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Relax. You don't need to have it all.At some point, you need to give up on 'having it all' or you鈥檒l find that some of the most important things in your life will slip right through your fingers, Hamm writes.
Focus on what the market is doing, not whyFocusing on stock market action and fundamentals is probably a better bet right now than seeking explanations, Brown writes.
Obama makes opening move in 'fiscal cliff' dealPresident Barack Obama has started the bidding on the 'fiscal cliff' deal with substantial concessions on tax increases and spending cuts, Reich writes.
Workplace has no 401(k). Could states help?Six in 10 private-sector employees aren't offered a retirement plan at work. So California and a few states are looking to offer them retirement plans.
Payroll tax cut expiration lurks in 'fiscal cliff's' shadowThe expiration of the payroll tax cut would increase taxes by $115 billion in 2013, Maag writes,聽yet President Obama and others have been strangely silent 鈥� arguing instead about the fate of the 2001-2003 tax cuts.
Superstorm Sandy batters November retail salesSuperstorm Sandy dragged down retail spending in November, despite the frenzy over the Black Friday weekend. Even without the effects of Superstorm Sandy, retail growth during the month would have been weak.聽
Fiscal cliff talks stall. Will a deal get done by Christmas?Fiscal cliff deadline is a month away, but Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the inability to get a deal done that would prevent automatic spending cuts. The uncertainlty over the fiscal cliff talks is already having a financial impact, sending the stock market on a roller coaster ride.聽
Bankrupt battery maker A123 stalls Fisker Karma productionFisker Automotive revealed Wednesday that it has halted production on the Fisker Karma due to the bankruptcy of its battery maker, A123 Systems, according to Green Car Reports.聽
GDP continues Q3 expansionReal GDP increased at an annualized rate of 2.7 percent from Q2, according to the聽Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Stocks rise and fall with twists in budget talksStocks rose modestly Thursday on hopes that a budget deal would be reached in Washington. Promising optimistic reports also sent stocks upward.
Top 10 cars with the best resale valueThese 10 vehicles have the best resale value among 2013 models. Can you guess which auto came out on top?
Chevy Volt tops customer satisfaction survey againHigh efficiency was a bit of a trend in this year's Consumer Reports' consumer satisfaction survey, with the Toyota Camry Hybrid, Prius, Prius C and Nissan Leaf all scoring highly, Ingram writes. The Chevy Volt electric car topped the list for the second year in a row.
GDP comes in strong. But will 'fiscal cliff' slow growth?The economy grew at a 2.7 percent pace in the third quarter, according to the latest GDP report, but the road ahead depends heavily on how politicians deal with the fiscal cliff.
Jobless claims drop below 400kJobless claims declined by 23,000 to 393,000 from a revised 416,000 jobless claims for the prior week.
Continental Concord crash conviction overturned by French courtThe crash hastened the end for the already-faltering supersonic聽Concorde, synonymous with high-tech luxury but a commercial failure.
Zig Ziglar: Motivational speaker and authorZig Ziglar wrote 30 books, and spoke about helping people achieve success in their careers and personal lives, in addition to a focus on 海角大神ity, Zig Ziglar was a prolific speaker, who appeared with several U.S. presidents and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Ziglar passed on Wednesday.
Consider the contract termination feeMost long-term internet or cable/satellite service contracts offer an escape hatch if you鈥檙e willing to pay for it, Hamm writes.
Spend that windfall wisely (even if you didn't win the Powerball lottery)Huge windfalls, like Wednesday's $580 million Powerball lottery drawing, get all the attention, but every day Americans get smaller surges of money 鈥� an annual bonus, for example, or a tax refund. You might be tempted to use it to pay off your credit card balances. Not so fast. There might be better ways to use it to improve your overall financial position. Here are five questions to ask yourself before you decide what to do with that windfall:
FedEx driver fired over Russian accent, lawsuit saysA FedEx driver says he was fired over his thick Russian accent, and is suing FedEx for damages. The driver, a Russian immigrant, says his English is perfectly understandable and that his firing was unwarranted.聽
Powerball lottery: We have two winnersPowerball lottery jackpot reached a record $588 million before Wendesday night's drawing. Two winning Powerball lottery tickets were sold, in Arizona and Missouri.
