Lifestyle and Budget

With Cyber Monday just hours away, Sen. Chuck Schumer Sunday warned consumers that when it comes to buying home DNA tests this holiday season, the purchaser’s privacy could be jeopardized.

Newlyweds have two different options when filing their tax returns, but how do they know which method is best? Follow these six tips.

Is it really possible to hide your online tracks from spy agencies, data aggregators and advertisers?

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.