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Top Stories : 2018May22Tuesday

Think saving for retirement is unrealistic? Try retiring with no savings

The Ratings Game: Micron on track for fresh record as investors cheer massive share buyback

Europe Markets: European stocks climb as Italy tensions ease for now

Currencies: Dollar under pressure as Bank of England rate-hike comments lift pound

Project Syndicate: How Big Data and online markets will lead to higher — not lower — prices

Project Syndicate: Bitcoin isn’t the first revolutionary currency

America’s job-search paradox: The people who really need jobs get the worst offers

CryptoWatch: Bitcoin struggles for gains as range tightens

Market Snapshot: Stock market edges higher as trade tensions ease

The Wall Street Journal: Hiring not so great in steel cities after Trump unveils tariffs

Real-time headlines : 2018May22Tuesday

U.S. stocks pare opening gains; Dow, Nasdaq turn negative

Dow industrials turn negative, fall below 25,000

Nasdaq Composite Index opens up 0.4%

S&P 500 opens 0.2% higher

Dow Jones Industrial Average opens up 0.2%

U.S. stocks open higher as trade concerns continue to fade

Lowe's shares up 2.4% in Tuesday premarket trading

Lowe's names J.C. Penney CEO Marvin Ellison president and chief executive

TJX Cos. shares up 0.8% premarket

J.C. Penney shares sink 8.8%

Market Pulse : 2018May22Tuesday

QVC parent Qurate Retail names former Amazon exec president of Zulily

Stocks open slightly higher as trade worries continue to recede

J.C. Penney shares sink 8.8% after CEO Ellison leaves for Lowe's

TJX Cos. shares jump 1.5% premarket as first-quarter sales blow past estimates

Micron shares surge 6.8% premarket as analysts cheer $10 billion share buyback

AutoZone shares jump 3% premarket after profit blows past estimates

Macy's upgraded on same-store sales growth potential

Kohl's shares jump after earnings beat, guidance raised

Tesla shares jump 1.1% premarket after Elon Musk says issue raised by Consumer Reports will be fixed shortly

Dunkin' Brands board approves $250 million share buyback

Breaking News: 2018May22Tuesday

Dow industrials turn negative and slip below 25,000 level

J.C. Penney shares down sharply after CEO resignation

Need to Know: It's not too late to invest in avocado-toast mania

Need to Know: This small-cap call of the day has its own China twist

Kohl's shares jump premarket on earnings beat, boosted guidance

Tesla shares gain after Musk says he'll fix issue raised by Consumer Reports

Student debt held by women alone could reach $1 trillion over the next year

Dow ends up nearly 300 points as trade-war fears ease

GE's stock has entered bull-market territory

Small-cap stock benchmark Russell 2000 hits record high

Internet Stories: 2018May22Tuesday

Project Syndicate: How Big Data and online markets will lead to higher — not lower — prices

Reese Witherspoon partners with Audible to develop new audio story productions

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook’s Zuckerberg faces grilling from privacy-focused EU lawmakers

Next Avenue: Alexa: Give me a ride to my doctor’s appointment

PayPal’s iZettle purchase is likely to be followed by a lot more fintech M&A

The Wall Street Journal: Adobe to buy e-commerce platform Magento in $1.68 billion deal

U.S. Postal Service’s plan to reinvent itself: popsicle-scented stamps

The Ratings Game: PayPal analyst day: Questions about iZettle, capital allocation and eBay

50 million American households can’t afford basic living expenses

The Wall Street Journal: Former engineer sues Uber for sexual harassment, discrimination

Financial Services: 2018May22Tuesday

Europe Markets: European stocks climb as Italy tensions ease for now

Currencies: Dollar under pressure as Bank of England rate-hike comments lift pound

The New York Post: Despite age, 15-year-old fined $36 million for starting Oregon wildfire

Capitol Report: House set to approve bank deregulation legislation

Need to Know: Meet ‘green gold’ — and the stock for betting on it

Outside the Box: Here’s how to understand your financial adviser’s conflicts of interest (even with a fee-only service)

It’s just become more difficult for employees to sue their employers

Women’s student debt will soon hit $1 trillion

The Tell: This is the point where stock investors should start to worry about bond yields

In One Chart: The stock market’s ‘broken leg’ is nearly healed, analyst says