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.

[family Christmas shopping]

Thursday Is the New Black Friday

In an effort to one-up the competition, maximize profits and ensure customer satisfaction, Wal-Mart will start its Black...

[woman shopping at grocery store]

Amazon Sunday Delivery Furthers Plans to Inconvenience Off-line Stores

Yesterday, Amazon.com announced plans to begin Sunday delivery via the United States Postal Service. The pilot program will...

Chicago

Chicago: The New Detroit?

Citing the city’s glacial economy, Fitch Ratings cut the city of Chicago’s bond rating. In addition to the...

Mario Draghi

EU Recovery Slowed, Draghi Calls for Rate Cuts

Mario Draghi, president of the European Union’s (EU) central bank, is calling for an interest-rate cut to help...

[home with sold sign in front]

Jobs Report Has Bad Housing-Related Numbers

Although the October jobs report was considerably higher than expected, it contained numbers which indicate future problems in...

[crying smartphone user]

As Expected, BlackBerry Will Be a Smartphone Bloodbath Victim

Once king-of-the-hill smartphone vendor BlackBerry (BRRY) and its shares took another leg down, and I am inclined to...

[house in a shopping cart]

America’s Driving the Next Subprime Bubble

Just as home sales and subprime mortgages inflated the real estate bubble in 2006 and 2007, today the...

Kansas City Public Library wall

Wall Street: The Best Friend of Entrepreneurs and Investors

Yesterday, I gave a lecture at the historic Kansas City Public Library. I defended Wall Street and made...

Blockbuster to Close Its 300 U.S.-based Stores and DVD-by-mail program

By January 2014, Blockbuster Video parent Dish Network will close all of its Blockbuster retail locations in the...

[instant messaging via tablets and phones]

Twilio — Behind The B2B and B2C Communication Revolution

As you listen to this edition of PowerTalk, with Jeff Lawson, CEO and co-founder of Twilio, you’ll soon...