Lifestyle and Budget

Cozy sweaters and soft pajamas are in for adults.

Energy companies led a broad slide on Wall Street early Friday as the price of U.S. crude oil tumbled to its lowest level in more than a year.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Shoppers heading online to purchase holiday gifts will find they're being charged sales tax at websites where they weren't before.

Big coastal cities have some of the highest house prices in the country.

Retailers aren't just ushering the official start of the holiday season with the usual expanded hours and fat discounts on big TVs and toys.

Retailers will once again offer big deals and early hours to lure shoppers into their stores for the start of the holiday season.

While some stores will get a head start on Black Friday, at least five dozen retailers plan to close for Thanksgiving this year.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates slid this week but are still much higher than they were a year ago, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac.

U.S. long-term mortgage rates recorded the biggest drop in nearly four years this week, but remain much higher than they were a year ago.

As temperatures drop and winter looms, homeowners and property managers are sweeping chimneys, insulating pipes and swapping screens for storm windows.

Navient representatives allegedly allowed borrowers to enroll in payment plans without disclosing other options that were less expensive.

Here are the best ways to avoid overspending during the holiday season.