In the early days of collective bargaining, some of the biggest strikes in U.S. history were often violent and, ultimately, ineffectual.
Regardless, the ability to negotiate one's working conditions has since become an American worker's right in the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness.
Everyone wants to build a fortune – or at least keep the bill collectors at bay. These 12 investing classics will help the people on your holiday gift list do just that.
Here's the collected wisdom of some of the world's richest, most successful investors...
Regardless of whether you like him, in the Donald Trump vs. the media battle, the latter has proven itself quite unjournalistic.
In fact, the mainstream political press has outright thrown integrity to the wind when it comes to the barbarously forthright real estate mogul.
by Diane Alter
As we head into the final stretch of 2015, this stock market performance history hints at what's coming before 2016.
Key is how the S&P 500 Index closes on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Here's what to expect for the rest of the year and why....
There are a number of ways to own gold. The best way is to own physical gold such as coins, which can be purchased from a number of reputable dealers.
And these three firms make buying gold coins as easy as buying a book on Amazon.
Here's what you need to know...
by Tara Clarke
This month, already vast China gold reserves grew even larger…
The Shandong Provincial No. 3 Institute of Geological and Mineral Survey announced on Nov. 9 it discovered a 470.4-ton gold deposit in the East China Sea. That's the largest and first-ever undersea gold mine found in the country. At the current price of gold, that amount is worth roughly $16.4 billion.
China has noticeably increased efforts to mine and stockpile gold this year.
by Jack Delaney
The Square stock price is down nearly 9% since it closed at $13.07 on Nov. 19.
Early investors were happy with their gains, but many are now wondering if the positive momentum will continue to disappear.
by Alex McGuire
Will Etsy stock recover in 2016?
That's been the question on investors' minds recently as shares of the handmade craft marketplace crater to fresh lows.
The media is not happy with GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump.
He's received backlash from countless news sites that say his claims about Muslims celebrating 9/11 are false.
Read about this and other top election 2016 news items in today's summary...
Now is a very good idea to be buying gold. Right now… before the Super Crash.
Gold is key because it offers protection against both inflation and deflation. It is one of the few assets to do that. It's market crash insurance.
