How middle-class kids are taking biggest hit in student loan crisis
Last October, in between arguments over the debt ceiling, the federal government somehow found time to send me an email. My student loan payment was 70 days past due, the message read, so the...
View Article50 ways to add a workout while on the job
Nearly all of us need to make more time for fitness. Finding that time, though, can seem impossible.But what if you could wedge that workout in at work? If it sounds far-fetched (or a great way to get...
View ArticlePlenty of innovation beyond iOS and Andriod
When it comes to smartphones, consumers have an array of choices from Apple to ... well, Android.The impression you get stepping into most phone carriers’ showrooms is that the programmers behind...
View ArticleA head-on look at virtual reality goggles
The promise of virtual reality in the living room is coming closer to, well, reality.Sony unveiled a prototype headset last week capable of surrounding a wearer’s vision with interactive virtual...
View ArticleHow to handle a windfall
What if you are lucky enough to get a windfall? Maybe a small inheritance from a long-lost cousin, or even something modest like a $2,000 tax refund or a $10,000 bonus for signing a new contract.For...
View ArticleSome deductions get more scrutiny than others
The odds of being singled out by the Internal Revenue Service are very low, but certain types of deductions, even very common ones, can raise red flags with tax collectors and possibly trigger an...
View ArticleIn the Digital Age, breaking up is hard to do
A few weeks ago I broke up with my fiancée.It was a difficult breakup, so I immediately stopped following her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and deleted her name from my iPhone address book.I...
View ArticleUnanswered questions put cloud over e-cigarettes
Maybe a friend or family member uses one. Or maybe you’re using one yourself to try to kick a tobacco habit. Whatever your experience is with electronic cigarettes, it seems that the battery-powered...
View ArticlePennsylvania shale drilling has National Fuel Gas upbeat
National Fuel Gas Co.’s first well drilled into a different shale formation on land that it controls in western Pennsylvania has shown promising results.The Amherst-based energy company said the first...
View ArticleProfits sliced at Servotronics
Servotronics Inc. finished last year with a fourth-quarter loss as the Elma company’s knife business lost money while earnings tumbled at its motion control equipment business.Servotronics lost...
View ArticleOn the Record / March 25, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors Eric Mower + Associates, a marketing communications agency, promoted Nicole Lawniczak and Jessica Chapman to account supervisor. Lawniczak joined EMA in 2008 as an assistant...
View ArticleBurchfield Penney to host communications career fair April 5
A career day for college students interested in public relations and advertising will be held April 5 in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s auditorium, 1300 Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo.Communications...
View ArticleNetflix, other tech stocks lead market lower
NEW YORK – A sell-off in technology stocks Monday pulled the broader market lower as investors unloaded some of the biggest names in the industry.Netflix fell 7 percent, Facebook fell almost 5...
View ArticleFive Madoff aides found guilty in Ponzi conspiracy
Five former aides to Bernard Madoff who spent decades working for his firm were found guilty Monday of helping run the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, a $17.5 billion fraud exposed by the 2008...
View ArticleCompany behind ‘Candy Crush Saga’ set to debut on New York...
NEW YORK – King Digital, the company behind the wildly popular mobile game “Candy Crush Saga,” is scheduled to make its debut on the New York Stock Exchange this week.The company could be valued as...
View ArticleAppeal of ‘anonymous’ apps grows alongside traditional social...
NEW YORK – At a time when Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are pushing people to put forward their most polished, put-together selves, a new class of mobile applications aims for a bit more...
View ArticleDon’t let money drive you apart
My husband and I never fight about money.We always consult each other before we buy anything and always stick to our budgeted amounts for things like groceries, household items and personal...
View ArticleFlying Bison Brewing Co. building manufacturing facility in Larkin District
Flying Bison Brewing Co. is a few steps closer to having a new home in the Larkin District.The microbrewery will begin tearing down a crumbling cinder block building at 840 Seneca St. in Buffalo this...
View ArticleLawsuits claim GM recall not wide enough
WASHINGTON – General Motors Co., facing lawsuits in the United States and Canada over faulty ignition switches, may not have recalled all the Chevrolet Cobalts with the defects, according to two...
View ArticleGM misled grieving families about fatal flaw
NEW YORK – It was nearly five years ago that any doubts were laid to rest among engineers at General Motors Co. about a dangerous and faulty ignition switch. At a meeting on May 15, 2009, they learned...
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