The first step, consumer finance experts say, is to ask your card issuer to reduce the rate. And with average balances now $6,500, consider using your tax refund to put a dent in the debt.

Why it's actually a good thing for the housing market that so many homeowners have mortgage rates over 6% now The so-called lock-in effect is fading as more homeowners kiss their 3% mortgage rate ...

Some Federal Reserve officials want to keep interest rates unchanged “for some time” after making three rate cuts this year, minutes from the latest Fed meeting showed. These officials said that ...

Social Security’s 2.8% COLA for 2026 may not keep pace with inflation if tariffs drive costs higher. COLAs are based on worker spending patterns rather than retiree spending, leading to insufficient ...

The 2025 college football season wraps up with more than 40 bowl games over the rest of December and into January. That can make it hard to keep track of just when and where all the games are taking ...

A team of Australian and international scientists has, for the first time, created a full picture of how errors unfold over time inside a quantum computer—a breakthrough that could help make future ...

The data for September was delayed due to the longest federal government shutdown in history. Oregon’s unemployment rate has been steadily ticking up over the last year. The most recent jobless ...

Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates for the third straight meeting on Wednesday while signaling there may be only one cut next year as rates get closer to a neutral level. The Fed lowered ...

The move is expected to lower mortgage rates and credit card debt amid concerns over rising prices the grocery store. Dramatic manhunt caught on camera in Florida Taylor Swift cried offstage at her ...

After a month of handwringing over inflation, unemployment and a lack of federal economic data, Wall Street got its answer from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. And it was yes. The central bank’s ...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down up +0.34%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.67%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday slashed interest rates by a quarter point even as officials remained conflicted over whether to prioritize stubborn inflation or weakness in the labor market. Although ...