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Va. General Assembly to decide on Metro taxes, veto overrides 04/18/2018 04:00am • WASHINGTON — As Virginia’s General Assembly meets for its annual reconvened session Wednesday, the proposal for new dedicated funding for Metro ranks among the key issues. The current bill provides $154 million more per year, mainly from money that today goes to Northern Virginia transportati 7 questions to ask when taking control of a trust 04/18/2018 03:55am • WASHINGTON — As women control more of our nation’s wealth, they also are taking the reins on trust accounts established for their benefit. For many women, this may be the first time they have primary or sole control over a substantial amount of money. While having more wealth at your dispo Morgan Stanley (MS) Earnings Are Exceptional 04/17/2018 08:00pm • A strong earnings season for big U.S. banks continued Wednesday when Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reported record first-quarter earnings and revenue. Morgan Stanley's big earnings beat was driven by its trading unit, and shares of MS stock initially traded higher by nearly 1 percent on Wednesday. Morga Walmart Inc (WMT) Dominates Amazon.com (AMZN) in Household Spending 04/17/2018 08:00pm • Home spending is on the rise, according to the latest survey data from Bank of America. A maturing millennial generation is one of the primary drivers of the surge in spending, and analysts say Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) will be a big winner. Bank of America analyst Robert Ohmes has combined the resul How to Spot a Mortgage That'll Set You Up for Failure 04/17/2018 08:00pm • In February, Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, released his strategic plan for the agency, including the loosening of regulations with the goal of making it easier for Americans to borrow money, including mortgages for home purchases. Critics of the plan im Leveraged ETFs Are a Loser's Game 04/17/2018 08:00pm • With choppy investment markets, you might be tempted to seek higher returns in leveraged ETFs, but they are a loser's game. Even sophisticated investors get burned by them. In fact, "very few investment professionals understand the risks over time, let alone retail investors and people in the media 7 Myths About Finances in Retirement 04/17/2018 08:00pm • In many ways, retirement is unknown territory. After spending several decades in the workforce, bringing in income and saving for the future, you now need to spend and manage that money. Stepping into this new phase of life sparks change for your finances and lifestyle. "It is hard to grasp the con Advertising, Payments a Powerful Combo for eBay Inc Stock 04/17/2018 08:00pm • Shares of e-commerce leader eBay Inc (Nasdaq: EBAY) were up nearly 3 percent on Wednesday after a rare double upgrade from Morgan Stanley. Analyst Brian Nowak says the one-two punch of an expanding eBay payments business and a massive opportunity in advertising has the company on the brink of what c When sugary and fatty foods cost more: Do sin taxes work? 04/17/2018 11:28am • WASHINGTON — The dilemma at the vending machine: choosing something calorie laden that instantly hits the spot or something nutritious that we won't regret later. Decisions, decisions ... But if one costs more than the other does that influence what we end up digging in to? Perhaps, and t Near-Term Investing Is the Next Best Thing to a Market Crystal Ball 04/16/2018 08:00pm • That old investment adage that past performance doesn't guarantee future returns is still true, much to the chagrin of investors everywhere who wish they could predict the market. A near-term investing strategy may be the closest investors come to having a market crystal ball, though it's a mostly Here's How to Survive Bankruptcy 04/16/2018 08:00pm • Even the most responsible people can run into financial hardships. Sometimes these issues get so bad that they can't get out from under them. For those with unmanageable debt, one solution is to file for bankruptcy. Having to file for bankruptcy can take an emotional and financial toll. Even so, in 4 Mistakes IRA Investors Can't Afford 04/16/2018 08:00pm • Individual retirement accounts have been the ugly duckling of investments. No longer. IRAs now account for more than $8.2 trillion of American's retirement assets. More than 42 million households count on IRA's to help fund their retirement. IRAs started off simple in 1974, but like our tax code ha Tax-timed out? De-stress with Tax Day freebies and deals 04/16/2018 04:30pm • WASHINGTON — As in past years, businesses are offering freebies and deals before, during and after tax day, which falls on Tuesday, April 17 this year. You have a little more time to file your federal taxes this year because April 15 falls on a Sunday, and April 16 is D.C.'s Emancipation Day ho Nestle is moving Gerber headquarters to Rosslyn high-rise 04/16/2018 01:31pm • WASHINGTON — Nestle S.A., which moved its North American headquarters to Rosslyn, will bring the New Jersey-based headquarters of its Gerber Products Co. to the address, creating 150 new jobs. Nestle USA currently occupies more than 250,000 square feet at the glass high-rise next to the Rosslyn Consumer Banking Drives Earnings Beat for Bank of America Corp. (BAC) 04/15/2018 08:00pm • Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) reported it beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter earnings and delivered nearly a double-digit increase in its consumer banking revenue on Monday. Although bank stocks have underperformed so far in 2018, analysts say Bank of America is well-positioned to co