Category Archives: Personal Finance

Question: I’m 34 and have yet to begin saving for retirement. I’m considering participating in my company’s 401(k) plan, but I’m unsure whether to do so since my employer doesn’t match my contribution. What do you advise? –Nikia, New York, … Continue reading →

A bronze sculpture of a man walking sold for $104.3 million at auction in London, setting a new world record for the highest price paid at auction for a work of art.

Luckily for banks, the commercial real estate time bomb just keeps on ticking.

Several leading retail chains reported January same-store sales numbers Thursday that beat expectations, bolstering talk of a budding rebound at the nation’s malls and discounters.

Dear Annie: What’s up with all the phone interviews lately? The last time I looked for a job, about 10 years ago, I never once was interviewed over the phone. Now, I’ve been job hunting for about 4 months and … Continue reading →

The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance rose last week, the government said Thursday.

As bad as the government’s jobs readings numbers have been during the Great Recession, we’ll soon find out the real situation likely was worse.

Stocks tumbled early Thursday after a rise in weekly jobless claims sent an alarm ahead of the big monthly employment report.