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Tax credits and deductions give millennials the opportunity to lower their tax burden or bump up their refund. Tax breaks such as the saver's credit are...

A Boston-based startup is transforming shipping containers into high-tech hydroponic farms

The FOMC is creating a divide among the nation's savers and debtors with the first interest rate hike in nearly a decade.   

For the second straight week, average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week as financial markets awaited the Federal Reserve's crucial decision on interest rates.

Nobody knows when exactly, but the day will eventually come when the Federal Reserve nudges its benchmark lending rate from next to zero to something slightly higher.

As the global economy has weakened, a forcefully stronger U.S. dollar has emerged.

It’s Fed day, finally! And the government released bleak statistics this week on household income. Plus, don’t tell Versace that home prices are rising. Here is the morning business outlook for Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve Board is expected to raise interest rates soon, but what does that really mean? Learn what affect the rate hike will have on your loans.

Interest rates have been at ultra-low levels for six years and counting, but they aren’t going to stay there forever.

The Federal Reserve’s $10 billion taper announcement isn’t a significant cut in the central bank’s massive bond-purchasing plan, but experts say consumers could feel the impact.

Nearly 100 years after first going into circulation, the one-hundred-dollar bill is debuting a high-tech makeover complete with enhanced security features and new paper. 

Submarined deep in the transportation bill passed by Congress last December was a new power given to the IRS to collect taxes. If you have a federal tax debt of $50,000 or more, the IRS can get your passport cancelled. 

Terrorism's economic toll hit a record $53 billion last year and recent incidents will likely drive that figure higher in the coming months. 

Military Veterans figured prominently in the first hour of the FOX Business Network/Wall Street Journal debate on Tuesday. 

The biggest challenge facing anyone affected by the Reduction in Force (RIF), according to a military veteran is a lack of a support system—especially for those with a short timeline.

As part of an overall force reduction due to federal budget constraints, the U.S. military has been forced to cut members. Here’s what you need to know about the Reduction in Force.

With states seeking to restore financial order, budget woes at public universities may be reaching a tipping point.

Virginia residents have been billed tens of thousands of dollars to pay for donations the state's most powerful electricity company has made to politically connected charities, according to company records obtained by The Associated Press.