08-21-2015

Last month I bought a house in Potomac, Maryland, a trade up on my current home, and was shocked to learn in the ensuing weeks that I couldn't get a mortgage loan.

08-21-2015

Last month I bought a house in Potomac, Maryland, a trade up on my current home, and was shocked to learn in the ensuing weeks that I couldn't get a mortgage loan.

08-21-2015

Global stocks are down Friday after the U.S. stock market had its worst day in 18 months.

08-11-2015

China shocked international financial markets Tuesday by devaluing its currency in an apparent move to strengthen its economy, which has been slowing down.

08-07-2015

Here's today's political quiz question: What do these five states -- Rhode Island, Vermont, California, Oregon and Maine -- have in common?

08-04-2015

The government of Puerto Rico has confirmed that it failed to make a $58 million debt payment.

07-28-2015

Later this week the Highway Trust Fund officially runs out of money unless Congress authorizes more funding for roads and bridges. But the bill could infuriate conservative voters and even wind up costing the GOP the 2016 election.

07-23-2015

Earlier this year, President Barack Obama announced plans to put a woman on the bill, and it's causing some controversy.

07-17-2015

I'm asked every day if America is the next Greece or Detroit or Puerto Rico - and the answer is an unequivocal no. But today the government is in the fiscal intensive care unit while companies and households have rebooted.

07-16-2015

Greek lawmakers accepted an economic package that paves the way for assistance from the European Union. German stock market responded well to the vote, but some Greek citizens are not happy with the move.

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