Sears closing store and auto center in Hudson Valley

A Sears department store in the Hudson Valley is closing in the new year, putting nearly 100 people out of work. The Middletown Times Herald-Record reports that 96 jobs in the department store and auto center located at Galleria at Crystal Run will be lost, according to a notice published on the state Department of Labor website.

49ers fire Chip Kelly and GM Trent Baalke

The San Francisco 49ers fired both head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke on Sunday after a loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Kelly went 2-14 in his first season as coach of the 49ers and had three years remaining on his contract.

China Box Office Growth Slowed to 3.7 Percent in 2016, Official Data Shows

Hollywood fared considerably better than the local industry, with revenue for imported films up 10.9 percent for the year. After averaging yearly growth of 35 percent for more than a decade, China’s movie ticket revenue expanded just 3.7 percent in 2016, clocking in at 45.7 billion yuan for the year, according to official data from China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television .

Police took down a Sydney crime syndicate and made ‘the…

Australian police dismantled a major cocaine smuggling ring after a two-and-a-half-year multi-agency operation undertaken with Tahiti, Australian authorities announced on Thursday. Operation Okesi, which began in July 2014, culminated in a Christmas-night seizure of 500 kilograms of cocaine in New South Wales in eastern Australia.

Warren Buffett Wisdom To Ring In the New Year

Clearly, Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about investing success, and fortunately, he isn’t shy about sharing the secrets he’s learnedover the years. His annual reports to investors are packed with folksy investing wisdom, including these gems, each of which could help make youa more successful investor in 2017.

The 2 Changes to 401(k)s in 2017 You Need to Know

There aren’t many changes to 401 s in 2017, with another year of subdued inflation keeping the regular employee contribution limits at $18,000 for those who are younger than 50 and $24,000 for those who are 50 or older. However, a couple of provisions will see some minor changes that could impact high-income workers as well as those at the lower end of the wage scale.

FCC’s 5 biggest battles for Trump’s first year

Republicans are poised to take control of the Federal Communications Commission and the agency is bracing for a shake-up. Wheeler will step down in 2017 and control is tilting to the agency’s Republican commissions after Dem Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel failed to be reconfirmed.

North American Movie Box Office Hits Record in 2016

The North American movie box office raked in $11.4 billion in 2016, making it the highest-earning year in history, according to box office tracker comScore. The crop of blockbuster movies in 2016 was topped by “Finding Dory,” which tallied $486.3 million in sales in the United States and Canada, comScore said.

Forget a New Year’s resolution – ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’…

Forget a New Year’s resolution – ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ author Tim Ferriss explains the right way to set goals If you ask Tim Ferriss what his New Year’s resolution is, he’ll tell you he doesn’t believe in them. But that’s not to say ” The 4-Hour Workweek ” author and ” The Tim Ferriss Show ” podcast host doesn’t have a collection of ambitious goals.

Connecticut official to sit on advisory board to FCC

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been appointed to a board that advises the Federal Communications Commission on telecommunications issues, ranging from cable franchising to broadband access. Elin Swanson Katz, the state’s advocate for consumers, will be the Democratic governor’s designee on the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Board.

The network architecture of the alt-right

While there is no single, overarching explanation for Donald Trump’s election, his ascendancy would have been unthinkable in a pre-internet age, for two reasons. The first is that much of Trump’s campaign rhetoric would never have got past the editorial “gatekeepers” of an earlier era – the TV network owners and controllers, the editors of powerful print media and the Federal Communications Commission with its “fairness doctrine” .

Dakota Access Pipeline protesters hung a giant banner from the…

A strange scene unfolded during the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 17 game against the Chicago Bears when North Dakota Access Pipeline protesters hung a giant banner from the rafters of US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The two protesters, one of whom was wearing a Vikings Brett Favre jersey, climbed to the rafters and unfolded a giant banner urging US Bank to divest from the controversial pipeline.

San Diego nonprofit goes broke celebrating Fleet Week

The nonprofit foundation that runs San Diego Fleet Week is out of money, and its board has been negotiating with creditors to settle its debts. A San Diego Union-Tribune analysis published Saturday finds the San Diego Fleet Week Foundation’s deepest deficits are tied to its cornerstone event, the Coronado Speed Festival.

Oil pipeline protesters unfurl banner during Vikings game

A protester against the Dakota Access Pipeline rappels from the catwalk in U.S. Bank Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy … Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline rappel from the catwalk in U.S. Bank Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Minneapolis.

In an Ironic Twist, Obamacare Enrollment Hits an All-Time High

In less than three weeks, the sands of time will likely begin slipping away for the Affordable Care Act, which is more commonly known as Obamacare. The hallmark legislation passed by President Obama in March 2010 faces the likelihood that it’ll be heavily amended or repealed in its entirety soon after President-elect Trump takes office.

3 Stocks I Won’t Be Selling In 2017

Oftentimes, portfolio performance can benefit from lack of action. In other words, investors may be better off simply leaving their stocks alone, and not worrying about timing the market to buy and sell at the right times.

3 Myths About Marijuana Stocks

What do Hercules, Thor, centaurs, and marijuana stocks have in common? They’re all the subjects of myths. Most myths have at least a little bit of truth interspersed with a lot that is false.

9 pieces of advice you’ll be glad you ignored

Over on Quora, more than 100 people have answered the question, ” What is one piece of advice you are glad you ignored? ” People weighed in with memories of parents encouraging them to stay at soul-sucking jobs and friends telling them money isn’t all-important. Emil Joswin remembers hearing : “Your early twenties [are] the most productive part of your life, so work hard and earn as much money as possible.”

Better Buy: Starbucks Corporation vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

A mature restaurant with over 1,000 locations putting up comparable-store sales growth of near 20%? Impossible! And then, the disaster of foodborne illness hit. That has been followed by criminal investigations, plummeting sales, a jettisoning of a co-CEO, and a stock that has lost almost half of its value in little more than a year.