Policy

Cathy, a 63-year-old clerical worker in Minnesota, fears she may never be able to fully retire, even though she's worked her entire life.

Companies were eager to undertake ESG and DEI efforts a few years ago. Now, their talk and actions are changing.

Knowing how much to save for retirement is already a gamble. Inflation and the uncertainty of Social Security are making it even harder to calculate.

The West has been complaining that China is overproducing goods and dumping them on the global markets, incurring the ire of Beijing.

Generous visa programs in Southern Europe have boosted economies and attracted huge real estate investments. Now some countries are walking them back.

Gen Xers were already worried about their financial insecurity. Enter Social Security.

The IMF predicts that the global economy could incur costs equivalent to as much as 7% of the world's GDP in the worst-case scenario

Lawsuit accuses administrators at a Southern California high school of tolerating educator sexual abuse and failing to protect students.

China is expecting 300 million people to reach retirement age in the next 10 years, close to the size of the whole US population.

April notched the highest number of bankruptcies in a year as businesses give up on a quick Fed pivot, S&P Global reported.

Businesses add more than $90 billion a year in "junk fees" to bills, per the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Consumers are pushing back.

Following a botched FAFSA rollout and rocky return to student-loan repayment, Elizabeth Warren is calling for more cash for Federal Student Aid.

Young adults are spending less on alcohol, beef, and mortgage interest and more on fresh produce, rent, and healthcare.

As the US handles an uptick in asylum-seekers, pressure is mounting to solve the housing crisis.

Melinda Binkley, 56, has tried to apply for safety net programs before but she's told her household makes too much money, usually by less than $100.

Not just China, but other central banks including Turkey and India are loading up on gold, amid a stronger US dollar.

The ranking may be further proof that New York is increasingly becoming a place for only the wealthy, as the cost of living in the city skyrockets.

Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was visiting a woman he was romantically involved with when he was detained on theft charges, US officials told NBC News.

The judge previously set a May 2024 trial date, but it has long been clear the lawyers wouldn't be ready to bring the case to a jury by then.

"We believe we are heading into a proper downturn that will require a proper easing cycle," Manulife's chief economist Frances Donald said.

Housing inflation prompts questions about how restrictive monetary policy actually is, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Tuesday.

"It's hard to get a soft landing," Citi's CEO Jane Fraser told CNBC on Monday. "We're hopeful, but it is always hard to get one."