I bought my kids some San Francisco Mint gold coins last October as a keepsake, something they could hold onto for a long time and give to the…
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My father used to tell us kids that we shouldn’t think of our homes as an investment. Although he was certainly in favor of home ownership whe…
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After two years of layoffs and funding pullbacks, South San Francisco’s life science industry is showing stronger signs of a comeback— though …
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Nearly 30 years after Polly Chan moved to the Peninsula from Hong Kong, she and her husband felt they had achieved most of the American dream …
I recently dug into the pros and cons of dividend reinvestment. Readers of the article sent me questions about other dividend-related topics. …
The U.S. economy economy expanded at a strong 4.3% annual rate from July through September as consumer spending, exports and government spending all grew. Tuesday's report from the Commerce Department said U.S. gross domestic product — the economy's total output of goods and services — up from its 3.8% growth rate in the April-June quarter. Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast growth of 3% in the period. However, inflation remains higher than the Federal Reserve would like. The Fed's favored inflation gauge — called the personal consumption expenditures index, or PCE — climbed to a 2.8% annual pace last quarter, up from 2.1% in the second quarter.
At the close of the year, local government entities across San Mateo County collectively have a $9.1 billion endowment; slightly bigger than D…
California is considering cutting power company profits to historic lows, but bills will barely drop
With California's electric rates being the second-highest in the nation, the state's utility regulator is considering lowering the payout shar…
