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The economy and your own spending should drive what you take out of your retirement investments, new research says.

“She stopped working about 15 years ago and started drawing her Social Security when she was 62.”

The dystopian drama garnered an audience of 330 million in its first season, but experts warn that it’s not so easy to hit the ratings mark twice

To get you to follow their advice, your adviser says, “I do this for myself.” Is that good enough?

The Russian government has been a historic opponent of bitcoin, banning its use for domestic payments, but has recently come to see the potential benefits of virtual currencies for evading U.S. and Western sanctions.

Based on stock price targets, the most bullish analyst on Palantir’s stock could be considered by some to actually be bearish.

Treasury yields ended little-changed on Thursday after a blockbuster auction for freshly-issued seven-year notes helped revive demand for U.S. government bonds in afternoon trading.

Crude oil prices fell on Thursday as investors awaited fresh data on production and reserves out of the U.S.

“If I die and she sells the properties, would she have to pay a lot of capital-gains taxes, especially on the houses we don’t live in?”

Stallone has reportedly prompted outrage from neighbors with his plans to build an underwater barrier to keep boaters away.

Stocks have seen a stellar 2024, but the S&P 500 is in danger of a rare December loss. It’s all riding on the so-called Santa Claus rally.

Trade groups representing the largest U.S. banks on Tuesday filed suit in federal court to force more transparency in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bank stress tests imposed after the 2008 global financial crisis, but the Fed has already proposed some changes to the annual process.

Stocks rose to kick off a holiday-shortened week on Monday, but the bond market and the U.S. dollar will likely need to cooperate for the equities rally to resume in smooth fashion.

The IRS estimates there will be 8,000 fewer audits of wealthy taxpayers and businesses though 2029 without the sidelined $20.2 billion.

The Senate voted early Saturday morning to repeal two laws that prevent many public employees from receiving Social Security, a move that is expected to weigh on the overall solvency of the Social Security system.

Instead of being fair, this legislation will lead to harsher and faster automatic benefit cuts for most of us.

Treasury yields advanced on Monday, with the key 10-year rate approaching 4.6% after data showed U.S. consumer confidence pulled back in December.