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The triple-whammy facing women in retirement

If you’re a woman looking forward to a comfortable retirement, well, good luck to you. Women deal with three issues that don’t affect the majority of their male ...
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Does immigration hurt the economy? A new study says no.

One key to Republican Donald Trump’s appeal to voters is a negative view of immigration, not merely his incendiary remarks about Mexico sending criminals north, but that immigrants “compete ...
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This is a really good time to quit your job

Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Feel like quitting your job? There hasn’t been a better time to find another one in more than 15 years, according to ...
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The retirement crisis will hit one half of America harder than the other

American women will have a harder time of it in retirement than men, according to Sallie Krawcheck, a former Wall Street executive who founded Ellevest, an online investing ...
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Home prices rose in June at slowest pace in 10 months

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose modestly in June, pushed up by strong sales and a limited supply of available properties. The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city ...
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U.S. inflation tame despite economy gaining momentum

U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July but a rise in industrial output and home building suggested a pickup in economic activity that could allow the Federal Reserve ...
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The economy is adding jobs, but the divide between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ is bigger than ever

There’s a new 99 percent. A new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce says that 11.5 million of the 11.6 million jobs in the ...
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Don’t panic and let ‘Brexit’ ruin your retirement

If you woke Friday shocked at the outcome of the “Brexit” vote and frightened at what will happen when markets open, you’re not alone. “Today will be an ...
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Moody’s analysis: Trump presidency would ‘significantly’ hurt economy

(Politico) Donald Trump’s presidency would “significantly” weaken the country, driving the U.S. into a “lengthy recession” with nearly 3.5 million job losses and a 7 percent unemployment rate, ...
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Consumer Spending Surges and Home Prices Climb

WASHINGTON — Consumer spending surged in April, led by a big jump in purchases of autos and other durable goods, while home prices kept climbing in March. Consumer ...
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