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How to Be a More Conscious Consumer 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Who hasn't given in to retail temptation from time to time? Very few people, in fact. According to a recent survey from personal finance comparison site Finder.com, 88.6 percent of Americans admit to buying things impulsively online. You might have anticipated that near-unanimous response on the sub This week in odd news: 'Sewer war' and record-setting cats 09/16/2017 10:50am • ONE HOME, TWO RECORD-SETTING CATS FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Here's a very tall tail: Two record-setting cats are living together near Detroit. Arcturus Aldebaran Powers holds the Guinness World Records mark for tallest domestic cat, measuring at about 19 inches (48 centimeters). Housema How to Outfit a Smart Home on the Cheap 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Today, adding smart features to your home is easier and far less expensive than when the trend began. "If someone wanted to make their home smart 10 years ago, they would have had to hire a home-automation specialist and purchase an incredibly expensive system, such as Crestron or Savant," says Col Investors of eBay Shouldn't Worry About Amazon 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) may be the gold standard for e-commerce investors, but it's certainly not the only game in town. D.A. Davidson analyst Tom Forte has initiated coverage of eBay ( EBAY) with a "buy" rating and says the online auction giant has plenty of growth levers to pull in coming Is Salt Lake City the New Austin? 09/12/2017 08:00pm • As Silicon Valley continues to become expensive to the point of unaffordability, it's become a common guessing game as to which metro area is poised to become the next "it" market for startups to flourish, find investors and win over consumers. Naturally, major locales like Seattle, New York, San D Beware of These 5 Popular Investment Narratives 09/11/2017 08:00pm • Storytelling has a universal appeal, and storytelling narratives are a powerful force influencing investment trends. However, popular investment narratives often lead investors to make poor decisions. Some popular narratives are inherently off-target, while other narratives persist beyond a logical 4 Ways Hotels Are Luring Business Travelers 09/11/2017 08:00pm • Today's business travelers are in a hurry. They have meetings throughout the day. They're running from place to place, and they need a comfortable, tech- and design-savvy retreat to reenergize for the following day. Whether it's the ability to quickly find healthy meals, squeeze in an early morning 5 Ways to Embrace Technology to Manage Your Retirement Money 09/07/2017 08:00pm • Not long ago, ATMs and home computers were all the rage in the personal finance world. Today, all the comforts of the past remain, but innovative technology is changing the way people transact across the globe. The younger generation is quick to adopt new technologies because they flock to whatever Car navigation tech brings new twists and turns to driving 09/07/2017 11:05am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Digital maps that dodge traffic jams are saving time for millions of motorists, but they're also turning some neighborhood streets into headache-inducing escape routes from congested highways. The unsettling side effects of traffic-tackling technology are popping up more fr Tips for a Cheap Thanksgiving Flight 09/06/2017 08:00pm • Now that Labor Day is come and gone, fall is approaching and the holiday season won't be far behind. The best time to book a flight over the Thanksgiving holiday is the week of Sept. 4, according to Skyscanner, a global travel search site, and its analysis of 2016 airfare pricing data. The site pred Robo Rage: Spoofing scam hits DC region using local numbers 09/06/2017 04:40am • WASHINGTON — There's a robocall trend ramping up in the D.C. area: scams coming from what look like local numbers. It's called "neighborhood spoofing," and it's an attempt to lure consumers by using local numbers, to increase the chance that they'll pick up the phone. For some, it's tempti Business Leaders Condemn Trump's DACA Decision 09/05/2017 08:00pm • Facebook Inc (Nasdaq: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn't pull any punches in condemning President Donald Trump's decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it is officially ending the DACA program, a decision that many American bus 10 ETFs to Buy for Oodles of Growth 09/05/2017 08:00pm • Forget value, go for growth here.Sometimes it pays to throw value out the window, and throw a few growth stocks into your portfolio. Investors in the likes of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX) will be happy to tell you that triple-digit price-earnings ratios don't keep stocks from heading Fear of robots taking jobs spurs a bold idea: guaranteed pay 09/04/2017 12:09am • HONOLULU (AP) — Driverless trucks. Factory robots. Delivery drones. Virtual personal assistants. As technological innovations increasingly edge into the workplace, many people fear that robots and machines are destined to take jobs that human beings have held for decades. For many affected work How to stop your smartphone from tracking you 09/01/2017 05:18am • Q: Where do I turn off the constant location tracking in my smartphone? A: Smartphones have become a human "electronic tag" that, instead of being installed under skin, is in pockets and purses. Precise locations, dates, times, durations and what you did before and after opening an app or web