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The housing market improved slightly in July, as sales of existing homes rose.

The $12 billion take-private deal of the human-resources software company comes after the stock had already lost more than a quarter of its value this year.

This couple, still in their 50s, are thinking about a vacation home and investing.

“I have about $80,000 in my 401(k) and $10,000 in savings.”

Businesses aren’t hiring or firing many workers

Walmart raised its full-year outlook amid sales strength at its U.S. and Sam’s Club stores.

Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, while lower interest rates would lift demand for the building material. Those bets have failed to pay off.

Societe Generale’s Albert Edwards says the move higher in long government bond yields has been “relentless,” and investors have ignored it.

Your Social Security benefits would be prohibitively expensive to obtain in the private market.

The European Union and the United States have published a joint statement, spelling out in writing the terms of the trade deal reached between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last month.

A redoubled focus on style “may not be enough in a retail landscape where convenience, selection and speed have rapidly evolved and redefined the competitive landscape,” according to one analyst.

“We have invested assets of $8 million, of which $3.2 million is in 401(k)s or IRAs.”