Business and Finance
Published on October 16, 2018 - Page 5
TRENTON, N.J. — The federal government said Monday that it wants to force drugmakers to disclose prices for prescription medicines in their TV...
Published on October 16, 2018 - Page 7
Budget deficit hits six-year high WASHINGTON (AP) —The federal budget deficit has surged to $779 billion in fiscal 2018. That is its highest level...
Published on October 16, 2018 - Page 12
Security researchers say an estimated 35 million voter records from 19 U.S. states have been offered for sale on a dark web online forum. The...
Published on October 14, 2018 - Page 11
Dear Mr. Berko: Back in the middle of 2014, I wrote and asked you to recommend a good utility stock for my 77-year-old mother. Mom had a $13,000...
Published on October 14, 2018 - Page 11
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you please explain how the rule of 72 works for growing the principal and income value in a stock portfolio? I’ve been out of...
Published on October 13, 2018 - Page 7
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rebounded Friday, clawing back some of the week’s steep losses, but the turbulent trading of the last few days left no doubt...
Published on October 12, 2018 - Page 17
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks sank more than 2 percent Thursday, the second day of steep declines around the globe driven by concerns about rising...
Published on October 11, 2018 - Page 14
WASHINGTON (AP) —Companies that depend on holiday season sales need more workers at a time when the ranks of the unemployed have dwindled to their...
Published on October 10, 2018 - Page 14
NEW YORK (AP) —Google’s new Pixel phones mirror the industry trend moving the devices toward lusher, bigger screens, and add new twists on the camera...
Published on October 9, 2018 - Page 5
STOCKHOLM (AP) —Just a day after a United Nations panel called for urgent action on climate change, the Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday...
Published on October 8, 2018 - Page 4
Are America’s employers at risk of running out of skilled people to hire? The U.S. economy has become a seemingly perpetual job-generating machine,...
Published on October 8, 2018 - Page 4
SEATTLE (AP) — Facial recognition technology is being used to increase security at one Seattle school, but the technology is fueling debate about...
Published on October 8, 2018 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) —Big real estate developers like Donald Trump have long benefited from a myriad of legal loopholes and breaks that can shrink their...
Published on October 7, 2018 - Page 9
Dear Mr. Berko: My partner and I seek long-term growth in conservative blue chip stocks. We are both gainfully employed in sales, and together we...
Published on October 7, 2018 - Page 9
Dear Mr. Berko: I’m an 86-year-old retired steelworker. I am in good health and receive substantial retirement benefits. I’ve put three kids through...
Published on October 5, 2018 - Page 5
LONDON (AP) — Industry figures show that car sales in Britain slumped by a fifth in September after the introduction of new emission tests. The...
Published on October 3, 2018 - Page 9
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, the company that transformed the way we shop for just about everything, is jumping out ahead of the pack again: It has...
Published on October 2, 2018 - Page 7
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump hailed his revamped North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico as a breakthrough for U.S. workers...
Published on September 30, 2018 - Page 10
Dear Mr. Berko: Last year, our handsome 31-year-old son finished his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida with a specialty in biology and...
Published on September 30, 2018 - Page 10
Dear Mr. Berko: We bought 1,000 shares of Torchmark at $14, and after two splits, we’ve got 2,250 shares worth $88 each. We bought 1,000 shares of...