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.

December Consumer Sentiment Exceeds Expectations

The University of Michigan released its preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index for December: 82.5, well above the final November...

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U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits Five-Year Low; Fed Gets Next Move

The United States added 203,000 nonfarm jobs in November to bring unemployment to a new five-year low of...

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My ‘Gross Output’ Statistic is Adopted by the Government

I’ve been advocating this new national statistic since writing “The Structure of Production,” published in 1990. Now it’s...

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Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Drop to Two-Month Low

Applications for U.S. employment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level in more than two months,...

Germany’s Bonds Lead Soveriegn Debt Dip in Europe Amid Fed Tapering Bets

Germany’s government bonds led declines in the value of the euro region’s sovereign securities as a U.S. job...

Equity Market Bubble Talk, But No Stock Collapse Yet

The big question is whether we are in an equity market bubble, and when that bubble will burst...

Euro Recovery over?

Third quarter figures for the euro zone reflected an increase in gross domestic product of only 0.1 percent,...

Auto Sales up in November Thanks to Discounts

Major automakers marked November as their best month of U.S. sales in more than six years.

Peter Schiff, CEO and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc. on The Dollar, The Economy and The Fed

Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Peter Schiff, investment broker and financial commentator, as well as the...

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Cyber Monday Purchases Surge to New Record

Unlike its cousin, Black Friday, Cyber Monday enjoyed record sales yesterday, posting sales 19 percent higher than in...