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Tax season is here. Here's what you need to know for stress-free filing
NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS. If you want to avoid the stress of the looming deadline, start getting organized as soon as possible.
“Don’t wait until the last minute but also don’t rush,” said Tom O’Saben, director of tax c ... (full story)
Public Vs. Private
Q. What does it mean that some companies are "public" and others are "private"? -- K.C., Draper, Utah
A. You can invest in a public company, usually by buying shares of its stock via a brokerage, but you probably can't invest in a private one. Public companies are required to file quarterly and annual earning ... (full story)
Mandatory driver impairment sensors clear a funding hurdle, but are they ready?
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A federal law requiring impairment-detection devices inside all new cars survived a recent push to strip its funding but remains stalled by questions about whether the technology is ready.
Rana Abbas Taylor lost her sister, brother-in-law, nephew and two nieces when a driver with a blood-alcohol level almost four times the legal ... (full story)
US stocks wobble after feeling both the upside and downside of a strong jobs report
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are feeling both the upside and downside Wednesday of a surprisingly strong report that said the nation’s unemployment rate improved last month.
After initially rising toward its all-time high, the S&P 500 flipped to a loss before pulling back to a rise of less than 0.1% The Dow Jones ... (full story)
Plight of imprisoned Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai evokes grief over loss of press freedoms
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HONG KONG (AP) — About five years after Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily shut down and its founder was jailed, the newspaper’s former staff and readers are lamenting the loss of the city’s press freedoms.
Founder Jimmy Lai, 78, was sentenced last week under a Beijing-imposed national security law to ... (full story)