Economy

People think Monopoly was born of the Great Depression. But as author Mary Pilon discovered, Monopoly was actually created as a leftwing teaching tool around the Gilded Age.

The typical cycle of taking on debt during Q4 and paying it quickly after the New Year may be more difficult this season as inflation, high rent, and high interest rates challenge consumer wallets.

The Community Development Financial Institutions fund was almost wiped out during the government shutdown and remains on shaky ground.

The money is critical when grandparents raise grandkids.

Treasury securities trends are often a strong indicator of how investors think the Fed will steer the economy. And by that measure, the markets are expecting falling interest rates and decent growth.

Still, the typical retiree also relies on other sources of income to boost everyday budgets.

Feeding America, the largest organization tackling hunger in the U.S., saves billions of pounds of food each year. But with more than 200 food banks in its network, deciding where food goes is a huge undertaking. 

President Donald Trump and his team are talking about affordability. So are Democrats like Zohran Mamdani and Jim Clyburn. Why does the word hold so much political power?

New data on retail sales today that gave a sense of all-important consumer spending as we head into the heart of the holiday shopping season.

Some one in seven recipients ages 65 and older depend on Social Security for nearly all of their income.