Personal Finance
Why buying a house is still financially beneficial even with sky-high prices and interest rates
It’s becoming harder to enter the U.S. housing market, but for those who have managed to get in, the benefits...
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Autoworkers hesitate on new contracts despite ‘record’ pay increases
Workers at Ford, Stellantis and General Motors are weighing in on the new contracts proposed by their union and the...
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MGM Resorts reaches labor deal with Las Vegas unions, averts strike
The unions representing hospitality workers in Las Vegas on Thursday reached a tentative deal with MGM Resorts International for a new...
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United Airlines tweaks frequent flyer program to reward credit card spending
United Airlines plans to make it easier for customers to earn elite status through co-branded Chase credit cards, the latest airline to tweak...
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IRS announces new income tax brackets for 2024
The IRS on Thursday announced higher federal income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2024. The agency has boosted the income thresholds for each bracket,...
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Americans are unusually down on a solid economy. So far, they aren’t spending — or voting — like it.
By just about any measure, the mighty American economy is chugging along nicely. The much-forecast recession of 2023 simply never...
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Thousands of schools are turning to apps to fight bullying and violence. Do they work?
Mass shootings, bullying, student mental health and the threat of gun violence have become increasingly bigger concerns at U.S. schools...
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Credit card balances spiked in the third quarter to a record $1.08 trillion. Here’s how we got here.
Americans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of...
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Thousands of schools turn to apps to prevent violence
Mass shootings, bullying, student mental health and the threat of gun violence have become increasingly bigger concerns at U.S. schools...
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Credit card balances spiked in the third quarter to a $1.08 trillion record. Here’s how we got here
Americans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of...
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