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Singletary: All seniors susceptible to financial abuse

March 25, 2016, 6:00am Business

Just before the release of a survey about elder financial abuse, an arbitration panel awarded $34 million in damages, including hearing costs, to the estate of Roy M. Speer, a co-founder of the Home Shopping Network. Read story

Singletary: Here’s one bracket you can’t lose with

March 23, 2016, 6:05am Business

Now that your March Madness bracket is already collapsing, how about a matchup where you're always a winner? Read story

Brunell: Owen has served our state well

March 22, 2016, 6:00am Business

For almost the past 20 years, Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, a Democrat, has served Washington well. Now, he is retiring and leaving the state Senate as he found it -- a dignified place to debate and enact public policy. Read story

Harney: Realty agents can face some tricky questions

March 21, 2016, 6:06am Business

They are the radioactive questions in home real estate, yet many buyers seem to have no idea about their sensitivity. So they ask their realty agents: Read story

Strictly business: Let’s go to the mall, you guys

March 20, 2016, 6:04am Business

I used to know everyone at the mall -- the girls at Orange Julius and the Mrs. Fields cookie shop, the arcade attendants, the Moxie Java baristas. Like many American teenagers in a middle-size city in the middle of the country, I considered the mall a second home for a… Read story

Berko: Senior couple better off avoiding risks of market

March 20, 2016, 6:00am Business

Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 84, and my wife is 82 and in good health. Our only debt is $5,300 on our home, and we live frugally. Read story

Berko: Athletics, Netflix are overvalued

March 19, 2016, 6:01am Business

Dear Mr. Berko: Why have college costs nearly tripled since 2000? My brother, a chemistry professor, earned $71,000 in 2010, and last year, he made $74,000. Even though more students are attending classes, salaries are not increasing, because so many college courses are offered online. Read story

Singletary: Forget to claim your tax refund?

March 18, 2016, 5:59am Business

There's so much anxiety this time of year. Read story

Singletary: Look before leaping into investment agreement

March 16, 2016, 6:00am Business

Before you eat at a new restaurant, you probably go online to look at reviews, right? Read story

Brunell: More huge container ships are on the way

March 15, 2016, 6:05am Business

Get ready! More colossal container ships are coming. Read story