The economy muddled along during the shutdown, the Fed found. Is another rate cut on tap?

Just two weeks before a pivotal meeting, the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy has been just muddling along as of late.

Scoring great Black Friday deals is getting harder. These 6 tips can help you shop smarter this weekend.

Deals aren’t as enticing this Black Friday compared with years past — but it’s still possible to find bargains if you know ...

Black Friday doesn’t guarantee lower prices, as tariffs have led some stores to raise them

If you’re waiting for Black Friday deals before buying, depending on what’s on your shopping list, you may be out of luck ...

The U.K. just hiked its minimum wage again. Now it’s more than double the U.S.’s hourly pay floor.

British workers are about to get a minimum-wage bump higher, putting the U.K. near the top of a world ranking.

Here's what a big drop in the U.S. oil-rig count tells us about producers

Oil prices moved up modestly Wednesday after Baker Hughes reported a big weekly drop in the number of active U.S. oil rigs.

Bitcoin rallies above $89,000 and may be helping to give stocks a boost

Bitcoin was rallying above $89,000 on Wednesday and appeared to be one factor helping to give risky assets a boost. The ...

Business investment surges again on AI spending, but manufacturers still in a slump

Business investment rose in September for the third month in a row — buoyed by spending on artificial intelligence — but the ...

NYC Housing Development Corp. Offering $977M in Sustainable Development Bonds

The bonds are special obligations of the New York City Housing Development Corporation and will be secured by pledged revenues and accounts and by a debt service reserve account. All four tranches ...

Is American exceptionalism dying? Foreign investors plowed record $648 billion into U.S. stocks over past 12 months: Yardeni Research

Contrary to the popular myth, foreign investors have been maintaining — not bailing out of — U.S. Treasuries and equities ...

I’m 32 and want to buy a car, but I haven’t driven in a decade. How can I avoid an astronomical insurance rate?

I’m 32, and I haven’t had a car since I was 20. I live in Brooklyn and haven’t really seen the need for one until just now.

'Still good case to be made for a year-end rally' in stocks: portfolio manager

This week's rally in U.S. stocks has given way to some expectations that equities likely have more room to run through the end of December. "There's still a good case to be made for a year-end rally ...