Lifestyle and Budget

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.

Wells Fargo & Co. said it will eliminate all product sales goals in its retail banking operations in January as it works to rebuild trust after allegedly allowing its employees to open accounts without customers' knowledge to meet targets.

Millennials may have surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest living generation but Baby Boomers still hold the spending power.

Former JC Penney CEO Allen Questrom discussed the outlook for Federal Reserve policy, the U.S. economy and the state of the consumer.

Efforts to make us smarter about money don't seem to be working.

Consumer spending accounts for an estimated 70% of the U.S. economy, but Americans really prefer to be savers.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's shares fell to their lowest level in nearly two months on Monday after the tech giant told customers to switch off and return their new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones due to fire-prone batteries.

This review of the average cost of a pack of cigarettes in all 50 states sheds light on how deeply many retirements are being hurt.

If you thought the first year of the Affordable Care Act was challenging, then you may not have seen anything yet.

Nissan Motor Co is recalling about 134,000 late-model cars, mainly in the United States and Canada, because a fluid leak in the braking system could lead to a fire, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it will expedite new shipments of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from this week in response to a U.S. regulator's advisory to not to turn or charge the phone in flight due to faulty batteries.

Glaring differences in insurance coverage persist for amputees, children with autism and others in need of certain expensive treatments even after the Affordable Care Act set new standards as part of its push to expand and improve coverage, and despite efforts by states to mandate coverage for some treatments.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged lower this week.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged lower this week.

As recent graduates settle into their new jobs, many of them will have questions about saving money, managing their 401 (k) and balancing student loan payments.