Lifestyle and Budget

Judge keeps rate cuts for failed nuclear plants in limbo

Investors in a South Carolina utility humbled by a multibillion-dollar nuclear construction debacle voted against golden parachutes for top executives if they lose their jobs as a result of the sale to Virginia-based Dominion Energy.

A glance at US mortgage rates

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up slightly this week, reaching their highest levels since late June.

New England cities scramble to regulate electric scooters

One New England city is ordering a California company's electric stand-up scooters off its streets and another is scrambling to craft new scooter rules since the rental vehicles began appearing last week with no warning.