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Start small if you must, but start. And then keep saving your money — automatically if at all possible.
That’s the message from more […]

Oregon State Treasurer Ben Westlund died early Sunday at age 60 after a recurrence of lung cancer.
Westlund had reportedly decided not to seek treatment for […]

Australian business investment rebounded in the fourth quarter, a sign the economy is strengthening enough for the central bank to raise interest rates next […]

Chief executive officers in the U.S. are more confident that the world’s largest economy is on the road to recovery as the job market […]

A massive venture capital fund that pumps money into Great Lakes businesses is crucial for the economy of the region to move beyond its Rust […]

Fewer people were hired to work in Hawaii stores at the start of the holiday season, but the people who worked put in more hours.
Retail […]

Canwest Communications Inc. is hoping to fetch at least $1 billion to $1.5 billion for its national chain of big city daily newspapers, including the […]

St. Louis officials expect to find out next month if the city will get a $32 million federal stimulus grant to expand the municipal […]

Wells Fargo said Monday it has reached an agreement with the government to return $25 billion in bailout money it received during last year’s […]

The Bank of Japan offered banks more short-term funds after an emergency meeting on Tuesday, relieving government pressure on the central bank to help […]