Lifestyle and Budget

Employers who pay the tipped minimum wage, which is lower than the standard minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, cannot pool tips and share them with non-tipped workers under federal wage law.

A top Republican senator is defending GOP efforts to reduce the hit to the wealthy from the federal estate tax because it helps those who invest rather than people who spend their money on "booze or women or movies."

A "safer" payday loan sounds like an oxymoron.

CVS Health wants to do much more than fill your prescription or jab your arm with an annual flu shot.

The Latest on the GOP tax bill (all times local): 6:55 a.m.

Social Security has been paying retirement benefits to seniors for nearly eight decades, and its importance to retired workers has seemingly grown with each passing year.

Regulators have reached a settlement with Mississippi Power Co. on how much customers should pay for a troubled $7.5 billion power plant once touted as the future of coal.

The Latest on a disputed Mississippi power plant (all times local): 4 p.m.

Regulators reach settlement with Mississippi Power Co. on how much customers should pay for a troubled $7.5B power plant.

Millennials are changing their saving habits, according to a new report.

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday rejected a request from a San Diego utility to force customers to shoulder $379 million in costs from three deadly blazes ignited by power lines in 2007.

Long-term mortgage rates slipped this week, though shorter-term rates rose in response to better economic news that made it more likely the Federal Reserve will hike rates in December.

Long-term mortgage rates slipped this week, though shorter-term rates rose in response to better economic news that made it more likely the Federal Reserve will hike rates in December.

Financial advisers don't always agree, but when it comes to lending money to family, there's consensus: Tread carefully.

As shoppers have bought TVs and toys so far this holiday season, they've shown a desire for deals but also an inclination for some impulse spending, retail experts say.