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Many investors may have fantasized about those “if only” investments. If only I had invested in Peloton. Or Uber. Or Lyft. For most people, though, that’s not possible — and not just because they don’t have a million dollars to drop on a billion-dollar idea. Under current law, only individuals with at least $200,000 in […]

Democratic-led states are asking the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of a recent appeals court decision that declared a key part of the Obama-era health law unconstitutional and cast a legal cloud over the rest of it By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press January 3, 2020, 9:48 PM 4 min read WASHINGTON — In a

Many consumers are dealing with the higher prices by borrowing over longer terms. Auto loans approved in December had an average term of 69 months, compared with 62 months a decade earlier, Edmunds found. That has helped keep monthly car payments from climbing as fast as sales prices. Still, those payments for loans generated in

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Tesla, Hess rise; Incyte, Landec fall January 3, 2020, 9:53 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Tesla Inc., up $12.75 to $443.01. The electric vehicle maker reported a 50% rise in deliveries for 2019. Incyte Corp.,

BOSTON — Iran’s retaliation for the United States’ targeted killing of its top general is likely to include cyberattacks, security experts warned Friday. Iran’s state-backed hackers are already among the world’s most aggressive and could inject malware that triggers major disruptions to the U.S. public and private sector. Potential targets include manufacturing facilities, oil and

Three men who ran an $11 million investment scheme that bilked elderly Californians are going to prison January 4, 2020, 2:39 AM 1 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three men who ran an $11 million investment scheme that bilked elderly Californians are going to prison. James Litzinger, Gregory Chapman and Wallace Thomas were sentenced to

Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail in Japan and turned up in Lebanon, was last seen on surveillance video leaving his Tokyo home alone, presumably to board his getaway plane By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer January 4, 2020, 2:28 AM 4 min read TOKYO — Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped

New vehicle sales in the U.S. fell 1.3% last year, but the numbers still passed the healthy 17 million mark for the fifth straight year By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer January 3, 2020, 11:21 PM 3 min read DETROIT — New vehicle sales in the U.S. fell 1.3% last year, but the numbers still

The company joins a movement across Kentucky to provide “recovery-friendly” employment. “Our work force is dying,” said Beth Davisson, the executive director of the Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center, referring to government data showing drug companies saturated the state with 1.9 million pain pills — roughly 63 pills per person per year — between 2006 and

In a story January 2, 2020, about changes in laws and regulations affecting small businesses, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the minimum wage was rising in 13 states as of Jan. 1 January 3, 2020, 10:09 PM 1 min read NEW YORK — In a story January 2, 2020, about changes in laws and