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How Much Can I Expect To Earn On My Retirement Savings?

You ask an important question. Clearly, the returns you earn will affect such issues as how much you need to save each year to build a nest egg large enough to support you in retirement and how much you can …

Facebook Is Now Cracking Down On Spammy Sites

The headline in your Facebook news feed promised something heartwarming: a spirited octogenarian and a college student finding true friendship, perhaps. But click and you're greeted with a barrage of spammy ads and very little text.

Amazon To Build Homeless Shelter In New Seattle HQ

Amazon is trying to do its part to help with Seattle's homelessness crisis.

Microsoft Quickly Fixes 'Crazy Bad' Windows Bug

Late Monday, the company issued a fix for a bug in its anti-virus scanner that could be manipulated to remotely control Windows computers.

Snapchat Must Prove Its Users Aren't Disappearing

Shares of Snap surged 44% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange and hit a high of $29.44 -- 73% above their offering price of $17 -- on their second day.

Wall Street's Fear Gauge Slips To 23-Year Low

The VIX volatility index plunged this week to the unusually-low level of 9.8. That hasn't happened for this closely-watched "fear gauge" since December 1993. To put that into context, that was the month that President Bill Clinton signed NAFTA into …

Facebook's Global Fight Against Fake News

Within minutes of Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French election, a top European official singled out the key loser: fake news.

Snapchats No Longer Have To Disappear After 10 Seconds

As part of a slate of new features announced Tuesday, Snapchat users can now select the new "infinity" icon to let friends view a photo snap for as long as they want.

Target Testing Next-Day Delivery

This summer, Target said it will let some of its customers order common household products like laundry detergent, paper towels, granola bars and coffee and have them delivered the following day to their doorsteps.

5 Facts About Puerto Rico's Utter Economic Misery

The island has $74 billion in debt and another $50 billion in pension obligations on the books, making its case by far the largest municipal bankruptcy ever filed.

Why Wealthy Chinese Are Lining Up To Pay $500k For U.S. Visas

Over the weekend, the Kushners' business was trying to drum up millions of dollars in Chinese investment for a New Jersey skyscraper project. To do so, they're promoting a program that allows people to pay big money to emigrate to …

The New Age Of Airline Rage: Why Everyone On Board Is On Edge

A doctor dragged down the aisle of a plane. A brawl in the cabin. A fight in the jetway. A sobbing mother. An irate flight attendant. A dead rabbit.

India Has 'Incredible' Potential. So Why Hasn't Warren Buffett Invested?

The Berkshire Hathaway chairman, also known as the Oracle of Omaha, said he'd immediately "hop on a plane" to India if the right investment opportunity came up.

Comcast And Charter Are Working Together On A Wireless Offering

Today, the companies each buy data allotments in bulk from Verizon and resell them as wireless plans under their own brands. In the future, Comcast and Charter say they will work on wireless together, including similar reseller agreements or even …

Puerto Rico Files For Biggest US Municipal Bankruptcy

It's the biggest municipal bankruptcy filing ever in the US. Puerto Rico currently owes its creditors a whopping $73 billion, far higher than Detroit's $18 billion bankruptcy in 2013.