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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) Needs More Than Job Cuts 12/13/2017 07:00pm • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) ( TEVA) stock jumped more than 15 percent Thursday after the company announced it will be laying off 14,000 employees and suspending its dividend as part of a restructuring and cost-cutting initiative. Investors cheered the 25 percent workforce reduction, whi I-66 tolls could help fund new Rosslyn Metro station, VRE bridge 12/13/2017 01:49pm • WASHINGTON — State leaders are proposing changes to the use of toll revenue from Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway. These potential plans could include allowing part of the money to support a public-private partnership to build a new Rosslyn Metro station or to construct a new, wider Lon Mattel, Inc. (MAT) Stock Isn't a Lot of Fun Right Now 12/12/2017 07:00pm • Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT) stock tumbled more than 4 percent on Tuesday as investors continue to digest the company's recent guidance cut and subsequent credit downgrades from three major credit agencies. The credit downgrades dig Mattel's hole a little bit deeper as it looks to implement an aggres The 9 Most Interesting ETF Launches of 2017 12/12/2017 07:00pm • What makes these funds special?We are living in the age of exchange-traded funds, with the asset class growing at a steady clip in both size and valuation. There are more than 5,000 ETFs trading globally, and each year we see hundreds of more entrants into the market. And so far this year, a stagger South Africa's Leading Party to Vote on its Leader and Future Presidential Contender 12/12/2017 07:00pm • JOHANNESBURG -- As South Africa's deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa bounded onto the stage at a Soweto community hall in November, supporters of the ruling party -- alongside some of the country's most powerful business leaders -- hooted and cheered. Loudspeakers blared a campaign song for Ramaphosa Give the gift of a student loan payment 12/12/2017 07:00am • In 2017, borrowers have seemingly had more ways than ever to get free money to repay student loans. This year Public Service Loan Forgiveness finally started, and student loan repayment programs gained popularity among many employers. However, these options' footprint remains relatively small, co Reality Still Bites for Generation X 12/11/2017 07:00pm • It sometimes seems that it is impossible to open up a newspaper or to turn on the television without hearing something about either baby boomers or millennials. Granted, they do make up the vast majority of the U.S. population and for that reason alone, they arguably deserve the attention. However, Colleges With the Best 4-Year Graduation Rates 12/11/2017 07:00pm • While many students stress about getting into college, the real challenge for some is finishing their education. The six-year graduation rate was 59 percent for first-time, full-time undergraduate students who started working toward a bachelor's degree in 2009, according to the National Center for E 5 Important Financial Discussions to Have When You're Engaged 12/11/2017 07:00pm • Love may or may not be in the air, but it's been in the news a lot lately, with the recent engagement of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle. If you're half of an engaged couple, you may naturally find yourself drawn to their love story and wonder how these two crazy kids are going to ma McAuliffe makes moves against Va. teacher shortage 12/11/2017 04:16pm • WASHINGTON — Virginia’s governor announced Monday that he’s taking steps to correct the state’s teacher shortage. Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive directive and announced a series of budget actions to address the shortage, which he said “is literally in every city and county in 3 in 4 parents help adult kids pay bills, survey reveals 12/11/2017 12:38pm • WASHINGTON — For most parents, the cost of their kids doesn’t stop when they reach adulthood. A CreditCards.com survey says 74 percent of U.S. adults with children 18 and older help them pay their living expenses or debts. If accurate, that would be 49 million adults living in the U.S. who When will you see the bill for I-66 tolls? 12/11/2017 04:41am • RICHMOND, Va. — Drivers who pay rush-hour tolls to drive alone on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway and those without an E-ZPass can expect the toll charges or violation notices to come several days after using the road, Virginia Department of Transportation Tolling Director David Caudill s Is Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (RDS.A) on Track for Gains? 12/10/2017 07:00pm • Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (ticker. RDS.A) seems to be getting its act together, and that may be just in time for nervous Shell shareholders. Last month Shell announced the reinstatement of stock dividends and $25 billion worth of stock buybacks. The oil giant also is hiking its cash flow outlook Should You Own Nontraditional Bond Funds? 12/07/2017 07:00pm • Nontraditional bond funds had a following after the financial crisis when interest rates were at all-time lows. Fund inflows tripled between 2011 and 2014, according to Morningstar and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, as many investors sought solace in nontraditional bond funds to get h Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors (GM) Watching Subprime Auto Market 12/07/2017 07:00pm • The latest data on subprime auto lending paints a mixed picture of the auto industry. The stocks of auto giants Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors Company ( GM) are trading at some of the lowest earnings multiples in the stock market on fears that an auto industry downturn is imminent.