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How to get an $11,000 raise

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One of Ashley Brinkman’s all-time favorite emails arrived in January: it said she was getting an $11,000 raise. For Brinkman, it was a miracle. A timely one, at that. The 28-year-old recently bought a home with her husband in Anchorage, Alaska. The pu…



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McCormick 'disappointed' that British food company...

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McCormick & Co. Inc. made it clear it isn’t giving up on its effort to buy a British food company for $2.1 billion, criticizing the company’s board of directors for not entering into “a meaningful dialogue” on several occasions. Premier Foods plc (LON: PFD), a $1.1 billion food company based north of London, disclosed Wednesday that it has refused two specific takeover offers from McCormick. Under British law, McCormick has until April 20 to announce whether it intends to make another offer or to…

Amazon says it pays women and men equally

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At Amazon, women earn just about the same amount of money as men do.



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Gerber recalls baby food that could spoil

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Gerber is recalling an unspecified number of its Organic 2ND FOODS Pouches due to a packaging defect that could result in spoilage of the food inside.



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Crofton's Force 3 is being acquired by a San...

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Crofton network security company Force 3 has been acquired by Sirius Computer Solutions Inc. Under the deal, Force 3 will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of San Antonio-based Sirius and become the national IT company’s security services and federal contracting arm. Force 3 will remain in Crofton and is expected to retain all 170 of its employees, including CEO Mike Greaney. The deal is expected to close March 31. Terms were not disclosed. Force 3 has $260 million in annual revenue. The…

Tesla Model 3: How much $$$ you'll need to reserve...

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Die-hard Tesla fans will be able to reserve a new Tesla Model 3 next week, and the company has outlined exact reservation times and prices.



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Top Fed official: April rate hike could happen

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The Federal Reserve might raise rates sooner than you think.



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'Batman v Superman' springs into summer films

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According to the calendar, it’s barely even spring. But according to Hollywood’s calendar, summer movie season has started.



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BDC board of directors approves Sagamore...

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A request for a $535 million tax subsidy for infrastructure at a massive redevelopment of Port Covington was unanimously approved Thursday morning by the Baltimore Development Corp.’s board. “The board made a recommendation to move forward with the process,” said William H. “Bill” Cole IV, CEO of the BDC. “There’s still the (city) Board of Finance to consider it and the only body that can approve this is the City Council. So this is the first step in the process.” The BDC first received the record-breaking…