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Janet Yellen's career has long been marked by firsts. After being the first female chair of the Fed, she has been nominated to be the countr...

Federal money, through the Medicare and Medicaid systems, has long shaped the nursing home business — and in ways that left it completely un...

Holiday sales began weeks ago, and many shoppers say they’re shunning stores this year in favor of buying online.

A week after hitting its all-time low, the 30-year fixed-rate average held steady at 2.72 percent.

Outages at Amazon Web Services’ northern Virginia datacenters left customers scrambling Wednesday to get their computing systems and web ser...

The urbane investment banker helped right the finances of major U.S. cultural institutions, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center,...

More Americans are going hungry now than at any point during the deadly covid-19 pandemic, according to new federal data.

Economists say they are concerned that virus’ current surge, combined with Congress’ failure to pass for stimulus, could send the recovery b...

The White House has pressured the Defense Department to move forward with a plan to allow a private company to lease electromagnetic spectru...

Although some retailers, like Macy’s, have suspended Santa visits or moved them online, many others are forging ahead with extra precautions...

To watch scripted television in recent weeks is to believe Hollywood has steamrolled through the coronavirus pandemic. But the up-to-the-min...

The mail agency will digitize letters and gift wish lists sent to Kriss Kringle so “elves” can send presents to children and families.

The money, meant for businesses critical to national security, remains largely unspent almost eight months after Congress approved it.

If you lost your job or face eviction, a child and adolescent psychiatrist offers advice on how to prepare your kids for fewer presents this...

Cares Act tax breaks and the decision by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to cut off several Federal Reserve emergency aid programs were misguided...

Investors cheer as the White House transition gets under way and Janet Yellen is tapped for treasury secretary — steps seen as progress in s...

If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department since the institution was founded in 1789.

Though many grocery and retail chains offered extra pay — typically an extra $2 per hour — early in the pandemic, most have done away with t...

Trump’s food box program granted contracts to middlemen and firms with no food industry connections, Rep. James E. Clyburn writes in letter...

“Withholding resources and vital information from an incoming administration puts the public and economic health and security of America at...

As a private citizen, President Trump will still have his personal accounts, his chosen megaphone throughout his presidency.

With more consumers shopping online this year because of the pandemic, scams to steal people's financial information and money are surging....

Wellshire used what consumer advocates describe as a loophole to a rule designed to prevent most lenders from qualifying for the Fed's Main...

Rockville company’s business filled need for improved, secure multifamily unit storage

The head of the European Commission expressed hope that President-elect Biden would rebuild U.S. ties with the world.