Deactivating Facebook makes people happier – study

Around the world, more than 2.3 billion people are on Facebook, actively communicating and posting and consuming on the platform, a figure that continues to grow and drive record profits, despite a barrage of privacy scandals and... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Asbestos contamination forces Hastings' Manley family out of home

A Hastings family is unsure when they will be allowed back into their rental home after asbestos was allegedly waterblasted off its roof and onto the lawn by a contractor. Anthony Manley his wife, Natalie and three children, aged... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Buying a home by age 35 is worth it now – and later

Nicole Christianson, a 26-year-old sales rep, was tired of writing big checks for tiny apartments. And she wanted to do more with her cash than stash it in a savings account.One night, she and her husband Thure, 28, took a look... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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As Wall Street spasmed with fear, 401(k) savers held steady

NEW YORK (AP) — While professional traders on Wall Street scrambled to sell stocks amid a fear-fueled, nearly 20 percent drop for the S&P 500 late last year, most people at home remained relatively calm when it came to their own retirement... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Apple plans 3-D cameras for new iPhones

Apple plans to launch iPhones with a more-powerful 3-D camera as soon as next year, stepping up the company's push into augmented reality, according to people familiar with the plans.The rear-facing, longer-range 3-D camera is designed... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Long wait for Michter's ending with new Kentucky distillery

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Whiskey makers are used to long waits, but restoring a 19th century building took a Kentucky distillery longer than most bourbons need to mature.The wait ends Thursday at Michter's, when the small producer... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Companies hope vests will ease burden for assembly workers

FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. and other manufacturers want to help their workers take a load off. Or at least make it easier to lift a load up.Ford is among several companies providing wearable technology to elevate and... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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University investments fare well in 2018, but worries linger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of U.S. universities made strong returns on their financial investments last year, but experts worry the gains could be jeopardized by increased spending at many schools.A survey of more than 800 colleges... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Halifax shortfall swells to A$15m-A$25m – administrators

The voluntary administrators of collapsed Australian derivatives trader Halifax have estimated the deficiency in the company's assets to be between A$15 million ($15.7m) and A$25m, up from an orginal estimated shorfall of A$10m-A$20m.Administrators... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Robot lawn-mower: Roomba-maker's latest chore killer

Robot vacuums have now been around long enough that you might watch one bump around a living room and think, why isn't there a robot that could mow my lawn? Turns out, it's not for lack of trying.For more than a decade, iRobot,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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