Headline News Archive

2017

September

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• Toys R Us plans to hire thousands of seasonal workers despite bankruptcy. Toys R Us Inc. said Thursday that it plans to again hire thousands of part-time workers nationwide for the holiday shopping season despite the toy…

• Wall Street’s watchdog fails own counsel on disclosing cyberattacks. In a 2014 speech, the then-chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Jo White, offered a stern reminder to corporate America: If hit by…

• Some people learn to code in their 60s, 70s or 80s. Not all coders are from the millennial generation.

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• What you need to know about filing the FAFSA for 2018. Follow these five steps to avoid mistakes and maximize your college financial aid award

• Brown to replace student loans with grants. Brown University plans to replace student loans with financial grants that do not have to be repaid.

• Someone made a fake Equifax account and then Equifax linked to it. People create fake versions of big companies’ websites all the time, usually for phishing purposes. But the companies do not usually link to them by…

• El ubicuo cajero automático cumple 50 años. El cajero automático, la máquina que escupe billetes (y que cobra fuertes tarifas si uno no escoge la red que corresponde) cumple 50 años este…

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• Before the breach, Equifax sought to limit exposure to lawsuits. Before Equifax discovered a massive computer breach that exposed sensitive information about millions of Americans, the company lobbied Congress on legislation to limit how much…

• Premiums soar under Obamacare; cost of employer-based plans stay stable. In sharp contrast to the soaring health insurance premiums in many Affordable Care Act marketplaces, the cost of coverage for the vast numbers of people…

• ¿Qué hacemos mal con nuestras finanzas?. La frugalidad ayuda a estirar el dinero pero planificar es tan o más importante Los salarios mínimos están subiendo pero siguen siendo mínimos y los…

• Apple reconoce que nuevo reloj tiene problemas de conectividad. Apple Inc reconoció el miércoles que su último reloj inteligente, presentado la semana pasada, tiene problemas con su función más importante: su capacidad para realizar…

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• Stuck in the middle with few housing options. Housing is expensive for everyone in the Bay Area, but it’s especially challenging for middle-income buyers. Most new supply is at the high or low…

• Why it’s so hard for Americans to save for retirement. More than 35 years after he revolutionized the way Americans plan for retirement, Ted Benna is still trying to make it easier for people to…

• Drivers waste billions of dollars buying premium gasoline. AAA survey and tests show 16.5 million drivers spend extra on premium gas, despite there not being a performance benefit.

• Equifax: 100.000 canadienses afectados por ciberataque. La empresa Equifax dijo el martes que la información personal de unos 100.000 clientes canadienses se vio comprometida tras la filtración de datos crediticios que…

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• California legislature passes bills to reform PACE energy-efficiency loans. Two bills that would boost protections for consumers taking out PACE home-improvement loans are headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk after passing the Legislature. The…

• Equifax breach prompts bill to eliminate fees for freezing credit. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and a dozen other Democrats introduced a bill on Friday that seeks to end a major frustration for consumers who've sought…

• Online retailers seize on long-ignored market: women size 16 and up. Online retailers are culling customer complaints, preferences and measurements and arriving at the same conclusion: American women, who on average wear about a size 16,…

• Avril Lavigne lidera una lista de riesgo de malware. La otrora princesa del pop-punk Avril Lavigne ha superado a la superestrella Beyoncé en algo, pero puede que no esté del todo contenta con su…

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• Amazon encuentra un equilibrio entre robots y empleados. A finales del año pasado, Nissa Scott comenzó a trabajar en el almacén cavernoso de Amazon ubicado al sureste de Nueva Jersey, apilando contenedores de…

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• Five tips for choosing a reliable nursing home. The news that eight Florida nursing home residents died in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma has prompted a criminal investigation and spurred widespread outrage. Experts…

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• Examples of 'price gouging' during Hurricane Irma were aberrations. Airlines say the examples of price gouging that have been posted on social media over the past week have been aberrations and flukes. Instead, the…

• Verizon gives away cool freebies, as long as you give away your privacy. Would you give up your privacy for a shot at free concert tickets, Uber rides or Apple Music tunes? Verizon is betting the answer is…

• African Americans only racial group still making less than in 2000. African Americans are the only racial group the Census Bureau identifies that has been left behind. White, Asian and Hispanic households have all seen at least modest income gains…

• Equifax says vulnerability behind breach; FTC confirms investigation. It’s been a week since credit reporting agency Equifax admitted it had lost sensitive personal data for 143 million American consumers — one of the…