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And in just four quarters, private equity activity Affordable Online Colleges for Out-of-State Students 01/27/2022 07:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: G 7 Best Retail Stocks to Buy for 2022 01/26/2022 07:00pm • Put these retail stocks on your 2022 shopping list.The retail sector faced unprecedented challenges in recent years. 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ABC stores to adjust opening hours as employees impacted by COVID-19 01/20/2022 05:19pm • The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) will be adjusting opening hours to noon at the 395 stores around the commonwealth, as exposures among employees makes operations more difficult, the authority said Thursday. Virginia ABC said the change will allow its reduced workforce to be 8 Best-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 01/18/2022 07:00pm • These are 2021's best Fidelity mutual funds by performance.Investing for retirement means playing the long game, whether you use an IRA, a Roth IRA or a 401(k) plan. But it can be helpful to understand why your portfolio moves the way it does over the shorter term, especially as you get closer to re Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Is a Better Buy? 01/17/2022 07:00pm • It's no surprise that investors are interested in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC), the first in the asset class, was the single best-performing mainstream investment in the last decade, and it's not even close. Hundreds of other digital currencies have followed in its footsteps, with many putting up 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Now Under $5 01/17/2022 07:00pm • These sub-$5 stocks could deliver big gains in 2022.In the past, companies used to split their share prices frequently to keep their stocks affordable to the general public. This has changed in recent years, however. Now, companies such as Amazon.com Inc. (ticker: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOG Grocery Food Shopping Tips 01/11/2022 07:00pm • The supermarket used to be my home away from home. Until now. As a mom of three boys and as someone who loves to cook and bake, it seemed like I was in and out of stores on a daily basis. I'm one of those people that really enjoys going food shopping. 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