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Top Ten: 10 Best Retirement And Investing Articles Published This Week

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MarketWatch’s most-read stories this week include a continuation of the ‘Best New Ideas in Retirement’ series, the... Read more

JPMorgan Chase To Pay $5 Million To Male Employees In Parental-leave Discrimination Settlement

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Other companies could be watching the record-breaking settlement and thinking about their paid-leave policies. Read more

The House Passed A Bill That Would Allow More Annuities In 401(k) Plans — Is That Actually A Good Thing?

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Annuities have a bad reputation, but they don’t have to be harmful to your retirement assets. Read more

Older Americans Had A 40-point Drop In Their Credit Score In The 10 Years Since The Great Recession

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Experian analyzed credit scores between 2008 and 2018 and had some alarming results. Read more

Millennials Are Now Haggling In Job Interviews, Hotels And Airports

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These 20-somethings and 30-somethings say they’re learned to be tough customers, not entitled consumers. Read more

Runaway Cost Of College Hurts Americans More Than The China Trade War

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Private-college tuition is rising at more than twice the rate of U.S. inflation, writes Brett Arends. Read more

Top Ten: 10 Articles To Help You With Money, Investing And Life

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MarketWatch’s most interesting stories this week include an innovative series about planning and living in retirement,... Read more

This Is What Trumps Latest Tariff Increase Will Cost The Typical American Household

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New Federal Reserve Bank of New York researchers doubled their projections on the impact of the trade war with China. ... Read more

Investors Ought To Protect Themselves Against A Wider Trump Technology Ban

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Chip and surveillance companies may be hurt the most, says Nigam Arora. Read more

TaxWatch: More Americans Believe Its OK To Cheat On Your Taxes, According To IRS Poll

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The poll was published during an increasingly heated battle between President Trump and Congressional Democrats over his... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Push For Legislation Allowing Banks To Serve The Cannabis Business Is Gaining Momentum

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The push for legislation that would allow banks do business with cannabis companies without the risk of federal enforcem... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Trade Off Session Lows As Stock Losses Recede

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Treasury prices fall Friday after Chinese state media suggest a resumption in trade negotiations may not take place as s... Read more

Americas Declining Birth Rate Foreshadows Some Tough Financial Times Ahead

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The upshot on the continuing decline in the fertility rate. Read more

Wither The EU? Not So Fast — There Are Plenty Of Reasons To Be Optimistic

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Some say Europe is doomed, but their fears may be overblown. Read more

Federal Lawsuit Says CFPB Should Collect Data On Business-loan Applications From Women And Minorities

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The agency is required by law to publish annual reports on applications to prevent any potential discrimination by lende... Read more

Trumps Escalating Trade War With China Could Wipe Out Benefits From His Tax Reform

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Economist says the Trump administration giveth — and taketh away. Read more

Deep Dive: Here Are Mondays Worst Stock-market Performers As U.S.-China Trade Dispute Escalates

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Apple posts the biggest decline among the Dow 30. Read more

Deep Dive: Heres One Health-insurance Choice That Can Save You Money Now And Make You Even More Later

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You should forget your preconceived notions and figure out whether or not a health savings account might improve your fi... Read more

Top Ten: Weekend Roundup: The Uber IPO | China Trade Fight Heats Up | 16 Ways Americans Waste Money

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Also, health savings accounts, how to handle a non-compete contract and a distorted bond market. Read more

Trumps Escalating Tariff War With China Will Hit TVs, Toys, Electronics And A Rake Of Consumer Goods

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President Trump’s tariffs could affect 23% of consumer goods, according to one estimate. Read more