Mom needs a break and not just on Mother's Day

The best gift for mom this Mother's Day is probably some much-needed R&R.

Moms are still doing more at home than dads.

Among parents with children under age 18, mothers tend to get three fewer hours of leisure time each week than fathers, according to the Pew Research Center.

That's the equivalent of dads getting 20 extra days off a year (if you think about it in terms of a typical 8-hour work MORE

Japan Inc. thinks BoJ will fall short of 2% inflation goal

Japanese companies think the country will fall short of its 2% inflation goal, despite a flood of stimulus from the Bank of Japan.

The firms believe inflation will be 1.5% a year from now, before climbing to 1.7% in 2017 and 2019, according to a survey of more than 10,000 companies released Wednesday by the central bank.

The inflation survey is the first of its kind, which makes it difficult to draw any conclusions about the MORE

No health insurance? Prepare to pay the penalty

Time is running out to sign up for individual health insurance. And if you don't have some type of coverage this year, be prepared to pay a penalty.

Obamacare requires most Americans to get insurance through an employer, the government or directly from an insurer in 2014. If they don't, they have to fork over a fee to the Internal Revenue Service at tax time.

Uninsured adults will either pay a flat MORE

Your workplace health insurance costs $1,200 more

Employees are shelling out 28% more for workplace health benefits than just three years ago.

Most probably realize their monthly premiums are going up because they see more taken out of their paychecks. Workers are seeing their premiums rise year after year, going up by 19% on average since 2011, according to a report issued Thursday by Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health.

This is happening though the overall growth in health MORE