| Marriage means sharing finances
After Rebecca and Eliot Lonardo were married last July, they tried to maintain separate checking accounts and divvy up the bills between them. But within a few months the Huntington Station couple realized they'd have to give up their independent ways and merge their finances.
"It's hard to budget your money when two people are doing their own things," said Rebecca Lonardo, 25, a grants manager for an academic research administration company. "We weren't really on the same page when we had separate accounts. Now it's a lot easier to plan at the end of the month."
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Stocks sound retreat for fourth day
Stocks slumped for a fourth straight session Monday, as investors eyed a $45 billion deal in utilities, but nonetheless opted to bail out of a variety of sectors. The Nasdaq (down 12.22 to 2,502.88, Charts) composite fell 0.4 percent, according to early tallies, falling for the third session in a row. .
DATA SNAP: Italy Jan Indus Output -1.4% MM, +4.2% YY -2-
Energy goods production fell 3.4% on the month and 8.9% on the year. Production in all industrial groups fell on the month, but production in all sectors apart from energy increased on the year, led by investment goods, which rose 7.3%. Consumer goods production rose 2.4%. Looking at individual sectors, production of electrical apparatuses and means of transportation fell 6.3% on the month in January, and production of electrical energy, gas and water fell 4.8%, Istat said. Production of chemical and synthetic fibers products rose 1.9% on the month, Istat said. On the year, production of electrical energy, gas and water products fell 12.9%, while production of machines and mechanical apparatuses rose 9.5%, followed by production of textiles and clothing, which rose 8.0%, and metals and metal products, up 6.6%.
Maryland House passes bill for state takeover of Dimensions hospital system
Even as Prince George's County officials near plans to announce a buyer for the ailing Dimensions Healthcare System, state officials have pushed forward a bill that would take much of the decision out of the county's hands. The House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill Friday morning that creates a hospital authority, a state-appointed entity that would manage the hospital system, acquire its facilities and transfer its ownership to another buyer. .
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