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Investors in Zhongjin, a wealth-management company that collapsed this month, demonstrate outside a police office in Shanghai's Hongkou district, demanding repayment of their funds. Police later detained one of the demonstrators for distributing protest T

Chinese Investors Reeling After Wealth Management Firm's Collapse

11:53am April 28, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

The $5 billion Shanghai company was the third financial firm to collapse in China since December. "Every time I take a bite of food," says an investor who lost everything, "I feel I am wasting money."

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Dick and Dolly Miller play the slots at the Cal-Nev-Ari Casino. They say the thought of Nancy Kidwell stepping down makes folks nervous here.

A Tiny Nevada Town Hits The Market For $8 Million — Casino Included

8:06am April 27, 2016

by Danny Hajek

Nancy Kidwell pioneered Cal-Nev-Ari 51 years ago. She built around an abandoned airstrip and opened a casino. Now at 78, she's ready to hand over the keys while her town of 350 awaits a new owner.

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One Silicon Valley startup that encouraged its employees to think about work 24/7 found they missed market signals, tanked deals and became too irritable to build crucial working relationships.

Many Grouchy, Error-Prone Workers Just Need More Sleep

11:31am April 26, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

Sleep researchers say about 30 percent of employees at big firms are so tired they're making as many mistakes as if they were coming to work drunk. Some offices now have "napping pods."

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Economy

Do Felons Make Good Employees?

1:57pm April 22, 2016

by Keith Romer

Employers often rule out applicants with felony convictions. Data show when the military made an exception and allowed people with felony convictions to enlist, they performed better than their peers.

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Economy

Treasury To Give $20 Bill A New Look

7:59am April 21, 2016

President Andrew Jackson, who is the face of the $20, will be replaced by abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to Susan Ades Stone, co-founder of the group Women On $20s.

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Economy

Too Much Empty Space In Pepper Tin Prompts Class-Action Lawsuit

7:59am April 20, 2016

by Jacob Goldstein

A large spice company recently started putting less pepper in its tins — and leaving empty space at the top of the tin. There's a technical term for that empty space: "non-functional slack fill."

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Samsung is the largest employer and premier place to work in South Korea.

To The List Of High-Stakes Tests In Korea, Add The Samsung SAT

10:01pm April 19, 2016

by Elise Hu

Samsung's rigorous aptitude test underscores the company's near-mythical status in Korean society. "I think this is only the way to be successful," says a test-taker before braving the entrance exam.

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What Does Wall Street Want In A Presidential Candidate?

5:54am April 18, 2016

How important is Wall Street's support to a presidential candidate? David Greene talks to Barry Ritholtz, chairman of Ritholtz Wealth Management and a frequent commentator on the world of finance.

Protesters last month vent their anger over President Dilma Rousseff (left) moving to appoint her predecessor, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, as her chief of staff — an action that would have shielded him from prosecution. A court blocked him from the post.

With The Economy Crashing, Brazilians Turn On A Once-Popular President

3:25pm April 15, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Dilma Rousseff was elected twice as the country's economy soared. But a bruising recession is now seen as the leading reason many Brazilians have turned against her.

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Linda (left) and Colleen Squires have been together for 30 years and married for 12. This year will be the first time they can file both their state and federal taxes as any other married couple.

For Same-Sex Married Couples In America, A Historic Tax Day

12:16pm April 14, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

This tax season marks the first time that every married couple in the U.S. can file both state and federal taxes together, after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex unions across the land last year.

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