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Instagram Enters Retailing Space

Instagram(MENLO PARK, Calif.) – Social media app Instagram is beginning to test a new way for its users to learn more about the items they view within a post on the platform. In order to test this new experience, Instagram has teamed up with 20 U.S.-based retail Read More

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Tax Loopholes Trump May Have Used to Avoid Payments

Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump may have used a questionable and now-prohibited tax maneuver to avoid tens of millions of dollars in personal income taxes, the New York Times reported. In its story, published Monday night, The Times said Read More

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For Amazon, the Holiday Season Starts Now

iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) – The largest online retailer in the world has extended Black Friday from a single day to now over a month. Amazon.com announced that its Black Friday Deals Store will run from Nov. 1 to Dec. 22, with new deals appearing as often as every Read More

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New NJ Gas Tax Adds 23 Cents per Gallon

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New Jersey drivers, who have long enjoyed the nation’s second-lowest gas prices, will now have to start paying more at the pump. A new gas tax went into effect in the Garden State Tuesday, adding an extra 23 cents per gallon. The Read More

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Mass Transit Workers in Philadelphia Go on Strike

iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Commuters in Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania may face some trouble trying to get to work or school on Tuesday. At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, more than 4,700 mass transit workers went on strike after their union and Southeastern Read More