Loss is inevitable when trading on the stock market and that applies to every single person who ever has or ever will trade. One of the things though small investors need to know and realise is that losses can, with some intelligent planning and a small bit of luck be kept to very small amounts, what you could call acceptable losses.

A few years back when I was planning for my retirement I engaged in all types of conversations with my peers as to how a pension, with a little nest egg on the side, would put us all in a very comfortable place. If we were willing to cut back, just a bit, on our life-styles, we would be okay living on our sixty (60) to seventy (70) percent pensions.

By The Associated Press BEIJING, China – China’s government is promising to raise minimum wages by 13 per cent a year through 2015 and launch measures to generate 45 million new jobs. The goals were included …

By The Associated Press LONDON – The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland said Wednesday that he had considered resigning over the political controversy surrounding his nearly 1 million pound ($1.6 …

The majority of a Victory Park condo project was sold back to its lender for $32 million on Tuesday, along with a nearby retail site for $3.5 million at Tuesday’s foreclosure auction in Dallas County.

German-based lender HSH Nordbank AG purchased the project’s 112 remaining condos at Continental Avenue and Houston Street and a 24,000-square-foot retail site on Houston Street.

HSH Nordbank was seeking repayment on the 112 units in the condo tower and retail site for $79 million in debt and $6.5 million in debt, respectively…

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is continuing to push his 2012 transportation plan, releasing information on how many jobs and how much money his 2011 plan brought to the state, the Washington Examiner reported.

Economists with the Virginia Department of Transportation calculated that 10 projects in last year’s $4 billion transportation plan resulted in 3,700 construction jobs, $190.8 million in personal income and $14.8 million in state and local tax revenues.

It can be hard to put money in investments when you don’t have a lot of money to spare. Many investment firms and mutual funds require a fairly high minimum investment. This is especially true for those just beginning their careers. However in investing time means money thanks to the magic of compounding interest. Here is what you need to know to get your foot in the door, even if you don’t have a lot of money to begin with.

Need extra money? Learn how to cut unnecessary spending, and earn money from the comfort of your home.

By Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Ford is demanding that rival General Motors pull a Super Bowl commercial that implies the Chevrolet Silverado pickup is more dependable than the …

By The Associated Press ROME – The chief executive of Italian energy company ENI says the country’s natural gas supplies are OK through Wednesday but if Russia’s Gazprom makes more cuts there could be …