Retirement Planning and Investing

Read about key developments in the United States and elsewhere that are most relevant to investors interested in retirement planning and investing.

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How Apple’s Success Confirms the Great Man Theory and Say’s Law

The late Steve Jobs, the creative genius behind Apple Inc., is a perfect example of Friedrich Wieser’s great...

Why the Latest B2B and GDP Data Are Bullish!

Economic growth cooled to a 2.6% annualized rate, much slower than the 5% rate reported for the third...

Valuation of Notre Dame Football Program Rivals Top State Universities

The University of Notre Dame may have been one the biggest financial winners of the just-completed college football...

This Statistic Can GO Faster than GDP

Gross Output (GO), a broadened measure of U.S. economic activity published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA),...

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Breaking Down the Real Movers of the Economy

Like a bad penny, one particular economic fallacy keeps coming back.

You Won’t Believe This Incredible Economic Prediction for 2015

Joel Stern, professor of finance at Columbia, Carnegie-Mellon, the University of Cape Town and three other major universities,...

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Another First on CNBC, Thanks to Rick Santelli

Rick Santelli, CNBC’s commentator on interest rates, is the father of the "tea party” after his rant in...

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Russia’s Putin Is Erecting Economic Barriers with the West

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin brazenly used his Dec. 4 speech to his nation’s parliament and government ministers to...

Gross Output and Gross Domestic Product Show State of Economy

Gross Output, a broader measure of U.S. economic activity published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, advanced to...

Will President Obama’s Immigration Policy Hurt America’s Unemployed?

President Barack Obama tried to put a positive spin on his decision to issue an executive order to...