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Wal-Mart cuts health benefits for many part-timers 10/07/2014 12:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart plans to eliminate health insurance coverage for some of its part-time U.S. employees in a move aimed at controlling rising health care costs of the nation's largest private employer.Wal-Mart tells The Associated Press that, starting January first, it will no longer offer h Investor caution...Retail optimism...EU probes Amazon 10/07/2014 07:40am • BANGKOK (AP) -- International stock markets were mostly lower today after Wall Street edged down and the World Bank trimmed its Asian growth forecast. Futures point to a lower opening on Wall Street. Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose to near $90.50 per barrel. The dollar slipped against the yen and edge Wal-Mart plans 1-stop health coverage shopping 10/07/2014 02:44am • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart is taking one-stop shopping to another area: health insurance.The world's largest retailer plans to work with DirectHealth.com, an online health insurance comparison site and agency, to allow shoppers to compare coverage options and enroll 10 Frugal Ways to Save This Fall 10/07/2014 12:00am • Get ready for winter.When the leaves start changing color, you know it's almost time for holiday shopping, end-of-year deadlines and annual financial checkups. The U.S. News Frugal Shopper bloggers have tips for how you can make the most of the season while keeping your budget in check. Here are 10 Food truck rule changes to be reviewed Tuesday 10/06/2014 05:30pm • Food trucks could soon be able to park in more locations across the county. The public will have the opportunity to weigh in Tuesday afternoon on a proposal authorized by the county Board of Supervisors that would allow food trucks to operate at commercial and industrial properties, and lower the 6 steps for dealing with a lazy co-worker 10/06/2014 12:00am • If you've ever had a co-worker who spends the day playing on Facebook, shopping online or otherwise goofing off while work goes undone, you know the extreme frustration of working with someone who doesn't pull his or her weight. That's doubly true if you end up picking up some of that person's w 5 items to buy in October 10/06/2014 12:00am • It's that time of year again -- time to start planning for the holidays. It's only October and the sales already have begun, and they will continue to save you money until year's end. With all these opportunities to save, it's important to know when to buy the items on your list. Through December 7 ways to save on children's Halloween costumes 10/05/2014 12:00am • It's October, which means it's time to focus on what your children are going to dress up as this Halloween -- and how much their costumes are going to cost you. According to the National Retail Federation's 2014 Halloween Consumer Spending Survey, the average person will spend $77.52 this Hal Stocks move up...Oil moves down... UAW tries to organize Alabama Mercedes plant 10/04/2014 01:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors evidently think the U.S. economy is about right for owning stocks. There was a pickup in hiring last month, which means more people with paychecks, but wages were stagnant, cheering up investors worried about inflation. The Dow rose about 208 points, or 1.2 percent. The S& RadioShack inks debt restructuring deals 10/03/2014 06:59pm • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- RadioShack says it has inked deals with a group of investors to restructure part of its debt and access funds, moves aimed at giving the struggling consumer electronics retailer more financial breathing room.The Fort Worth, Texas-based chain said Friday that Standard Genera Morning Notes 10/03/2014 09:00am • Students Eat Free At ShopHouse – ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen (4820 Bethesda Ave.) is offering all students with a valid student ID a free bowl and soda from 4 p.m. to close on Wednesday, Oct. 8. It’s part of the Chipotle spin-off’s month-long study break promotion. Stud 5 Tools That Allow You to Make Money From Anywhere 10/03/2014 12:00am • I love what I do. As a freelancer, I can work -- and earn money -- from anywhere. In fact, I recently moved across the country so my husband could start a new job. One of the great things about my location-independent career is that we didn't have to try to look for a job for me in our new town. It Sears to raise cash through Canadian ops sale 10/02/2014 01:08pm • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) -- Sears, sorely in need of cash, is selling most of its stake in its Canadian unit to raise as much as $380 million.The rights offering to shareholders for the majority of its 51 percent stake in Sears Canada Inc. will give the retail How to Save on Halloween Costumes 10/02/2014 12:00am • At first glance, the price tag on that Halloween costume that your son or daughter is requesting can be just as scary as the latest horror movie. It seems like there's no way to give your kids the Halloween they want and deserve without forking over much more than you're comfortable spending. But th Study: The 20 most-ticketed vehicles in U.S. 10/01/2014 09:41am • WASHINGTON -- Move over, red sports cars. A new type of vehicle is whizzing by you on a list of the most-ticketed vehicles in the U.S. A study from Insurance.com looked at data from 526 models and more than 557,000 recent customers to determine which vehicles receive the most speeding tickets and