Author: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

The Federal Reserve seems poised to cut rates for the first time in a decade. How would a cut affect your credit cards, home equity lines, savings.

The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled to Congress that central bank officials are prepared to cut interest rates in late July.

Nebraska ranks as best state to retire, followed by Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota and Florida, Bankrate.com survey shows. Maryland scores worst

The broad market climbed 17.4% the first half of the year. A trade deal will be needed for further strong gains, analysts say.

The 10-year-old economic expansion will become the longest in U.S. history in July. Will it die of old age or get a second wind?

Millennials have been driving home sales the past few years but they’re doing so cautiously.

Employers added just 75,000 jobs in May. Economists had forecast 178,000 payroll gains

Rains that delayed planting in the Midwest compound the crisis for farmers already struggling with low prices and trade wars.

Bigger raises are starting to crimp corporate profit margins. Economists debate whether that will hurt stocks and the economy.