Are smartphones bad for your eyesight?
The biggest knock on smartphones is that all the apps, emails, viral videos and text messages drive us to distraction, if not off the road. Spending half the day staring into a four-inch screen may...
View ArticleShortcuts don’t pay when repairing a damaged tire
Susan Turner’s tire sprung a leak, so she took it to a repair shop where a technician plugged the hole in a surprisingly quick fix.But, she now wonders, is the tire safe and will it stop...
View ArticleAfter the job interview, follow up properly
A common query: “I thought I had a great job interview, but I haven’t heard a thing since. Is it OK for me to contact them?”Yes, it’s perfectly fine to inquire about the hiring process. But there are...
View ArticleCaring for a disabled sibling can test bond
The bond between siblings is special.Brothers and sisters are a child’s first peer group, teachers, confidants and rivals. That makes the bond between siblings long-lasting and powerful.But that bond...
View ArticleSave money on computer games with “Humble Bundle”
If you don’t need to play the latest big-budget video games the moment they’re released, there’s an increasingly popular way to stock up on yesterday’s hot titles for very little money.A Humble Bundle...
View ArticleIt’s time for a midyear tax review
We’re more than halfway through the year, and it’s not too early to begin tax planning. Starting now gives you time to tweak your tax strategies for the year if you’re off-track.Higher-income...
View ArticleGetting ready for Obamacare
A marketplace like no other is opening soon.Beginning Oct. 1, people without health insurance can shop for what is promised to be affordable health care coverage.It’s all part of the rollout of the...
View ArticleHoliday thoughts as summer ebbs
Get out of your bathing suit and put down that iced tea: there are only 114 shopping days left until Christmas!If you’re like me, you’ve been shopping the sales all year long, putting aside treasures,...
View ArticleMake the shift to lower your auto repair expenses
There’s nothing like an unexpected car repair to throw a wrench into your finances.Car trouble is never planned, often expensive and always seems to happen at the worst possible time.And it’s not an...
View ArticleM&T Bank expands to Larkin Center
M&T Bank Corp. has expanded its office space once again, leasing 22,000 square feet in the Larkin Center of Commerce building on Exchange Street.The Buffalo-based bank moved more than 100 staff...
View ArticleCBS, Time Warner Cable reach deal on blackout
NEW YORK – CBS Corp. is coming back to Time Warner Cable Inc. viewers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas after the companies reached an agreement, ending a one-month blackout of shows like “60...
View ArticleVerizon buys out its stake in mobile cellphone carrier Vodaphone
NEW YORK – Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing Monday to pay $130 billion for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone.The...
View ArticleOn the Record / Sept. 3, 2013
Hires/Promotions/Honors The Financial Planning Association of Western New York announced that Corey Gallahan of Sauberan & Co. passed the Certified Financial Planner exam and has earned the CFP...
View ArticleDialing in on safeguarding your smartphone
Remember the sneaky trick played by software makers? Download a free program and somehow it would automatically install an unwanted “search toolbar” on your computer’s Internet browser.That annoying...
View ArticleWegmans ending price freeze program
News staff reportWegmans has ended its seasonal price freeze program.In 2011, the company began freezing prices on products it said families buy most – carrots, roasting chickens, bread – as a way to...
View ArticleAfter early surge, stocks rise modestly
NEW YORK – The stock market rose modestly Tuesday as renewed worries about a U.S.-led attack on Syria dampened an early rally.Stocks surged in the opening minutes of trading as traders felt that a...
View ArticleU.S. manufacturing output expanded in August at fastest pace in two years
WASHINGTON – U.S. factories expanded last month at the fastest pace since June 2011 on a jump in orders. The report signals that manufacturing output could strengthen in coming months.The Institute...
View ArticleComputerization of cars invites hackers to exploit vulnerabilities
DETROIT – As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what’s to stop a hacker from taking over yours?In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a car’s brakes at freeway speeds, jerk the...
View ArticleKodak emerges from bankruptcy
Eastman Kodak Co., the photography pioneer overcome by digital competition, emerged from bankruptcy Tuesday as a commercial-printing company that sells nothing to consumers.The new, smaller Kodak has...
View ArticleMicrosoft to buy Nokia’s assets
SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. has agreed to buy Nokia’s handset business and license its patents for $7.2 billion, casting together the lot of two technologies companies trying to stay relevant against...
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