Employment costs rose by the smallest amount on record in the 12 months ending in September, as high unemployment restrained wage and benefit growth.
With the economy in recovery mode, Tim Palmer, a senior portfolio manager with First American Funds, has zeroed in on the financial sector's high-grade bonds.
Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when they lose their jobs or move to new employers.
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has voted to regulate for the first time hedge funds and other large pools of capital.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday endorsed a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would give the government unprecedented power to seize bank holding companies teetering on the brink of collapse and stick their competitors with the cost.
US consumer confidence takes surprising hit, slips further in October, research group says
Investors will be paying close attention to the direction of the equity markets in the coming days in light of the recent market volatility that has tested the strength of the eight-month rally, according to Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas.
The beta of Kapitall — an investing website intended for consumers or advisers — was launched yesterday.
