There's no shortage of potentially market-moving catalysts right now: an unpredictable U.S. election, turbulent oil prices and ever-changing bets on when Janet Yellen will finally raise interest rates.
I'm looking to retire soon and a financial adviser wants me to invest half of my $700,000 401(k) balance in an annuity. I'm wary of doing that as the annuity's annual fees total almost 3% and I'm also already eligible for a combined Social Security and pension benefit of $70,000 a year. What do you think? --D.H.
The Federal Reserve is probably not going to raise interest rates when its next meeting wraps up on September 21. And it would probably be insane to do so at the end of its November 2 meeting -- just days before the U.S. presidential election.
Ariell Johnson checks out a customer at the cash register as patrons browse her store's collection of comic books. The 33 year old is the owner of Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse in Philadelphia. You might say Johnson is a superhero herself.
Fans waited four years for Frank Ocean to put out a followup to his Grammy-winning album Channel Orange, but when he finally released it this month, some listeners were upset to learn it was only streaming on Apple Music.
"The Establishment" is feeling the heat. Political and business elites are being caught up in a revolt against globalization and growing inequality of wealth and opportunity.