Personal Economics
  • Why Caring for Mom Risks a Secure Retirement

    Taking care of loved ones is taking a bite out of many Americans’ retirement security. A third of caregivers spend more than 10 percent of their retirement savings on care, and nearly a third plan to...

  • Alibaba set to price IPO shares amid investor frenzy

    Alibaba set to price IPO shares amid investor frenzy

    By Liana B. Baker and Jessica Toonkel and Deepa Seetharaman, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Underwriters for Alibaba Group Holdings are planning to allocate the bulk of the heavily anticipated offering from the Chinese e-commerce company to a group of 25 to 50 large institutions...

  • The Treasured Thing Men Lose and Are Afraid to Admit

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Men may lose their hair, their testosterone, even their money more than they like to admit – but now a new survey says they also lose the electronic devices they use for work more often than women do...

  • Chances Are Your Co-Worker Is High on Pot

    By Kate Rogers, CNBC

    Showing up to work high? You're not alone. A new report has found nearly 1 in 10 Americans are showing up to work high on marijuana. Mashable.com conducted the survey in partnership with SurveyMonkey...

  • U.S. jobless claims data point to firming labor market

    U.S. jobless claims data point to firming labor market

    By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting a sharp slowdown in job growth in August was an aberration...