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Online Stock Trading, Investors, Market & News: Stocks Down Slightly After Big Thursday

Ebola diagnosis in New York could be scaring some investors The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down slightly Friday as investors look into earnings reports from big companies like Microsoft and Amazon.

Stock Market News Update: Dow Jones Closes Higher on Apple Pay Announcement

Apple and CMG both deliver good numbers Stocks closed Monday mostly higher thanks to better news from Apple and Chipotle than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 19.

Dow Jones Stock Market News: Airlines Fall on Ebola Fears, Some Drugmakers Rise

Global news sends stocks falling The first Ebola case was reported in the U. S. and that sent shares of major airlines down Wednesday. That is just one major industry that fell on the first day of the fourth quarter which saw the Dow Jones falling by over 230 points.

Stock Market News Update: Dow Jones Closes Up Over 165 Points, Nike Soars

Nike jumps over 12 percent Stocks bounced back from their Thursday losses and jumped higher Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed higher by over 165 points and Nike soared after reporting better than expected numbers.

Twitter Enters the E-Commerce World with Buy Button

Shop while you tweet is being introduced Select users on Twitter will begin seeing a buy button next to certain tweets in their timeline. This will be Twitter's first real dive into the online shopping world.

Google Delivery Drones: Company Looks to Develop System to Deliver Products From the Sky [Watch]

Google X is researching how drones can deliver products Google is involved in maps and driverless cars, and now they're dabbling into drones delivery services.

Burger King Reportedly Purchases Tim Horton for $11 Billion; Warren Buffet Chips In $3 Billion

Burger King will move its home base to Canada. Burger King has agreed to acquire Tim Hortons for about $11 billion in a deal that would bring the combined company's base to Canada.

Stock Market News: Dow Jones is Back Over 17,000, S&P 500 Rises as Well

Investors are expecting good statements from the Fed Friday U. S. stocks were higher with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting the 17,000 mark again and the S&P 500 hitting a new record.

Family Dollar Store Sale & Bidding 2014: Dollar General Bids $9.7 Billion

Dollar General's bid is over a billion higher than Dollar Tree's bid earlier this month Dollar General has put in an offer of $9. 7 billion for Family Dollar, beating out fellow competitor Dollar Tree's $8.

Stock Market Update: NYSE Mostly Down as Ukraine Remains in Focus

Dow down 9 points, S&P 500 down 3 Stocks were down Tuesday in light volume trading. Only 2. 2 billion shares exchanged hands Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange, well below the 3.

McDonald's Sales: Worst Month in Over 10 Years

Food safety concerns were a factor in bad month for McDonald's McDonald's had their worst month in sales since March 2003, mostly because of food safety concerns in Asia and several problems in the United States, the company said Friday.

BoriquaChicks.com Founders Talk Puerto Rican Cuisine and Afro-Latina Identity

An early introduction to rich flavors inspired Raquel Dailey-Parham to open the Puerto Rican restaurant Maracas in the heart of Chicago's south side Bronzeville neighborhood, an area that's predominately African American, but not before she and her sister, Rebecca Dailey-Wooley, launched Boriquachicks.com.

Hispanic Millenials Spur Growth of Latino Media Market, Increase in Targeted Advertising Spending

Advertising Age, the leading source of analysis and news for the media and marketing community, published "Hispanic Fact Pack 2014," its an annual guide to Hispanic marketing and media. The report examines Hispanic viewership and technological trends, as well as market growth and marketer spending habits.

US Consumer Confidence Soars in July, Reaches Highest Level Since 2007

Consumers more confident in the economy. Consumer confidence soared in July to its highest level since 2007 as consumers are becoming more confident in the economy's recovery efforts, according to CNBC.

Real Estate Giant Zillow Agrees to Buy Trulia for $3.5B in Stock

Company would be an online real estate giant. Zillow has agreed to buy Trulia for $3. 5 billion, both companies announced in a joint statement Monday. The deal is expected to close in 2015 and was done in an all stock deal.

California-Based The Rogers Family Company Launches Initiative to Combat Coffee Disease

The Lincoln, California-based The Rogers Family Company and their green coffee buyer Pete Rogers decided to combat this, establishing the "Rust Trust" project, which aims to plant 50 million trees in numerous regions by 2016 to replace those lost to Roya.

California's Strawberry Industry has Made Life Sweet for Some Latino Immigrants

Bright red in color, juicy, aromatic, and sweet, strawberries enliven pies, fruit juices, ice creams, preserves and milkshakes, and they help to embolden California's immigrant population.

Time Warner Deal: 21st Century Fox Nixes $80 Billion Bid From Rupert Murdoch

The $80 billion bid on Time Warner Inc. made by 21st Century Fox in recent weeks has been rebuffed. The $80 billion bid on Time Warner Inc. made by 21st Century Fox in recent weeks has been rebuffed.

Seattle's Minimum Wage Increase Receives Pressure From 'Forward Seattle' Business Coalition

Following the decision by Seattle's Democrat-controlled City Council to increase the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour last month, several Seattle businesses banded together to repeal the newly enacted law.

Puerto Rico News: Senior Citizens Lose Free Movie, Sporting Event Privileges Due to Bad Economy

Elderly people in Puerto Rico are going to have to start paying for leisure activities. Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed a law Thursday that eliminates the free passes to those who are 75 and up at public events.

Is It Open on the Fourth of July? What You Need to Know About Post Offices, Malls and More

Some businesses are open, others are closed The Fourth of July is America's Birthday and many Americans are with their families or taking vacations, but what about businesses and stores? Are they open or closed today? Mail Services There will be no mail delivery on the Fourth.
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