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Looking for Penny Stocks to Buy Is a Fool's Errand 03/30/2017 08:00pm • It's true. It's possible for investors to make a fortune on penny stocks. But while it's possible, it's exceedingly rare, and though the allure of buying a stock at 11 cents and selling it for $20 may sound too tempting to pass up, the truth is straightforward: Stop looking for the best penny stocks How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Face of Senior Health Care 03/30/2017 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Intelligent assistants such as iPhone's Siri and Amazon's Alexa are already mainstays in many households. They can answer questions, perform digital tasks and even operate other devices remotely. However, AI -- as artificial intellig Extreme Measures People Take to Get Out of Student Loan Debt 03/30/2017 08:00pm • You could argue that college isn't all that hard. What is hard is figuring out how to pay for that education -- and later coming up with a strategy to pay off the loans that you took out. In fact, members of the class of 2016 graduated with an average of $37,173 in student loan debt, according to an How to Make the Most of Your Monthly Paycheck 03/30/2017 08:00pm • Most financial experts will tell you that in order to get ahead in life and your career, you need to save more money. That's true, but you can make even greater gains (and avoid a lot of the spending guilt) by making more money. If you're going to keep up with 3 percent average inflation and all of How to Avoid Busting Your Financial Bracket 03/30/2017 08:00pm • This year, the NCAA basketball tournament has been nothing short of exciting. With major upsets like that of Duke by unexpected sleeper team South Carolina and the prospect of an all-Carolinas final, March Madness has proven to be full of surprises. While this makes for exciting game-viewing, it ha Is It Time to Jump on the Passive Investing Bandwagon? 03/30/2017 08:00pm • Passive investing has grown in popularity in recent years, as more investors pour money into index and exchange-traded funds. Globally, total assets under management reached the $6 trillion mark as of 2016. That's an increase of 230 percent since 2007, according to Morningstar. A new report from Mo Vague trade plan after Trump's tough talk 03/30/2017 05:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has submitted a vague set of guidelines to Congress for renegotiating the North American Free Agreement with Mexico and Canada, disappointing those who wanted a major overhaul of a decades-old trade deal that Trump described as "disaster" during the presi Online tax effort revived at last minute in Arkansas 03/30/2017 02:28pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A House committee revived a proposal Thursday forcing online retailers to collect Arkansas sales taxes, just two days after a lawmaker behind the bill declared it dead for this year's session. The measure advanced by the House Revenue and Taxation Committee requires compan Senate panels advance Trump's picks for labor, agriculture 03/30/2017 01:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nominees to lead the labor and agriculture departments and moved the new administration closer to filling the final pair of empty seats in his Cabinet. In back-to-back tallies just off the Senate floor, two committees sent Leftist gains edge ahead of tense Ecuador presidential vote 03/30/2017 12:42pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador until recently looked like the next domino to fall in a right-wing resurgence in Latin America. Trapped in recession and disgusted by corruption scandals, voters seemed poised to kick out the leftists who have ruled for a decade and hand power to conservative banker G US economy grew at steady 2.1 percent rate in Q4 03/30/2017 12:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster rate in the fourth quarter than earlier estimates, as consumers ramped up spending that's expected fuel growth throughout 2017. The gross domestic product, the economy's total output of goods and services, expanded at an annual rate of 2 Funds in the first quarter: Foreign markets were first 03/30/2017 11:32am • NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone with an American-only 401(k) account missed out in the first quarter. Funds that own stocks from Latin America, Asia and other foreign markets were some of the best performers during the first three months of the year. Hundreds had returns that were more than double those of Union outlines suggestions to save Metro 03/30/2017 11:07am • WASHINGTON — Cutting fares, implementing special tax districts around more Metro stations and expanding operating hours are among a series of suggestions Metro’s largest union released Thursday to fund and fix the transit agency. "Like the riders, we are fed up as well, and agree that we are Lebanon revels its first budget in 12 yeas 03/30/2017 08:25am • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's finance minister says the country's first budget in 12 years will have a deficit of $4.86 billion on spending of $15.78 billion. Ali Hassan Khalil also told reporters Thursday that Lebanon's economic growth in 2017 is expected to be 2 percent. Khalil said the government did Poll: Americans dislike GOP's, Trump's plan on health care 03/30/2017 01:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Note to President Donald Trump and House Republicans: People really don't like your approach to overhauling America's health care. If you're hoping to revive the effort, you may want to try something different. Sixty-two percent of Americans turned thumbs down on Trump's handling