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‘Internship’ depicts Google as paradise
Questions about behemoth trampling on privacy nowhere in film’s focus
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What's Up Downtown
Friends, relatives spice Durango’s tourism recipe
This sub-segment of tourism brings revenue into our economy and takes photos, souvenirs and memories back home to their jealous friends. If you live in a place such as Colorado,…
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Dog food entrepreneur makes raw meat pay
Recession job loss leads Santa Fe carpenter to pet-catering business
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Cheap leases offered to spur electric-car sales
Auto companies in the are lowering lease prices for electric cars like this Honda FIT EV as they try to jump-start slow sales in a competitive market.Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press file…
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Some seek softer landing after career
Phased-retirement programs good for workers, employers
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Copycat songs on music sites confuse consumers
Annoyed listeners quit streaming services over lack of original content
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Work revolution: Turn your passion into your income
As the dynamics of the industrial economy fade into the sunset, that old path to success is fading away. Gone are the days in which earning a degree, being on…
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
Latest effort would resist bruising and be lower in natural cancer-causing toxins
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Made in the USA back in style for small businesses
When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made overseas. It was cheaper to manufacture in Taiwan than in…
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Special K with Chocolate Factory chocolate?
Chocolatier signs branding deal with cereal giant
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Future heads of family farms dig into financials
What the self-described “farm kid” was less certain of was how to manage a volatile business where price fluctuations are common, the weather is unpredictable and long-term planning – at…
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Survey: Savings fall short for Gen X, baby boomers
The study found that members of Generation X, who are now between 38 and 47 years old, lost almost half their wealth between 2007 and 2010. Young baby boomers, who…
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Manage your 401(k) during market run-up
The Dow Jones industrial average, Nasdaq and Standard & Poor’s 500 indexes are each up more than 20 percent over the last 12 months. But experts suggest investors tread cautiously…
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Stocks gain boost from Fed official
Stock indexes wobbled between gains and losses in early trading, then took a turn higher just before noon. That’s when news crossed that James Bullard, head of the Fed’s St.…
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Plan incubates to help businesses
Gary Masner and Jim Mackay want local firms to accelerate growth
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Apple’s Cook grilled on taxes
Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations as lawmakers examine methods employed by…
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Does high school do any good for tech wunderkinder?
Psychologist warns it’s a rare path to success
Thoughts Along The Way
Cause and effect in a changing economic world
For example, just how does Jell-O get that wobbly consistency? Or what if Genghis Khan were a vegetarian? Similarly, in the United States, we don’t spend much time considering the…
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KSUT host opens used bookstore
Denny Rahilly selling from his collection of more than 6,000 books
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Retiring boomers selling small businesses
Expanding firms looking to buy in improving economy
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Huge drug-cost disparities seen in health-care overhaul
Daniel N. Mendelson, CEO of data-analysis firm Avalere Health, warns that cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health-care law.Alex Brandon/Associated Press Where you live…
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How to avoid redundant expenses
Here are some areas to look into for savings: Music sharing. Does everyone in your home have his or her own music list? Are you buying the same song twice…
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Retired couples may need $220,000 for health care
Estimated medical expenses for new retirees have fallen for the second time in the last three years. A 65-year-old couple retiring this year would need $220,000 on average, according to…