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Dow and S&P Continue to Climb to Record Highs

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 reached new record highs on Monday. The Dow climbed 7.84 points to 17,817.90, and the S&P jumped 5.91 points to 2,069.41. The Nasdaq went up 41.92 points to 4,754.89. Retailers were Read More

Visa, Amazon and iTunes Are the Big Three Gift Cards

E+/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Gift cards may be among the most requested gift items this year, according to the National Retail Federation, in part because the choices are seemingly endless. CardHub, the credit card comparison site, used data from its gift-card Read More

Sports Betting Is Okay with Most, Poll Finds

Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The major sports organizations won a major battle against sports betting when a federal judge last week decided against New Jersey’s attempt to legalize it at the state’s casinos and horse racing tracks. However, the NFL, NBA, Read More

Judge Upholds Ban on Sports Gambling in New Jersey

Credit: Yellow Dog Productions/Getty Images(TRENTON, N.J.) — A U.S. District Court judge on Friday ruled that New Jersey can not partially eliminate a ban on sports gambling. Federal law makes sports betting illegal in New Jersey and most other states. New Jersey Read More

Judge Approves Apple E-Books Settlement

DANIEL ROLAND/AFP/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — A District Court judge on Friday approved a settlement worth as much as $450 million in which Apple would pay consumers in connection with accusations that the company violated antitrust laws by conspiring with publishers Read More