Samantha Fields

As of 2020, people living alone made up 27% of new households. That trend has been accelerating.

Profits fell for the second quarter in a row, partly due to Fed rate hikes. Whether it’s a good thing depends on your role in the economy.

That's good news if you're looking to buy in Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland or Houston, but what about the rest of us?

During the COVID public health emergency, states couldn’t kick anyone off Medicaid. Now, that continuous enrollment is coming to an end.

About 28% said they had skipped some form of health care because they couldn't afford it, although other costs have been rising faster.

Supplemental Security Income payments and veterans 'payments could be among the first checks to be delayed.

When people buy new homes, they buy a lot of other things too, like furniture, appliances and electronics. When home buying slows, that can have a real ripple effect on other industries.

Google's piloting a new, free price drop guarantee. Why, and how useful is it?

The four-week moving average of unemployment benefits claims is at the highest level since late 2021. Is this more evidence of a slowly cooling economy?

Pilots, in particular, are in high demand. Airlines don't want to be caught off guard like they were last year.