Thursday, August 25, 2011

Many seniors keep working-wsj
More than three in five U.S. workers in their 50s and 60s plan on working past 65 — and 47% of that group say they'll do so because they'll need the money or health benefits, according to a 2011 study from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Druckversion - Out of Control: The Destructive Power of the Financial Markets - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Speculators are betting against the euro, banks are taking incalculable risks and the markets are in turmoil. Three years after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the financial industry has become a threat to the global economy again. Governments missed the chance to regulate the industry, and another crash is just a matter of time.
Home Prices Decline 5.9% in Second Quarter - Bloomberg