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How to save this 4th of July, and what to drink.

Dollar Tree Inc. said Thursday it has been cleared by the Federal Trade Commission to acquire Family Dollar Stores Inc., bringing to a close a merger saga that started nearly a year ago.

U.S. stocks end the volatile holiday-shortened week with losses, as investors grappled with heightened uncertainty tied to Greece as it head to the polls on Sunday to vote on the country’s status as a eurozone member

Treasury yields finish this holiday-shortened week lower after the U.S. Labor Department said that hiring picked up in June but wages were flat and job gains in the prior two months were cut.

Michter’s American Whiskey is not a bourbon or a rye, but it’s thoroughly appealing just the same.

U.S. stocks ended a holiday-shortened week with losses, as investors grappled with uncertainty hanging over a Greece referendum due on Sunday. The main indexes were little changed on a daily basis, with the trading session muted amid low volumes. The S&P 500 ended 1 point lower at 2,076.27 and recorded a 1.2% loss over the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 27.80 points, or 0.2%, to 17,730.11 and fell 1.2% over the week. The Nasdaq Composite closed 3.91 points, or 0.1% lower... Читать дальше...

“If you don’t have a retirement account by the time you’re 50, you’re dead in the water.”

“If you don’t have a retirement account by the time you’re 50, you’re dead in the water.”

U.S. stocks finish holiday-shortened week down over 1%

The precious metal’s so-called wall of worry still is not strong, says Mark Hulbert.

Fancy Manhattan restaurant Per Se has three Michelin stars — and some gratuities meant for its waitstaff, according to a $500,000 settlement with the New York state attorney general’s office.

The threat of a hack is among banks’ biggest fears.

Forget becoming a tech geek. Maybe we should all just find jobs as stockbrokers.

Rafael Nadal lost in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday to a player ranked 102nd in the world. Dustin Brown of Germany beat the Spaniard, a two-time Wimbledon tennis champion, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Brown turned pro in 2002 and has a career match record of 32-56. Brown will meet Viktor Troicki of Serbia, ranked 24nd in the world, in the third round.

Americans supposedly haven’t done a whole lot of shopping this year, one reason why the economy has been lackluster. But retail stores sure are hiring like they expect sales to heat up.

The U.S. created 223,000 new jobs in June, adding to bounty of evidence the economy has sped up again in the spring and early summer. Yet the latest employment report also offered evidence that the U.S. is not expanding quite as fast as it was in the middle of 2014.

The precious metal’s so-called wall of worry still is not strong, says Mark Hulbert.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Thursday in an interview on Greek television that he will remain in office and sign a deal with the country's creditors if Greeks 'yes' in Sunday's referendum. But he assured Greeks that a 'no' vote would allow him to fly to Brussels and sign a deal the next day. Earlier Thursday, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he would resign his position, but remain in the Greek parliament, if Greeks vote 'yes'. Tsipras's government has been campaigning for a 'no' vote. Читать дальше...

The threat of a hack is among banks’ biggest fears.

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5 surprising ways to save on your July 4th barbecue.

Employment at financial firms is nearing an all-time high, says David Weidner.

Gold futures settled lower for a third straight session on Thursday, ending the holiday-shortened week with a loss of 0.8% on expectations that Greece will eventually reach an agreement with creditors. August gold fell $5.80, or 0.5%, for the session to settle at $1,163.50 an ounce on Comex. That was the lowest settlement for a most-active contract since March 18.

Greece needs a comprehensive debt restructuring by the eurozone and additional bailout cash of more than 60 billion euros ($66.6 billion) through 2018 to return to financial health, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.

5 surprising ways to save on your July 4th barbecue.