Users of AT&T’s new cord-cutting app are reporting a variety of problems at launch

EVP of Marketing at AT&T Entertainment Group Brad Bentley during AT&T’s launch of DIRECTV NOW. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for DirecTV)
Many people eager to test out AT&T’s new online video app, DirecTV Now, are finding that the service has a few kinks that...

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How to throw the ultimate wine-and-cheese party using the miracle of data

This could be you, if only you had any idea what you were doing. (Sophie/Flickr)
So it’s the holiday season and you want to throw a party. And this year, you say, you’re gonna get fancy with it — goodbye beer and Cheetos, hello wine and cheese.
It’ll be great! Yo...

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10 ways to earn good money in less time

“It’s a big bonus if you can tutor the SAT.” Let’s see … “part-time” is to “lifestyle” as “volleyball” is to “quinoa” (I never could master those old SAT analogies).
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That English lit degree...

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Ilene Angel: Making this Year a Small Business Christmas

I don’t know exactly when or where or how it started, but we’ve become a society of “days.” Mother’s Day and Father’s Day simply weren’t enough. Did you know that November 23rd was National Cashew Day? Or that November was National Model Railroad...

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Gene Marks: How to Really Thank Your Employees

At this time of the year — every year — we’re told to be thankful. And, of course, we should. We should be thankful for the bounty we have, for the great country we live in, for our family, for our health, for Netflix and for free delivery, assuming you’re an Amazon...

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U.S. health spending rose nearly 6%, fastest since 2007

U.S. health care spending rose nearly 6% to $3.2 trillion – Dec. 2, 2016


by Jeanne Sahadi   @CNNMoney December 2, 2016: 2:01 PM ET









As more Americans get health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, spending on health care is rising faster than it has in ...

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Depositing black money in banks will not make it white, says Jaitley

Issuing a veiled warning, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said one cannot convert black money into white by merely depositing unaccounted cash in bank accounts as taxes are required to be paid on them.

“By just depositing it (unaccounted money), you don’t avoid the responsibility of p...

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