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The coronavirus-related recession has left a lot of people broke. Rebuilding financial lives isn't easy. Here's how to recover without stres...

Federal funds meant to ease the economic shock of the pandemic are coming to an end. “It just feels like being discarded,” one worker said.

A staple of the entertainment business is in trouble because of the new covid strain, among other factors.

The economy is undergoing massive changes. There’s a big mismatch at the moment between the jobs available and what workers want.

Lack of reaction contrasts with companies' objections to restrictive voting bills earlier this year.

With more than 800,000 customers still without electricity, many Louisiana residents are scrambling to load up on milk, bread and water, and...

The Social Security retirement fund will be insolvent by 2033, one year earlier than previously reported and in part because of the pandemic...

The stubbornness of the coronavirus, fueled by the transmissibility of the new variant and the country’s large pockets of unvaccinated peopl...

The platform thousands of other adult content creators helped build seemed to suddenly kick them out, only to invite them back.

Burying electric cables gets them out of the way of snow storms and hurricanes. But it comes with a cost.

An anticipated wave of evictions has brought increased urgency to a federal emergency rental assistance program that has left billions in ai...

World’s largest cigarette maker is making acquisitions as it pursues a "nicotine-free" future. Many scientists are doubtful.

The 30-year fixed-rate average was unchanged at 2.87 percent. It has essentially held steady for the past four weeks.

Employers should not discuss employees' criminal history with members of the public. But they should be aware of that history before they ma...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shares the career tips that helped her climb to the top of the predominantly male field of economics

A blow to 2021 holiday movie hopes.

Approval of the nationwide deal by federal bankruptcy Judge Robert D. Drain marks the resolution of thousands of lawsuits filed against the...

More than half of service stations in New Orleans and Baton Rouge are out of fuel as the region continues to dig out from Hurricane Ida.

Stress and uncertainty are starting to impact the economic recovery.

One manufacturer says nearly 2 million toys are stuck in Chinese factories, warehouses and ports. 'There is simply not enough time to get pr...

Your retirement plan could do a better job of explaining administrative fees. The GAO found that 64 percent of 401(k) plan participants don'...

Some residents, fuming in the dark and the heat, are questioning whether more could have been done to mitigate the damage of the storm.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Americans’ health and lives will not end anytime soon, Medicare and Social Security trustees say.

The average 5-year old (around 40 pounds) saw a 12.5 percent weight gain during the pandemic. The average 11-year-old (around 82 pounds) saw...