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How to Find Unclaimed Money 10/21/2020 12:00am • If you think it's fun to find money under couch cushions or a random coin in a parking lot, just wait until you start looking through databases for finding lost or unclaimed money. Chances are, you'll find it more fun -- and possibly far more profitable. Banks, insurance companies and the U.S. Treas DC launching new coronavirus exposure app 10/20/2020 02:45am • The District is launching a new smartphone app to assist in contact tracing as it continues the fight against coronavirus — but it won't work with a similar tool for Virginia, and Maryland doesn't have one yet. Residents can get exposure alerts from DC CAN starting Tuesday. D.C. Health Direc Google Sued by DOJ; GM's $2 Billion EV Investment 10/20/2020 12:00am • All three major U.S. stock indices rose modestly on Tuesday as Wall Street took a cautiously optimistic view of the slowly advancing stimulus talks on Capitol Hill. Time is running out for any relief package to be passed and signed into law before Election Day on Nov. 3. The pandemic itself, meanwh 9 Best Tech Stocks to Buy in a Recession 10/19/2020 12:00am • Consider the market leader.The U.S. technology sector was one of the biggest drivers of the decadelong bull market that finally ended earlier this year due to the health crisis. After a lull in the depths of March and April, tech returns are back to their old ways, up 33.4% in 2020 compared with a 7 Now you can hum to search Google for songs you can't remember (but can't forget) 10/18/2020 06:35am • If you've ever had a song stuck in your head but can't remember enough lyrics to search for it, Google has a solution: hum to search. Google unveiled a new search feature Thursday that lets users search for songs by humming a few bars, in an attempt to help you identify 10 Simple and Free Budgeting Tools 10/16/2020 12:00am • Not everyone relishes the idea of proactively managing money and maintaining a budget. However, creating a budget -- and sticking to it -- are key first steps toward reaching financial goals large and small. What's more, selecting the right budgeting tool can make or break your ability to follow a Two Virginia high schoolers keep competitions alive virtually during the pandemic 10/11/2020 03:09pm • Two local high school students were frustrated by the lack of opportunities for students to compete in their specialties during the pandemic. So, they decided to do something about it. Rashmi Francis and her partner Rohan Bhansali both saw debate and science competitions canceled because of th 7 Tech Stock Ideas That Aren't FANG Stocks 10/09/2020 12:00am • KeyBanc loves these non-FANG tech stocks.The tech sector has led the stock market rally since the financial crisis back in 2008, and many tech stocks have surged since the 2020 March lows. The so-called FANG stocks -- Facebook (ticker: FB), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) -- Bank of America's 8 Best Stocks to Buy in Q4 10/08/2020 12:00am • Analysts say these are the best stocks to buy in the fourth quarter.After a brutal first quarter of 2020, the S&P 500 heated up in the second and third quarters. Investors shrugged off abysmal earnings numbers and drove the stock market to all-time highs in the third quarter on hopes that the ec Instagram is letting users switch back to old logos for its birthday 10/07/2020 09:34am • Instagram is celebrating its birthday by letting users switch to older icons of the app, including the classic retro camera logo that it sported when it first became a staple of smartphones worldwide. Designs stretching back to Instagram's early days are included in the feature, which will be ava How to Use Venmo, PayPal and Other Payment Apps More Wisely 10/07/2020 12:00am • When it comes to paying family and friends, people overwhelmingly prefer to use cash apps, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans by SMS marketing platform SimpleTexting. Six in 10 people prefer to use apps compared to only 8% who like to make these payments with cash. Bank and wire transfers and Boeing Sheds 7%; Google Goes to Court 10/06/2020 12:00am • Stocks swung lower on Tuesday, giving up much of the prior day's gains. Whereas Monday's optimism was partly driven by President Donald Trump's seemingly improved health condition, Tuesday's pessimism was on a different, oft-discussed topic: stimulus. The president abruptly tweeted that the White H Apple vs. Amazon: Which Stock Is the Better Buy? 10/05/2020 12:00am • 2020 has been an incredible year for " FAANG stocks." These are the Big Tech companies behind the products and services that most investors use every day: Facebook (ticker: FB), Apple ( AAPL), Amazon.com ( AMZN), Netflix ( NFLX) and Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL). Two of these companies in particular have Ravens and Washington Football Team: Tale of two NFL cities 10/03/2020 07:38am • Google Maps will tell you that FedEx Field in Prince George's County, Maryland, lies 32.6 miles away from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. But while on a good day it might take you 40 minutes to go from one stadium to the other, the gap between the NFL's mid-Atlantic neighbors is much wider. Th 5 of the Most Shorted Stocks of October 09/30/2020 12:00am • Concerns about a slowing economic recovery, a lack of additional stimulus from Washington and a potentially tumultuous November election hit the stock market hard in September. However, short sellers who were skeptical of the recovery rally and bet against certain stocks made a killing during the r