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AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) Earnings Miss Sends Auto Parts Sector Tumbling 05/22/2017 08:00pm • AutoZone, Inc. (ticker: AZO) shares plummeted 9 percent following the company's fiscal third quarter earnings report miss on Tuesday morning. AutoZone's numbers were so disappointing to investors that several other auto parts stocks are trading down sharply as well. AutoZone reported earnings per sh 5 Mistakes Can Implode an Estate Planning Strategy 05/21/2017 08:00pm • Financial services professionals consider an estate plan a "must have" for Americans -- it provides individuals control over their financial assets, and provides for their loved ones and favored charities when they're gone. The problem is most U.S. adults don't have an estate plan, according to a 2 Investors Cheer Ford's Innovative New CEO 05/21/2017 08:00pm • Ford Motor Co. (ticker: F) shares traded higher by more than 1.3 percent on Monday morning after the company announced it would replace CEO Mark Fields with the head of its autonomous vehicles department, Jim Hackett. Ford and its investors are hoping Hackett can turn around Ford's slumping profits 8 Investing Tips for New College Grads 05/21/2017 08:00pm • First taste of financial dilemmas.After the commencement address, the walk across the stage and hugs from loved ones, most fresh college graduates soon land in the "real world." With a new job, a car, rent payment and perhaps a pile of student loan debt, many get their first taste of adult financial Stolen paychecks: how immigrant workers get ripped off 05/21/2017 12:17am • LANGLEY PARK, Md. -- Victor came to the U.S. 15 years ago looking for steady work. In many ways, the U.S. has met his expectations and he gets hired most days to do day labor for construction companies or commercial contractors. But one thing he may not have expected is that some employers wouldn’ 8 Kid-Friendly Casino Resorts 05/18/2017 08:00pm • While some hotels and resorts focus on kids and family-friendly fun, others cater to the adult crowd. But, what if you're traveling with both youngsters and grown-ups? Fortunately, you don't have to choose to please one group or the other. Across the globe, a variety of hotels offer activities for Will the Flynn Investigation Reverse Trump Era Stock Market Gains? 05/18/2017 08:00pm • The Dow Jones industrial average fell 372 points May 17, losing 1.78 percent of its value and rattling nerves on Wall Street, thanks to the broadening controversy that enveloped the Trump White House. Just in May, President Donald Trump's White House endured the following: -- Allegations that his fo Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) Earnings Disappoint, But There's Reason for Optimism 05/18/2017 08:00pm • Foot Locker, Inc. (ticker: FL) is the latest retail stock to fall victim to a challenging market. On Friday morning, the footwear retailer's earnings and sales fell short of market expectations, sending the stock tumbling more than 16 percent. But Foot Locker may have more reason for optimism than Cisco Systems, Inc. Earnings Are a Disappointment (CSCO) 05/17/2017 08:00pm • Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (ticker: CSCO) stock are opening nearly 8 percent lower Thursday after the company reported its sixth consecutive quarter of declining revenues, and its forward guidance fell short of market expectations. Long-term Cisco investors are hoping that the company's focus on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Profits Miss, But Revenue Rises 05/17/2017 08:00pm • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (ticker: BABA) reported its strongest revenue growth on Thursday morning since its initial public offering, but investors took the opportunity to lock in some gains after the stock's tremendous 2017 run. Alibaba's 60 percent revenue growth in its fiscal fourth quarter is m On the 8-Year Anniversary of Civil War's End, Sri Lanka's Political Fate Looks Grim 05/17/2017 08:00pm • VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka -- At some point during its brutal 26 years, the Sri Lankan civil war brought terror or loss to virtually everyone in the country. For Kasipillai Jeyavanitha, a mother of four, the defining moment of the conflict came in March 2009, just two months before the war ended eight yea Should You Use Your Retirement Savings to Buy a House? 05/17/2017 08:00pm • Rob Werner, president and CEO of Ardent Credit Union, estimates that about 10 percent of mortgage applications coming through his institution include some retirement funds to cover closing costs. In many cases, money from an individual retirement account or 401(k) is only for a portion of the down How to Assemble Your Financial A-Team 05/17/2017 08:00pm • In a world where regular folks are often threatened by forgotten budgets, half-baked retirement plans and inscrutable legalese, there's only one team that can protect your financial interests while helping you plan for the future. This sounds like a job for -- dun, dun, duuuun -- your financial A How to Calculate Your Ideal Retirement Withdrawal Rate 05/17/2017 08:00pm • If you're worried about draining your retirement wealth too quickly, you're not the only one. A 2016 survey from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants found that 41 percent of financial planners say running out of money ranks as the top concern among their clients, including high n Despite Setbacks, Women Investors Outperform Men 05/17/2017 08:00pm • Who's better at investing? Men or women? In the traditional 1950s American household, the man was assumed to be better. Well, you know how accurate assumptions are. According to an analysis released today by Fidelity Investments of 8 million customer accounts, the answer is women. This is despite a