Getting on the property ladder has rarely been tougher for first-time buyers. But a tight housing market isn’t turning out to be a bonanza for la...
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Bitcoin briefly surged above $30,000 Friday after the Securities and Exchange Commission dropped legal charges against two cryptocurrency executi...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The net worth of the typical U.S. household grew at the fastest pace in more than three decades from 2020 through 2022, while r...
Maybe you didn’t know just how unaffordable the housing market has gotten. Americans now need to earn more than six figures in order to purchase ...
Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran has some bad news: Interest rates are never going to be as low as they were during the pandemic again. But she’s...
It was the best of times…but really it was the worst of times. The combination of 7%-plus mortgage rates and rising home prices makes October the...
A hot jobs market is continuing to help boost consumer spending. Retail sales rose 0.7% in September from the previous month, more than double Wa...
Higher interest rates are lifting the fortunes of the nation’s biggest banks. They aren’t doing the same for the banks’ customers. Earnings for J...
If we were to manage our finances like the US government, we'd pay our utility bills just hours before service was shut off. Sometimes, only afte...
Mortgage rates delivered yet another blow to homebuyers this week, remaining at levels not seen in 23 years. The average rate on the 30-year fixe...