Lifestyle and Budget

The Commerce Department reports on August U.S. home construction Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

My artist husband likes to say that if I were in charge of our spending, we'd be sitting on milk crates instead of furniture and that if he were in charge, we'd have no retirement accounts.

A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: IRAN Last year's nuclear deal with Tehran has removed for now the threat of a U.S.-Iranian military confrontation.

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.