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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington in June 2015. Fed policymakers are meeting this week to decide whether to raise interest rates.

Will the Fed raise rates? Economists are split

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Investors are betting on the Federal Reserve to get cold feet again Thursday. Or so says the futures market, where investors have put only a 23 percent probability on the...

About half of people will be able to retire with sufficient savings if they keep working until age 68. But even working longer will fail many. Aon found that about 16 percent won't have enough if they work to 75.

Retirement prospects only bright for diligent savers

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

If you think you are going to retire at 65, think again. It's likely that you aren't going to have enough money stashed away to make retirement work out for...

After losing 6.6 percent in the Dow in August, investors go into a month notorious for roughing up stocks.

Uh-oh: September’s typically a tough month for the stock market

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

September could be as tough on your nerves as August. Last month was the harshest for the Dow Jones industrial average since May 2010, when the stock market was making...

Uh-oh: September’s typically a tough month for the stock market

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

September could be as tough on your nerves as August. Last month was the harshest for the Dow Jones industrial average since May 2010, when the stock market was making...

A trader is reflected in a market screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 25, 2015 in New York. Last week's market made investors nervous, but it was a true disaster for some of those who tried to escape danger at any cost.

How to avoid huge losses in the next stock market plunge

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

It was a brutal week that finished with a relatively happy ending for people paralyzed with fear about the stock market, but a disaster for some who tried to escape...

Until the stock market started cratering last week, economists had widely expected the Federal Reserve to stop coddling the economy and investors with ultra-low interest rates.

Fed leader hints at continued stimulus

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Can you count on Federal Reserve governors to cradle you in their arms and make everything OK in the economy and stock market? Powerful Fed leader William Dudley on Wednesday...

Are market troubles over? Probably not

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Is it over? Probably not. Typically, when the market suffers the extreme convulsions that happened Monday, there are usually more days ahead that will torment investors. On Monday, the Dow...

When the market suffers a harrowing session, there are usually rockier days ahead.

How to save yourself when the stock market turns cruel

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

The stock market has turned cruel, probably leaving you with losses in your 401(k), IRA and college savings. What should you do? If you want to know how far this...

Investors have been on edge this summer as China's economic troubles became undeniable and as the Federal Reserve appeared to be on the verge of raising interest rates.

Flat is the new up for stock market

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Flat is the new up. That's how Goldman Sachs is describing the rest of this year for the stock market. Goldman's view may be reassuring to investors unnerved by the...

A grim manufacturing report initially led investors to sell stocks on Aug. 17, 2015, but the Dow ended up 67.7 points for the day at 17,545.

Investors shake off concerns of manufacturing plunge

May 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Investors again have shaken off concerns about a grim manufacturing report. Their initial reaction Monday was to sell stocks when the Empire Manufacturing Index, which reflects New York state's factory...

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