Personal Finance Daily: Earn more without giving up your life

Personal Finance Daily NOVEMBER 15, 2011 Earn more without giving up your life By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Earn more without giving up your whole life Battle lines drawn at major resistance U.S. economy to muddle along, top forecaster says We can't all be top performers on the job all the time. But, Ruth Mantell writes today, smart choices and short-term sacrifice can help us toward bigger salary gains and job opportunities. The key is an ability to think long-term: setting goals that allow you to vary how much effort you put in at work, cutting back on leisure and family time when necessary. Also in today's Personal Finance news on MarketWatch, Mike Ashbaugh says the battle lines are being drawn between the bulls and the bears in this market. He says the market remains volatile and highly prone to headline risk. Nonetheless, he says, price action trumps other indicators, and the market recovery attempt is intact barring a violation of major support — S&P 1,220, Nasdaq 2,600 and Dow 11,650. — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance Earn more without giving up your whole life Do you work to live or live to work? You may have to do both to be a top performer who still manages to have a personal life. Read more: Earn more without giving up your whole life. INVESTING Battle lines drawn at major resistance In today's free edition of the Technical Indicator, Michael Ashbaugh writes that, technically speaking, the bull/bear battle lines have been drawn. Specifically, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite have both drawn sellers at the 200-day moving average, and the response to these areas should set the near-term technical tone. Read more: Battle lines drawn at major resistance. Get 4% yields, tax free Upside: Municipal bonds offer safety and plump yields for buyers who know where to look, Jack Hough writes in Smart Money. Read more: Get 4% yields, tax free. What's really ailing Wall Street Wall Street could recover if bankers and investors could accept moderate growth and the Obama administration and Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve took an aggressive stance on the housing market and interest rates. Read more: What's really ailing Wall Street. ECONOMY & POLITICS Occupy Wall Street's Manhattan site cleared New York police make arrests as Occupy Wall Street protest site is cleared of protesters. Read more: Occupy Wall Street's Manhattan site cleared. Americans boost retail spending in October Consumers spent more money at online stores and electronics and appliance outlets such as Amazon and Best Buy as retail sales rise sharply for the second straight month. Read more: Americans boost retail spending in October. New York manufacturing gauge turns positive The New York Fed's Empire State gauge moves into positive territory for the first time since May, suggesting moderate expansion in activity. But details of the report were weaker than the headline, disappointing economists. Read more: New York manufacturing gauge turns positive. U.S. producer prices slide 0.3% in October Inflation at the wholesale level drops by the largest amount in 20 months, as a big drop in gasoline prices during October as well as a decline in vehicle prices offset a rise in the cost of eggs, poultry and medications, U.S. data show. Read more: U.S. producer prices slide 0.3% in October. Supercommittee: Deal or no deal? To no one's great surprise, the so-called Congressional Supercommittee doesn't appear likely to agree on a debt-cutting plan by next week's deadline. Read more: Supercommittee: Deal or no deal? U.S. economy to muddle along, top forecaster says Europe won't derail the U.S. economy, but muddling along is the best we can hope for, says the winner of MarketWatch's Forecaster of the Month award. Read more: U.S. economy to muddle along. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2011 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111