Lifestyle and Budget

The new U.S. ambassador to Australia said Wednesday that he's concerned about the way China lends money to developing Pacific nations in what he describes as "payday loan diplomacy."

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump pledged not to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.

A close friend recently told me: "If I'd waited two years, my education would have cost half as much."

It is increasingly apparent that the FDA does not want the public to be educated on the better and far-less risky alternatives to smoking cigarettes.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget (all times local): 8:25 a.m.

"Medicare for All" has become catnip for Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers, yet Republicans prepping for next year's congressional races are also flocking to it — for entirely different reasons.

Millions of Americans get their health insurance and retirement accounts through their employers.

Attacking our leading tech companies just for their size would raise consumer prices, limit choice and discourage innovation.

One of the strongest cases to be made for approval of the $26.5 billion deal is on behalf of rural Americans.

The unemployment rate on March 9, 2009, was 8.3 percent; last month it was an enviable 3.8 percent, according to a Labor Department report issued Friday.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes of the "Medicare-for-all" debate by expanding his proposal to include long-term care.

U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose modestly this week, but they remain slightly lower than they were a year ago.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates increased slightly this week, generally staying slightly below their levels from a year ago, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

The government's consumer watchdog agency came under new scrutiny from the House Financial Services Committee, now controlled by Democrats who say the appointees chosen by President Donald Trump to lead the organization have undermined its mission to protect Americans.

How the IRS handles dependent-claim disputes.

Indeed, stories of millennials and today’s youth having favorable views of socialism are everywhere. There is a reason why.

Are you lying to yourself about credit card debt? Consider these myths vs. realities.