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Puerto Rico seeks to lure manufacturing to boost its economy as Trump's tariff war deepens
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A global trade war is offering Puerto Rico hope as the U.S. territory attempts to strengthen its fragile economy.
Government officials are jumping on planes to try and convince international companies to relocate their manufacturing plants to the island, where they would be exempt from tariffs. ... (full story)
In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging sisterhood wants more women involved
SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a collection point.
It worked. More and more men who typically made the deliveries allowed their wives to go instead.
Nand ... (full story)
Mock portfolios
Q: What's a mock portfolio? -- S.B., San Diego
A: A mock portfolio lets you pretend that you own various investments; it can be a good way to experiment with investing. You might set one up at Finance.Yahoo.com or any other site that offers online portfolio tracking. Once you do, study stocks or other investments and decide whic ... (full story)
Na Umi leads a new wave of luxury in Costa Rica's coastal shift
Playas del Coco may have started as a fishing village, but today, it reels in a new kind of visitor.Just 30 minutes from Liberia International Airport - Costa Rica's second busiest, with direct flights from over 25 cities - this once-sleepy town is now at the center of a coastal boom. Luxury resorts, new residential developments and ... (full story)
Skype shut down for good, but users still have these alternatives
LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now?
Microsoft's shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service.
Skype, which Microsoft bought in 2011, was beloved by a dwindling group of users who appreciated how it let them make cheap long-distance calls ... (full story)