announced that it would be expanding its headquarters to a second North American city. At first, its promises were extravagant: One lucky city would be the host of what it called "HQ2," How Do Credit Card Companies Make Money? 11/14/2018 07:00pm • The credit card industry is a lucrative business. For banks, credit cards are important and reliable money makers. A 2018 Federal Reserve System report said that "although profitability for the large credit card banks has risen and fallen over the years, credit card earnings have almost always been 9 Bank Stocks to Buy for Income Investors 11/14/2018 07:00pm • Stronger banks are paying attractive dividends.Compared with the financial crisis 10 years ago, investors are having a relatively easy time of it. With each passing year, major indices like the S&P 500 are pushing higher and consumer spending metrics look better. As bad mortgages cascaded throug The Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test 11/14/2018 07:00pm • More than 1 million international students are enrolled in American colleges and universities, but before arriving, nonnative English speakers are typically required to pass an assessment of their language skills. 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