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Facebook says millions of passwords stored in readable format

By Barbara Ortutay, Frank Bajak, Associated Press

Facebook said there is no evidence its employees abused access to the data, but thousands of employees could have searched them.

Who benefits from the Fed’s decision not to raise interest rates

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Borrowers, homeowners and investors could all benefit from the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates steady for the foreseeable future.

Levi Strauss goes public for the second time at $17 per share

By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

The 166-year-old blue jeans company, which owns the Dockers and Denizen brands, previously went public in 1971, but the namesake founder's descendants took it private again in 1985.

Finland again tops list of happiest nations, U.S. ranking drops

By Jari Tanner, Associated Press

Researchers say Finland has succeeded in generating a happiness recipe not simply dependent on economic and material wealth.

3 new tax rules homeowners need to know

By Rianka Dorsainvil

How homeowners file their taxes this year could be affected by a number of new changes, including the cap on mortgage interest deductions.

WATCH: Federal Reserve foresees no interest rate hikes in 2019

The Fed is all but sure to keep its key short-term rate — which can influence mortgages and credit cards — below 2.5 percent.

Disney closes $71 billion deal for Fox entertainment assets

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

By buying the studios behind "The Simpsons" and X-Men, Disney aims to better compete with technology companies such as Amazon and Netflix for viewers' attention and dollars.

EU fines Google $1.7 billion for restricting competition in online advertising

By Associated Press

The European Commission found that Google breached EU antitrust rules by preventing other websites from using rival advertising programs.

For Midwest farmers, floodwaters threaten millions in crop and livestock losses

By David Pitt, Associated Press

The rising water that has damaged hundreds of homes and been blamed for three deaths has also taken a heavy toll on agriculture, inundating thousands of acres, threatening stockpiled grain and killing livestock.

Lyft and Uber’s plans to go public, explained

By Thomas Maxwell

In recent months, Lyft and Uber have been offering steep discounts to their customers in an attempt to corner more of the market before they go public.