Dec 31 Stock market suffers worst year since 2008 financial crisis By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The S&P 500 ended the year down 6.2 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 5.6 percent. Continue reading
Dec 31 6 New Year's resolutions for your finances By Gretchen Frazee Spending less and saving more is often at the top of list when Americans make their New Year’s resolutions. Continue reading
Dec 30 Minimum wage rising in 20 states and numerous cities By David A. Lieb, Associated Press New minimum wage requirements will take effect in 20 states and nearly two dozen cities around the start of the new year, affecting millions of workers. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 4:25 Government shutdown: 'The people working just aren't getting paychecks' On day eight of the partial government shutdown, more federal workers — just 15 percent of whom work in Washington, D.C. — are notified of whether they will be furloughed or required to work without pay into the new year. Continue watching
Dec 28 How the shutdown could affect farmers hit by the trade war The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America's farmers. Then the government shut down. Continue reading
Dec 28 Wells Fargo pays $575 million to settle state investigations into fake accounts By Associated Press The bank has been under a cloud since 2015 when it acknowledged that employees had opened millions of fake bank accounts for customers in order to meet sales goals. Continue reading
Dec 27 How the global market for legal marijuana exploded in 2018 By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Liberal California became the largest legal U.S. marketplace, conservative Utah and Oklahoma embraced medical marijuana, and the U.S. East Coast got its first commercial pot shops. Continue reading
Dec 27 House Republicans say no votes expected for remainder of week, making continued shutdown likely By Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on unpaid furlough and even more are required to work without pay after Trump and Congress could not reach consensus on a short-term funding bill last week. Continue reading
Dec 27 6 factors that fueled the stock market dive in 2018 By Gretchen Frazee The stock market has seen a significant drop in the second half of 2018, despite signs that the U.S. economy is still doing well. Continue reading
Dec 27 How the tax laws for divorce will turn upside down in 2019 By Dean Hedeker Tax changes taking effect in January 2019 could add a significant amount of stress to divorces after this year. Continue reading