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With President Donald Trump's administration having released its federal budget proposal last week, the rest of the country is similarly occupied arranging their own finances as tax season is now well underway. The Internal Revenue Service may not be prepared for what either the president or...

Election Day is one of the biggest revolving events for the media. Once every four years, the political rhetoric intensifies to its peek on a fateful Tuesday in November. Unfortunately, from time to time, the media itself becomes part of the story. Here’s a look at four of the biggest...

There’s no question that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is under a huge amount of pressure to determine the right time to raise interest rates following the worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression. Raising interest rates too quickly could derail the economy’s fragile...

It's been seven years since US Airways Group Inc (NYSE: LLC) Flight 1549 made its iconic water landing in the Hudson River, but despite the onslaught of safety recommendations after the incident, most remain unimplemented. Unfortunately, because of the complicated, albeit inevitable, relationships...

What happens when a cell phone manufacturer tries to jam pack a more powerful battery into a thinner phone? If the manufacturer is SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC KRW5000 (OTC: SSNLF), then the answer is deal with a large scale recall and suffer a major blow to your reputation. Samsung was forced to recall 2.5...

Wednesday, the Michigan State Senate voted unanimously to implement legislation that would not require drivers to be present in driverless vehicles being tested on public roads. In the past, researchers have acted as emergency drivers should such vehicles experience failure during test runs....

Hand sanitizers kills 99.9 percent of germs and is effective in promoting health and wellness, right? Perhaps if this claim were true the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wouldn't find it necessary to initiate a probe and ask for new studies on its effectiveness. The Associated Press reported on...

An oil worker of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) was killed and two others were injured at an explosion at a well owned by an Exxon subsidiary in North Dakota, Reuters said, citing an Associated Press report on Monday. "Johnny Stassinos, 52, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, died Saturday as a result...

In a Thursday morning article, the Associated Press reported that the Philadelphia City Council is expected to approve a 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax on sugary and diet beverages. The only other city with a sugar tax on sodas at this point is Berkeley, California. Similar proposals have been defeated in...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew blames the distortion in the global markets on excess steel production in China, according to an Associated Press report. Lew "urged China on Monday to cut excess steel production, as the two sides opened a high-level dialogue overshadowed by tension over the South...

A recent article from the Associated Press discussed the trend of smartphone use in the United States and how some people prefer their older phones. Whether it's the fact that people don't want to spend the hundreds of dollars on a new phone or they don't want their lives to be...

The Associated Press reported Friday morning that Russia was actively considering extending financial aid to Greece. "If the Greeks ask for a loan then we will consider it, but they have not yet asked," Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told the AP...

For the first time in at least 45 years and likely ever, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) will close more stores in the U.S. than it opens, according to the Associated Press. The brand currently has around 14,300 stores in the country. As of April, the chain was on track to close 700...

The rapid decline of the newspaper business over the past couple of decades was a major hit to the media world, but there are new and powerful forms of media that have gained an immense amount of traction on the digital frontier. Websites like Buzzfeed and Gawker are embracing wit, snark and...