Mortgage rates actually increased and have remained a major hurdle for prospective home buyers. Car loans haven't downshifted much, and credit-card annual percentage rates, or APRs, have only crept ...

While many have referred to the offer as a "buyout" - and there is a process for the government to offer buyouts - experts on the federal workforce argue that this deferred resignation offer shouldn't ...

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Two decades ago, Raymond Lombra, a now-retired economist at Penn State University, warned of a "rounding tax" that could amount to at least $600 million a year if merchants were to routinely add a ...

That's according to Goldman Sachs strategists led by Samantha Dart, whose team reiterated a $3,000 per ounce gold price forecast for the second quarter of 2026. The note was published late Thursday, ...

I plan to keep working for another five years or so. I am turning 67 next month. It was suggested that I start collecting benefits now because the payroll taxes I currently pay will add to my benefit ...

Still, the S&P 500 SPX rose over 0.7% since Inauguration Day. It was the best first nine trading days of a presidency for the large-cap index since former President Barack Obama was sworn in for a ...

I saw her father's will when he passed away. She and a brother conspired to keep a larger portion of the estate for themselves and give the third sibling less. She also was supposed to give each ...

Following are lists of January's best and worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 SPX. And further down is a close look at performance and valuations for the index and its 11 sectors. All investment ...

The split came into clear focus on Friday, the first day Fed officials spoke publicly in the wake of the decision earlier in the week to hold its benchmark interest rate steady in a range of 4.25%-4.5 ...

The crypto industry has paid close attention to President Donald Trump, who spoke of creating a strategic bitcoin reserve in the U.S. during his campaign. Last week, he signed an executive order to ...

When we are married and combine our finances, we will have about $500,000 in a 403 (b). We have no credit-card debt or student loans, but I do have a car note of $17,000 at 7% interest. I currently ...