Here's where Americans are being stretched to the limit to buy a home
Homebuyers have seen the cost of buying a home double in the last three years – here's where they paid the most, according to a recent report by the National Association of Realtors.
Nearly 32 percent of homes sold last quarter were new construction: Redfin
Prospective homebuyers are choosing new construction homes as sellers hold onto their homes, waiting for interest rates to drop.
These 5 states rake in the most Social Security benefits
The average Social Security benefit is just under $2000, but there are ways to boost that amount.
The Body Shop stops US operations, plans to close dozens of stores in UK, Canada
Specifics about the timing of closings and liquidation for U.S. locations were not immediately provided.
Reddit's IPO: What to know about valuation, timing
Reddit is attempting to raise almost $750 million in an initial public offering of its common stock.
Walmart, Target limiting self-checkouts in some stores. Will others follow suit?
Walmart says its self-checkout strategy is nothing new, but shoppers are noticing more and more self-checkouts are closed.
Remote workers are living increasingly further from their main offices, study finds
Employees are living increasingly further from their offices, a new study found, as the average distance between an employees' home and their company offices has increased compared to before the COVID pandemic.
Layoffs jump to highest for any February since 2009, report says
Last month marked the highest layoff total for the month of February in data going back to 2009, according to U.S. outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Here's where Aldi plans to open new US stores, convert existing chains
Aldi plans to add 800 stores across the U.S., including new openings and store conversions of existing grocery chains. Here’s what plans have been released.
Credit card balances surge past trillion dollar mark as Americans struggle to build savings
Credit card balances surged in the fourth quarter, but new card originations slowed as banks tightened lending standards, according to a recent TransUnion report.
Mortgage rates ease slightly as spring homebuying season nears: Freddie Mac
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.88% for the week ending March 7, according to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
CFPB finalizes rule capping credit card late fees at $8 on average
A new CFPB rule caps credit card late fees to 25% of the required payment and ends the automatic inflation adjustment for these charges.
Doing taxes drives younger generations to tears
One in four Gen Z-ers responding to a recent poll said they'll need help from a therapist to recover from the experience of filing their taxes.
Chinese citizen, Google employee arrested for stealing trade secrets
A Chinese citizen living in Newark was arrested and charged on Wednesday morning with stealing confidential artificial intelligence (AI) files from Google while he was employed as a software engineer.
Americans in this state are the biggest tax procrastinators: survey
Wyoming topped the list as the state with the biggest procrastination problem for the second year running, according to the IPX 1031 survey.
US Department of Labor announces $200 million in grants to help build apprenticeship programs
In-demand industries like healthcare, cybersecurity and education are getting millions in funding to develop apprenticeship programs.
Cities where Americans are under the most financial stress
WalletHub ranked 100 cities to determine which was populated with residents experiencing the highest levels of financial stress.
JetBlue, Spirit agree to terminate merger over regulatory issues
Low-cost carriers JetBlue and Spirit agreed to terminate their $3.8 billion merger agreement after facing significant regulatory and legal hurdles.
Gas prices rise as drivers hit the road for spring break: AAA
The national average cost for a gallon of gas increased to $3.31 per gallon.
Some Americans will receive a second Social Security check this week – here's why
Here's why some Social Security recipients will receive two checks this week.