Lifestyle and Budget

Consumer and health care groups say they're trying to block the pharmaceutical industry from commandeering opioid legislation and using it to roll back drugmaker discounts to Medicare beneficiaries with high prescription costs.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure Friday allowing utilities to bill their customers to pay for future legal settlements stemming from devastating 2017 wildfires, even if the blazes are blamed on the company's mismanagement.

A Thai court has ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay 291 customers a total of about $720,000 in compensation for selling cars equipped with faulty transmissions.

Defending court approval of its huge merger with Time Warner, AT&T is arguing the Trump Justice Department failed to show that the merger will raise wholesale prices for pay-TV programming and for consumers.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose for the fourth straight week, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

Shannon Beranek craved an iced coffee after toiling all morning in 94-degree heat.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates are up for the fourth consecutive week, with the key 30-year rate reaching its highest level since May.

American joins Delta, United and JetBlue, which have all recently implemented price hikes for checked bags.

Booking in advance is key to scoring a good price on a ticket.

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Nearly a third of U.S. households have trouble paying their energy bills, and the problem mainly impacts racial minorities, according to a report released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration.

It's flu shot season, but the pinch of a shot doesn't have to also hurt your wallet.

Aside from its return to pre-Great Recession levels, the average salary was the third-highest on record when adjusted for inflation.

The most popular reason for avoiding credit card use is that other payment methods are easier or quicker for items under $10.

The number of Americans with flood insurance is on the rise, yet Hurricane Florence is likely to make it painfully clear that too many homeowners in the Carolinas and other vulnerable regions remain unprotected. .

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates this week jumped to their highest level since the start of August, raising costs for would-be homebuyers.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates increased to their highest averages since the start of August, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

On the brink of crumbling a decade ago, America's financial system was saved by an extraordinary rescue that revived Wall Street and the economy yet did little for individuals who felt duped and left to suffer from the reckless bets of giant banking institutions.