Lifestyle and Budget

Checking account overdraft fees are a big problem for Americans, costing frequent overdrafters $15 billion per year, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Long-term care costs are surging and the most expensive option — a private nursing home room — may soon top $100,000 per year.

College-bound high school seniors are the most likely targets for nagging about completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

The spike in gasoline prices that followed Hurricane Harvey is beginning to subside.

The Cleveland Clinic's chief executive says he's opposed to the Republican health bill in the U.S. Senate because he believes it will burden hospitals, throw people off insurance and fail to address the rising cost of health care.

Americans' debt loads, like our waistlines, tend to expand as we approach middle age and then gradually diminish as we get older.

Target Corp. said it is raising its minimum wage to $11 an hour starting next month and to $15 an hour within three years, as the retailer competes to fill low-wage jobs in a tighter labor market.

The Bank of England is warning of "a pocket of risk" in the rapid growth of consumer credit in the British economy.

Flood insurance is on people's minds again after hurricanes Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida.

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After less than a month as the official owner of Whole Foods Market, e-commerce giant Amazon is already making another food deal.

While storms Harvey, Irma and Maria have wrought widespread, costly damage across several U.S. states and territories this year, insurance experts say homeowners are unlikely to see substantially higher insurance premiums as a result of the busy hurricane season.

Who are you going to believe when it comes to the Republican health care bill?

Trix is back to its old tricks: The colorful cereal will once again be made with artificial dyes and flavors, nearly two years after they were banished from the cereal.

It can be surprisingly easy to lose money in the stock market, and a lot of it. If you want to grow your wealth over time in stocks, here are a bunch of classic bone-headed moves to avoid.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been aggressively expanding her Goop brand beyond just a lifestyle blog in recent months, by launching a new brick-and-mortar store, entering the magazine world, and hinting at the possibility of a television show in the future.