Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the U.S. Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that ...
As the wealthy keep spending, here’s why the middle class is in for a tough 2025
Over the last year, middle-income Americans have started to behave more like lower-income consumers, an economist noted. More ...
Why the stock market may sell off even more in January
Also: A high-income play that has beaten the S&P 500’s 10-year return, a new official whiskey category for the U.S., and ...
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act. Millions of people could see more in benefits as a result.
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to repeal two laws that prevent many public employees from receiving Social Security, ...
Stock Market Today: Dow books biggest gain since day after U.S. election as inflation report sparks relief
Traders brace for volatility with a record $6.6 trillion in options due to expire in Friday’s ‘triple witching’ The Fed cut ...
A government shutdown looms. Here’s how U.S. stocks performed during past closures.
There have been six government shutdowns since 1978 that lasted five days or more, and the S&P 500 stock index SPX gained in ...
Cocoa’s the best-performing commodity in 2024 — and even beat bitcoin. What’s next.
Cocoa has outpaced the rise in the U.S. stock market and bitcoin, with prices for chocolate’s main ingredient having nearly ...
The race is on to buy an EV while the $7,500 tax credit is a sure thing. Drivers should still go slow and ask these questions.
Nick Arnold’s timeline to purchase an electric vehicle was once a matter of years. After “idle conversations” on EVs ...
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Volkswagen wage deal for 120,000 German workers avoids layoffs, plant closures
Volkswagen and its employee representatives said Friday they have reached a wage deal for 120,000 German workers that avoids ...
Materials are the worst performer in the S&P 500 this year. What 2025 holds for this beaten-down sector.
Economic worries in the U.S. and a growth slowdown in China weighed on the materials sector in 2024. U.S. stocks are wrapping ...
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill, but much of what he spread was misinformation
President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding ...
U.S. Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime ...