Lifestyle and Budget

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.

American families are putting off health care treatments until their tax refund is delivered to their bank accounts, according to a new study.

It's been a billion-dollar lottery weekend after a lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire matched all six numbers and will claim a $570 million jackpot, one day after another single ticket sold in Florida nabbed a $450 million Mega Millions grand prize.

If you're looking to start your career or are thinking about getting a new job, consider looking for work in a boomtown.

Pro racecar driver Scott Tucker has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison after his conviction for running a payday loan business that prosecutors say cheated millions of financially struggling Americans.

Lincoln faces stiff competition in the luxury market, but it may have a clear winner on its hands with the 2018 Navigator.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, making it slightly more affordable to borrow for a home.

A lawsuit against the owner of a Cincinnati nightclub where a shooting left two people dead and 15 injured is in jeopardy following the owner's bankruptcy filing.

A first-of-its kind genetic treatment for blindness is among the most expensive genetic therapies in the world.

Banks and rival lenders are butting heads over the credit scores used to decide millions of mortgage requests by U.S. home buyers.

A deal with Virginia-based Dominion Energy could mean $1.3 billion in refunds for customers of a troubled South Carolina utility who have been funding a failed nuclear reactor project.

The Latest on the acquisition of a beleaguered South Carolina utility by Dominion Energy after the failure of a nuclear construction project (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Environmentalists say a deal to acquire a troubled South Carolina utility "falls far short of protecting ratepayers" from absorbing costs of a failed nuclear construction deal.