Has the Gold Rush Come to An End?
Gold, often touted as the most trustworthy of investments, has looked wild over the past month, plunging $200 in April. Where is it headed next?
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U.S. Stock Ownership Hits Another New Low, Gallup Reports
The U.S. stock market may have fully recovered from the Great Recession, but the percentage of Americans who own stocks is still dropping.
Want a Comfortable Retirement? Move to Australia
Australia is not only the home of the koala, the kangaroo, and the duck-billed platypus, but may also be home to that other rare and exotic animal: the secure retirement.
Campaign Promises Revisited: Obama's Mixed Economic Record
A special report looks back at President Obama's campaign promises for jobs and the economy, and what he has done -- or not done -- to keep them.
Stocks Weaken After Manufacturing Growth Slows
Stocks were slipping on Wall Street Monday morning after an industry group reported that U.S. manufacturing growth cooled in March and was weaker than economists had forecast.
Housing Starts Rise to Highest Level in Nearly 5 Years
U.S. builders started more houses and apartments in February and obtained permits for future construction at the fastest pace in nearly five years, a new report shows.
U.S. Stocks Keep Rising as S&P 500 Nears Record High
Encouraging news from the job market pushed the stock market up early Thursday, putting the Standard & Poor's 500 index near its all-time high. The S&P 500 rose seven points to 1,561 -- just four points away from the high it hit in October 2007 -- before retreating marginally after 10 a.m.
In Silicon Valley, the 'Recovery' Has Left Many in the Dust
The Silicon Valley is adding jobs faster than it has in more than a decade. Stocks and fortunes are soaring. But bleaker records are also being set: Food stamp participation just hit a 10-year high and homelessness rose 20 percent in two years. Simply put, while the ultra-rich are getting even richer, record numbers of Silicon Valley residents are slipping into poverty.
Why Smart Investors Should Support Immigration Reform
For the first time in a generation, there seems to be political will on both sides of the aisle to pass new immigration legislation. It's an issue generally framed as a political or cultural one, but it has profound consequences for investors, businesses and the whole U.S. economy.
The Fed Likely to Reinforce Low Interest Rate Message This Week
When the Federal Reserve meets this week, it's likely to affirm a message it intends to help lift the economy: that consumers and businesses will be able to borrow cheaply well into the future -- even after unemployment has dropped sharply.
Why It's Really Time to Break Up the Too Big to Fail Banks
When the financial crisis hit, Washington chose to rescue America's biggest banks, lest their failure crush the economy. Now, "too big to fail" has morphed into "too big to jail," and letting them remain that way isn't good for the economy -- or the banking industry.
10 Mistakes That Turn Investors Into Their Own Worst Enemies
The hardest part of investing can sometimes be getting out of your own way. Too often, we let emotions guide our investing strategies, with disastrous results. A new study reveals the most common mistakes: We've summed up the popular pitfalls so you can avoid them.
Did You Miss Out On Your Share of $200 Billion?
You'll never have the chance to lose $200 billion, but the odds are good that, over the past several years, you lost your personal share of $200 billion in potential investment gains. But here's the good part: The kinds of mistakes that cost us that cash are entirely avoidable. Here's how.
Fiscal Cliff Averted: And Here Are the Next 6 Crises to Worry About
The fiscal cliff has been averted -- at least for now. But if we've managed to dodge one devastating, intentionally-created crisis, there are plenty more massive problems on deck. Here's a list of the next six ways Washington could mess things up for tens of millions of Americans.