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Student loan debt has a lasting effect on Black borrowers, despite the latest freeze in payments

By Hannah Grabenstein, Saher Khan

Without permanent relief, many Americans are stuck with thousands of dollars of debt, hindering their abilities to plan for the future and invest in assets that would help grow intergenerational wealth.

Kmart was once a retail powerhouse. Now just a handful of stores remain in the U.S.

By David Porter, Associated Press

When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors on April 16, it will leave just a handful of remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouse.

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

It’s an open question whether such cancer blood tests — if added to routine care — could improve Americans’ health or help meet the White House’s goal of cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years.

Elon Musk reverses course, won't join Twitter's board

By Associated Press

Billionaire Musk has been one of Twitter’s loudest critics and is now its largest investor.

Conventional economists sound alarm over cryptocurrency's volatility

By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis

There are now thousands of cryptocurrencies, and every day it seems a new non-fungible token, or NFT, is marketed. But is “digital mania” just another historic bubble bound to burst? Our economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the digital asset boom.

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Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for cryptocurrency regulation to reduce risk, fraud

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets and to ward off fraudulent and illicit transactions.

Biden bets strong job market will shield economy from international slump

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The Biden White House is betting the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand the threats to growth posed by inflation and the war in Ukraine.

U.S. lawmakers grill oil executives about sharp rise in gas prices

By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Tommy Walters

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fuel prices have shot up and stayed high. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday were laying blame for rising gas prices on executives from BP, Chevron, Shell, ExxonMobil and others. Meanwhile, everyday Americans are feeling the…

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Major report says nursing home care, funding system needs overhaul

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

A major report says American nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, and that facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced.

Federal Reserve signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take a more aggressive approach to fighting high inflation in the coming months — actions that will make borrowing sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses.