With the release of President Obama’s financial disclosures on May 15, the nation got a glimpse of the president’s money life. Read more »

Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years. Read more »

Cyprus may presell the country's offshore natural gas reserves to raise cash quickly and pull it out of its deep financial crisis, the country's finance minister said Thursday. Read more »

Yes, the debate about owning gold as an investment will likely always rage on. Just be careful not to make significant moves with your money based on emotion — and in this gold environment,... Read more »

The stock market continued its climb Wednesday, despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Read more »

A report of slowing manufacturing is getting the stock market off to weak start Wednesday. Read more »

Macy's Inc. reported a 20 percent increase in first-quarter profit as the department store chain saw solid sales despite cool temperatures and economic worries that dampened shoppers' appetite for... Read more »

The Bank of England predicted a modest and sustained economic recovery for Britain on Wednesday, but tempered hope that the worst might be over with predictions that inflation will remain above its... Read more »

When the price of gold plunged $200 last month, many people thought they caught the sound of the gold bubble popping. Read more »

When the price of gold plunged $200 last month, many people thought they caught the sound of the gold bubble popping. Read more »

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve has broadened its oversight beyond banks and now monitors a wide-range of financial institutions that could hasten another financial crisis, Chairman Ben... Read more »

For 20 years, fears about North Korea's headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been watered down with smirking admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and... Read more »

The stock market held at record levels Thursday as investors became harder to please. Read more »

Fannie Mae said something Thursday that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: It earned a record $58.7 billion profit in the January-March quarter. Read more »

Slovenia's government announced Thursday an austerity plan designed to raise 540 million euros ($707 million) in new taxes as part of an effort to balance the budget and avoid seeking an... Read more »

The GOP-controlled House voted Thursday to put U.S. bondholders and people on Social Security at the front of the line to be paid if the government hits its borrowing limit. Read more »

NEW YORK — The stock market pulled back early Thursday after surging to record levels during the past week as investors judged that recent gains already reflect much of the improvement in the... Read more »

I am often asked about options to finance a start-up business. Of course investors and bank loans are a common solution. However, a budding entrepreneur simply might not want to bring on investors... Read more »

Student loans may not be the culprit for the sluggish economic recovery, according to an article by The Atlantic. Read more »

Senior citizens can learn to avoid deceptive financial advice by watching for warning signs suggested by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read more »

In the past 12 years, Americans have never felt so ripped off by tax rates as they do now. Read more »

Due to the creeping effects of inflation, 20 million Medicare beneficiaries would end up paying higher "income related" premiums for their outpatient and prescription coverage over time. Read more »

The USDA recently announced that it will be expanding a federal program intended to reduce poverty and improve life in rural areas. Read more »

Seeing how big consumer culture has become and how it affects not just nations, but individuals, can help people make better choices about how they spend their money — and their lives. Read more »

Though the new health insurance is on the horizon, 90 percent of Americans didn’t know when the exchanges open or when insurance would kick in. Read more »