The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.2%, while the Dow industrials and S&P 500 added about 0.8% and 0.9%, respectively. The blockbuster September U.S. payrolls eased recession fears. How Long Can the U.S.

Activist investor Starboard Value has taken a $1 billion stake in beleaguered drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and is seeking a turnaround, the Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday. Citing unnamed sources ...

'The kind of religion these companies have gotten on costs, is here to stay,' analyst says This summer, restaurants and many retailers that weren't Walmart warned of a struggling consumer. Doubts grew ...

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A new IRS ruling could ultimately give employees more power to choose how their employer retirement contributions are allocated to their benefits - such as adding to their 401(k), health savings ...

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New public and private entrants are emerging to challenge the leading positions of Novo Nordisk NVO and Eli Lilly LLY in a ...

If a Soft Landing Is in the Cards, Why Aren't Small-Cap Stocks Rallying? The Russell 2000 has trailed the S&P 500 since the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Wall Street Races to Bring Private ...

The term smart beta is alleged to have been invented by the consulting firm Willis Towers Watson in 2006. (Although I have no reason to doubt that claim, neither have I been able to find the original ...

Raising Social Security's full retirement age by two years to age 69 would decrease individuals' lifetime benefits and overall spending by the program, but would not stave off Social Security's ...

Morningstar’s Christine Benz explores the keys to a healthy, happy, and wealthy retirement in her new book and podcast series. Christine Benz asks the retirement questions that we are all ...

Patience and discipline are easily understood but hard to put into practice. Investing serves as the perfect litmus test. One could reasonably argue that these two traits are among the most ...