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The 10 Best Ways to Buy Tech Stocks 04/27/2016 08:00pm • Semiconductors, software and IT services.The heart of the technology sector's earnings season typically brings with it a lot of big swings, even in the bluest of blue-chip tech stocks. But you can avoid the volatility from quarterly tech earnings season by getting some of your exposure in a more wel Frugal,��family-friendly getaways for Memorial Day 04/27/2016 08:00pm • So you want to skip town for Memorial Day weekend with the kids but haven't locked in your plans? Perhaps you're dreaming of barbecue and beachside lounging in a sunny locale, hiking and embracing the great outdoors in one of America's national parks or a spur-of-the-moment European getaway to usher Terrorists changing approach to selecting targets 04/25/2016 06:22am • WASHINGTON �����Armed security personnel, high walls, long standoff distances and access controls are no longer good enough to secure facilities from terror attacks, security experts say. Those facilities are called ���hard targets��� by most Western security standards.��However, Mike Maness, dir 5 Tech Earnings to Watch This Week (AAPL, AMZN, FB, SIRI, TWTR) 04/24/2016 08:00pm • A host of tech companies will be showing Wall Street their quarterly results over the next few days, and if anything is like last week ... well, they might be a little skittish. Netflix (ticker: NFLX) got last week started with a thud, dropping 13 percent thanks to its Monday night report, which inc How to Be a More Environmentally Friendly Shopper 04/19/2016 08:00pm • You may not be able to change the entire world in one day, but you can commit to making your teeny, tiny part of it a little bit greener. On April 22, 1 billion people from 192 different countries will celebrate Earth Day, making it the largest civic observance in the world. This year's festivities The most successful company founded the year you were born 04/18/2016 09:10am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and FindTheCompany. About 50 percent of all businesses fail within five years. Only a quarter make it to the 15-year mark. Even then, the majority of survivors will be small operations, often based in a home. So it is that companies like Anthe 10 Great Ways to Pack Your Portfolio With Blue Chips 04/17/2016 08:00pm • Blue-chip stocks -- typically large stocks known for solid financials and strong performance -- are the bedrock of any portfolio. That's because they can provide a little bit of everything, be it growth, stability and/or income via dividends. Anyone can feel safe owning several individual blue-chip 5 Tech Earnings to Watch This Week (MSFT, NFLX, YHOO, IBM, INTC) 04/17/2016 08:00pm • The first-quarter earnings season, which started last week with the big banks, gets into full swing this week, led in part by a host of blue-chip tech companies. And the tech sector certainly is hoping it will fare as well as the major financials did last week. The Standard & Poor's 500 index's Column: Are iPhones safer than Android smartphones? 04/14/2016 05:13am • Q: I���m trying to decide on a new phone. Is it true that iPhones are safer than Android smartphones? A: The dangers associated with using a smartphone continue to grow, but the relative dangers compared to using your desktop or laptop are still pretty minimal. It���s not uncommon to see salac 4 Foolproof Job Search Tips for Every Kind of Job Seeker 04/04/2016 08:00pm • Listening to all the advice that's given to job seekers can leave your mind numbed. Everyone has words of wisdom for you, but much of it is conflicting. Parents, your spouse or partner, friends, colleagues and neighbors -- everyone has an opinion based on their own experiences. "You should do such-a 7 Things You Must Know Before Traveling Solo 04/03/2016 08:00pm • If you're itching to explore a new city on your own this year, you're not alone. In fact, 1 in every 5 travelers reports having embarked on a solo international trip for his or her most recent leisure vacation, according to the 2015 Visa Global Travel Intentions survey, which included more than 13,6 Google April Fools' prank boomerangs 04/01/2016 09:26am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Google is acknowledging that it pranked itself after an April Fools' Day Gmail tweak angered some people who use Google's email for work. 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