Author: super@dmin
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Europe Markets: European stocks struggle against backdrop of sluggish global equities
European stocks were under pressure on Monday, following global stocks lower and after losses on Wall Street last week. How are markets performing? The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +0.23% eased 0.2% to 147.12, after closing down 0.3% last week. A weekly gain of 3.3% was the best since December 2016, according to Dow Jones Market…
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Grow: You’ve got an extra hour. Use it wisely
Daylight-saving time officially ended at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4. While it’s not so fun to wake up and leave work while it’s dark, there is a nice perk to moving the clocks back: one precious extra hour to do whatever we want. Sure, we could use it to sleep in, and there are benefits to that.…
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Asia Markets: Asian markets fall on profit-taking, while Xi praises globalization
After the best week in years for a number of Asian stock markets — following the worst month in years for many — the region’s equities started Monday on a down note amid profit-taking after Friday’s surges. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -1.31% slid 1.3% after its best week since mid-2016, following Friday’s declines in the…
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Federal government: States won’t win fight to reverse $10,000 tax cap
Four Democratic-leaning states suing the Treasury Department over new tax deduction rules are picking a fight they’re never going to win, federal lawyers said in new court papers. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland claim the federal government is overstepping its bounds with a new $10,000 deduction cap at the state and local level…
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Outside the Box: How to save twice your salary (or more) by age 35
You may have recently seen the recommendation from retirement experts that you should save two times (2X) your annual salary by age 35, and if you wondered — like a lot of people on Twitter did — how that’s even possible, let’s break it down. I recently retired early at age 38, but only 10…
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Outside the Box: What this early retiree would tell his 23-year-old self about money and life
Last week, I was asked an interesting question: Knowing what you know now, what would you tell your 23-year old self? I answered with the importance of saving money early and building a foundation for which to be happy, yada yada. I now realize this was a nonsense answer. If I’m honest, my 23-year old…
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BookWatch: Answer these 31 questions to find financial happiness
You’re unlikely to get the right answers—unless you ask the right questions. That’s especially true when it comes to managing money. We have answers thrust in our faces all the time, as marketers and salespeople exhort us to buy this mutual fund, that car, this stock, that home and this insurance policy. But are these…
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The Moneyist: My husband wants our house and half my 401(k) in our divorce—and he’s hiding his assets
Dear Moneyist, I asked my husband to file for divorce He has an attorney but refuses to give me his financial paperwork or file anything with the court. I did give him and his attorney all my required financial information. I’m 61 and we’ve been married for 25 years. After receiving my information he passed…
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Trump Today: Trump Today: President hails sizzling jobs report and voices optimism on China trade deal
Getty Images President Donald Trump voiced optimism about making a deal on trade with China. He’s seen here with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April 2017. President Donald Trump hailed better-than-expected jobs numbers on Friday, as he sounded a note of optimism on trade with China and touted the pending return of U.S. sanctions on…
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The U.S. just added 250,000 jobs — here’s which cities need workers
Looking for a job, but not interested in moving to New York City and San Francisco? Have no fear — there are plenty of smaller towns around the U.S. in need of workers. The U.S. added 250,000 jobs in October, crushing economists’ forecasts and keeping the unemployment rate at a 48-year low. See: As midterms…