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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And the Easy Money Keeps on Rolling

The money spigot is going to be open for a lot longer. According to most market watchers, including...

Federal Reserve Building

Fed Maintains Easy Money

In its meeting today, the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to maintain its current $85 billion-per-month bond purchasing, citing...

JPMorgan and Justice Hit $13 Billion Snag

Just as JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and the U.S. Justice Department seemed ready to ink their record-setting...

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Short Auto Numbers Pull Down September Sales

Auto sales were down 2.2% in September due to fewer selling weekends and low inventory on some popular...

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Making Sense of Health Apps and Where mHealth is Headed with Happtique

Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Ben Chodor, co-founder of Happtique, a company that certifies medical, health...

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Pending Home Sales Dropped in September

For the first time in two years, pending sales of homes were lower than year-earlier levels, as reported...

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Mixed Results in September Industrial Production Figures

Total production rose an unexpected 0.6%, but manufacturing production growth slowed to 0.1%.

Are You Protected As Earnings Sour?

We’re hip deep in corporate earnings this week. More than 1,000 companies are sharing their quarterly results with...

U.K. Economy Grows at Fastest Rate in Three Years

According to England’s office for National Statistics, between July and September of this year, the country’s economy grew...

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German Business Confidence Wanes in October

For the first time in the last six months, German business confidence decreased --mainly due to uncertainty over...