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New Hampshire City Letting Residents Pay Bills Using Crypto
If you have a bill that you need to pay the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, you can now do so using…
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Maine Governor Wants To Send $850 Stimulus Checks To State Residents
Should Mainers get another stimulus check? Governor Janet Mills thinks so.…
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Mitt Romney Says No To Billionaire Tax
Should the federal government raise taxes on billionaires? U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) doesn't think so.…
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Fidelity CEO Is The Richest Massachusetts Resident
Out of anyone who lives in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who has the most money? The answer: Abigail Johnson. She is the…
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Bloomberg’s Wealth, Like John Hancock’s, Is Double-Edged Sword
This Presidents Day week, I am thinking of John Hancock. Hancock was president of the Continental Congress, the body that named George…
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$560 Million Lottery Winner Can Designate ‘Good Karma Family Trust of 2018’ As Recipient of Winnings
But a judge in Nashua, New Hampshire hasn't ruled yet on whether the woman can remain anonymous, which is what…
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Bitcoin’s Fantasy
"Faster than a speeding bullet.More powerful than a locomotive.Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.Look! Up…
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What a New York Marathon Victory Says About the Estate Tax
What does Shalane Flanagan's victory in the recent New York Marathon have to do with President Donald Trump's…
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Man Tells of Losing $500,000+ At Keno
The resident of Haverhill, Massachusetts says that when he won $1 million from a scratch ticket in 2003, it not only didn&…
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Harvard Raised $1 Billion Last Fiscal Year
The university's endowment dropped by about $2 billion, because of dips in other revenue streams. Harvard wants to increase financial…
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Facebook co-founder pledging $20 million to defeat Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a new promise of $20 million to help defeat Donald Trump, billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz becomes one…
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Couple refuses to sit next to cops; officers respond with heartwarming gesture
Four police officers in a Pittsburgh suburb are making headlines for all the right reasons. When the cops noticed a man and…
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The price isn’t always right, but MLB teams will pay regardless
Some advice for new parents: Take away the football helmet, basketball shoes and hockey stick, and get your kid a baseball glove.…
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Poll: Americans more upbeat about own finances than economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are of two minds about the economy in the midst of an election race that largely hinges on the…
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Trump abandons self-funding, courts big donors
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The billionaire presidential candidate who prides himself on paying his own way and bashed his competition for relying on…
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The gig economy helps all, from rich to poor
"The gig economy is paying off for workers who are already among America's highest earners," the Wall Street…
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Islamic State oil revenue cut in half, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Air strikes, a drop in the price of oil, and counter-smuggling efforts by neighboring countries have combined to cut…
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Hiking school aid draws praise yet no answers on funding
BOSTON – Formula changes that would let more state money flow to local school districts won praise Friday from labor and school leaders…
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Prince siblings in probate court in first hearing on estate
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Five of Prince's six surviving siblings appeared in court Monday for the first hearing to start sorting…
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Elevating Entrepreneurs program helps under-served businesses achieve success
It's one thing to have a brilliant business idea, but quite another to see it materialize profitably. Many entrepreneurs face…
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Republican donors deny Cruz, Kasich needed funds, data show
WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems like a logical pairing: Republican donors who despise Donald Trump, and two GOP presidential hopefuls sticking it out…
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Massachusetts boy skips birthday gifts, gives to sea turtles
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts 6-year-old's love of sea turtles prompted him to forgo birthday gifts this year and…
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Massachusetts: In debt we trust
"When you run in debt; you give to another power over your liberty." — Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (1758)…
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Clooney condemns ‘obscene amount of money’ he raised for Clinton
(CNSNews.com) – Democrat Hillary Clinton spent part of her weekend in California, where George and Amal Clooney hosted two fundraisers for her,…
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Hundreds busted at US Capitol protesting in money in politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of protesters flocked to the U.S. Capitol Monday for a demonstration against the role of money in politics,…
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Explainer: What are ‘tax havens’?
The Panama Papers leak sheds some light on the intricate ways in which the wealthy can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes. As…
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The prosperity pool
When my son, Thomas, was a boy, he enjoyed playing in a neighborhood swimming pool with Pool Noodles. These are simple devices:…
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Charters haven’t bled funds from Boston schools, study shows
BOSTON – Criticism that charter schools divert money away from Boston's district schools obscures what has actually occurred, according to a…
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Trove of data on offshore accounts prompts probe, questions
BERLIN (AP) — The release of a vast trove of documents and other data on offshore financial dealings of wealthy, famous and powerful…
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Trade deficit angst
Let's look at the political angst over trade deficits. There cannot be a trade deficit in a true economic sense.…
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New fundraising reports show drastically different fortunes
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kasich, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, the final three Republican candidates running for president, began this month with drastically…
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Transpo plan devotes most capital $$$ to two areas
BOSTON — The state's transportation department would devote 80 percent of its more than $14.3 billion capital dollars to system…
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Carson spent heavily on consultants, lightly on campaigning
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson ran for president, and his consultants won. The political newcomer who said this week he sees "no…
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Poll: This is the more potent issue than gender in 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton could be the nation's first female president. Bernie Sanders warns of the role of super PACs…
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Clock is ticking as Rubio looks to pick up Bush donors
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Jeb Bush donors have been slow to swing behind Marco Rubio since Bush's exit from…
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Cruz, Rubio, Clinton bids get million-dollar boosts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican and Democratic presidential contenders reported on the financial health of their national campaigns even as they were in…
