Search

Gov. Hogan signs budget, bill to shore up Md. health insurance 04/05/2018 04:50pm • WASHINGTON — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has signed a bill that is designed to protect the state’s health insurance program. In a bill signing ceremony in Annapolis, Hogan said state leaders had to step in because Congress failed to act: “This problem should have been solved in Washington, bu Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Analysts' Heads Are in the Cloud 04/04/2018 08:00pm • Amazon.com, Inc (Nasdaq: AMZN) stock has taken a hit the past two weeks, dropping 7.2 percent after President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the company for its tax practices and U.S. Postal Service shipping rates. However, all signs indicate that Amazon's core businesses are firing on all cyli 9 Stocks Bank of America Loves in an Unpredictable Market 04/04/2018 08:00pm • In this climate, picking stock winners can get tricky.Bank of America has updated its US1 top stock list, its short list of the analyst team's favorite U.S. stock picks. For most of the past nine years, choosing the best stocks to buy has been relatively easy due to the strength of the bull market. When You Should (and Shouldn't) Worry If Your Tax Refund Is Delayed 04/04/2018 08:00pm • The income tax filing deadline is just around the corner, but many taxpayers decided not to wait until the last minute to file. Those who opted against procrastination and are entitled to a refund may have already received it. But for those anxiously awaiting a check in the mail or a sum deposited 5 Ways to Retire on Less Money 04/04/2018 08:00pm • It can be a problem for some retirees to live on a fixed income. One potential solution is to lower your expenses. No one wants to surrender the things they enjoy -- whether it's a sports activity, a trip to the mall or a warm home in winter -- but sometimes we can achieve our objectives by going a Amid budget increases, Alexandria to review updates to Potomac Yard Metro station 04/04/2018 02:29pm • WASHINGTON — The plan for a Metro station at Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia, is slowly inching forward amid a ballooning budget for the multimillion project. The city council will be reviewing updates to the new Potomac Yard Metro Station project at its next meeting on April 10 in anticip Last-minute, need-to-know tax tips before filing your 2017 taxes 04/04/2018 06:40am • WASHINGTON — Tax Day is right around the corner, and this year it falls on Tuesday, April 17, not April 15. That gives taxpayers two extra days to either file or extend their 2017 tax returns. So let’s review what you need to file on or before April 17, as well as some last-minute tax tips to co Teacher protests put Republicans on the spot in red states 04/04/2018 01:02am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A teacher walkout in Oklahoma is entering its third day in a red state rebellion stretching from West Virginia to Arizona that is putting Republicans on the spot over public education. Many legislators are forced to choose between placating constituents angry over years of Plowing a path: State to buy farms to help new farmers 04/04/2018 12:08am • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is launching a program to buy farms and sell them to new farmers for dirt cheap. A farm bought for $500,000, for example, could then be sold for $100,000. It is an unconventional approach to ensure that farming remains viable. The National Farmers Union k McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Is Approaching a Turning Point 04/03/2018 08:00pm • McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) investors have been hungry for returns so far in 2018, with the stock down 6.8 percent since Jan. 1. However, analysts say McDonald's slumping performance is simply a short-term phenomenon, and the company's underlying business makes it one of the most attractive How Rising Interest Rates Affect Your Investments 04/03/2018 08:00pm • Not that it was exactly unexpected, but the Federal Reserve raised its funds rate by a quarter point last month. In the first meeting headed by new chairman Jerome Powell, the Fed instituted its sixth rate increase since December 2015, when rates hovered near zero. Consumer interest rates often fol Hot New-Collar Jobs and the Skills You Need to Get Them 04/03/2018 08:00pm • The labor market is bursting with jobs that don't require bachelor's degrees but do demand special skills, typically related to digital technology. Called "new-collar" jobs, these positions usually provide salaries in the top half of the U.S. wage scale. They also offer promising career prospects, Airbnb starts collecting 'hotel' tax from some Va. renters 04/03/2018 03:52pm • WASHINGTON — In a first-of-its-kind deal for a locality in Virginia, Airbnb is now collecting — on behalf of Alexandria — "hotel" taxes from short-term renters of private residences in the city. Locally, Airbnb also provides that paperwork shortcut for homeowner hosts in D.C. and Montgomery Changes to US Route 1 would include final widening, bus lanes, buildings 04/03/2018 02:48pm • WASHINGTON — State highway officials are moving forward with a plan to widen the last stretch of U.S. Route 1 near the Capital Beltway that is still four lanes into a six-lane "superstreet." At a meeting Wednesday night at Mount Vernon High School, the Virginia Department of Transportation will Oklahoma teachers walk out for 2nd day in red-state revolt 04/03/2018 01:22am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Many schools will remain closed for a second day in Oklahoma Tuesday as teachers continue to rally for higher pay and education funding in a rebellion that has hit several Republican-led states across the country. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation last week grant