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Fairfax Co. OKs new rules for Airbnb, other short-term rentals 08/01/2018 11:55am • WASHINGTON — After more than a year of study, Fairfax County, Virginia has approved new rules for people who rent out their homes through websites, such as Airbnb and FlipKey. The new rules approved by the county board of supervisors Tuesday go into effect starting Oct. 1. Under the new rule Help local students start the new year right: Where to donate school supplies 08/01/2018 10:33am • WASHINGTON — As kids in the area prepare to go back to school in the coming weeks, parents and guardians alike scurry to get all the supplies needed for their young ones to succeed in school. For some families in the D.C. area, however, the many required school supplies for the start of the sch Washington Gas requests Virginia rate increase 08/01/2018 10:15am • WASHINGTON — Washington Gas has filed an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission for a residential customer rate increase. The utility says the rate increase is necessary to recover the costs of providing service in Virginia and to earn its allowed rate of return. The base 3 questions newly widowed spouses face on Social Security, investments and paying bills 08/01/2018 04:48am • WASHINGTON — The weeks and months after losing a spouse are heart-wrenching and emotionally draining. This period can also be a time of uncertainty as those who are now suddenly single grapple with confusing and often complex financial decisions. In part one of "common questions newly widowed s When Do Rising Interest Rates Hurt the Residential Real Estate Market? 07/31/2018 08:00pm • After years of near zero interest rates, the Federal Reserve is raising its benchmark rate, currently at 1.9 percent. Like a ripple across a still pond, as the Fed rate goes so do other important interest rates. And several more increases are expected. Arguably the most important interest rate is t Earnings Beat Is Music to Pandora Media Inc (P) Stock Investors 07/31/2018 08:00pm • Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) stock jumped more than 20 percent on Wednesday after the company beat Wall Street revenue expectations handily for the second consecutive quarter. However, while investors cheer Pandora's growth, analysts say the company's path to profitability will be difficult. Pandor Putting the 'Golden' in Retirement: Retirees Share 6 Secrets to Financial Well-Being 07/31/2018 08:00pm • You don't have to look far to find disconcerting headlines about saving for retirement. According to the 2018 Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study, one in three Americans have less than $5,000 set aside for retirement. While Americans' lack of retirement planning and subpar savings hab 10 Facts to Know About the Federal Work-Study Program 07/31/2018 08:00pm • Many students benefit from work-study.Federal work-study reach is broad, with more than a half-million students participating in the program annually. The federal government spent nearly $1 billion on the program during the 2016-2017 school year, allocating funds to colleges and universities, accord 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for August 07/30/2018 08:00pm • Wall Street is increasingly focused on the short term, obsessing over smaller and smaller time frames. That game's for the birds. The best stocks to buy for August look attractive for the next 30 days -- and far beyond, into the long term. Hailing from a number of different sectors, this mixture of Va. woman convicted of $83M Medicare, insurance fraud 07/30/2018 05:40pm • WASHINGTON — A Loudoun County, Virginia, woman who ran a sleep study clinic has been convicted on charges of running a health care fraud that siphoned $83 million from Medicare and private insurers. Young Yi, 44, of Sterling, who formed the 1st Class Sleep Diagnostic Center and 1st Class Medica Credit Cards: Don't mix business with pleasure 07/30/2018 08:54am • WASHINGTON — If you have a business credit card, you may want to watch how you're using it a little more closely. Small business financial advice and loan comparison site Fundera says 23 percent of small business owners and entrepreneurs regularly use their business cards for personal expenses Buy? Sell? Nats trade deadline decision complicated 07/30/2018 01:24am • WASHINGTON — Whether you think the Washington Nationals have what it takes to try to compete in 2018, the decision of what to do before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. trade deadline is more complicated than a binary judgment of addition or subtraction. The reason to sell, in such a situation, is twofold. I The Twitter Inc (TWTR) Stock Sell-Off May Be a Big Mistake 07/29/2018 08:00pm • Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) stock continued to fall, dropping 5.7 percent on Monday on the heels of a huge 20.5 percent loss on Friday. But some Wall Street analysts are taking a more bullish view of TWTR stock and say Twitter's long-term business is perfectly fine. While Twitter reported it lost 1 mi Should Investors Prepare for Stagflation? 07/29/2018 08:00pm • Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has been quoted about concerns the economy is moving into stagflation -- where economic growth stalls but inflation continues to rise. Stagflation was last seen in the 1970s, and brings back memories of high oil prices, high inflation, high unemployment Should Investors Be Open to Closed-End Funds? 07/29/2018 08:00pm • Today, almost all investors know about mutual funds, the first choice for college and retirement savers who want to leave stock and bond picking to the pros. But even experienced investors may be unfamiliar with the small subset, closed-end funds, which are traded like stocks rather than bought from