Bernanke bump: Stocks tend to rally on testimony

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With Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke providing his two-day testimony before Congress next week, the semiannual event has helped out stocks more often than not. See full story.

Stocks to Watch: Lowe�s, Autodesk, Hertz

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday�s session are Lowe�s, Autodesk and Hertz. See full story.

Smoke signals for economy harder to read

The U.S. economy is sending hazy signals again and the picture is unlikely to clear up very much this week. Conflicting reports are likely to suggest that growth remains ho-hum. See full story.

The 10 best U.S. cities to retire in

Topretirements.com has just published its seventh annual list of the 100 most popular places in the U.S. to retire, and it offers clear proof that the Sunbelt�s retirement popularity continues: 76 of the top 100 positions are held by towns in the Sunbelt. Florida dominates the list of best places to retire, taking 25 of the spots. See full story.

10 things 401(k) plans won�t tell you

A comfortable retirement is a mainstay of the American dream. Yet we aren�t particularly good at socking money away, and our complicated retirement savings system isn�t helping. See full story.

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With some finagling, getting away from it all during spring break can also mean bypassing the hordes of partying college students. See full story.