Lifestyle and Budget

The net worth of U.S. households set a record of $89.1 trillion in the second quarter, driven by a buoyant stock market and a steady resurgence of home prices.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan reaching its highest level since June.

Food activists weigh in on how the Bayer-Monsanto deal could negatively reshape our food supply.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it would stop accepting cards from Visa Inc. in its 16 stores in the Canadian province of Manitoba on Oct. 24, representing an escalation in its fee fight with the card network.

Dollar General Corp. aims to bring 10,000 new employees on board in the next month, a hiring push the discount retailer said is needed to support its continued expansion.

As Samsung Electronics Co. continued to grapple with the fallout of a massive recall of its newest smartphones, it announced a coming software update to limit the number of accidents, while in China -- one of its most important markets -- it recalled a small batch of phones for the first time.

After 20 years in the racing world, Danica Patrick sets her eyes on a second career.

"Ask Brianna" is a Q&A column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out.

Donald Trump is proposing new federal subsidies for child care, as well as a new promise of paid maternity leave.

Forget interest rates, volatility in the stock market and terrorism. Do you know what most Americans consider the biggest near-term threat to the economy?

Did the tech giant use a sweetheart deal to dramatically reduce its overseas tax bill?

Incomes in the U.S. surged in 2015, delivering the first increase for family households in eight years.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Tuesday federal regulators were correct to punish Wells Fargo & Co for setting up sham accounts without customers' knowledge, but stopped short of calling for a clawback of pay from the head of the unit where the wrongdoing took place.