Mar 15 Watch 4:05 Why the Fed raised rates and how it affects consumers By PBS News Hour After years of holding interest rates at a near-zero level, the Federal Reserve has entered a new phase of confidence in the "robustness of the economy and its resilience to shocks," according to Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Jeffrey Brown takes… Continue watching
Mar 15 Federal Reserve raises key interest rate after solid jobs report By Kristen Doerer For the second time in three months, the Federal Reserve decided to raise its key interest rate a quarter point today. Continue reading
Mar 15 Column: By saddling students with debt, we’re depriving them of self-reliance By Steve Gardiner The burden of college debt will hang on our current students for years, but depriving them of the sense of pride and dignity they could develop by advancing their own lives could last a lifetime. Continue reading
Mar 15 Can I work and still collect my late husband’s Social Security benefits? By Philip Moeller Phil Moeller answers your questions on aging and retirement in his weekly "Ask Phil" column. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: President Trump says he’ll challenge Obama-era fuel standards By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump is scheduled to begin speaking around 2:20 p.m. at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Watch live here. Continue reading
Mar 10 Steady jobs growth clears the way for interest rate hike By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.7 percent. Continue reading
Mar 09 HUD could face $6 billion in cuts By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press HUD Secretary Ben Carson reassured employees about the cuts under consideration, which would target community development block grants, public housing money. Continue reading
Mar 09 Column: What you need to know about Medicare this week By Philip Moeller Here's what the American Health Care Act, the GOP effort to replace Obamacare, would mean for Medicare. Continue reading
Mar 09 Column: What fax machines can teach us about electric cars By Jonathan Coopersmith for The Conversation The electric car marketplace is filled with competing standards. A Texas A&M history professor argues the industry should take a hint from fax machines. Continue reading
Mar 08 Here’s what the economy would look like without women By Kristen Doerer Wednesday’s “Day Without A Woman” strike could have cost the United States nearly $21 billion in GDP -- if all paid working women took the day off. Continue reading