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FRIDAY: Hialeah Principal Honored as One of Top Six in Florida

Hialeah, Fla. – Florida TaxWatch will be joined by several state lawmakers to honor Mater Academy Charter School Principal Judith Marty as one of six recipients of the 2015 Florida TaxWatch Principal Leadership Awards. The 3rd annual program honors the ... >> view original

Treasury Considers Plan to Help Puerto Rico

Officials in the Treasury Department are discussing a radical and aggressive response to the fiscal chaos engulfing Puerto Rico that could involve a broad debt exchange assisted by the federal government. >> view original

Jack Dorsey Has Had a Hell of a Week

It's becoming more and more apparent that Jack Dorsey, the CEO of both Twitter and Square, doesn't just need a coffee (least of all one from Starbucks). No, the man needs something stronger. Let's walk this back, shall we, and recap: After mounting ... >> view original

UPDATE-4-Netflix blames weak US subscriber adds on new chip-based cards

... * 3rd-qtr U.S. subscriber additions 0.88 mln vs estimate 1.15 mln. * Adds 2.74 mln subscribers internationally vs estimate 2.40 mln. * Shares fall about 15 pct after market (Adds executive comments). By Jessica Toonkel and Anya George Tharakan. >> view original

Asia stocks rise, dollar sags as weak US data dents rate hike prospects

TOKYO Asian shares rose to 2-month highs on Thursday and the dollar struggled near multi-week lows after weak U.S. economic data added to expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay hiking interest rates. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific ... >> view original

Valeant probed by US prosecutors on drug pricing

U.S. prosecutors are probing Valeant Pharmaceuticals over how it prices and distributes drugs, the Canadian pharma giant revealed in a statement late Wednesday. Valeant said that it had received subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney's Offices for the ... >> view original

Economy in U.S. Expanded Modestly Since Mid-August, Fed Says

The U.S. economy grew modestly with little inflation pressure from mid-August to early October as a strong dollar weighed on manufacturing and tourism, a Federal Reserve report showed. Six of the 12 Fed districts called the expansion “modest,” while ... >> view original

FAQ on Social Security COLAs: AARP shares what, when, how, why

Ida May Fuller, Social Security's first monthly beneficiary, got a check for $22.54 in January 1940. For Fuller, and millions of other beneficiaries, their first check would be what they could expect to get for life. It wasn't until 1950 that Congress ... >> view original

Uber Launches Home Delivery Service In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Local businesses in San Francisco are now able to deliver to people's homes using Uber, as the ridesharing giant launched “UberRush” on Wednesday. The company is the latest big player to enter the home delivery wars. >> view original

Li & Fung Plunges After Wal-Mart Predicts Earnings Decline

Li & Fung Ltd., the global sourcing company, dropped the most in more than four months in Hong Kong trading after its biggest customer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., predicted a decline in annual earnings. The Hong Kong-based company plunged as much as 7 ... >> view original