Lifestyle and Budget

Delta's announcement that it will change the way flying customers earn miles doesn't affect how you earn on co-branded credit cards. Still, it may be worth reconsidering your rewards card strategy.

We all like free stuff--but free bag check takes home the top prize. 

Lucrative sign-up bonuses are tempting but chasing them can be exhausting and fraught with credit risks. There are other ways to boost your credit card rewards.

Luxury hotel perks are not a reason to choose a credit card. But if you frequent top-end hotels, you may be able to squeeze some value from them.

You have to request cardholder status when your boarding pass is issued in order to qualify for priority boarding privileges.

Television Tussle: You might be ready for this football season, but are Time Warner Cable and CBS ready for kick-off?

Hedge-fund titan John Paulson is reportedly the mysterious bidder that topped a bid for the famed piano maker from Kohlberg, which has officially backed out of the bidding war.

The number for Fortune 500 companies with NASCAR sponsorship deals is up 8% since 2008, and the old adage, "win on Sunday, sell on Monday," still holds true.

The bidding war for online video site Hulu was reportedly extended to give DirecTV more time to work out financing, while the satellite television operator has emerged as one of the leading suitors.

Two Berkshire Hathaway units, Columbia Insurance and Oriental Trading, agreed to small acquisitions.

The sports media behemoth is tightening its belt, turning to layoffs amid higher fees to broadcast live sports.

The cable network will launch a revamped version of its own social media technology, resisting an industry trend toward expanded Twitter integration.

Rising home values drove a modest increase in Americans' household wealth to a new high of $85.7 trillion in the April-June quarter.

Americans took on consumer debt at a faster pace in June, suggesting a firming labor market and low gas prices may finally be prying open consumers' wallets.

U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in September with gains in credit card debt and auto and student loans.

The National Association of Realtors reports on August sales of existing homes Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest levels since May.

Many Americans have just absorbed a financial beating — at least as measured by their stock holdings.

The National Association of Realtors reports on July sales of existing homes Thursday at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Seven years after the real estate bust in the U.S., many people who lost their homes have rebuilt their credit and are jumping back into the market.