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If the labor market weakens, older workers will be among the hardest hit
The job market cooled off somewhat with employers adding 263,000 jobs in September. The modest…
Read MoreSticking with your Medicare plan this open enrollment season? You could pay a hefty price
Even Medicare beneficiaries happy with their plans should take the opportunity this open enrollment season…
Read MoreAmericans give U.S. health-care system a dismal score. Here are their biggest concerns.
Healthcare in America is not getting high grades, and that’s putting it mildly. More than…
Read MoreWill working while receiving Social Security increase my benefit?
Dear MarketWatch, I took benefits at 62, full retirement was 65, at 66 went back…
Read MoreChicago Sun-Times to tear down its subscriber pay wall and seek donations based on ‘ability to pay’
The Chicago Sun-Times, owned since early this year by public broadcaster Chicago Public Media, is…
Read MorePeloton to cut another 500 jobs, the fourth round of cuts this year
Peloton Interactive Inc. said it plans to cut about 500 jobs, roughly 12% of its…
Read MoreOpinion: ‘Those state taxes man’ — How much NFL star Tyreek Hill is saving by playing in Miami instead of in New Jersey (or with another team)
When NFL star wide receiver Tyreek Hill weighed offers from the New York Jets (who…
Read MoreOpinion: What might a Republican Congress do about Social Security and Medicare?
If you receive, or one day will receive, Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits—and that’s…
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‘His father enjoys having control’: My friend’s dad forced him to open a bank account in both their names, and confiscated his state I.D. What can he do?
Dear Quentin, I have a friend and family member who recently turned 21. For the…
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