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The economy is going great. Employment is up and so are the stock markets and housing prices, but political divisiveness is undermining everything.

To fight inflation, the Federal Reserve has indicated interest rate hikes are coming next year. This could increase the cost of borrowing for consumers carrying debt with variable interest rates.

The scammers will be coming for your donation dollars. Here's how to avoid charity scams related to the tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest.

The Post's Michelle Singletary will answer your questions about banking, retirement and savings on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at noon.

If Congress fails to pass President Biden's Build Back Better legislation, monthly child tax credit payments will stop and millions of families will struggle to make ends meet.

I'm fond of my local Barnes & Noble, so I was surprised to see bn.com undercutting prices in the store for some bestselling books — and stunned to see the company allowed pop-up ads from Amazon lowering prices even more.

What’s next for many of these families could be a barrage of calls, and now messages on their social media accounts from debt collection companies as the result of new debt collection rules. Here's what you need to know about your rights.

Capital One announced it's eliminating overdraft fees. Other financial institutions should follow suit.

Federal regulators have given debt collectors the okay to pursue debtors via email, text messages and social media sites.

The market plunge on Black Friday — and recovery on Monday — after the news about omicron offers an important lesson to investors: If you’re going to own stocks long term, you need to have enough cash on hand to ride out volatility.

A new poll from Gallup found that a majority of Americans plan to shop online for the holidays. Here are some tips that will help you stay safe while online shopping.

The breakups of several firms show investors see more value in smaller and more streamlined enterprises than sprawling conglomerates.

With inflation and empty shelves, this will not be the year for deep discounts on holiday gifts. But don't let the spiking prices and scarcity of popular gifts cause you to break your holiday budget.

A significant share of people leaving their jobs in "The Great Resignation" are early retirees. Before you take the plunge, follow these tips to help avoid running out of money in retirement.

As inflation sees its biggest annual rise in 30 years in October, take advice from the experts about how to beat inflation or even benefit from it.

Social Security statements have gotten a much-needed makeover, including data and charts to help you decide when to retire.

It's not too late for low-income families to sign up for advance child tax credit payments. But they have to do so by Nov. 15.

Even many of us who don't own Tesla stock have made out well from its meteoric rise. That’s because Tesla has become the seventh biggest stock in S&P 500 and total stock market index funds.