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Payout Ratios and 8-Ks
Q. What's a payout ratio? -- F.J., Winona, Minnesota
A. It's the percentage of a company's earnings (net income) that's paid out to shareholders in the form of dividends. For example, Coca-Cola's earnings per share (EPS) over the past year were recently $3.04, and its annual dividend per share was $2.12 ($0.53 per quarter). Divi ... (full story)
A South Korean startup captures workers' techniques to develop AI brains for robots
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — His head, chest and hands strapped with body cameras, David Park deftly folded a banquet napkin the way he has thousands of times during his nine years at the five-star Lotte Hotel Seoul. Each of his motions is fed into a database that will one day teach a robot to do the same.
The hotel chain is ... (full story)
USPS unveils Route 66 centennial stamps, born from a photographer’s 42 trips
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — You're standing in the middle of an empty highway, staring off into the fading, golden light of Arizona's high desert. The soundtrack playing in your mind? Depeche Mode.
Industrial-leaning synth-pop strains might seem incongruous with such a vista, but it was the alternative rock band's homage to R ... (full story)
The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globally
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HONG KONG (AP) — On a recent weekday, around 50 people gathered outside the headquarters of a Chinese mobile internet company, waiting to get help with installing an artificial intelligence assistant.
The scene in Beijing, China's capital, was repeated for days at several events and was also seen in the southern technology ... (full story)
POA Is not enough for social security
When incapacity becomes a concern, the durable power of attorney (POA) is the document that comes into play, working wonders to enable transactions when you cannot act on your own.
The POA authorizes a third party (your "attorney in fact") to act on your behalf. However, some organizations, such as the Social Security ... (full story)