Broadcasters next year will have to offer customers an increased amount of video-described programming, making it possible for blind or visually impaired people to enjoy more live television.
Illinois narrowly avoided becoming the first U.S. state ever slapped with a "junk" credit rating from S&P Global Ratings after it passed its first budget in more than two years.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen traded sharp words in a rare, feisty exchange with a congressman over legislation that could limit the central bank's independence.
For many consumers, an unexpected health care calamity can quickly burgeon into a financial calamity. Just over half of all the debt that appears on credit reports is related to medical expenses, and consumers may find that their credit score gets as banged up as their body.
For the first time in more than two months, President Donald Trump gave a televised interview to someone who doesn't work at Fox News. But the questioner was probably just as friendly.
About 20% of taxpayers could pay higher taxes under the Trump administration's tax reform plans, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Tax Policy Center.