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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. Federal regulators want more information about Northrop Grumman, Orbital ATK merger 12/07/2017 10:52am • WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information from Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman and Dulles-based Orbital ATK Inc. regarding their planned $9.2 billion merger. Northrop Grumman announced an agreement to acquire satellite and rocket maker Orbital ATK in Sep Explore the Highest-Ranked Catholic National Universities 12/06/2017 07:00pm • Tradition Is Important at These SchoolsStudents who are interested in attending a school rooted in Roman Catholic traditions may be interested in one of these 10 highly ranked National Universities. Among these institutions, the majority accepted more than 40 percent of all applicants in fall 2016.T 7 Ways to Invest for Income 12/06/2017 07:00pm • For many investors, retirement planning is all about watching their nest egg grow. But an equally daunting challenge is putting those investments to work to deliver an effective stream of income once your working days are through. According to 2016 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the median house 10 Tax-Loss Stocks to Avoid in December 12/06/2017 07:00pm • This is a bad time to buy on the bounce.Energy stocks and domestic retail stocks have bounced back from a horrendous 2017 in recent days thanks to the prospect of corporate tax reform. But investors need to be careful buying the bounce in many of these troubled companies, especially at this time of SpaceX Is Just the Thing to Help Tesla Inc (TSLA) Stock 12/05/2017 07:00pm • At first glance, it may seem as if building an affordable, long-range electric automobile and putting a man on Mars have very little to do with one another. However, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas says that electric vehicle and battery storage company Tesla Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA) and commercial spac 5 smart ways to use your holiday bonus 12/05/2017 07:00pm • It's the holiday season, and many professionals are eagerly awaiting their yearly bonus. While it's easy to view the bonus as a windfall and spend it on a whim, most people would benefit from using the money to catch up on their savings, pay off debt or invest more. As a general rule, 25 percent 10 Jobs That Offer Millennials Good Work-Life Balance 12/04/2017 07:00pm • Balancing Business With PleasureMoney isn't everything. Even cash-strapped millennials, a generation with a record level of student loan debt, rank flexibility as a high priority when it comes to assessing career options. Many young professionals are looking to create and maintain work-life balance,