‘It’s just not done’: Why Trump firing Powell could rock U.S. financial markets

Removing the chair of the central bank would have severe consequences for markets and the economy,…

This Tesla and Alphabet earnings play could profit from stock-market volatility

Both of these stocks often see big postearnings moves. Meanwhile, the broader U.S. market is struggling…

The day before Good Friday is often a great day for the stock market. Will that be true again this year?

Markets are closed on the holiday itself, but the days leading up to it, especially Thursday,…

Parents are ‘hunkering down financially’ to brace for Trump tariff impact

American families are cutting back on summer camps and vacations and delaying major purchases as they…

3 shady tactics used during the 2008 housing crisis could be making a comeback

Risky financial products and scams could see a resurgence as the Trump administration hollows out the…

‘My house and car are paid off’: I have $1 million in stocks — so where do I invest $100,000?

“I have plenty of rainy-day money. I don’t want to be a landlord again. And, yes,…

Foreign investors bought more Treasury bonds in February, official data shows

Foreign investors increased their holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds in February, even as official-sector entities like…

Alibaba’s stock is falling, and a development at Nvidia could be the reason

AliCloud is likely a big customer of Nvidia and could have trouble getting advanced chips, a…

Taxpayers love the IRS’s free Direct File tax-prep tool. The program may still be doomed.

While President Trump’s administration hasn’t yet made a final decision about Direct File’s future, “it is…

Latest Social Security changes have a ‘psychological impact,’ Biden says in first speech since leaving office

The Trump administration has taken a “hatchet” to Social Security and is teetering toward the possibility…

Trucking company J.B. Hunt says customers are ‘waiting for the dust to settle’ on tariffs

Trucking and logistics provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Tuesday said that its customers are…

Why Schumer is calling on Trump to fire Social Security ‘hatchet man’ Leland Dudek

The Social Security Administration and its beneficiaries are in danger, and the man in the top…