Americans who face 401(k) and IRA account balances that likely won't generate nearly enough money to live on comfortably have decided they'll just keep working.

More than one third of pre-retirees surveyed by the Employee Benefit Research Institute say their plan is to keep working until at least age 70; 45% are setting their sights on retiring...Read more

NEW YORK -- U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against Turkey's Halkbank, accusing it of fraud, money laundering and violating U.S. sanctions against Iran, in a case that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had pressed both President Donald Trump and President Barack Obama to dismiss.

Prosecutors accused the bank of participating in a ...Read more

A labor shortage is jeopardizing economic expansion in almost every state, putting pressure on lawmakers to find ways to attract more residents and coax people who have dropped out of the workforce to rejoin it.

States are offering financial incentives to entice prodigal natives to move home and raise families. They're also reaching out to ...Read more

Shares of UnitedHealth Group jumped more than 5% in early trading Tuesday after the company reported third quarter results that beat expectations for profit and revenue while putting a focus on the company's expanding business running outpatient medical centers.

David Wichmann, the UnitedHealth Group chief executive, told investors during a ...Read more

A little over two weeks after choosing its new CEO, Wells Fargo announced its third quarter earnings for 2019 on Tuesday, where profits slipped.

The bank reported a net income of $4.6 billion -- down from $6 billion this time last year. That's a 23% drop.

And it's revenue of $22 billion saw modest growth from 2018's third quarter revenue of $...Read more

Q: I'm not sure what's up with my team. We have a lot of ambiguity in our company, and I'm using what I consider to be a leadership best practice of keeping the unknowns to myself so that the team won't be stressed. But I'm getting challenged by them for leaving them in the dark and making decisions without their input. How can I get them on ...Read more

Despite mounting skepticism and the lack of support from several leading financial companies, Facebook and 20 other companies have launched the Libra Council, a group designed to support and govern the already controversial Libra cryptocurrency.

In addition to Facebook, which is joining the council via its Calibra subsidiary, the group's ...Read more

Medicare for all. For pets.

I've been chewing on that idea since chatting with Stephanie Napoles, 32, who shared a recent experience involving her Cane Corso, Rockie.

Rockie was diagnosed with hip dysplasia after a minor accident. It's a relatively common ailment among larger dogs (and Cane Corsos are big; Rockie, at 8 months, already weighs ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Inside a stuffy Los Angeles Superior courtroom, Alkiviades "Alki" David, the British-Greek billionaire heir to a Coca-Cola bottling fortune, held forth, stomping around in Louis Vuitton combat boots, purple jeans and a Ramones T-shirt that did little to conceal his body atlas of tattoos. David, who is the man behind the dead-...Read more

Recently we learned that the nation's unemployment rate fell to a nearly 50-year low. Great news, right? Yes, but job gains have slowed and wage increases are moderating.

Aren't wages supposed to rise when labor markets are tight? And isn't job growth supposed to be strong when the economy is expanding solidly?

What is really going on in the ...Read more

Maryland will lose its last commercial grain mill when a flour and corn mill on the banks of the Patapsco River across from old Ellicott City shuts down early next year.

Wilkins-Rogers Inc. plans to relocate its Oella milling operations somewhere in the Midwest, according to Baltimore County officials who have been in contact with the company. ...Read more

UPS is launching a self-storage service allowing customers to have packed bins picked up and delivered to a UPS facility for storage.

UPS launched Storage on Demand after a team of four UPS employees pitched the idea at a company innovation competition and brought it to market in nine months.

The service is available in greater metro Atlanta ...Read more

DETROIT -- The UAW has sent a letter to its National General Motors Council summoning union local officers to Detroit on Thursday for a morning meeting at the Marriott downtown.

Meanwhile, negotiators for GM and the UAW wrapped up a day of talks Monday evening, on the 29th day of a nationwide strike against the automaker. Negotiations are ...Read more

Facebook is meeting even more resistance to its Libra cryptocurrency as financial officials with some of the world's biggest governments are expected this week to say Libra should not be allowed to go forward without stronger assurances that it won't disrupt the international finance system.

A report from a task force made up of officials from ...Read more

Can new 5G mobile networks deliver wireless Internet service that's fast and reliable enough to challenge cable companies in the home broadband market?

That question could be answered relatively soon. As 5G network roll-outs become more widespread, delivering broadband to homes is considered one of the most promising potential businesses for ...Read more