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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My Meeting with Top Government Economic Officials

A couple of weeks ago, I announced the good news that the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic...

[Tesla Motors]

Tesla Shares Doing the ‘Electric Slide’

Shares of Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors fell for the third straight day yesterday, losing 5 percent of their...

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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...