Lifestyle and Budget

When a card is canceled, the only way it can hurt your credit score is by reducing your credit utilization ratio -- or if you behaved badly with it

A business owner has unpaid credit card debt worth thousands. Should she settle, file for bankruptcy or something else?

You may think you've bought the perfect gift for everyone on your list, but at least some of your recipients are likely to disagree.

Parking lots were full and shopping bags were plentiful in some places Saturday as holiday gift-seekers were out looking for bargains, even as the competition among retailers to offer earlier deals and snag customers first has pulled sales forward.

Stores are hoping deals and excitement bring shoppers to stores and to their sites for Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

The Latest on Black Friday (all times local): 6:45 a.m.

Shoppers found a little more room to navigate Black Friday deals as online shopping led to thinner crowds at a mall in downtown Anchorage.

A 12-year-old girl is a mission to get medical marijuana legalized and she’s going head-to-head with Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a lawsuit to make it happen.

Big box stores won't be the only ones offering discounts to shoppers in Las Vegas this Black Friday.

A deep dive in a higher minimum wage is not so simple when it comes to jobs.

The Latest on the Republican legislation overhauling the Obama health care law (all times EDT): 10:25 a.m.

Stories about how ordinary people pay off debt quickly can be amazing, inspiring — and somewhat deceptive.

Aditya Dwivedula wasn't happy when his oldest credit card got canceled — especially since it happened without any warning.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for the second week in a row, despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to lift borrowing costs.

India's central bank has cuts its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, raising hopes of lower borrowing costs for households as inflation ebbs.

Six months into her tenure as head of the Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon sees a split among small business owners — they are increasingly optimistic, she says, but many are held back by their inability to get loans or find the right workers for jobs that are staying open.

As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an Associated Press analysis shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge.

The Latest on health care legislation (all times local): 11 a.m.