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Silver Prices May Be Ready to Shine 04/18/2016 08:00pm • Is it time to add a little silver to the mix in your portfolio? Investors doing so will need to be cautious and patient at the same time. The market has certainly bounced considerably recently following a brutal years-long bear market where the value of the metal fell dramatically. The slide in pri 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 Bank of America: The Balancing Act for BAC Stock 04/17/2016 08:00pm • When banks brave a shakeup, it's countless times worse than a sugared-up kid rattling coins in a ceramic piggy bank, though both make a most loathsome noise. Those who invested in Bank of America Corp. (ticker: BAC) back in the mid-2000s may still be reeling from a frightful collapse courtesy of the 10 Fun, Free Ways to Spend Your Day Off 04/17/2016 08:00pm • Your kids are in school. Your errands are complete. You've taken the day off work. The world is your oyster. But when you're used to jam-packed workdays and busy weekends, you may feel uneasy or even daunted by the prospect of a day with absolutely nothing to do. To help you relax, recharge and rej 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 'Arch Campbell & Friends' help celebrate 30 years of Filmfest DC 04/15/2016 05:22pm • WASHINGTON — Happy birthday to D.C.'s longest-running film festival. The prolific Filmfest DC celebrates its 30th anniversary this week from April 14-24. "When we started, there was no Internet, there was no Netflix, there was no DVDs or anything like that, so the festival was a Md. state police: Encouraged by each hour that trooper survives 04/15/2016 04:09pm • WASHINGTON — The day after a Maryland trooper was critically injured in a multicar crash on the Capital Beltway, the trooper was fighting for his life with his family and colleagues by his bedside as the lengthy investigation into what happened moves forward. Trooper Ezra Ganeshananda, 26, rema Reston company tracks growth of the Internet in the millions 04/15/2016 11:03am • WASHINGTON — How fast is the Internet growing? A Reston company is keeping track. Reston-based VeriSign Inc., which registers ".com" and ".net" domains, says a total of 15 million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2015. That brings the total number of registered d Is There an Upside in Wind Energy Stocks? 04/14/2016 08:00pm • Don Quixote would be proud. Humans have been harvesting wind power for centuries, but the growing desire for renewable energy means we're building wind farms on an unprecedented scale, giving the knight-errant more wind mills than he could ever tilt at. The last decade has seen $128 billion in new Finding the Right Mortgage for You 04/14/2016 08:00pm • When it comes to impulse buys, a house typically isn't one. It's often considered the biggest purchase a person will make in his or her lifetime, so taking the time to be sure of your choice is a good thing. Going hand in hand with that home you're buying is the mortgage you're buying it with, and i Do Actively Managed Funds Really Pay Off for Investors? 04/13/2016 08:00pm • It's like yin and yang, animals versus plants, name brand versus generic. It's the long-running struggle between actively managed mutual funds and the hot thing of recent years: passive, or index-style funds. For many investors, academics and wealth advisers, the jury is in and index investing has Preventing Epilepsy Deaths 04/13/2016 08:00pm • Fortunately, most children experiencing epilepsy grow up to live long and fruitful lives. But every parent naturally wonders whether their beloved child with seizures could pass away prematurely. In today's world, a quick Internet search serves up plenty of information about SUDEP, or sudden unexpec Va. teacher’s research trip a chance to teach from Antarctica 04/13/2016 06:26pm • ARLINGTON, Va. -- As many of people gear up for vacations at the beach, a local teacher is getting ready for a trip of a lifetime to a very cold place. Kate Miller, a physics teacher at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, is scheduled to travel this winter to the bottom of the globe: Antarct College Seniors, Start Looking For a Job Now 04/12/2016 08:00pm • This is the time of year when employers are looking to scoop up fresh new hires from colleges. It may seem early, but employers are eager to lock in top potential talent. The job market for the class of 2016 is looking good. In fact, 42 percent of companies surveyed by the National Association of C 2016 Wyoming presidential caucus results (Democrats) 04/09/2016 10:59am • Here are the latest results from the Wyoming Democratic caucus, held Saturday, April 9, 2016. Republicans held their county-level conventions in March and will choose their remaining delegates at a statewide convention this month. Fouteen delegates are up for grabs Saturday for Democratic candida