Lifestyle and Budget

Good credit score better than a hot body: Survey

Everyone seems to think that the key to scoring an online date is a good photo but according to a new study, singles are really looking for someone who has their finances in check.

Mastermind of lottery fraud faces 25-year prison sentence

Computer programmer Eddie Tipton reliably showed up for work at the central Iowa office of the Multi-State Lottery Association and earned the confidence of his co-workers, a team of technicians entrusted to build computers used to randomly pick numbers for some of the most popular lottery games in the U.S.

Student loan debt crushing older Americans too

The crushing weight of student loan debt isn’t a problem affecting just younger Americans; a new study shows older Americans are shouldering an increasing share of the nation’s collective $1.34 trillion student loan debt.

SBA head sees businesses held back by lack of loans, workers

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.

The shady side of the solar eclipse

The buzz about the upcoming solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon is positioned directly between the sun and the Earth, is intensifying.