Financials

An emergency fund allows you to pay for unexpected expenses, like providing a cushion if you lose your job or face sudden financial obligations. Without savings, you may have to use credit cards.

Bank of America Corp reported a fall in first-quarter profit on Monday, as a slowdown in global deal making weighed on its investment banking businesses.

Russia may have defaulted on foreign bonds for the first time since the years following the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.

JPMorgan Chase & Co reported a fall in first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, hurt by a slowdown in dealmaking brought on by the Ukraine conflict and a decline in trading revenue.

Standard & Poor's issued a downgrade of Russia's foreign currency rating increasing the prospect of defaulting on external loans for the first time in more than a century.

Student loan borrowers sound off on Biden extending the pause on federal student loan repayments, saying it's "unfair" for those who have payed debts and are still actively paying.

Deutsche Bank has joined JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs in winding down its business in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Goldman Sachs has become the first Wall Street firm to suspend its operations in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine.

The Swiss government on Friday widened sanctions against Russia in step with further measures imposed by the European Union, tightening exports and financial services to the country over the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are toughening up on Russian companies that trade in the U.S. The halts are considered temporary.

TD Bank, undeterred by the market volatility, is buying First Horizon in its biggest deal ever.

Close to three-fourths of millennials and Gen Xers expecting tax refunds say the money is important to their financial situation

Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered a flurry of credit rating moves on Friday, with S&P lowering Russia's rating to 'junk' status, Moody's putting it on review for a downgrade to junk, and S&P and Fitch swiftly cutting Ukraine on default worries.

As tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate, U.S. banks are being put on notice.

Visa Inc. cards will be accepted at all Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O stores and sites as part of a global agreement, the companies said on Thursday.

The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump's image as a wealthy businessman, "should no longer be relied upon" after New York's attorney general said they regularly misstated the value of assets.