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Though they are saving more, women have more obstacles in retirement and throughout their lives that hinder their ability to meet their financial needs.

The U.S. stock market joined a sell-off around the world Monday in the first trading since Standard & Poor's downgraded American debt and gave investors another reason to be anxious.

Investors should think twice before making any rash moves Monday.

Anger at the nation's leaders for taking so long to strike a debt-ceiling deal has turned into high anxiety over jobs and the economy amid growing fears of a new recession.

5 tips on how your 401(k) can weather the deficit fallout

Better. The job market beat expectations, and the stock market managed a modest gain — not great, but good enough after a turbulent week.

From the helicopters they fly to the base housing where their children sleep at night, U.S troops and their families are directly affected by the prospect of deep cuts in the Pentagon's budget, which surely will shrink over the coming decade as the military closes out two wars, trims its...

A stronger jobs report wasn't enough to calm financial markets or stem concerns that the debt crisis in Europe could threaten the fragile U.S. economy.