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Meyer joins local office of Van der Hagen, Skogrand & Associates

Sarah Meyer has joined the Marshall financial practice of Corey J. Skogrand, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® a private wealth advisor with Van der Hagen, Skogrand & Associates a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.as an administrative assistant. In this role, Meyer ...

Payless ShoeSource to shutter remaining US stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton that have closed down in the last year. The Topeka, Kansas-based chain said Friday it will hold liquidation sales ...

Stocks post strong finish as optimism over trade talks grows

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 400 points Friday as renewed optimism over trade talks between the U.S. and China put investors in a buying mood. The rally marked a turnaround from a day earlier, when disappointing holiday sales data led to a modest sell-off. Friday's gains ...

Wells deals with tech issues for 2nd day, extends hours

NEW YORK (AP) — The problems with Wells Fargo's online and mobile banking services, as well as its ATMs, lingered into a second day on Friday as the bank continues to recover from a possible fire at one of its data centers. The bank said Friday most of the disrupted services have been ...

Retailers shop for ways to get rid of checkout lines

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say good riddance to the checkout line. A year after Amazon opened its first cashier-less store, startups and retailers are racing to get similar technology in stores throughout the world, letting shoppers buy groceries without waiting in line. If they ...

S&P 500 set for another down week as January’s rally fizzles

U.S. stocks declined in afternoon trading Friday, joining a worldwide move lower as concerns remain high about global trade and the strength of the economy. The S&P 500 was on pace to close out its second down week in the last three as investors hit pause following a tumultuous two months ...