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Podcast: Clothier Christopher Schafer talks...

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Christopher Schafer will be the first person to admit that he’s a bad employee. After spending years working for other people and becoming tired of receiving orders, he finally got tired of it and set out to become his own boss. “By running my own business, I really can write my own rules,” Schafer said. “I realized after a while, I’m a bad employee. I think that I just didn’t like people telling me what to do.” Now, as owner of Christopher Schafer Clothier, he can set his own hours, duties and…

How to determine when the best time is to sell...

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Selling a business and receiving nearly optimal value is often harder than building the business in the first place. Yet, many of the factors that ultimately reduce the eventual purchase price can be addressed today and lead to additional proceeds in the future. Many problems that arise in sales of businesses result from improper planning, poor organization or a failure to understand the selling process from the buyer’s point of view. Basically, the client’s economic concerns when selling…

Clinton Foundation official plays defense over...

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A top Clinton Foundation official defended its “lifesaving work” Sunday amid new criticism and pay-to-play accusations over Hillary Clinton’s connections to its top donors. “None of the Clintons have ever taken a salary and don’t profit from the foun…



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Coupon: 10 percent off everything at Target on...

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Get 10 percent off EVERYTHING at Target on Sunday, Aug. 28.

Use a coupon in the weekly ad on page 2 for storewide and sitewide savings on all merchandise for “Target Run Day.” The discount automatically will be applied online at Target.com.

For a mobile coupon, text RUN to 827438.

The best part:…

Facebook ditches humans in favor of algorithms for...

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Facebook is removing the troublesome humans responsible for manually writing news descriptions and headlines for its Trending box.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/facebook-ditches-humans-in-favor-of-algorithms-for-trending-news/41390128

Meetings for Port Covington project continue

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It’s been a marathon of meetings this week at Baltimore City Hall as negotiations over Kevin Plank’s controversial Port Covington Project continues behind closed doors.



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Calls grow for U.S. government to spend more

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The next president of the United States should be ready to work with Congress to spend more money.



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Chair: Baltimore Community Foundation will review...

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Baltimore Community Foundation chair Laura Gamble said Friday the organization will “scrutinize and review” its policies and procedures after money it received was used by the Baltimore Police Department for an aerial surveillance program. The money used for the surveillance program was donated to the Baltimore Community Foundation by Laura and John Arnold, a billionaire couple from Texas. Gamble said the foundation received the money as an anonymous contribution and did not know what the money…

3 reasons the French economy is slumping

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More bad news for France: Economic growth ground to a halt in the three months through June.



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More Patti LaBelle pies coming to Walmart

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Patti LaBelle, whose sweet potato pie was a smash-hit last year for Walmart, is expanding her line to include five new pies.



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