Personal Economics
  • Some workaholics actually consider this the best day of the year (other than National Clean Off Your Desk Day). The holiday is celebrated annually; this year the day of festivities is March 23.

    Why a 72-Hour Work Week Is the New Normal

    A new study, Always on Never Done, by the Center for Creative Leadership finds that workers who use a smartphone for work are connected to the office an average 13.5 to 18.5 hours per day, while...

  • Apple polishes forecast after selling 9 million new iPhones

    Apple polishes forecast after selling 9 million new iPhones

    By Poornima Gupta and Jennifer Saba, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Apple Inc sold 9 million new iPhones during their first three days in stores after China joined the list of launch countries for the first time, prompting the company to issue a rosier...

  • Even in a U.S. government shutdown, Obamacare exchanges could function

    Even in a U.S. government shutdown, Obamacare exchanges could function

    By Sharon Begley and Lewis Krauskopf, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. State officials behind the launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform on October 1 say they could weather a federal government shutdown, though the scenario would...

  • White House rounding up support for Yellen to take reins at Fed

    White House rounding up support for Yellen to take reins at Fed

    By Rachelle Younglai and Jeff Mason, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials are mustering support among Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee to back Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen, three sources said on Friday,...

  • Fed officials criticize, explain taper delay

    Fed officials criticize, explain taper delay

    By Jonathan Spicer and Steven C. Johnson, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - An outspoken Federal Reserve hawk warned on Friday that the U.S. central bank had harmed its credibility by delaying a highly anticipated reduction in monetary stimulus this week...