Lifestyle and Budget

After power and drinking water return, and cleanup crews haul away the last of the boulders and muck that splintered homes like a battering ram, the wealthy seaside hideaway of Montecito, California, will start rebuilding with the possibility of another catastrophic flood in mind.

Walmart is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, giving a one-time $1,000 cash bonus to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits.

As average credit scores for Americans continue to rise, the question for many becomes how to use their excellent credit rating to optimize their lives without borrowing money or adding risk.

Ohio residents with work-related back injuries in most cases must try remedies like rest, physical therapy and chiropractic care before turning to spinal fusion surgery and prescription painkillers under a groundbreaking new guideline that is partly meant to reduce the overprescribing of opioids but isn't sitting well with everyone.

President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary is telling senators he's wary of a broad government role in negotiating prescription drug prices.

Target is joining other retailers in reporting booming sales with shoppers returning in force during the critical holiday season.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates officially got the memo on Monday that he is no longer the richest person in the world.

"Ask Brianna" is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out.

U.S. consumers in November ran up nearly $28 billion in new debt on their credit cards and in the form of new auto and student loans, a sign of growing confidence in the economy.