A recent study by ING found that Americans need more guidance when it comes to retirement planning — and they’d like it to come from their employers.

The stock market has been on a tear since it hit bottom two years ago. That's helped many 401(k) retirement savers recover from the awful experience throughout 2008 and early 2009 when stocks tumbled.

Ohio government analysts are estimating a new collective bargaining law could save the state about $191 million each year. And they say school districts, townships and other local governments could see more than $1 billion in savings annually.

Thousands of union coal miners and supporters from several states tried to fuel an uprising in southwestern Pennsylvania, proclaiming themselves ready to mobilize for the war they say is being waged on organized labor in the United States.