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5 awesome last-minute deals you can get on Amazon right now

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon employees load boxes with orders at the company’s fulfillment center ahead of Cyber Monday in Tracy, Calif. Our editors review and recommend products to help you buy the stuff you need. If you make a purchase by clicking one of our …

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Facebook transparency report says more secret U.S. requests in 2017

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., speaks during an event in Menlo Park, California. Facebook said Monday the U.S. government is making more secret requests for data about more users than ever before. The government made 32,716 requests for data …

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sell your genetic data for crypto tokens

Luna DNA Luna DNA’s founding team Bob Kain, David Lewis, Dan Lin and Michael Witz in San Diego, California Millions of people are testing their DNA with kits that tell them their family history and let them examine certain health risks, all by spitting in a tube at home. Each …

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States where your retirement nest egg will stretch the furthest

johnrandallalves | Getty Images Fly-fishing in Missoula, Montana. You might want to rethink the state where you’re living if financial comfort is your first priority in retirement. Personal finance website GoBankingRates compiled a ranking of states where your money will go farthest in retirement including all 50 states and Washington, …

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US shale oil drillers to kick off new year with big production gains

America’s shale drillers are poised to ring in the new year with strong growth in the U.S. oil patch, according to the latest forecast from the Department of Energy. Crude oil production from seven major shale regions is set to grow by 94,000 barrels a day in January, the department’s …

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Nearly half of Americans oppose GOP tax bill, Monmouth poll says

Ronen Tivony | NurPhoto | Getty Images A protester dressed as Santa during a demonstration against the Republican tax bill in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 2017. Nearly half of Americans disapprove of the sweeping tax proposal Republicans aim to pass in the coming days, according to a new …

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Apple AirPods could be better health tracker than Apple Watch

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendee wears the Apple AirPod wireless headphones during an event in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. Apple’s moves into health have historically focused on its smartwatch, which tracks steps, heart rate and other metrics. But medical industry experts …

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India Prime Minister Modi’s GST, banknote reforms tested

Sam Panthaky | AFP | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) holds up his inked finger after voting in Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, on December 14, 2017. India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seen its majority squeezed in a local election …

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Shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hit $300,000 — each

One “A” share of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will set you back about $300,000 as of Monday. The conglomerate’s most expensive share class touched that milestone for the first time in the morning. It has outperformed the S&P 500 this year — rising more than 22 percent versus the index’s …

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Prepaying 2018 state income taxes is blocked in GOP bill

Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, talks with President Donald Trump during a meeting on tax policy with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, Nov. 02, …

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