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The 7% rule
Q: What's the 7% rule in stocks? -- T.L., Anchorage, Alaska
A: It's a rule addressing when to sell; it says you should sell out of a stock if it dips by 7% or so below your purchase price. So if you bought shares of Old MacDonald Farms (ticker: EIEIO) at $100, and they dropped to $93, you'd sell all of them. This can happen auto ... (full story)
To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier
PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what's now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. Last year was a good year, and Rynd said he enjoyed walking the fields with his kids to see how the corn was do ... (full story)
Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recently announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in a deal that was completed just a couple weeks after he was depicting the company's CEO as a conflicted leader unfit for the job.
"The United States of America now fully ... (full story)
Disabled? Take advantage of able accounts
It takes compassion to care for a disabled family member. It also takes time, which can affect the family's household finances. That's the conclusion of the 2020 National Disability Institute report "The Extra Costs of Living with a Disability in the U.S.": A household that contains an adult with a disability that limits t ... (full story)
In a tough job market for new workers, networking and adaptability can make a difference
NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up as the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica, Stacey Watson didn't see herself in the characters of the books she read. Now 28, she wants to be a book editor who helps promote a more diverse range of story protagonists so her nieces and other young people feel represented.
But an entry-level job in ... (full story)