Lifestyle and Budget

NAHB Housing Market Index Jumps to 9-Year High

U.S. builders’ confidence in the market for single-family homes jumped in December to the highest level in more than a decade, when the sector was near its precrisis peak.

Republican lawmaker floats Social Security overhaul

A key Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul the nation's Social Security program, proposing to gradually increase the retirement age and slow the growth of benefits for higher-income workers.